Press Releases by Category Industry, Real Estate & Construction
With high speed in the concrete
With the sensor BBS 10_DS from IBJ technology, surface pressure in concrete components can be determined also afterwards. The applications range from the direct stress measurement in the component to the measurement and monitoring of dynamic loads in real time.
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Ultrasonic captures the stress in the structure directly and in real time. All changes can be transferred online via the Internet or satellite radio. The sensors are either placed directly in…
futronic's steady growth trajectory continues
Control system specialist tops last year's record result and creates new jobs through expansion
Tettnang, July 4, 2013 – In the fiscal year just ended, futronic GmbH generated sales revenues of around 10.2 million euros, beating its already excellent figure for the previous year by 1.6 million. This represents an impressive increase of around 19 percent. futronic got off to a successful start with its new Domestic Glass division and the…
Solidarity for more growth - Hugo Lahme purchases shares in AngelEye
Ennepetal/Bolzano, 04.07.2013 - Effective as at 28.05.2013, Hugo Lahme GmbH from Ennepetal has taken over a third of the shares in the company AngelEye in Bolzano. AngelEye is a leading company in the underwater CCTV sector worldwide. In connection with intelligent software it is possible to capture persons who lie motionless at the bottom of the pool. Hugo Lahme's Managing Director Hans-Joachim Wittwer was appointed Managing Director of the company…
Pfeiffer Vacuum introduces the new Dry Particle Counter ADPC 302
• Efficiently monitors particles inside FOUPs and FOSBs in semiconductor production
• Fast and dry method
• Completely automated and integrated into the process
Asslar, Germany, July 3, 2013. The ADPC 302 by Pfeiffer Vacuum is a unique in-process contamination management system for particle contamination monitoring in the semiconductor industry. This innovative product measures the number of particles in wafer transport carriers (Front Opening Unified Pod, FOUP and Front Opening Shipping Box, FOSB). The fully automated…
Oxford Instruments looks back to a successful participation at Control 2013 in S …
Uedem/Stuttgart – The flavour of freshly grounded coffee beans scented alluringly around the booth of Oxford Instruments Analytical GmbH during this years’ Control in Stuttgart. But it was not only the promising flavour which attracted that many visitors. Holding a cup of freshly brewed coffee many of the delegates took the chance to be informed about the innovative products of the British company. The staff of the Uedem (Germany) site…
The BVN precision resistor uses 25 per cent less space and is ideal for installa …
Isabellenhütte has added the new BVN four-terminal resistor to its measuring resistor range. It is exceptional due to its small size of between 3.3 and 4 millimetres plus its extremely low temperature coefficient of less than 50 ppm/K. “It is difficult to produce low-ohmic resistors with values of less than 1 mOhm that also have good temperature coefficients. The BVN has achieved it – together with a size that is…
INSYS icom extends partner program providing customers with integrated solutions …
M2M applications are often based on various components, services, and infrastructures from different suppliers. These include, for instance, secure data transmission links, SIM cards and SIM card management, data hubs, visualisation, and most importantly the integration into customer-specific IT systems.
Looking for suitable partners and coordinating their work takes time and costs money. Extending its “Excellence in M2M” partner program, INSYS icom, technology leader in M2M solutions, unites numerous service…
Kickdrive Zero: a Freeware CANopen Toolbox for Windows
Flachmannn & Heggelbacher, an industrial software engineering company based in Germany, have released a new Windows software tool, Kickdrive Zero, for configuration and testing of CANopen networks and devices.
Kickdrive Zero offers multiple features for CANopen networks, position drives and other motion-oriented applications in the automation industry. With a clean and easy to use interface, Kickdrive Zero provides an essential set of tools for basic configuration, setup and testing of CAN/CANopen…
Ceramic Polymer coating for drinking water applications: Restoration of pipework …
The company Sancor GmbH in Hohenzell/Austria was established in 2007 and is specialized in restoration of built-in pipework systems. The Owner Mr. Veren Nenov and his competent team use the Promotec-system from the Swiss enterprise Promotec Service GmbH successfully, which is a unique and patented procedure for the cleaning and coating of defective pipes without extensive and costly replacing.
First of all, corroded and calcified pipes of steel and copper…
Huebner upgrades series 40 and 60 for extreme operating conditions
Johannes Huebner Giessen has taken the series 40 and 60 of its absolute encoders to the next level and modified them to withstand use under extreme operating and ambient conditions – as can be found in steelworks and rolling mills, mining, ports, and crane systems. Compared with current models, the new series are equipped with larger ball bearings with a higher dynamic load rating and so the absolute encoders are…
ItN Nanovation AG close to winning major USD 5.3 million contract
ItN Nanovation AG close to winning major USD 5.3 million contract - Flat membrane filters for purifying deep groundwater in Saudi Arabia
Saarbrücken - June 19th, 2013. ItN Nanovation AG (ISIN DE000A0JL461) today announced another substantial step in the development of its business based on its highly powerful technology for purifying contaminated deep groundwater. Of the eight deep groundwater projects mentioned in the company's interim management statement published on May…
Best Distributor of the year 2012
Fujikura Europe Ltd. has handed over EVG Martens GmbH & Co. KG the award "Best Distributor of the year 2012" for the sector DDK Connectors.
Despite the difficult supply situation caused by floods in Thailand, the turnover could be further increased. This is also the result of the optimal stockage and the good technical consultancy from EVG.
Both companies have been working together for over 20 years and see this…
Interfaces for tomorrow’s manufacturing
A trend study identifies the potential for humans and technology to interact in a manufacturing environment
Fraunhofer IAO has looked into the effects that developments in the field of manufacturing will have on the interface between humans and technology. The study highlights the potential for future-proof human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and discusses the challenges that will have to be overcome in designing tomorrow’s HMIs and HMI engineering tools.
Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are…
Great Success for ROTOCONTROL/LeoMat in the Benelux
Trittau, Germany (June 13, 2013) – ROTOCONTROL, a manufacturer of leading-edge slitter/rewinder inspection machines today announced the receipt of several purchase orders in the Benelux from Eti-Technix, Blana, W&R Etiketten, and two leading label printing companies in the Antwerp area. The orders were led by Rolf van den Berg of MEG Trading Commercial Solutions, who represents ROTOCONTROL and LeoMat high-speed inspection, slitting, rewinding and die cutting finishing machines in the…
First mobile apps from PERI now available
07.06.2013 - Digital solutions with added value
At bauma 2013, PERI presented a number of new digital innovations which included the launch of the PERI handbook as an application for mobile devices. In addition, the company unveiled applications for determining the concreting speed as well as a configurator for the MULTIFLEX slab formwork designed for use on smart phones and tablets.
For many years now, the PERI handbook has been serving…
MAGNAT sharpens focus on commercial properties in Germany
- Sale of co-proprietor’s building schemes in Vienna results in positive effect on earnings
- Consolidated liabilities down by around EUR 2.8 million
- Substantial costs savings achieved as early as the current fiscal year
Frankfurt am Main, June 14, 2013 – MAGNAT Real Estate AG („MAGNAT“, ISIN DE000A0XFSF0) today announced that the last residential units of its remaining co-proprietor’s building schemes in Vienna and the asset management of co-proprietor’s building schemes that were already placed…
New faces at Cleanzone 2013
Messe Frankfurt is expecting lots of new faces at the second Cleanzone on 22 and 23 October 2013, with companies such as Basan - the cleanroom company, Karba mge, KWP Kunststoff-Werk-Plur, Spetec and Pedak Meettechniek already having registered for this trade fair in Frankfurt.
“The industry was impressed by the first Cleanzone. We are continuing to receive very positive feedback, and are pleased that we will not only be greeting…
DIENES knife holder DS µ receives the C2 European Innovation Award 2013
High precision and with optimum functionality: The knife holder DS µ from DIENES, the worldwide leading manufacturer and turnkey provider of industrial slitting tools, adjusts to the user’s highest demands in the field of high-tech foils, such as battery foil. This innovative, market influencing development of DIENES received recently the C2 European Innovation Award 2013 and the C2 American Innovation Award.
Thanks to 100 years of experience DIENES knows exactly what…
Positioning laser ZT accelerates textile sewing, cutting and placing processes
Freiburg, Germany. Z-LASER, a leading manufacturer of laser modules and laser systems, presents at Texprocess convincing laser positioning systems for the textile industry. The correct positioning of textiles is facilitated by using lasers such as our ZT product family; also using lasers can explicitly accelerate advanced working processes.
Laser model ZT – also announced as “The textile pro“ – has been especially developed for the textile industry. No matter how different…
DEAG strengthens market position in Switzerland
• Cooperation agreement entered into with ABC Productions AG
• Business expansion mainly for Rock/Pop, Family Entertainment and Corporate Events
• Executive Board expects more than doubling of results versus prior year for 2013
Berlin, June 03, 2013 - DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG (ISIN DE000A0Z23G6) strengthens its market position in Switzerland through a cooperation agreement between the Good News Group and ABC Productions AG. This cooperation agreement regulates the joint approach of the two partners at…
Peach Property Group launches 'Living Suites' concept with the start of sales fo …
- Full start of sales after brisk premarketing of almost 40 per cent
- Attractive mix of high-quality condominiums, spacious penthouses and cosmopolitan apartments
- Further developed 'Living Suites' concept follows successful conclusion of 'Living 106'
- Central location on Chausseestrasse in Berlin-Mitte
- Construction to start in summer 2013; completion foreseen in spring 2015
- Anticipated marketing volume of around EUR 35 million
Zurich, 28 May 2013 - Peach Property Group AG, a leading developer…
New Headquarters for ROTOCONTROL
Ahrensburg, Germany (May 23, 2013) – ROTOCONTROL, a manufacturer of leading-edge slitter/rewinder inspection machines, today announced the upcoming move of its current German headquarters in Ahrensburg to nearby Trittau at the end of this month. Located near Hamburg, the new location provides additional office and manufacturing capacity, from the current 1000 m2 space to a 5000 m2 area, to accommodate the growing number of ROTOCONTROL and LeoMat employees and increased…
Raycap Strikesorb Technology: Special Electrical Surge Protection Devices for PV …
Munich, May 24, 2013 – Raycap Electrical Protection Systems, a global manufacturer of electrical protection solutions, will present its electrical surge protection devices on booth 255 in Hall B4. Highlight at Intersolar are the new Strikesorb® 35 modules. They feature enhanced performance characteristics and are specifically designed to protect the DC power circuits of photovoltaic systems rated up to 1,500V DC. In the case of a lightning strike the Strikesorb…
Deufol and Meilink Agree Joint Venture and Strategic Cooperation
Hofheim:
Deufol SE and Meilink-Group, both market leaders for industrial packaging in their respective home markets Germany and the Netherlands, have agreed to form a joint venture specialized in innovative packaging solutions as well as commencing a strategic alliance.
Combined, the respective strengths result in a unique range of products and services for their collective customer portfolio. The diversity of both companies especially with regards to the regional presence, their differing product…
A current Ceramic Polymer project: External coating of 90 km oil pipeline with „ …
The “Proguard-Series” of Ceramic Polymer GmbH provides a tight cross linking of the polymer chains even at high substrate temperatures (Tg > 120°C)!
One of the biggest oil refineries worldwide is located in Abadan at the Persian Gulf. From here, a pipeline with a length of 90 km leads to the port city Bandar Mahshahr. The pipeline was installed about 7 years ago.
In Abadan the oil has an inlet temperature of…
Efficient shipbuilding: new tool-independent pipe forming
transfluid technology: forming pipes of up to 325 mm diameter for economical shipbuilding
Complex requirements that place increasing demands on efficiency are mission-critical challenges for tube forming applications too. This is particularly true for shipbuilding. The high investment in the tooling needed for forming machines has been an unnecessary cost driver – until now. A corresponding tool had to be available for every possible combination of tube geometry and diameter.…
Schaltbau GmbH snap-action switches used by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Munich, 29 April 2013: Schaltbau’s latest S970-series snap-action switches are installed in sophisticated printing machines made by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. These hardwearing, highly efficient components operate as position and limit switches in the printing and coating units of state-of-the-art sheet-fed offset printing presses.
The snap-action switches installed in these machines are exposed to severe conditions. Not only do they need to be resistant to aggressive chemical detergents, they also have…
MAUSER receives overwhelming support from lenders to amend and extend senior deb …
15 May 2013, Bruehl, Germany – MAUSER Group (‘MAUSER’ or the ‘Company’), a worldwide leading company in industrial packaging, announced today that it has received overwhelming support from its lenders to amend and extend the maturities of more than 96% of its senior debt facilities totalling €678 million. MAUSER also received the consent of 95% of all its lenders to other requested amendments, significantly surpassing the required 66.7% threshold. MAUSER…
Isabellenhütte presents joint project with I+ME Actia at PCIM
Isabellenhütte is a leader in the development of precise shunt-based measurement technologies. The new “IB4” battery management system is designed for four-cell lithium ion batteries with individual cell voltages of up to 5V, and was developed in cooperation with the company’s Braunschweig-based development partner I+ME Actia. It features 300 A current measurement, 1,000 A pulse and highly precise resolution of 10 mA, as well as a low measurement error range…
New AC axial fan - temperature-controlled
In many applications it is required to use a temperature-controlled axial fan. These fans rotate at low temperature with low speed, resulting in energy savings and less noise.
If the temperature rises, there is also an increasing speed of the fan and thus lead to much more airflow.
So far, only DC axial fans were available. From now on, a 230V AC axial fan in the dimensions 119x119x38mm can be…
Isabellenhütte unveils new phase current measurement module with brand-new compo …
Isabellenhütte has unveiled its new IPC Modular measurement module for phase current measurement with enhanced components at the PCIM Europe international conference in Nuremberg. The new device can reduce the total IPC costs considerably. One of the factors behind the reduction in costs is the brand-new delta-sigma (∆Σ) modulator. This was available in previous models, but now Isabellenhütte is using a new variation for analogue/digital conversion that offers additional functions.…
One of the best employers in the region - WEICON awarded
WEICON GmbH & Co. KG from Muenster, Germany, was awarded as one of the best employers in the region.
Last week an award ceremony for the "Best Employers in the region of Muenster 2013" took place at the publisher Aschendorff in Muenster.
In the context of this event, the Great Place to Work® Institute from Cologne awarded WEICON as one of the best employers in the size class between 50 and 500…
Analog and Digital Measurement Technology by bmcm: All-in-one and Multifunctiona …
Maisach/Munich, Germany. Bmcm puts a focus on universal measurement and control systems for flexible and cost-saving use in analog and digital applications. The measurement specialist presents his latest developments at Sensor+Test 2013 in Nuremberg.
The decisive advantage of multifunctional systems is versatility. As they can be used in a flexible way, they are suitable for a wide range of applications. Investment costs can be reduced and quick reacting to new requirements…
Fast acquisition and recording of analog signals with ibaPADU-4-AI-U
iba AG enters new speed classes in the field of sampling rates for industrial analog-digital converters. At the „Sensor+Test 2013“ in Nuremberg, the German company presents its new ibaPADU-4-AI-U compact device, that offers a sampling rate which can be adjusted for the first time to up to 100 ksamples/s. „The ibaPADU-4-AI-U is a further development of the successful PADU technology and rounds off our product range of transducers to the…
Profitable sale from Portfolio confirms KWG's business model
- EUR 3.0 mn of realised profit under German accounting standards
- Sale at IFRS book value documents realistic portfolio valuation
- Positive value enhancement confirms KWG's business model
Hamburg, 06 May 2013 - KWG Kommunale Wohnen AG, a long-term oriented property holding company of residential real estate in which Austrian conwert Immobilien Invest SE holds a 76% majority stake, sells 160 of its apartments in Wolfsburg. The price realised for the portfolio…
ROTOCONTROL Celebrates 25 Finishing Machines Sold in South Africa
Ahrensburg, Germany (April 25, 2013) – ROTOCONTROL today announced another RSC slitter/rewinder finishing machine ordered in South Africa for Avvo Labels. The order was led by ROTOCON, the local agent for ROTOCONTROL in South Africa and marks the 25th ROTOCONTROL finishing machine sold in South Africa.
Ordered by Avvo Labels was an RSC 440 web width slitter/rewinder finishing machine. Vishnu Lalbeharie, Owner of Avvo Labels, visited the ROTOCON booth at Propak…
transfluid devises complex manufacturing cell for heater spirals
Perfect pipe forming: the automation system ensures quality and leak tightness in a fast 90 seconds cycle
In the air conditioning and heating technology as well as in the plant construction, the spiral tube heat exchangers are on duty. The core for the production is only one long tube part. Special requirements of the tube processing is the precise and parallel bending of the two ends of the spiral or a…
Ceramic Polymer - Internal coating of heat storage tank inside the German „Energ …
The Ceramic Polymer GmbH is considerably taking part in this unique project with the premium coating system Proguard CN 200. The gigantic heat storage tank in the inside of the flak bunker (anti-aircraft bunker) has a diameter of 11.5 meters and a height of 20 meters. 2 million liters of water can be stored and heated up to 90°C. For durable preservation of the tank our internal coating Proguard CN…
Approval completed successfully
Halver, 23 April 2013 – ESCHA Bauelemente GmbH from Halver has been approved as ‘Aviation Security Validator’ after the legal interim deadline which expired on 28 April 2013. Following the successful completion of the approval procedure on 20 March 2013 by Luftfahrt Bundesamt (German Federal Aviation Office), customers of the connectivity- and housing manufacturer can also rely on a flexible and smooth handling of air cargo shipments in future.
“With our…
ibaLink-io-embedded establishes compatibility to iba measurement components
For manufacturers of automation systems, ibaLink-io-embedded offers a high-performing possibility to connect to the “iba world”. By means of a parallel asynchronous data bus that can be operated optionally in 8 bit or 16 bit mode, the module is directly integrated into the controller. Due to its compact design, the module only needs little space. Via the 32 Mbit/s fiber optics connection, the controller is able to communicate with the…
KWG Kommunale Wohnen AG: KWG presents final figures for 2012 and confirms prelim …
- Net Rental Income rises to EUR 19.8 mn. (prev. EUR 14.8 mn.)
- FFO almost doubles to EUR 2.3 mn. (prev. EUR 1.2 mn.)
- NNNAV per share at EUR 11.19 (prev. EUR 8.41)
- Group Result increases to EUR 46.5 mn. (prev. EUR 9.8 mn.)
Hamburg - 22 April 2013 - KWG Kommunale Wohnen AG, the long-term oriented property holding company of German residential real estate, presents its final figures for the…
Peach Property Group presents 'yoo wollerau'
Press release
Peach Property Group presents 'yoo wollerau':
- First 'yoo inspired by Starck' project in Switzerland
- Volume of sales expected to be in the regions of CHF 59 million
- 18 exclusive condominiums in Wollerau
- Private spa area with outdoor pool and lounges
- Uniquely designed apartments with room heights of up to 3.70 metres
- Sales have commenced; occupancy…
Raycap to showcase latest Surge Protective Devices at Intersolar: Hall B4, Booth …
Munich / Germany, 15 April 2013 - Raycap, a global manufacturer of electrical protection solutions today announced it will exhibit at Intersolar Europe in Munich on June 19-21st, 2013 in Stand B4.255. The company will feature its line of award-winning Strikesorb Industrial Surge Protective Devices (SPDs), which can sustain multiple successive lightning hits and continue to provide uninterrupted surge protection without requiring maintenance or replacement – even under the worst…
Deep-drawing perforated metal
Solvaro manufactures air and contaminant grilles for use with MAP SpA engine bonnets
During the deep-drawing process, perforated metal behaves differently to solid metal. This is primarily due to the fact that perforated metal demonstrates different flow behaviour. Solvaro GmbH manufactures industrial components and has extensive experience in this field. This experience was most recently put to the test when MAP SpA commissioned the company to produce an air and contaminant…
Bornemann Gewindetechnik expands to South America! First success at the "MDA / C …
In recent years, the international market has become increasingly important for Bornemann Gewindetechnik.
"The rapidly growing international sales and in particular the strong demand from South America was a sign for us to establish also a local presence on the Brazilian market," says Moritz von Soden, Head of Sales at Bornemann Gewindetechnik.
During the trade fair Bornemann Gewindetechnik could further strengthen the contact to its existing network South American of sales…
Accurate, compact and exactly repeatable
Halver, 15 April 2013 – Connectors will only achieve the tightness guaranteed by the manufacturer if they are tightened with the respectively given torque. A relevant torque wrench as well as a high repeatability is indispensable for accurate and effective operations. The connector- and housing specialist ESCHA offers a Torque Wrench-Set that provides for a professional installation of its M8x1- and M12x1-round connectors.
ESCHA Torque Wrench-Set comes in a handy roll-up…
New vacuum pump for efficient packaging
High levels of energy efficiency and an increase in power are the philosophy underpinning the newest Busch R 5 0155 A vacuum pump. This vacuum pump is one of the new developments that Busch is presenting for the first time at IFFA 2013 in Frankfurt. The R 5 0155 A expands the renowned R 5 series of rotary vane vacuum pumps, which have been used for decades in high-quality vacuum…
Teradyne Launches Zero-Footprint, Multi-site TestStation System for Automated In …
NUREMBERG, Germany – April 12, 2013 – Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER), a global provider of proven, high-quality, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) test and inspection equipment, launched the TestStation Inline system for automated lines, a new addition to its award-winning TestStation family of PCB test systems. The system will be debuted at the SMT Hybrid Packaging 2013 Conference.
The TestStation Inline incorporates several new, industry-first capabilities:
- A zero-footprint Inline design, designed to fit entirely…
KWG announces changes in Supervisory Board
Hamburg - 12 April 2013 - KWG Kommunale Wohnen AG, the long-term oriented property holding company of German residential real estate, announces changes in the company's Supervisory Board following the acquisition of a majority stake in the company by conwert Immobilien Invest SE. In this context Franz-Josef Gesinn, Thies-Martin Brandt, Bjoern Engholm, Hans-Michael Porwoll und Patrik Zeigherman resigned from the Supervisory Board in mutual agreement. The Supervisory Board's Chairman Prof.…
Teradyne Launches Zero-Footprint, Multi-site TestStation System for Automated In …
NUREMBERG, Germany – April 12, 2013 – Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER), a global provider of proven, high-quality, Printed Circuit Board (PCB) test and inspection equipment, launched the TestStation Inline system for automated lines, a new addition to its award-winning TestStation family of PCB test systems. The system will be debuted at the SMT Hybrid Packaging 2013 Conference.
The TestStation Inline incorporates several new, industry-first capabilities:
- A zero-footprint Inline design, designed to fit entirely…
