ERNI Electronics GmbH belongs to the international ERNI Group of companies specializing in electrical engineering and electronics. At present the ERNI Group employs some 650 people, achieving annual sales of around 150 mi......ERNI Electronics GmbH belongs to the international ERNI Group of companies specializing in electrical engineering and electronics. At present the ERNI Group employs some 650 people, achieving annual sales of around 150 million Euro. ERNI Electronics is a leading global manufacturer and worldwide supplier of a broad line of interconnects for the telecommunications, data communications, computer, industrial and medical markets. The Systems Division at ERNI focuses on the development and production of backplanes, electronic assemblies and complete systems. The integration of a dedicated soldering technology operation rounds off our systems technology capabilities. ERNI has manufacturing operations in Europe as well as sales offices in over 40 countries. ERNI products are also marketed via a worldwide network of representatives and leading distributors. Research: ERNI Electronics GmbH is often invited to participate in research projects aided by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Example projects (Links to german papers. English unfortunately not available.): New Generation Interconnect Technology (NeGIT) Futureboard (FuBo) GIGANOBOARD ERNI Licht-Technik AG manufactures high quality airfield lighting equipment for civil and military airports as well as heliports