er ▁App are ils ▁Autom atiques ▁SA , ▁in ▁Saint - Louis . ▁While ▁Cont inental ▁et ▁G arn ier ▁retained ▁the ▁S aut er ▁brand ▁for ▁the ▁household ▁app liance ▁sector , ▁the ▁new ▁company ▁bus ied ▁itself ▁with ▁control ▁technology . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁G arn ier ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Schl umber ger . ▁Brand t ▁SA ▁gave ▁the ▁S aut er ▁kitchen ▁app liance ▁brand ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁F ag or ▁Group , ▁which ▁file d ▁for ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁F ag or ▁was ▁partially ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Al ger ian ▁Gr oupe ▁C ev ital . ▁ ▁Electric ity ▁meters ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁the ▁control ▁technology - related ▁activities ▁in ▁France ▁were ▁div ested ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁company , ▁S aut er ▁Reg ulation ▁SA . ▁The ▁activities ▁that ▁remained ▁with ▁S aut er ▁App are ils ▁Autom atiques ▁SA ▁( development , ▁production ▁and ▁sale ▁of ▁electric ity ▁meters ▁for ▁the ▁French ▁market ) ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Z ell weg er ▁Lu wa ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁These ▁activities ▁were ▁transferred ▁from ▁Z ell weg er ▁to ▁the ▁Deutsche ▁Z äh ler gesellschaft , ▁which ▁closed ▁the ▁plant ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁it ▁had ▁re located ▁to ▁Mul house . ▁ ▁O zon ation ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁water ▁supply ▁install ations ▁ ▁In ▁