Société Alsacienne de Constructions Mécaniques

[1] The business grew rapidly but in 1871, the annexation of Alsace-Lorraine by Germany, brought about the transfer of some production to Belfort in France.

In 1928 the Compagnie Française Thomson-Houston merged with the Electrical Engineering division of SACM to form a new company named Alsthom, (Alsace-Thomson), later changed to Alstom.

The historical Alsatian diesel engine plant closed in late 1999 and has been rehabilitated as an extension of the University of Haute Alsace.

The conservation of the SACM foundry received a Europa Nostra award for outstanding heritage achievements on industrial and engineering structures and sites in 2010.

Diesel engines built at Mulhouse have been sold worldwide primarily for ship propulsion, locomotives and railcars, and as power generators.

The Modèle 1935 pistol manufactured by SACM for the French Army and German occupying forces 1937-1950.
MGO V16 BSHR-diesel engine with displacement of 72 litres and power of 1000 kW on Finnish Dv12-class locomotive