Helios AG

Helios AG für elektrisches Licht und Telegraphenanlagenbau
Former type	Public
Industry	Electrical engineering
Founded	1882
Defunct	1930
Headquarters	Cologne, Germany

The Helios AG für elektrisches Licht und Telegraphenanlagenbau was a German electrical engineering company. Founded in 1882 it existed until its liquidation in 1930. The company was based in the town of Ehrenfeld, which was incorporated into Cologne in 1888. The company is nowadays mostly known for the Heliosturm, a lighthouse on the former site of the factory that was constructed for test and research purposes.

Helios-Lighthouse in Cologne-Ehrenfeld

Siemens

Divisions and
subsidiaries

Current	Energy Sector Siemens Wind Power Industry Sector Siemens Milltronics Process Instruments Siemens Mobility Siemens PLM Software Siemens Financial Services Siemens Healthineers Siemens Canada Siemens Mexico Siemens Pakistan

Former and defunct	Acuson Corporation¹ C. A. Parsons and Company¹ Dispolok² Helios AG² Infineon Technologies² Osram ² Roke Manor Research² Siemens Communications¹ Siemens Dematic² Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices² Siemens Hearing Instruments² Siemens IT Solutions and Services² Siemens Mobile² Siemens VAI¹ Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme² Siemens Plessey² Siemens VDO² Wincor Nixdorf² ROLM¹

Joint ventures and
shareholdings

Current	A2SEA (49%) AREVA NP (34%) Atos (15%) German Shanghai Metro Group Primetals Technologies (49%) Siemens Saudi Arabia

Former and defunct	BiiN BSH Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Gaggenau NEFF Eurotrain Fujitsu Siemens Computers Krauss-Maffei Nokia Siemens Networks (49.9%) Siemens Matsushita Components Unify GmbH & Co. KG (49%)

Predecessors

Products, services
and projects

Current	FINEX Locomotives Multiple units Siemens Modular Metro Siemens Inspiro Software products Tram vehicles Mobility projects

Defunct	Elektrische Viktoria Mobile phones Simatic S5 PLC SIMpad

People

Places

Other

¹Now integrated into other Siemens divisions or business groupings ²Sold

Category
Commons

Coordinates: 50°57′3.6″N 6°54′50.4″E / 50.951000°N 6.914000°E / 50.951000; 6.914000

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Authority control	GND: 2058496-9

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