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* XIXth century : French Léon FOUCAULT discovers Eddy currents, basic principle of electromagnetic retarders.
* 1903 : STECKEL registers the first patent about electromagnetic retarders.
* 1936 : French Raoul SARAZIN achieves the first retarder application as additional brake on a vehicle.
* 1950 : TELMA joins the LABINAL aircraft group - Production starts in Rodez which is the origin of the brand name : «Techniques ELectro-Mécanique de l'Aveyron ».
* TELMA moves to nearby Paris : Bezons then Rueil Malmaison -
* 1977 - TELMA relocates in its current headquarters of Saint-Ouen l'Aumône (North-West of Paris)
* 2001 - TELMA is integrated into the Electrical System branch of the VALEO automotive group.
* 2005 - Additional plant in Shanghai for the growing chinese market.
* 09.2010 : TELMA S.A becomes autonomous company, member of Torque Industrie. | |  | ![]() |  |
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