Development, manufacture and sale of nuclear radiation measuring instruments such as personal dosimeters, Teletectors and dose rate meters
automess - Automation und Messtechnik GmbH
LadenburgNew on Amplifa
About automess
automess - Automation und Messtechnik GmbH is a manufacturer of nuclear radiation measuring instruments based in Ladenburg near Heidelberg. The company, with around 30 employees, develops, manufactures and sells portable dose rate meters, Teletectors, dose rate warning devices, personal dosimeters, probes, gamma alarm stations and check sources for dose rates from 1 nSv/h to 10 Sv/h. The instruments are developed and produced in Germany and are characterized, among other things, by robust, watertight housings made of die-cast aluminium; the telescopes of the Teletectors are made of stainless steel. Fields of application include occupational health and safety and personal dosimetry, industry, research and laboratories, nuclear power plants, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine as well as civil protection and disaster control and fire brigades. Quality management has been certified to DIN EN ISO 9001 and KTA 1401 since 1995; PTB certificates for the formal conformity assessment under the Measurement and Calibration Act are available for the instruments. Sales are conducted through a worldwide dealer network in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Oceania and Africa.
- Site
- Ladenburg
- Processes
- Development, manufacture and sale of nuclear radiation measuring instruments (dose rate meters,, Manufacture of portable, battery-operated dose rate meters and warning devices for, Development, manufacture and sale of nuclear radiation measuring instruments, Customer service and consulting (e.g. on export restrictions), Worldwide sales via a specialist dealer network
- Materials
- Die-cast aluminium, Stainless steel
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, Other (KTA 1401)
- Industries
- Nuclear power plants, Radiation therapy and nuclear medicine, Research and laboratories, Industry, Civil protection and disaster control, Fire brigades
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Development
- 02
Manufacturing
- 03
Quality inspection and conformity assessment
- 04
Sales via a worldwide dealer network
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Customer service and consulting
Materials and Processes
Die-cast aluminium
Robust, watertight housings for portable measuring instruments such as the 6150AD and the ALADOX series.
Stainless steel
Material of the Teletector telescopes, continuously extendable to approximately four metres.
Locations
Ladenburg
DECompany headquarters with development, production and sales
- Materials
- Die-cast aluminium, stainless steel
Products and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development, manufacture and sale of nuclear radiation measuring instruments (dose rate meters,Testing | – | – | – | – | Aluminium (die-cast housing), Stainless steel (telescope) |
| Manufacture of portable, battery-operated dose rate meters and warning devices forTesting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium (die casting) |
Additional services
Quality
Quality management has been certified to DIN EN ISO 9001 and KTA 1401 since 1995. PTB certificates for the formal conformity assessment under the Measurement and Calibration Act are available for the instruments; verified instruments are affixed with a verification mark by the verification offices.
| Evidence | Ladenburg |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| Other (KTA 1401) |
Company History
- 1968
Foundation by Dr. Wilhelm Buttler as a predecessor entity; 1970 founding of Automation und Messtechnik GmbH in Dossenheim near Heidelberg.
- 1970
Official founding of Automation und Messtechnik GmbH by Dr. Wilhelm Buttler in Dossenheim near Heidelberg.
- 1978
Move into the company's own building in Ladenburg; development of the Szintomat 6134A, the first portable battery-operated radiation measuring instrument with a microprocessor.
- 1984
First electronic personal dosimeter with microprocessor (Dosimeter 219.1).
- 1995
Certification of quality management to DIN EN ISO 9001 and KTA 1401; death of founder Dr. Wilhelm Buttler.
- 2005
New microprocessor electronics for the Teletector 6112D-100/H.
- 2008
Market launch of the ALADOX series as successor to the ALADOS series.