Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (German for Swiss Industrial Society), or SIG, is the former name of SIG Holding AG a Swiss company that has been active in various businesses during its more than 150 years of operation. Since the year 2000 the Society has undergone strategic refocus, concentrating on its core compentence in packaging technology. Today SIG comprises two divisions: SIG Combibloc and SIG Beverages, specializing in aseptic carton and PET packaging respectively.

Since 05.11.2007 SIG Holding AG is a part of Rank Group Holdings Ltd., the private investment company of the billionaire businessman Graeme Hart. Graeme Hart, (1955- ) is a New Zealander and a billionaire businessman who is reported to be the richest man in New Zealand with a personal fortune of more than NZ$3bn. ...

Railways

SBB RABDe 500

In 1853, SIG was founded in Neuhausen am Rheinfall (Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland), as a manufacturer of railway wagons. In the late 1970s, SIG was one of two builders of Toronto's latest tram, the CLRV L1. Only the first five CLRV cars were made by SIG, the rest by UTDC. The tilting system of the SBB RABDe 500 was developed by SIG. The railway branch of SIG was sold in 1995 to FIAT and in 2000 to Alstom, today only components are manufactured in the Neuhausen works. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1368x794, 937 KB) Beschreibung SBB RABDe 500 (InterCity Neigezug) of the Swiss Federal Railways SBB CFF FFS between Schwarzenbach SG and Algetshausen-Henau, 2004-12-25, Photographed by User:Filzstift SBB RABDe 500 (InterCity Neigezug) der Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen SBB zwischen Schwarzenbach... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1368x794, 937 KB) Beschreibung SBB RABDe 500 (InterCity Neigezug) of the Swiss Federal Railways SBB CFF FFS between Schwarzenbach SG and Algetshausen-Henau, 2004-12-25, Photographed by User:Filzstift SBB RABDe 500 (InterCity Neigezug) der Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen SBB zwischen Schwarzenbach... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Neuhausen am Rheinfall (which was officially called Neuhausen until 1938) is a border municipality in the Canton of Schaffhausen. ... The Canton of   is a canton of Switzerland. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Canadian Light Rail Vehicle is a current streetcar model used by the Toronto Transit Commission. ... The Urban Transportation Development Corporation was a corporation created in the 1970s by the Government of Ontario, Canada, to develop transit vehicles for the provinces public transit authorities. ... The SBB RABDe 500 Connection of two ICN trains The ICN (short for Intercity-Neigezug, German for Intercity Tilting Train), Series SBB RABDe 500, is a Swiss high-speed train which debuted on May 28, 2000, in time for Expo. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Fiat Group, or Fiat S.p. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e. ...

Firearms

SIG-P228

From 1860 to 2000, SIG produced firearms. The products were imported into the USA under the name SIG Arms. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1872x1464, 170 KB) SIG-P228 Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1872x1464, 170 KB) SIG-P228 Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... SIGARMS is the US representative of Swiss manufacturing firm Swiss Arms AG, which was split off of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) in 2000. ...

Due to Swiss restrictions on the export of military weapons, SIG entered into a relationship with the German company J.P. Sauer & Sohn in order to allow SIG access to the world firearms market. A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ...

The SIG P-210 pistol was developed between 1938 and 1945, and was adopted by the Swiss military in 1949 as the "Pistole 49". The single-action semi-automatic P-210 brought SIG much acclaim, due to the precision manufacturing processes employed in its manufacture and its resultant accuracy and reliability. The P-210 frame design incorporates external rails that fit closely with the slide, thus eliminating "play" in the mechanism during firing. Swiss Army SIG P210 Pistol. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1945and died 2007 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

The P-210 was replaced by the Swiss military in 1975 with the P-220, dubbed the "Pistole 75". In a 1984 bidding contest to provide more than 300,000 sidearms to the US military, the SIG-Sauer P-226 was narrowly defeated by the Beretta 92FS. Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The SIG P220 is a semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured in Switzerland by Swiss Arms AG (formerly SIG Arms AG (distributed in United States by the SIGARMS). ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... The Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG)-Sauer P226 is a full-sized, service type pistol originally chambered for 9 mm Luger. ... Logo of Pietro Beretta This article is about a firearm manufacturer; for the car, see Chevrolet Beretta. ... The Beretta 92SB-F (later renamed Beretta 92F), Beretta 92FS, Beretta 92G, and Beretta 92FS Inox are a series of semi-automatic, locked-breech delayed recoil operated, double/single action pistols, chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge, designed and manufactured by Beretta. ...

The SIG 510/(Stgw.57) Battle Rifles were produced by SIG from 1957 to 1983. Its appearance was similar to the German MG34 and used roller-delayed blowback used on the CETME/H&K Rifles. The SIG 510 is an assault rifle manufactured by SAN Swiss Arms (formerly SIG Arms) of Switzerland. ...

The only General purpose machine gun produced by SIG was the MG 710. The MG 710 is a General Purpose Machine Gun 7. ...

In 2000, the new company Swiss Arms took over the firearms branch of SIG. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Swiss Arms AG is a Swiss manufacturer of small arms. ...

Packaging

The first packaging machines were produced in 1906 on behalf of the Lausanne based SAPAL company (Société Anonyme des Plieuses Automatiques). 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Most of SIG's earlier packaging equipment efforts were focused on small dry food items such as chocolates and candy. In 1989, through the acquisition of PKL in Linnich, Germany, SIG entered the field of aseptic liquid packaging. This business grows significantly and is later known as SIG Combibloc.

In 2000 SIG concentrated its group focus solely on technology for packaging of food and beverages. By this time many of their traditional businesses had been divested. Management used the resulting cash to procure global businesses including Doboy Packaging in the U.S.; Krupp Kunstofftechnik (Corpoplast/Blowtec/Kautex brands) and HAMBA in Germany; Ryka Blow Molds in Canada; and a substantial portion of the Italian conglomerate Sasib. The food-related businesses were organized under the SIG Pack division, while the beverage-related businesses formed SIG Beverages. Aseptic liquid packaging remained separate under SIG Combibloc.

This strategy, while intended to provide customers with turnkey solutions for entire bottling or packaging lines, proved too fragmented to be practical. Difficulties integrating vastly different businesses and cultures resulted in operational execution issues. In particular, high-profile installation failures at SIG Beverages in 2003 and 2004 ultimately resulted in erosion of goodwill serious enough to be recorded on financial statements. Refocusing primarily on aseptics and PET blow-molding, several divestitures and closures followed. The former SASIB beverage-related businesses Simonazzi, Alfa and Meyer/Mojonnier were sold to Tetra Laval in 2005, while HAMBA and Blowtec went into the hands of private investor groups. The food packaging businesses were sold to Robert Bosch Verpackungstechnik in 2004.

Today SIG consists of two divisions: SIG Combibloc and SIG Beverages, which focuses on machines and materials for aseptic carton and plastic packaging respectively. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...