History

With a new Web site, NOFFZ takes off to the future.

  
  
   

• NOFFZ participates at the Productronica, an international fair for innovative electronics production, and presents the UTP platform, sUTP and UTP as well as some other innovations.
• NOFFZ takes part at the VIP, presents its latest innovations and gives three lectures.
• NOFFZ participates at the NI Week and intensifies its cooperation with Averna and NI.
• Markus Solbach become managing partner at NOFFZ officially.
• The team at NOFFZ is enlarged again by employing three more engineers for hardware and software development. Three trainees are about to begin their apprenticeship in August. Three students are going to be supervised while writing their Bachelor theses at NOFFZ.
• True to the motto ‚Fit bleiben – Stay fit’ NOFFZ takes part in a marathon run for companies in Dusseldorf. Several employees meet regularly for playing badminton together. Others go to work by bike and participate in a special campaign organized by German health insurance companies.
• NOFFZ participates in the ‚Energy Technologie Day' in Raunheim near Frankfurt: Several new contacts have been established. NOFFZ gave a lecture on ‘Resources and energy efficiency’ and joined the following panel discussion: Online Monitoring for energy forecast and optimization as well as digital current modules have been introduced to the other participants.
• During the NI Alliance Day on May 06th, Wilfried Noffz was awarded from Michael Dams, General Manager NI Germany, with a decoration for NOFFZ’s long-time partnership with NI.
• At the Design Med in Stuttgart, NOFFZ presents its latest products with great success.
• NOFFZ participates in the ‘ATE Technology Day’ giving lectures and joining the exhibition by presenting the UMS card, the UTP tester platform, the cRIO SSI module as well as other innovations. During the panel discussion Markus Solbach emphasizes the importance of tester standardization and discusses developments for high current and high voltage as well as tester management in cooperation with Konrad, National Instruments and EUtech.
• The serial production of the sUTP 4510 is operating very well. Several frame contracts about delivering the sUTP in a high quantity could be concluded.
  sUTP 4510.
• At the beginning of the year, additional projects with the Universal Receiver Tester could be obtained from well-known automotive manufacturers. NOFFZ pleasantly registers the receipt of numerous orders for all business domains. The order situation of the UTP 901X and the sUTP 4510 platform is exceptionally positive.

The sUTP 4510 is registered as an official trademark at the German Patent Office.

  
  
   

• NOFFZ presents its latest products at the VIP and the Electronica and gives three lectures at the VIP. also see our invitation
• The individual production of devices and the serial production are working to full capacity. An increasing number of customers enjoys our services ranging from product design and development to the production of the final product.
• The ElectroMobilitySimulation&Test platform (EMSimTest) is presented at the innovations forum at Daimler in Dusseldorf
• Beginning of the cooperation for electromobility with Firma EUtech from Aachen
• Participation in the ‚NI Week’ and intensification of the co-operations with Averna, NI and Conduant as well as Konrad (especially for ICT systems)
• NOFFZ exhibits at the NI Medical Technology Day in Zurich and presents latest developments in the field of electro acupuncture.
• Successful presentation at the Testing Expo in Stuttgart of our new sUTP platform and NavaSim by our partner Averna
• NOFFZ introduces the sUTP4510 as an innovative PXI-based, 2 HU tester system.
• The Universal Receiver Tester and the Universal Tester Platform achieved sales records.

In collaboration with our partner Averna we intensify our Proligent implementations. Proligent is a tool for test engineering management and for connecting wirelessly and directly to tester system, MES, FIS or ERP systems.

  
  
   

• Successful presentation of UTP, URT and SMTA at the SMT, Testing Expo, NI Week, VIP and Productronica
• Further standardization of hardware und software: development of a new tester platform applicable for both projects and products, called Universal Tester Platform (UTP)
• Expansion of the premises and investment in production facilities

NOFFZ denotes a 20% growth in sales.
  
  

• Expansion of all business areas with special focus on the development of products for medical engineering and research on engines for the automotive industry
• Significantly increasing number of new customers
• For the first time, six apprentices are trained at NOFFZ at the same time
• Further expansion of the software development; the team is enlarged again.
• The URT road show in Germany, Austria and France directly leads to a growing number of orders. The Universal Receiver Tester can be sold and serviced very successfully.
• Successful participation in several trade fairs: NOFFZ gives three lectures at the VIP and presents its latest innovations and products in the VIP exhibition.
• MS Navision is introduced as a company-wide ERP and CRM solution

NOFFZ successfully supplies several new customers and expands its business activities towards ICT & Boundary Scan.
  
   
    

• The Smart Multimedia Test Adapter (SMTA) is introduced successfully at the VIP and the Productronica in Munich.
• Erfolgreiche Produktneuvorstellung des NOFFZ Smart Multimedia Test Adapter (SMTA) auf der VIP und Productronica in München.
• Intensification of the partnerships with FEINMETALL, Ihlemann and MassInterconnect (VPC).
  FEINMETALL
  Ihlemann
  MassInterconnect (VPC)
• NOFFZ presents the latest developments: NCRT 3.0, USB SPI/I2C Interface and Display Test at the Testing Expo and at the Sensor&Test. NOFFZ’s CarRadioTester road show for automotive manufacturers and suppliers arouses great interest.
• Markus Solbach leaves National Instruments and joins the NOFFZ team with great success. The team now consists of 33 engineers, skilled workers and trainees.

Successful certifications of seven employees by National Instruments as:
- Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD)
- Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD)
- Certified TestStand Developer (CTD)
   
   

• The NOFFZ team consists of 31 members. Hardware and software development is performed by 15 engineers and 5 technicians. In addition to that, four young people are trained as qualified IT technicians.

Foundation of the partnership with Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies

Relocation to the new premise in May 2004: For meeting the demands of a growing number of projects the building comprises about 1250 m2.
  
   

• NOFFZ becomes certified TestStand Developer (National Instruments).

NOFFZ is honoured by National Instruments as ‘Alliance Member of the Year’.

• NOFFZ is made approved company for training apprentices by the ’Chamber of Industry and Commerce Mittlerer Niederrhein’.
• Beginning of the construction planning for the new premises
• Foundation of the partnership with Rohde&Schwarz: NOFFZ becomes systems house for the integration of the products of Rhode & Schwarz.
  Rohde & Schwarz

Foundation of the partnership with GPS Prüftechnik GmbH
GPS Prüftechnik GmbH

Certification according to the quality management norm DIN EN ISO 9001:2000

Further expansion of the premises by constructing additional storage capacity and a training classroom

Foundation of the partnership with the globally operating company National Instruments
National Instruments (NI)

The company name is changed to NOFFZ ComputerTechnik GmbH
   
     
  

• Due to strong expansion NOFFZ changes and enlarges its head office. Five salaried members of staff – four of them are engineers - as well as several free-lance staff members are currently working for the company.

Foundation of the enterprise with the main objective: development and production of customized complete solutions for measurement and automation technology.