Hameg
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| Founded | 1957 in Frankfurt, Germany |
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| Founder | Karl Hartmann |
| Headquarters | Mainhausen, Germany |
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Key people
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Andre Vander Stichelen, Holger Asmussen |
| Products | Test & Measurement Equipment |
| €15 Million (FY 2011/12) | |
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Number of employees
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80 (FY 2011/12) |
| Website | www.hameg.com |
HAMEG Instruments GmbH is a German enterprise specialized in the development and production of laboratory instruments (such as oscilloscopes). The company is located in Mainhausen near Frankfurt, Germany and owned by Rohde & Schwarz.
The business was established in 1957 by Karl Hartmann in Frankfurt/Main under the name HAMEG KG. The company name is derived from Hartmann-Messgeräte. The first product was a 5 MHz one channel oscilloscope. In 2005, the company founder retired and the business was acquired by the electronics company Rohde & Schwarz with headquarters in Munich. During that time, the name was changed to HAMEG Instruments GmbH. HAMEG maintained subsidiaries in Chemnitz (product development) and Münchenbernsdorf (PCB assembly) as well as a distribution subsidiary in France (HAMEG Instruments France S.a.r.l.). At the end of 2010, HAMEG abandoned the manufacturing locations Mainhausen and Münchenbernsdorf and since then has moved production to the Rohde & Schwarz plant at Vimperk in the Czech Republic. In the wake of this transition, approximately 80 jobs were cut at HAMEG. Other company divisions such as development (Mainhausen and Chemnitz), product management, sales, customer service and quality assurance have remained independent.
At the end of 2011, Rohde & Schwarz announced that the company would offer the entire HAMEG product portfolio through its own European distribution network. Only a few months later, in February 2012, HAMEG launched a new product logo. This was the first time that the HAMEG affiliation with Rohde & Schwarz became visible on HAMEG products thanks to the dual name label. As of March 2013, HAMEG products have been made available virtually all over the world through the Rohde & Schwarz distribution network. In June 2014 Rohde & Schwarz announced that in the future all new products from HAMEG will be marketed under the name Rohde & Schwarz.
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