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Matthias Fricke:
The inflowing capital will be
used to significantly increase resources in sales,
development, product and project manage-
ment, and production. This should generate
accelerated revenue growth, e.g. by targeting
new vertical markets while simultaneously
increasing international engagement. I have
already mentioned some of these markets, and
there will be others in the near future. Local-in-
house development and production is one of
the core skills of Garz & Fricke, and will remain
an integral part of our future growth strategy.
Amongst other things, it will ensure that we
have the necessary flexibility and guaranteed
quality, which is necessary to be a long-term
player in the embedded market.
Boards
&
Solutions:
What significance will
the new company building have?
Manfred Garz:
It will be our own headquar-
ters, tailored to suit our needs and wishes. The
new construction and the relocation are abso-
lutely necessary and a prerequisite to achieve
our planned growth objectives, because our
constant growth and increase in personnel
over the past few years have had us literally
bursting at the seams in the building we are
currently renting, both in the production
areas and the office space we have available.
It is also an additional motivational boost
for our employees to soon be working in an
ultra-modern, spacious working environment,
designed with the latest ergonomic aspects in
mind. In addition, transport accessibility has
been increased significantly. Last but not least,
we have kept our great advantage of being
close to the university in Hamburg.
Boards
&
Solutions:
What support will
AFINUM provide?
Matthias Fricke:
AFINUM sees itself as a
partner and reliable company that supports
its investments and their management in
the achievement of its long-term goals, and
stands with them as a strategic pillar for oper-
atively responsible company management.
Our main principle is to make a significant
contribution to positive further development
and growth. AFINUM has extensive consult-
ing expertise and experience to offer, which
is what makes it such a great sparring partner,
e.g. for add-on acquisitions, organisation and
process optimisation, and much more.
Boards
&
Solutions:
You have just celebrated
the company’s 25-year anniversary. It would
be fair to say that it is an established company.
Is there any specific reason for making this
step with an investor now?
Manfred Garz:
Things are looking good for
us right now for various reasons, especially
because of increased demand from abroad,
and high growth in end markets such as cater-
ing and medical technology, which is set to
develop further. This has resulted in a need for
greater capacity, which will provide opportu-
nity for further growth after our relocation.
Boards
&
Solutions:
Thank you very much.
About AFINUM
AFINUM invests in successful mid-mar
ket companies. Since its foundation in
2000, we accompanied many companies in
various industries and situations in their
further development. Today AFINUM is
one of the leading mid-market investors
in German speaking Europe. We know
the specific challenges, opportunities and
limitations of the mid-market. Therefore
our investment focuses on offering tailor-
made solutions for every entrepreneurial
challenge. We understand the mid-market
entrepreneur as well as his needs and seize
them in a creative and constructive way.
About Garz & Fricke
Garz & Fricke is a medium-sized enter-
prise for microelectronics. We have been
established in 1992 and we design and
manufacture exclusively at our home base
in Hamburg. Our customers are OEMs
and system integrators, mainly from the
automation, catering technology, mobile
computing, security, medical, measure-
ment and control, transport, aviation and
naval industries which appreciate our high
level of vertical integration. To us “Made
in Germany” not only means a local inte-
gration of end products, but our own
design and production of the entire elec-
tronics within one site - from the first idea
to the final industrial serial product.
Advantech: slim embedded barebone
system with Intel N3000 and X5-E8000
Advantech announced the release of its latest
thin bare-bone fanless system EPC-S101 with
Intel Celeron N3160/N3060 or Intel Atom
x5-E8000 processor. Designed with Advant-
ech 3.5” PCM-9310 Single Board Computer,
EPC-S101 provides abundant I/O ports and
Advantech IoT software WISE-PaaS/RMM
implementation for remote devices manage-
ment, and flexible mounting methods ready
for use in various industrial and commercial
application fields.
Kontron: recording and processing CCTV
on trains with TRACe
Kontron introduces TRACe V40x-TR, a new
fanless computer specifically designed for
IP-based video surveillance on passenger
trains. TRACe can store, process and analyze
imagery in real time, or stream video recorded
by surveillance cameras. In standard configu-
rations, the robust TRACe V40x-TR is compli-
ant with the EN50155 standard for electronic
equipment on rolling stock and provides out-
standing performance, reliability, and storage
capacity for demanding railway environments.
TRACe V407-TR is based on a 6th Genera-
tion Skylake Intel Core i7-6600U (dual Core
@ 2,6 GHz) processor with soldered 8 GB
DDR4 memory and 32 GB SLC Flash; TRACe
V403-TR is based on an Intel Core i3-6100U
@ 2x2,3 GHz processor.
Acromag partners with ECRIN to offer
extremely small mission computer
Acromag announces the integration of
their AcroPack I/O product line into the
µONYX SFF Computer from ECRIN Sys-
tems. ECRIN Systems is a valued distrib-
utor of Acromag Embedded Solutions and
has steadily expanded their capabilities
to include the design and manufacture
of their own small form factor computer
solutions.
Portwell: compact fan-less embedded
system supports wide industrial
temperature range
Portwell announces the launch of the WEBS-
13D1 fan-less embedded system featuring
Intel Atom processor E3900 product family. Its
rugged and compact design, plus low power
consumption, makes WEBS-13D1 a perfect
solution to support applications for kiosk,
image processing, digital signage, medical and
the harsh environments of factory automation.
Eurotech: IoT gateway with integrated
LTE connectivity plus expansion modules
Eurotech expanded its IoT offering by intro-
ducing a new IoT gateway ReliaGATE 10-12,
a compact IoT gateway featuring LTE con-
nectivity for industrial and lightly rugged
applications. ReliaGATE 10-12 is based on
the TI AM3352 Cortex-A8 (Sitara) processor
running at 1GHz, with 1GB of RAM, 4GB of
eMMC and a user-accessible microSD slot.
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