
Radio-control equipment manufacturer HBC-radiomatic has gone digital with the newly developed Dect technology, which is primarily being used in cordless phones, and, according to the company, the range of Dect products will make up 30 per cent of "The range of products being offered with Dect technology covers the control systems micron, spectrum, eco and geo," said HBC-radiomatic, headquartered in Crailsheim, South Germany.
At the Hanover Fair held in April, HBC-radiomatic introduced handheld transmitters with data display for two-way-communication between machine and trasmitter/operator. The innovations have applications in industry, particularly in construction.
HBC-radiomatic has been participating in the fair for the past 25 years. In the first year of its participation the German Railway began to scrap steam locomotives, and 25 years later mobile telecommunication for everybody has become commonplace. The changes were facilitated by mobile radio transmitting systems.
During the past three decades, the company's engineers in Crailsheim have made many improvements to wireless communication and data transmission.
Discussing the developments, it said: "First HBC-radiomatic downsized the transmitter and receiver, than reliability was improved dramatically.
Those landmarks were followed by the third major development: feedback and two-way communication between receiver/machine and transmitter Ñ for instance load measurement on girder cranes.This feature has become one of the mostly demanded by customers in many different industries."
HBC-radiomatic's remote control systems have been used in many projects worldwide including the door-opening mechanism of the world's largest self-supporting hall in the city of Brand, Germany.
During 2001, the company delivered about 15,000 radio-control systems, 60 per cent of which were destined for exports.