October
2008
Landquart: Innovation has long been a CEDES hallmark and a cornerstone of the company’s success. In order to build upon that success, CEDES’ Doors & Gates business unit has ambitious plans for 2009. At the heart of these is the launch of several key new products. ... more
September
2008
Landquart; CEDES has enjoyed its most successful year in its 22-year history. Turnover for 2007 increased by 18% over the previ-ous year, to CHF 50 million. The year also saw a total of 60 new jobs being created across CEDES AG and its subsidiary companies, 32 of these at the Landquart headquarters.
Te company now employs 380 people worldwide, with 230 of these in Landquart. ... more
August
2008
Landquart;
CEDES is very proud of the success it has achieved over the past 22 years from its base in Switzerland’s Rhine Valley - and it is proud to sponsor several local clubs who have also enjoyed their share of sporting success over the
years.
The company has sponsorship deals with one of the country’s top ice-hockey
teams, HC Davos, as well as with local indoor hockey clubs, Malans Alligators and Sargans’
UHC. ...
more
June
2008
Landquart;
Fifty-five representatives from 34 suppliers took part in the 2008 CEDES’ Suppliers Day, held at the Science Park
headquarters in Landquart last month. The representatives came from across Switzerland, Germany and
Austria.
The traditional get-together, organized by CEDES’ central purchasing
department, provides an ideal, relaxed platform for key suppliers to be brought up-to-speed on CEDES’
plans, as well as being able to have face-to-face discussions. ...
more
May
2008
Landquart; Although there have been forecasts of a slowdown in the Swiss construction industry in 2009, that will not be the case where CEDES is concerned.
The company’s success in recent years has been considerable. This has led to pressure on both space and capacity. ... more
April
2008
Minneapolis; While Obama, Hillary and John battle it out for the presidency of the USA, CCA has acquired its own new commander-in-chief. Steven Freedman has taken on the role of president and managing director of CEDES’ Corporation of America after ten years as one of the key personnel at SICK Inc.’s North American headquarters.
He comes with a wealth of diverse, multidisciplinary expertise in international business management, marketing and sales. ... more
February
2008
Warsaw;
Polish entrepreneurs were very quick to spot and capitalize on potential markets when the Iron Curtain
fell. Which is why CEDES established a subsidiary there to cater for the sensor and light
curtain needs of the ever-increasing number of Polish enterprises.
“Our ELS range of single-beam sensors is very popular - for
detecting a person or object, and for people-counting in public
areas,”
. ...
more
January
2008
Paris; Security at airports has taken on an added importance in recent years. Very visible security, such as armed police, is designed to act as a deterrent. However, equally important are the more passive forms of detection and monitoring.
And that is where CEDES’ ESPROS/GO camera sensor and cegard/Max light curtain, are to the fore. ... more
December
2007
Landquart; Beat De Coi will be handing over the reins of the CEDES’ group of companies to Dr. Peter Nebiker on January 1 2008. In the role as chairman of the board of CEDES, Beat De Coi will concentrate on the companies’ strategic development.
Dr. Peter Nebiker, currently manager of Business Unit Elevators, is to be the new CEO of the CEDES’ Group. Several of our employees put questions to the incoming CEO about his plans for the future ... more
November
2007
Landquart;
Quality and robustness were the highest priorities when the new
cegard/Mini light curtain was conceived. The huge interest shown in the product by hundreds of visitors to the CEDES’ stand at the recent Interlift ’07 exhibition suggests the product is set to be a major
success.
Gerhard Bräuer, Product Manager with CEDES’ Business Unit Elevators, describes the evolution of the product as
follows: ...
more
October
2007
Landquart; When it comes to compactness in the light curtain world, one name stands out: the Safe400.
One of the people who has been won over by the Safe400 is Josep Junyent. He works at the SONY plant in Viladecavalls, Spain where he is responsible for maintenance of the production lines. The Japanese company manufactures LCD flatscreen televisions at the factory. ... more
September
2007
Landquart;
The German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen is
improving safety on its existing paternoster storage systems with the compact safety components from
CEDES.
The socalled paternoster systems are used for the storage of small
parts. These storage systems function according to a recirculation principle whereby many parts can be stored optimally in areas with limited floor
space. The goods are brought to the operator automatically, reducing
setup times substantially. ...
more
August
2007
Landquart; Whoever hears the name of Hilti inevitably thinks of the indestructible hammer drill in the red toolbox.
But Hilti means far more than that. Hence the Hilti Group is engaged in development with an eye to the installation of elevator product systems for economic and reliable fixture of guide rails and doors on the wall of the lift shaft. The high priority given to safety and economy in worldwide lift system installations is prompting the Hilti Group to implement a tailored program for the elevator sector. ... more
July
2007
Landquart;
In
autumn 2007,
CEDES will be heavily present at different well-known fairs. Next
to a couple of local exhibitions - which will be visited by CEDES
companies
- CEDES also exhibits its new products
at some big international exhibitions with its
own booth. You are cordially invited to visit us at one or
multiple fairs!
| Date | Exhibition / Fair | CEDES Business | Location | CEDES booth |
| 27.11. - 29.11.07 | SPS Drives | Safety & Automation | Nuremberg / Ger | Hall 7, Booth 7-140 |
July
2007
Landquart;
Not far from the source of the Rhine sits the Benedictine monastery
Disentis. It was founded around 720 AD and is one of the oldest monasteries in
Switzerland. The twin-towered minster and the large convent building attached to it dominate the skyline of the village of
Disentis.
No efforts are spared in adapting the monastery to meet the requirements
...
more
June
2007
Landquart;
Headlines in recent weeks were not to be
ignored. "Will the Upper Rhine valley become Photonics Valley? Or: "New chip Factory Planned in the Upper Rhine Valley – up to 500 Jobs" we
read. No wonder, as CEDES CEO Beat de Coi has great plans. In the Upper Rhine Valley,
...
more
May
2007
Landquart;
With 2.6 million automobiles manufactured last year and more than 130'000
employees, Renault is one of the biggest automobile manufacturers in the
world.
Renault automobiles are manufactured in 27 production facilities in 17
countries. One of which is in Bursa
... more
April
2007
Landquart; Teca-Print Ibérica SA is the Spanish subsidiary of the pad printing machine manufacturer Teca-Print, whose headquarters are in Thayingen in Switzerland. For one customer, who imprints small plastic parts, the imprinting area ... more
February
2007
Landquart;
Flat
screen TVs and monitors are gradually taking over our living rooms
and offices. They are replacing their CRT counterparts more and more
thanks to their slenderness and low power consumption.
Samsung Electric in Korea is one of the ... more
January
2007
Landquart; Modernizing existing elevator equipment is more valid today than ever before. This does not simply mean freshening up the aesthetics of the older equipment. Existing elevator equipment often needs to be modernized due to new safety regulations, ... more
January
2007
Landquart; The technical term “Poka Yoke” means the prevention of unintentional errors using technical equipment. So-called “Poka Yoke” systems ... more
November 2006
The tube forming machine at Faurecia with the yellow Safe4 emitter
and receiver light curtains
Landquart;
Tube
forming is a manufacturing process where tubes or pipes are
manufactured. In this case, the tubes are produced so that they
are trumpet-shaped or flared at both ends.
The German automobile component supplier uses this process for the
production of car seats. Here, tubes are flared using tumbling
equipment and fixed as struts in the backrest of the car seat. To
ensure the operator is not at risk from the moving tool holder,
Faurecia installed the Safe4 safety light curtain as a cascading
system. The cascading system enables vertical and horizontal
monitoring with only one integrated controller.
According to Ulrich Blank, the project leader from CEDES GmbH in
Germany, Faurecia were incredibly impressed with, among other
things, the optimal flexibility and price-performance ratio of the
Safe4 system.
October 2006
FIntegrated in the customized mounting frame (Cascading
system)
Landquart; Compact safety components safeguard dangerous areas without demanding large amounts of space. But there are elegant safeguarding possibilities available, as this example of a guillotine from Wohlenberg Schneidsysteme GmbH proves.
Light
curtain
monitors loading area
Diverse safety equipment like a two-hand controller and a mechanical safety catch ensure safe operation of the
guillotine.
The loading area is monitored by the Safe400 safety light curtain
from CEDES.
Safety light curtain (arrow) on the guillotine
With
a cross-section of just 15 x 20 mm, Safe400 is the smallest safety
light curtain on the market that satisfies safety category 4 in
accordance with EN 954-1. Due to the compact dimensions, Safe400 can
be integrated perfectly into small machines, without having to make
compromises on functionality or design. The emitter and receiver
edges of the light curtains are built into a customized mounting
frame, which is mounted above the guillotine’s machine table.
Wohlenberg procure the mounting frame with the premounted Safe400
emitter and receiver respectively, as a complete component from
CEDES GmbH in Rheinhausen (Germany).
One
safety controller for all safety components
Wohlenberg also employ SafeC 400 from CEDES as the safety
controller. Alongside monitoring the Safe400 safety light curtain,
it also monitors all the other safety components, like the two-hand
controller and emergency stop button.
For
Wohlenberg, using the SafeC 400 controller simplifies cabling
significantly. Furthermore, integration of multiple relays can be
eliminated, which additionally increases reliability and
economic efficiency.
Simple
backfitting
To backfit existing machinery with Safe400 safety light curtains,
the new SafeCIS3 safety controller can be used. This controller,
like the light curtains themselves, also boasts incredibly compact
dimensions (22.5 x 111 x 110 mm) and due to the simplicity of the
system, Wohlenberg can carry out backfitting very quickly and
economically. This controller-light curtain combination is the
world’s most compact and inexpensive solution on the market today.
August 2006
Flexibility: Renault use the Safe4 safety light curtain in the most
diverse configurations
Landquart;
The
large increase in automating automobile production necessitates
the meticulous safeguarding of danger zones. The safety devices
have to be absolutely dependable even under complicated
conditions. An unscheduled stop of the production line could have
fatal consequences for production costs and delivery dates.
For some time the French automobile manufacturer Renault has been
using the well proven Safe4 safety light curtain (category 4
according to EN 954-1) from CEDES for the safeguarding of their
production lines. Using the built-in laser alignment aid, the
setup time, and thus also machine downtime, are kept to an
absolute minimum. Renault were impressed above all by the
incredible flexibility of the Safe4. No other safety light curtain
system can be so easily adapted for such an array of tasks.
Because the emitter and receiver edges are already available in modular lengths of 120 mm, even small access zones can be inexpensively safeguarded. Additional features such as blanking, L-configuration, perimeter or cascading systems enable an even greater adaptability for the customers’ specific requirements.
June 2006
Perfect production requirements for superior components: the clean
room in the CEDES Science Park
Landquart;
When
CEDES relocated to their new headquarters, a state-of-the-art
clean room also went into operation. In the cleanroom, very small
surface mounting devices (SMD) are mounted onto the circuit boards.
Because of the constant demand for smaller components,
requirements for accurately controlled process conditions
continuously increase. For a few years now, CEDES have been
mounting flip chip components, which represent the future in
semiconductor production technology. The smallest of these
components boasts dimensions of just 0.9 x 1.1 mm, containing 6
solder pads on this area.
With the construction of the new CEDES Science Park, CEDES have
production conditions available that unique in the industry. The
semiconductor components are manufactured in a class 1000
cleanroom, i.e. in accordance with US Federal Standard 209b, the
number of airborne particles bigger than 0.5 microns per cubic
foot (30 x 30 x 30 cm) is maximum 1'000.
The
clean room fulfills
the highest requirements in semiconductor production. A slight
over-pressure of 20 Pascal inside the room helps to keep the number
of particles very low. Furthermore, the cleanroom may only be
entered wearing special clothing through an air-wash sluice. A
constant temperature and humidity perform another important
contribution to optimum production conditions.
Juerg Zuest, the Head of Production & Logistics at CEDES, is
certain: “The clean room investment will pay for itself very
quickly. With the most modern Siemens SMD placement systems,
together with highly motivated staff, we are ideally equipped for
the future. Using this state-of-the-art infrastructure we can handle
the rapidly increasing production volume without problems and
further increase our high demands on quality.” In comparison to
the competition, CEDES emphasize their competence in SMD technology.
According to Zuest, only very, very few comparable enterprises have
such optimal production conditions available to them.
May 2006
Outstanding: Tomorrow Square in Shanghai
Landquart;
Tomorrow
Square is, in the truest sense, one of the most outstanding
buildings in Shanghai. With a height of 285 m, it is the third
tallest building in the city. The two diagonal squares at the peak
give the building a part of its name. Tomorrow square is also
secure against earthquakes and typhoons using special
constructional stabilizers. The exclusive tower houses the
Marriott Hotel, which features 342 rooms and more than 250
executive apartments. 18 elevators provide the comfortable and
rapid ascent and descent to the 55 floors. And for the necessary
efficiency and safety of these elevators, there are of course
various CEDES products in use. So for example, the GLS 126 NT slot
type sensor is responsible for the exact, step-free positioning of
elevator cabins. Or the thousandfold proven cegard/Max light
curtains, each with 114 beams, which provide safety for the
elevator
user when they enter or exit an elevator. And as
the ultimate safety device they also feature SMS, which
independently monitors the elevator controller and applies the
emergency brake if it detects the elevator traveling too quickly.
Tomorrow Square with tomorrow’s products from CEDES!
April 2006
There have been some changes: CEDES ‘new development’ on 18th March 2005...
...CEDES ‘new development’ on 15th
March 2006.
Landquart;
After
intensive planning and supervision by Beat De Coi, Jürg Züst and
Simon Hartmann, CEDES AG were able to move into the new
Headquarters as scheduled. 45'000 cubic meters interior space,
8'700 square meters production and office space, 200 individual
rooms, 90 automatic doors and gates, and so on and so forth. A
superlative object with an unbelievable amount of details to
resolve. Luckily, we parted company early enough from the general
contractor, who carried out the feasibility and preparation
project. The company put more emphasis on the term ‘general’
than they did the ‘contractor’ term, although this in itself
put even more work in the hands of the CEDES planning team. The
team of three immersed themselves in the project for approximately
a year and a half. Our external construction site manager,
Wolfgang Natter from Chur, was a godsend and he took on this huge
project with total dedication. Thank you very much, Wolfgang.
Over 60 weekly construction meetings were held, umpteen smaller
meeting, hundreds of decisions – mostly under extreme time
pressure – had to be made. Decisions ranging from the
three million francs tower to matching toilet brushes had to be
decided upon. Additionally, 16 million francs worth of work had to
be allocated to more than 60 workmen, contractors and planners.
A
huge thank you goes to our architects (Küchel, St. Moritz), to our
construction engineers (Edy Tosanco AG Pontresina and Chur), to our
electrical planners (Marquart, Buchs), to our HVAC and plumbing
planners (Züst, Grüsch), to our surveyors (Donatsch, Landquart),
to our representative for building contractors (Hanspeter Grimm,
Hinwil) as well as all the companies and workmen who have worked on
the project. Sincere thanks also go to all the CEDES employees who
have been involved in some way. Now just the outdoor work still
needs to be finished.
Incidentally: The expression bijou does not come from us, the
construction team of three, but rather from one of our employees. We
felt it was rather fitting.
March 2006
Certificate Xizi Otis
Landquart;
In
2005, Xizi Otis (China) delivered over 12’000 elevators.
Compared with the year before, this corresponds to an increase of
28%. According to Otis, their suppliers also provided an important
contribution to this excellent achievement. Particularly
highlighted by Otis was CEDES, who received the "Year 2005
Xizi Otis Technical Innovation Award" as recognition for
“extraordinary achievements in the
area of product innovation”, as it is called by Otis.
We are very proud of this accolade and thank Xizi Otis for the
proven trust.
By the way: Otis uses MiniMax and cegard/Max light curtains for
door safety, as well as GLS 126 NT for hoistway information. But
also ESPROS and ELS 263 products find their way into Otis
elevators.
March 2006
Whether individually
...or in series...
Landquart;
The
ELS 263 through-beam sensor has been proving itself in hard, every
day life all round the world for years. Besides the robustness and
dependability, the compact dimensions of this tiny sensor
particularly impress.
ELS
263 is unique in that up to 20 individual sensor-pairs can be
connected together with a simple, cost effective Y-Switch. This
feature enables new possibilities at the safeguarding and
automation of areas in which the use of opto-edges is not possible
due to their size and rigidity. A typical application is safety
sluices in airports and other public buildings.
The electronics, together with the optics, are integrated in the photocell. Thus, no external evaluation device is needed for operation, as is customary for the majority of competitors. ELS 263 are equipped, typically of CEDES, with an ASIC and gold-plated contacts, which result in the appropriate positive influence on reliability and longevity. ELS 263 is extremely insensitive to extraneous light, and thanks to the snap-in concept, ELS 263 can be mounted in the blink of an eye.
December 2005
Excess monitoring...
height measuring..
position recognition...
with Object100
Landquart;
In automatic storage systems it is important that loaded pallets
or other product carriers are compactly loaded and there is no
overhang of goods. Such excess or overhang can lead to damage or
malfunction.
Thanks to the extremely high sample rate of the Object100
measuring light curtain from CEDES, an object which crosses the
invisible excess barrier is immediately detected and a
corresponding stop signal is sent to the system control. With it,
the risk of damage or disruption is eliminated early.
Object100 can however do even more: With the integrated measuring
function, the light curtain measures the dimensions of the goods
which need to be loaded. With this information the system
controller can allocate an ideal storage location to the product
carrier for the most efficient use of the storage space.
The Object100 light curtain is unique in offering the possibility
of dimension measuring and overhang monitoring with just one
sensor system. Compared to other known systems this is a clear
advantage in terms of reliability and cost.
The use of Object100 is not only limited to the logistics
branch. With this versatile light curtain it can also be used, for
example, in the wood-working industry, where tree trunks can be
processed optimally by predetermining their position and
dimensions. In automatic paint-spray lines, Object100 acquires the
exact position and size of the component needing to be sprayed.
Consequently, the spray nozzle can be positioned exactly, and
production time and paint quantities are substantially reduced.
Stand-alone
solutions can be conveniently realized with the corresponding
ObjectC 100F controller. Using the Configurator-Tool software,
light curtains can be configured very quickly according to
requirements for length and resolution.
November 2005
Principle of cegard/3D
Landquart;
Interlift
2005 is already behind us. This important elevator industry fair
was a huge success for us: The fair stand, as always, was very
well visited, with lots of good conversations and a great deal of
interest in our current products and our newest innovations. What
more could you want?
One of the main attractions was our 3D monitoring system
cegard/3D. This true 3D system combines and utilizes the
advantages of two independent sensor systems. cegard/3D is perfect
for applications where, alongside the two dimensional elevator
door monitoring, additionally the area in front of the doors also
has to be monitored (vestibule monitoring).
In contrast to conventional 3D light curtains, the 3D area does
not change during the door closing process.
And another advantage: cegard/3D functions with all the door
monitoring systems already installed, independent of whether they
are fitted dynamically or statically, whether they are
through-beam sensors, light curtains or even mechanical safety
edges!
People or objects are dependably detected during the entire door closing procedure. If a person or object is detected in the monitored area, a signal is sent to the door controller. The door is then opened in sufficient time to avoid injury to the person or damage to material. The modular design of cegard/3D enables current door safeguarding, which is only fitted with one light curtain or through-beam sensor, to be modernized to a 3D system incredibly inexpensively and easily.
-
Greatest flexibility
-
Detection area freely adjustable
-
Increases safety of all commercially available door monitoring systems
-
Also ideal for modernizations
Did
you miss cegard/3D at the INTERLIFT? No problem! We will happily
show you the ingenious 3D monitoring system. Just send an e-Mail
to info@cedes.com.
October 2005
CEDES Tower - Hilti climb aboard
Dr.
Michael Merz from Hilti (right) and Beat De Coi from CEDES AG look
forward to the future collaboration
Landquart;
The
Hilti Group and CEDES AG have the shared goal to support customers
in the elevator industry with the optimization of safety and cost
efficiency. To this effect, the two businesses will share CEDES
AG’s test tower, which is currently under construction in
Landquart, to develop new products and further improve existing
ones.
With applications in installation techniques for elevator
installations in mind, Hilti had been looking for ways to collect
information about the strain on attachment joints during elevator
transit. The solution was found in Landquart in the shape of our
test tower.
CEDES and Hilti both strive for the optimization of customer
oriented solutions for the safety of elevator design. Both
companies place a high priority on the functional safety and
reliability of the product systems, and with these a solid
foundation for cooperation is set.
Hilti
will test various product systems for their functional safety in
elevator operation, inclusive of emergency situations. The
knowledge gained will be used to develop tailor-made installation
systems for elevator design. With it, Hilti can competently
provide advice to customers in the elevator industry, provide a
contribution to safety in elevator design and support the fitter
at the development of economic installation processes.
August 2005
CEDES
construction site (top view)
Landquart;
The five buildings making up the new headquarters of CEDES AG are
continuing to take shape. 4 out of the 5 buildings already have
the 2nd floors finished. And the tower is growing and growing.
The new development project is right on schedule and nothing
stands in the way of our relocation to the Kantonsstrasse 14,
Landquart, in March 2006.
The construction
advancements can be watched here with updates every quarter of an
hour.
Webcam
to the construction site
August 2005
Process/Eco
- Ideal for projection control
Landquart;
With the light
curtain system cegard/Process
Eco objects are reliably detected without having to make
compromises for dependability. The light curtain system is
universally applicable, and with a cross section of just 12 x 16
mm can be integrated almost anywhere.
A
typical application example is in logistics, where the
cegard/Process Eco can be used to count packages or to monitor
excess or material over-hang on pallets. But the cegard/Process
Eco light curtain system can also be used in machine building,
e.g. for the monitoring of sag or slack span in sheet metal
production.
Besides a large choice of standard system lengths, measuring
heights for OEM applications of between 105 mm and 10 m are
possible. Depending on requirement, three different control
methods can be chosen, which are equipped with relay or PNP
outputs.
Would you like more information about cegard/Process Eco? We will
happily show you more.
May 2005
The
compact ELS 261sensor
from CEDES is universally applicable
Landquart;
Sensors from the opto-sensor manufacturer CEDES are being used
in National Gardening Show (Buga) in Munich. In the “Garden
Whisperer” exhibit, the ELS 261 sensor makes flowers speak.
The ELS 261
sensor is normally used for the safeguarding of automatic doors.
Because of the compactness, the simple mounting possibilities and
the excellent price / performance ratio, it is also ideal for many
other uses. An example of one of these ‚other applications’
can be seen, respectively heard, at the German National Gardening
Show.
As soon as someone approaches a plant in the “Garden
Whisperer” part of the National Gardening Show, it begins to
speak. In this way a rose tells the listener how it got its name,
or some rosemary might explain where it originates and what
cooking recipes it goes well with.
Mai 2005
Landquart;
According to the Swiss Business magazine „BILANZ“, CEDES, the
optosensor manufacturer based in Landquart, belongs amongst the
best SMBs in Switzerland.
In Switzerland, there are no less than
305'807 small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). According
to a report in the 8/05 issue of the Swiss Business magazine
BILANZ, the company
from Landquart is one of the top companies in this group in
Switzerland.
The good appraisal is the result of a poll, which BILANZ carried
out with the business consultants BDO Visura and KPMG as well as
the SMB institute of the University of St. Gallen and the
institute for young entrepreneurs (IFJ). The magazine wanted to
know from the four, which their personal favourites are. The two
consultancy companies and the institutes evaluated their choice of
SMBs according to different criteria. So, in order to get a good
placing, such aspects such as revenue, innovation or
differentiation to competition were taken into account.
CEDES AG are portrayed in detail under the title of innovation in
the special issue “KMU – Extra” of the same magazine.
January 2005
Beat
De Coi (CEO CEDES AG, right) with a Mrs Brutloff and Mr
Schroff (Architects)
Landquart;
On
the 31th January 2005, at 14.00 the first foundation for the new building
development of the opto-sensor manufacturer CEDES AG was laid.
The
new building is planned to be ready in time for the 20th
anniversary celebrations in April 2006. Spread over 5 buildings with more than 180
rooms, there will be enough space for a total of 250 work places.
Additionally, the growth of success and flexibility of the
business has been accounted for in the planning. So if required
the amount of work spaces can be doubled to 500 work stations with
a further extension, without the unimposing design of the building
being effected.
The
new building is very special. For
example, the fastest elevator in Switzerland will be installed in
the 50 meter tall test tower. This tower enables the developers at
CEDES new possibilites, be it for new research and development or
for the optimization of current products. Access control will be carried out by a brand-new,
self-developed system from CEDES AG, which is based on the
multi-award winning 3D camera technology.
Webcam
to the construction site
November
2004
The
future new head-office of CEDES
Landquart;
On the 30th
September 2004 CEDES AG in Landquart received some surprising post from the
local council. It was the planning permission for
the new building development in Landquart. The compulsory 20 day circulation
and objection period had passed without a single objection.
Nowadays in Switzerland there is normally a flood of objections
which always delay building projects, so to receive the go ahead
so quickly without a hitch is something
incredibly special. And indeed our planned construction is by no
means a small affair. The project entails a reconstructed area of
40'000 m3, a total floor-space of 7'300 m2,
a 59.5 m tall test-tower for elevator components, as well as 200
parking spaces with an underground car park. CEDES are very pleased to have
now received this building permit, and can now devote
even more energy into the detailed planning.
The
'ground breaking' ceremony should take place in January 2005. The
moving
into the new building is planned for March 2006.
For their role in this matter, we would very much like to thank the
resident population and the local authorities of Igis-Landquart, as
well as the authorities of the canton of Graubünden, who have
supported the project totally throughout.
September
2004
Baton change at CEDES AG: CEO Beat De Coi and the
new leader of the Business Unit Elevator Dr. Peter Nebiker (right)
Landquart; CEDES would like to introduce the new leader of the Business Unit Elevator, Dr. Peter Nebiker. Dr. Nebiker is the successor to Beat De Coi, the company founder and CEO of CEDES who had provisionally led the extremely successful Business Unit over the last 12 months. Dr. Peter Nebiker has been working at CEDES since the 1st August 2004, before which he was product range manager and leader of fire alarm development at Siemens Building Technologies in Männedorf.
In his double function as interim Business Unit
leader and CEO of CEDES AG, Beat De Coi can look back at twelve
arduous months. During this time, two new and already very
successful products were brought to the market in the slender
MiniMax door edge and the high-performance GLS 126NT slot-type
sensor.
Other newly developed products are also nearly
ready for their introduction to the market. Furthermore, the sales
structure was also optimized during this time. Beat De Coi states: “My
main goal was to shape the Business Unit Elevator so that I would be
able to hand it over to my successor as a well functioning and
successful department.“ However, even in the near future there
still won’t be time for Beat De Coi to put his feet up. There are
already new, work intensive projects in his diary, such as for
example the planned new building development in Landquart Fabriken.
February
2004
Beat
De Coi and Beda
Broder
(CEDES AG)
Bern;
CEDES
AG has won the Swiss Technology
Award 2004 prize for the East Switzerland cantons, and also the
Siemens special prize in the area of information systems, for
their 3D camera ESPROS/TOF. Furthermore, the 3D camera was chosen
by the Swiss Technology Award panel of judges as one of the
winning projects for the presentation at this year’s Hannover
fair.
On the 19th of February, at the awarding of the Swiss Technology
Award 2004, CEDES
AG
received two prizes at the same time. The East Switzerland canton
of Graubünden, St. Gallen and Thurgau rewarded the ‘ESPROS/TOF
miniaturised 3D camera’ project as best East Swiss project. And
Siemens Switzerland AG chose the camera as best project in the
area of information systems.
The ESPROS/TOF 3D camera, which came about after collaboration with CSEM
SA, was picked out by the Swiss Technology Award jury as one of the
winning projects to be presented at this year’s Hannover Fair from
the 18th – 26th April 2004. There the
project will be presented to a massive audience for the first
time.
The 3D camera has already been decorated with the IST Prize, the
most distinguished international prize for groundbreaking
achievements in information technology.
The ‘Swiss Technology Award’ is the most
significant competition in Switzerland. The goal of this award is to
give technical innovations the impulse they need for successful
positioning in the world market. Behind the awards, federal support
comes from the State Secretary for Economy (seco) and the Commission
for Technology and Innovation (KTI), important research
organisations like the ETH council, the Swiss Academy for Technical
Sciences (SATW), the Swiss Technology Council (SWTR) aswell as the
Cantonal Economical Directors. Industries and banks also rely on the
initiative.
Further information
www.swisstechnology-award.ch,
www.csem.ch, Flyer: "Mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit messen"
