Deister Electronics
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Deister Electronics is the name generally used to refer to Deister Electronic GmbH Barsinghausen
, Germany
, and its subsidiaries in North America. Deister Electronic is an industrial enterprise specialised on electronic non-contact identification and security systems founded in 1977. In North America, the companies are Deister Electronics USA, Inc. of Manassas, VA, and Deister Electronics, Inc. of Ontario, Canada.
Deister Electronic develops, manufactures and distributes mechatronic equipment and systems for access control, protection, security and identification including the corresponding IT solutions and provides the installation and customer services. The enterprise takes a very active part in the development for instance in the research of Ultra high frequency technologies as partner of the University of Applied Sciences Fachhochschule
Hannover. A recent development is the metallic and textile UHF transponder.
This development began in the early 1990. Already in this stage, Deister Electronic was among the 20 relevant players on the international level. Today, the branch is distinguished by an extraordinary growth of most diversified solutions and services, by an environment of brisk innovative activities and a focus on export. A typical example is the implementation of the Deister Electronic key management and control access system in the Centre for Technology and Development of Renault
. 700 enterprises in 43 countries are members of Association of Automatic Identification and Mobility AIM Global, amongst them several institutes of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Océ
, Siemens AG
und Deister Electronic.
Deister Electronic systems are based upon the technology of electromagnetic waves, Radio Frequency Identification
(RFID), biometrics
and Bluetooth
technology. They operate within the range from long waves to ultra high frequency
, that is up to three Gigahertz (GHz). Recent innovations are mini readers in computer mice, metallic and textile ultra hight frequence transponder.
or possible perturbation of the functioning of medical equipment by RFID labels. Moreover, there are politically motivated reservations, anxieties and mistrust against a prevailing and illegitimated observation and control.
southwest of Hanover
in Germany
. Deister Electronic dates back from an outsourcing project of three graduates of the University of Hannover in 1977. The US and Canadian companies were established in the 1980s and have been run independently and successfully for over 20 years. In our days, this technological enterprise with a total staff of 240 employees, branches overseas – especially in the USA and Canada – as well as in Europe – especially France and United Kingdom – belongs to the typical German export orientated business.
Auto-id
Biometry
Mechatronics
RFID
Radio-frequency identification
Security
Security system
Official website of the Association of Automatic Identification and Mobility AIM Global
Official website of the Association of Automatic Identification and Mobility AIM Germany
Profil of Deister Electronic in the monthly magazine Computerwoche
Handout “ RFID im Handel” of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Hanover (IHK)
Newspaper article “Deutsche Firmen verwanzen englische Mülltonnen” Süddeutsche Zeitung
Press release of the University of Applied Sciences Hanover “Forschungsprojekt ‚Mobile Lesegeräte zur Lokalisierung passiver UHF-Transponder’ gestartet“
Michael Menz, „RFID-basierte Positionsbestimmung“, Study, Institut of Information Technology of the Humboldt-University Berlin, 2006, S. 15 f
Barsinghausen
Barsinghausen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the Deister chain of hills approx. 20 km west of Hanover...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and its subsidiaries in North America. Deister Electronic is an industrial enterprise specialised on electronic non-contact identification and security systems founded in 1977. In North America, the companies are Deister Electronics USA, Inc. of Manassas, VA, and Deister Electronics, Inc. of Ontario, Canada.
Deister Electronic develops, manufactures and distributes mechatronic equipment and systems for access control, protection, security and identification including the corresponding IT solutions and provides the installation and customer services. The enterprise takes a very active part in the development for instance in the research of Ultra high frequency technologies as partner of the University of Applied Sciences Fachhochschule
Fachhochschule
A Fachhochschule or University of Applied Sciences is a German type of tertiary education institution, sometimes specialized in certain topical areas . Fachhochschulen were founded in Germany and later adopted by Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Greece...
Hannover. A recent development is the metallic and textile UHF transponder.
Market
For years, the application of such technologies is consistently growing and so is the market for its products and services.This development began in the early 1990. Already in this stage, Deister Electronic was among the 20 relevant players on the international level. Today, the branch is distinguished by an extraordinary growth of most diversified solutions and services, by an environment of brisk innovative activities and a focus on export. A typical example is the implementation of the Deister Electronic key management and control access system in the Centre for Technology and Development of Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
. 700 enterprises in 43 countries are members of Association of Automatic Identification and Mobility AIM Global, amongst them several institutes of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Océ
Océ
Océ N.V. is a Netherlands-based company that develops, manufactures and sells printing and copying hardware and related software. The offering includes office printing and copying systems; production printers and wide format printing systems for both technical documentation and color display...
, Siemens AG
Siemens AG
Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
und Deister Electronic.
Technology
The variety of RDIF application components comprises interrogators (also readers), tags (also labels), integrated circuits (also chips), antennas, transponders, converters, processors and the corresponding software system solutions. Their purpose is to detect and identify persons, vehicles, goods, keys and valuables automatically and without physical contact, in same cases biometrically, to capture information about them, to control their access and guide their further way.Deister Electronic systems are based upon the technology of electromagnetic waves, Radio Frequency Identification
Radio Frequency Identification
Radio-frequency identification is a technology that uses radio waves to transfer data from an electronic tag, called RFID tag or label, attached to an object, through a reader for the purpose of identifying and tracking the object. Some RFID tags can be read from several meters away and beyond the...
(RFID), biometrics
Biometrics
Biometrics As Jain & Ross point out, "the term biometric authentication is perhaps more appropriate than biometrics since the latter has been historically used in the field of statistics to refer to the analysis of biological data [36]" . consists of methods...
and Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
technology. They operate within the range from long waves to ultra high frequency
Ultra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
, that is up to three Gigahertz (GHz). Recent innovations are mini readers in computer mice, metallic and textile ultra hight frequence transponder.
Background
Some aspects of the security and control technologies are unleash sceptisism, critic and discussion, so for instance, unknown risks for organisms by electromagnetic radiationElectromagnetic radiation
Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy that exhibits wave-like behavior as it travels through space...
or possible perturbation of the functioning of medical equipment by RFID labels. Moreover, there are politically motivated reservations, anxieties and mistrust against a prevailing and illegitimated observation and control.
Enterprise
The head office and development centre of Deister Electronic is situated in the small town of BarsinghausenBarsinghausen
Barsinghausen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the Deister chain of hills approx. 20 km west of Hanover...
southwest of Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Deister Electronic dates back from an outsourcing project of three graduates of the University of Hannover in 1977. The US and Canadian companies were established in the 1980s and have been run independently and successfully for over 20 years. In our days, this technological enterprise with a total staff of 240 employees, branches overseas – especially in the USA and Canada – as well as in Europe – especially France and United Kingdom – belongs to the typical German export orientated business.
see also
Access controlAccess control
Access control refers to exerting control over who can interact with a resource. Often but not always, this involves an authority, who does the controlling. The resource can be a given building, group of buildings, or computer-based information system...
Auto-id
Biometry
Mechatronics
Mechatronics
Mechatronics is the combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, control engineering, and systems design engineering in order to design, and manufacture useful products. Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field of engineering, that is...
RFID
Radio-frequency identification
Security
Security
Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as "a form of protection...
Security system
External links
Official website of Deister ElectronicOfficial website of the Association of Automatic Identification and Mobility AIM Global
Official website of the Association of Automatic Identification and Mobility AIM Germany
Profil of Deister Electronic in the monthly magazine Computerwoche
Handout “ RFID im Handel” of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Hanover (IHK)
Newspaper article “Deutsche Firmen verwanzen englische Mülltonnen” Süddeutsche Zeitung
Press release of the University of Applied Sciences Hanover “Forschungsprojekt ‚Mobile Lesegeräte zur Lokalisierung passiver UHF-Transponder’ gestartet“
Michael Menz, „RFID-basierte Positionsbestimmung“, Study, Institut of Information Technology of the Humboldt-University Berlin, 2006, S. 15 f