- More than 30 European suppliers attend “Suppliers Day” at ELCON Systemtechnik in Hartmannsdorf.
- ELCON Systemtechnik is well positioned for the future: ELCON offers innovative solutions for telecommunication network providers and electronic manufacturing services.
- The targeted 10% sales increase in a highly competitve market environment will be achieved only together with strong partners on supplier´s side.
More than 45 visitors accepted ELCON´s invitation to the 2015 „Suppliers Day” on the 15 January 2015. During a tour of the factory the guests from 31 companies used the opportunity to have a closer look at the ultra-modern manufacturing site for electronic circuits in Hartmannsdorf.
In an interesting lecture Markus Königshofer, managing director and COO of ELCON Systemtechnik GmbH, presented the success story of ELCON and the parent company United Electronic Technology. With particular proud he referred to the big investments in R&D and infrastructure at ELCON´s headquarters in Hartmannsdorf.
- Sales in 2013: 30.4 million €
- Employees: 225
- Investments in infrastructure: 2.5 million €
- Investments in R&D: 2.5 million €
The suppliers were especially eager to get an insight look into the material management processes and the innovative production technologies. To remain an innovative company, ELCON Systemtechnik over the last three years spent a significant amount of money in research and development. As result three new products have emerged, which already prove their value on the market:
- BIG 5530 – migration of ISDN accesses to packet-oriented networks (“All-IP”)
- RPS 1600 – remote powering systems for powering FTTx-networks and „small cell“ applications with up to 90% energy efficiency
- BIG 2862 – Carrier Ethernet Business Router for business customers. The device can be used both in fiber- and copper-based networks
„To reach our objective of a 10 percent sales growth, and to market our products, we need a reliable supplier network with strong partners at our side“, stressed Königshofer the importance of a fruitful business cooperation between ELCON and its vendors.