In the 60s, the engineer Mr. Juan Andrés Arecheta Mota made liquid rheostats original designs, which were patented, installed and tested over the last 50 years successfully. Today, the brand “Arecheta” is recognized world wide for its robustness, reliability and quality.
In 1989, under the leadership of Dona Maria Teresa Garcia Azpeitia, SUMINISTROS INDUSTRIALES TECNOLÓGICOS, S.A.,was founded in order to continue production of liquid rheostats “Arecheta”.
Today, Sumintec, S.A.is one of the manufacturers of starters engineering for electric motors leader in the world, having its manufacturing facility in Arrigorriaga, close to Bilbao, in northern Spain.
