"We are item" — our identity is based on values and standards which we have consistently developed in over thirty years of successful history.What can our customers, partners, suppliers, employees and the community expec......"We are item" — our identity is based on values and standards which we have consistently developed in over thirty years of successful history.What can our customers, partners, suppliers, employees and the community expect from us What are the principles which guide the way we live and work together The aim of this brochure is to give you some answers to these and other questions.It is during our daily work as a team that the foundation on which item is built worldwide becomes evident. This solid foundation enables us, the reliable partner at your side, to assist you in mastering the challenges of the future. We invite you to take this opportunity to find out more. item Industrietechnik GmbH

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"Whoever does not know the destination, cannot find the path." (Christian Morgenstern) CEO Wolfgang SeelVIPA has evolved from a specialist in Siemens compatible components to a provider of complete PLC solutions. Our corp......"Whoever does not know the destination, cannot find the path." (Christian Morgenstern) CEO Wolfgang SeelVIPA has evolved from a specialist in Siemens compatible components to a provider of complete PLC solutions. Our corporate success is based on the ability of making constant improvements and successfully launching trendsetting technology on the market. Complete customer satisfaction hereby is the main objective in our activities. Since more than 20 years we have been successfully following this idea. Being a true innovator in the automation sector, VIPA has provided solutions meeting highest industrial standards which are in use at many high-profile customers in the world. To all challenges VIPA responds with competence and flexibility being able to provide innovative solutions.

// 1949 Becker develops Autophone – the first car radio. // 1953 Becker Mexico – the first car radio with fully automatic station search. // 1963 Becker Monte Carlo – the first solid-state car radio. // 1969 Becker Eur......// 1949 Becker develops Autophone – the first car radio. // 1953 Becker Mexico – the first car radio with fully automatic station search. // 1963 Becker Monte Carlo – the first solid-state car radio. // 1969 Becker Europa Stereo – introduction of two-channel reception. Becker Mexico Olympia – with integrated Compact Cassette. // 1975 Becker Mexico – the first car cassette radio with auto-reverse. // 1979 Becker Mexico Electronic – the first microprocessor-controlled car radio. // 1985 Becker Mexico Compact Disc – the first car radio with integrated CD player. // 1987 Becker Mexico Diversity – the first car radio with dual tuners. // 1990 Becker develops 2-RDS Diversity Tuner. // 1995 Becker Avus and Becker Grand Prix CD receivers – the first car radios with digital audio signal processing. // 1997 D2B Optical – the world‘s first optical waveguide-based in-car data transmission system. Becker Traffic Star – the first combination car radio/CD player/navigation system. // 1999 Becker Traffic Pro – with unlimited navigation in Europe. // 2000 Traffic Message Channel (TMC) hits the road:Becker Traffic Pro – equipped with TMC via software update. // 2001 Becker Online Pro – combines e-mail, WAP, SMS, navigation, telephone, MP3, CD and 2-RDS Tuner in a single system. // 2003 Becker Vision Pro – the in-car rear seat entertainment system. Becker Monza – the first MP3/CD player with 2-RDS Tuner. // 2004 Becker Traffic Pro 7949 – the first unit with speech dialogue system for navigation. Becker Traffic Pro 7945 with Bluetooth® wireless technology. // 2005 Becker Cascade 7944 – with CF card navigation. Becker Traffic Assist – the first mobile navigation system. // 2006 Becker Traffic Assist Highspeed II and Becker Traffic Assist Pro steer clear of any traffic jam: the enhanced Traffic Assist series sets new standards. Becker Cascade Pro – with SIM Access Profile for making phone calls through the car radio. Becker Mexico 7948 – retro. // 2007 The next generation of portable navigation is on the spot: including Slim-Line design, video player and Bluetooth® wireless technology. // 2008 The new dimension of mobile navigation systems convinces everybody. The Becker Z-series focuses the navigation: with detailed route list, 3D views and turn-by-turn navigation. // 2009 With NAVTEQ Traffic Patterns and Free lifetime TMC, destinations are reached more conveniently. Becker OneShot Speech Dialogue System allows complete destination entry with one voice command.

“EMAG supplies the best manufacturing solutions for precise metal components”The EMAG Group shows dynamic growth: turnover up 17% in 2007 The EMAG Group caters for a multitude of metal removal technologies and is the tr......“EMAG supplies the best manufacturing solutions for precise metal components”The EMAG Group shows dynamic growth: turnover up 17% in 2007 The EMAG Group caters for a multitude of metal removal technologies and is the trendsetter in the field of vertical turning centers, multi-spindle machining centers and multi-functional production machines. This old-established company, with its headquarters in Salach / Baden-Württemberg, has been showing continued growth both on the domestic and on foreign markets. In 2007 the Group was able to increase its turnover by 17%, to 480 million Euro, surpassing its stated target by a considerable margin. What customers in the automotive industry – and to an ever greater degree those outside it – find most attractive about EMAG is the fact that the company offers the latest technological advances in turning, drilling, milling, grinding, gear cutting and laser welding under a single roof. The surge continues on the export market The consistent adaptation of their portfolio of know-how to the latest technological trends pays dividends for its worldwide clientele. The larger part of EMAG’s turnover is now generated on the export markets. In response to this development, the Group will be opening new subsidiaries in Eastern Europe, Russia, India and China this year. The success of EMAG’s strategy lies in the fact that the medium-sized corporation with its 1,900 staff can still react to customer requirements with great flexibility and with close attention to the long term prospect. After all, its clients are looking first and foremost for answers to the crucial question of how to best improve their output and the quality of their production – and to do so with reliable, space-saving machinery that will not let them down, even after many years of use. Since the Group’s chief executive, Norbert Heßbrüggen, set new standards in the market with his invention of the vertical turning machine in 1992, the company has used its technological advantage to successively increase its share in both the premium and the growth market segments. EMAG is the world’s most important manufacturer of CNC vertical turning machines. Superior know-how secures leading market position The Group’s clever strategy of continuous expansion has brought about enormous growth, with its turnover having more than doubled since 2000. Within the last two years the Group was able to record a 30% increase in its customer base. In fact, EMAG is now Europe’s third- and the world’s twelfth-largest manufacturer of metal cutting machines. There are now hardly any metal cutting applications for which the EMAG Group cannot offer a suitable machine. The 200 current patents held by the Group are joined by new ones every year. The advantage this superior know-how provides is being used to help customers to increase the output level and the quality of their production. The EMAG Group and its subsidiaries are able to offer a large range of solutions from standard machine to tailor-made manufacturing system, leading to the generation of yet more growth. The term “manufacturing solutions” used to conjure up a picture of manufacturing systems for the mass production. Today, the manufacturers of medium-size component batches also want “solutions from a single source”. Thanks to their multitude of machining and automation technologies and their extensive know-how in process design the EMAG Group is ideally placed to handle such demands. The company now offers its customers machines that incorporate a number of different machining technologies.A vital factor in the EMAG Group’s success is the company’s investment in its workforce. Whilst the overall employment figures in this branch of the industry have continued to shrink since the mid-90s, the EMAG Group has during the same period enlarged its workforce. Around ten percent of its employees are apprentices and trainees (over 170 in January 2008), all to be given full employment once they have successfully completed their training. Extensive advanced training programmes and a constant exchange of know-how within the company ensure that every EMAG employee is capable of the kind of lateral thinking that allows them to offer the customer innovative, well-engineered solutions to their manufacturing problems. Beyond that, the Group’s chief executive, Norbert Heßbrüggen, has also set the future course for management and established a competent, long-term orientated board of directors consisting of production, sales and financial experts. This provides an all important foundation for further economic growth and a yardstick for success and profitability.

“Kniel makes the difference.” This is the philosophy we live and work. The promise to our customers. Criteria that disguish us from the many other offerers when it comes to power supplies. In Karlsruhe a staff of more t......“Kniel makes the difference.” This is the philosophy we live and work. The promise to our customers. Criteria that disguish us from the many other offerers when it comes to power supplies. In Karlsruhe a staff of more then 100 employees developes and produces power supplies that meet the highest requirements of industrial applications. A team of engineers is specialized in finding professional solutions even for difficult, customer specific problems.

“Leading through innovation” has been the basis for the success of the Straubing family company SENNEBOGEN for more than 50 years. Since it was founded in 1952, the family company SENNEBOGEN has been developing and prod......“Leading through innovation” has been the basis for the success of the Straubing family company SENNEBOGEN for more than 50 years. Since it was founded in 1952, the family company SENNEBOGEN has been developing and producing cranes, telescopic cranes, special machinery, materials loaders and hydraulic earth moving machinery. Numerous technical innovations and continuous product improvements have made the company a quality leader in many of today’s market sectors in the construction industry and industrial material loading. The name of SENNEBOGEN stands for reliable, finely engineered equipment. SENNEBOGEN produces machinery to the highest quality level at its Straubing and Wackersdorf sites in Germany. Products are distributed worldwide through an extensive dealer network. The broad product range encompasses complete series of rope excavators, cranes, telescopic cranes, mobile telescopic cranes, material loaders and special carrying machinery. The development and design of all this machinery is focused on the needs of the customer. SENNEBOGEN supplies flexible standard models as well as individual customised and specialist machinery, which it develops in conjunction with its customers. SENNEBOGEN supports its customers with a comprehensive service package to ensure that the machinery is used optimally and efficiently. SENNEBOGEN is ideally equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Over 45 new product developments in the last 10 years in the 10 t to 200 t categories speak for themselves. More than 70 sales and service partners represent the SENNEBOGEN brand, covering most of the globe. Dynamic management from a motivated and committed team backs up the SENNEBOGEN name. The SENNEBOGEN Group employs over 1,000 staff and has a turnover of 360 million EUR.

“Satisfied customers” – this has been our main priority since Otto Bihler established the company in 1953. From its modest beginnings in a workshop with three employees, Bihler has since evolved to become the world’s ......“Satisfied customers” – this has been our main priority since Otto Bihler established the company in 1953. From its modest beginnings in a workshop with three employees, Bihler has since evolved to become the world’s leading company supplying forming, assembly and welding technologies and also CAD software for punching technology. Innumerable companies representing a diverse range of industries (automobile manufacture, electric industry, medical engineering etc.) benefit from the impressive Bihler quality. All of these companies have become firm partners relying on our expertise and about 900 highly-motivated employees currently working at home and abroad, their experience, their quest for innovation and the ground-breaking machine and system solutions they develop.Our comprehensive and constantly expanding product range offers you the maximum productivity, availability, flexibility and quality. This results in a significant increase in value presenting you with crucial advantages over your rivals in global competition. As Full-Service Partner we accompany you during common projects, starting with the development, via design to the successful implementation and even after machine delivery and commissioning with intensive customer support, customer-specific training, rapid service and long-term after-sales customer care. For this purpose, the entire workflow is DIN EN ISO 9001/2000 certified which vouches for our high quality standards. All this forms the foundation for mutual trust between partners. All of us at Bihler are proud of what we have achieved and of our leading position in the market place. It required a great deal of work and effort to reach this position and it requires even more work in the future to retain and consolidate this position. We reassess and pursue this lofty goal every day.

100 successful years of Hüdig+Rocholz bear witness to the creativity and strength, despite political and economic crises, of a company that has carved out its own individual path through the century. Our corporate philoso......100 successful years of Hüdig+Rocholz bear witness to the creativity and strength, despite political and economic crises, of a company that has carved out its own individual path through the century. Our corporate philosophy is to recognise the signs of the times, to continually adapt the company to reflect market changes and to ensure that our product range is future-proof. Hüdig+Rocholz accords high value to quality and progressive design in the product development and manufacturing processes. Based on this synthesis, we have created workplace systems that are exemplary in terms of ergonomic efficiency and industrial safety. The company is now managed by the third-generation family members, Gerd and Winfried Rocholz. The companys present-day significance is their achievement and they will continue to build its reputation in the future. In the next generation, headed by Marc Rocholz, the company will also set new standards in the development of ergonomic and employee-friendly workplace systems.

1873 Berthold Pensky founded his own company started producing flashpoint testers, viscometers and other machinery. The Pensky-Martens flashpoint tester was born! 1886 Pensky sold his company to Wilhelm Sommer and Max Run......1873 Berthold Pensky founded his own company started producing flashpoint testers, viscometers and other machinery. The Pensky-Martens flashpoint tester was born! 1886 Pensky sold his company to Wilhelm Sommer and Max Runge. Products were marketed in Germany, Romania, Russia and the Netherlands already. 1943 In World War II the company Sommer and Runge (SuR) was utilized to manufacture airplane parts. During the bombing of Berlin the factory was partially destroyed and had to move to other quarters. 1948 A manufacturing line of mineral oil test instruments for the German speaking market was started. 1991 Following the reunification of Germany, SuR reformed and renamed under the name Petrotest? Instruments GmbH & Co. KG. 1996 Due to the need for expansion Petrotest? relocated to a brand new building in the Dahlewitz Industrial Park on the outskirts of Berlin. 2005 Approx. 60 employees are engaged in the production of mechanical and electronic laboratory instruments, such as flashpoint tester, distillation units, penetrometer, Fraass breaking point tester, etc. Further improvement and development of automatic petroleum test equipment can be expected. In order to be a highly flexible and reliable partner to our customers, we decided to locate the entire range of branches needed in our company under one roof.