06/01/2024
The Klangfilm company was founded in 1928 with two major shareholders (Beteiligungsgesellschaft): Siemens and AEG (owner of Telefunken). In February 1929 Klangfilm was coupled with Tobis (Tonbild Syndikat AG - with a swiss owner company). In Paris, in 1930, the new Tobis-Klangfilm company signed a very important contract with the General and Western Electric Company ("Pariser Tonfilmfrieden"). This contract reserved exclusive rights of distribution and licensing of recording and cinema equipment in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands and other Eurpean states.
In 1941 Siemens acquired the part held by AEG and after WWII the former plant in Leipzig remained in East Germany, but the Siemens AG was located in West Germany (Munic). This way the production was restarted in the Siemens plant in Karlsruhe. Many products were sold with Siemens brand name as well as with Klangfilm logo (when distributed for cinemas). Most parts, chassis and speakers can be found in units with both labels.
Klangfilm 公司成立于 1928 年，拥有两大股东 (Beteiligungsgesellschaft)：西门子和 AEG（德律风根所有者）。 1929 年 2 月，Klangfilm 与 Tobis（Tonbild Syndikat AG - 拥有一家瑞士公司）合作。 1930 年，新成立的 Tobis-Klangfilm 公司在巴黎与通用西部电气公司（“Pariser Tonfilmfrieden”）签署了一份非常重要的合同。 该合同保留在德国、奥地利、瑞士、荷兰和其他欧洲国家发行和许可录音和电影设备的专有权。
1941年，西门子收购了AEG持有的部分，二战后，原莱比锡工厂仍留在东德，但西门子股份公司位于西德（慕尼黑）。 这样，位于卡尔斯鲁厄的西门子工厂就重新开始生产。 许多产品以西门子品牌名称以及巴生电影标志（在电影院发行时）出售。 大多数部件、底盘和扬声器都可以在带有这两个标签的装置中找到。
