Dräger
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The Drägerwerk AG is a German company based in Lübeck
which makes breathing and protection equipment, gas detection and analysis systems, and noninvasive patient monitoring technologies. Customers include hospitals, fire departments and diving companies.
, in German: Aktiengesellschaft
or AG. In 2003 the aerospace division was sold to Cobham plc
.
and Home Care. With headquarters in Lübeck, Germany, Dräger Medical employs nearly 6,000 people worldwide, around half of whom work in customer sales & services. R&D and production are located in Lübeck, Germany; Best, Netherlands; Richmond Hill, ON, Canada; Telford, PA, and Andover, MA, USA; and Shanghai, China. The Company has sales and service subsidiaries in almost 50 countries and is represented in more than 190 countries. In fiscal year (= calendar year) 2005, the Company increased its net sales by around 8.1 % to reach € 1,106.4 million and posted an operative EBIT of € 100.7 million. Dräger Medical has outpaced the market with a long-term average growth rate of around 8% per year. The Company increased its EBIT from € 9.1 million in 2000 to € 100.7 million in 2005, marking the first five years of its business turn-around.
The products and services from Dräger Safety warn and protect people from airborne pollutants and enable people to breathe reliably even in extreme situations.
Dräger claims to have longstanding experience, especially in the fields of gas management, gas flow control
, gas monitoring and gas measurement.
The current product range encompasses respiratory protective equipment for firefighters, miners and other industrial personnel as well as complete air filter
and air supply
systems, portable and fixed gas detection and warning systems, devices for on-site or laboratory contaminant analysis, and instruments to determine a person's breath-alcohol concentration
.
Dräger combines the practical use of equipment with, for example, consultancy services, training, maintenance, service and commissioning. Represented in over 100 countries, the company has 40 subsidiaries and, with its 3,600 employees, achieved global sales of € 557.8 million in 2005 (EBIT: € 40,7 million).
Dräger Safety operates production plants in Germany, Great Britain, USA, Sweden, South Africa and China.
Dräger Safety faces heavy competition from other manufacturers of safety equipment such as Sensidyne, Inc.
In State v.Chun (Supreme Court of New Jersey A-96-06, Docket No. 58,879), a third-party analysis of the software behind the Dräger AlcoTest 7110 MkIII-C breathalyzer
found "19,400 potential errors in the code", including incorrect averaging of results, loss of precision, disabled error detection, and substitution of arbitrary values for out-of-range measurements.
In New Jersey (USA), the state Supreme Court remanded the matter to a Special Master to develop a record, conduct hearings, and report his findings and conclusions regarding the scientific reliability of the Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C. Having received the report of the Special Master, the Court concluded: "We are confident, based on this far-reaching and searching inquiry, that the device is sufficiently reliable so that the rights of all defendants have been protected. We are satisfied that, with the directions we here adopt for pending and future matters, the confrontation rights of all defendants have been, and will continue to be, protected. We have no doubt that the device, with the safeguards we have required, is sufficiently scientifically reliable that its reports may be admitted in evidence. And we are confident that, in so concluding, all of defendants' rights have been advanced and considered." See State of New Jersey v. Chun et al., 194 N.J. 54, 943 A.2d 114, at 148-149 (N.J. Sup. Ct. 2008), cert. denied, 129 S.Ct. 158 (U.S.N.J. Oct 06, 2008).
In 1912 the Drägerwerk had developed a standard diving dress
without an umbilical
. Air supply came from a rebreather.
Since 1941 Hans Hass
used bag-on-back rebreathers originally built by Dräger for self-rescue of submarine crews (Tauchretter
, like the Davis Escape Set). The first Dräger-Tauchretter had been built in 1907. In 1926 the Bade-Tauchretter was brought into action for rescuing drowned swimmers.
They make the popular Atlantis, Ray and Dolphin line of sport diving semi-closed-circuit nitrox rebreather
s.
They make the LAR-5 and LAR-6 military oxygen rebreathers, and LAV-7 military rebreather (switchable between closed-circuit and semi-closed-circuit): images.
Lübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
which makes breathing and protection equipment, gas detection and analysis systems, and noninvasive patient monitoring technologies. Customers include hospitals, fire departments and diving companies.
History
The company was founded in Lübeck in 1889 as Dräger & Gerling by J. Heinrich Dräger and Carl Adolf Gerling. The first patent was taken out for a reduction device for carbon dioxide in use to tap beer. In 1902 Heinrich Drägers son Bernhard entered the management; from now on the company was named Drägerwerk Heinr. und Bernh. Dräger. Since 1970 the Drägerwerk has been a PlcPublic limited company
A public limited company is a limited liability company that sells shares to the public in United Kingdom company law, in the Republic of Ireland and Commonwealth jurisdictions....
, in German: Aktiengesellschaft
Aktiengesellschaft
Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e. owned by shareholders, and may be traded on a stock market. The term is used in Germany, Austria and Switzerland...
or AG. In 2003 the aerospace division was sold to Cobham plc
Cobham plc
Cobham plc is a British manufacturing company based in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index...
.
Dräger Medical AG & Co. KG
Dräger Medical is a manufacturer of medical equipment. The Company offers products and services including Emergency Care, Perioperative Care, Critical Care, Perinatal Careand Home Care. With headquarters in Lübeck, Germany, Dräger Medical employs nearly 6,000 people worldwide, around half of whom work in customer sales & services. R&D and production are located in Lübeck, Germany; Best, Netherlands; Richmond Hill, ON, Canada; Telford, PA, and Andover, MA, USA; and Shanghai, China. The Company has sales and service subsidiaries in almost 50 countries and is represented in more than 190 countries. In fiscal year (= calendar year) 2005, the Company increased its net sales by around 8.1 % to reach € 1,106.4 million and posted an operative EBIT of € 100.7 million. Dräger Medical has outpaced the market with a long-term average growth rate of around 8% per year. The Company increased its EBIT from € 9.1 million in 2000 to € 100.7 million in 2005, marking the first five years of its business turn-around.
Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA a manufacturers of personal protection and gas detection technology, and a supplier of safety systems for industry, fire prevention, mining and other hazardous areas..The products and services from Dräger Safety warn and protect people from airborne pollutants and enable people to breathe reliably even in extreme situations.
Dräger claims to have longstanding experience, especially in the fields of gas management, gas flow control
Mass Flow Controller
A mass flow controller is a device used to measure and control the flow of fluids and gases. A mass flow controller is designed and calibrated to control a specific type of fluid or gas at a particular range of flow rates...
, gas monitoring and gas measurement.
The current product range encompasses respiratory protective equipment for firefighters, miners and other industrial personnel as well as complete air filter
Air filter
A particulate air filter is a device composed of fibrous materials which removes solid particulates such as dust, pollen, mold, and bacteria from the air. A chemical air filter consists of an absorbent or catalyst for the removal of airborne molecular contaminants such as volatile organic compounds...
and air supply
Air supply
Air supply may refer to:*Ventilation *Air compressor, used to enable breathing under adverse outside conditions*Breathing set *Air Supply, a soft rock music duo**Air Supply , the debut album by Air Supply...
systems, portable and fixed gas detection and warning systems, devices for on-site or laboratory contaminant analysis, and instruments to determine a person's breath-alcohol concentration
Breathalyzer
A breathalyzer or breathalyser is a device for estimating blood alcohol content from a breath sample...
.
Dräger combines the practical use of equipment with, for example, consultancy services, training, maintenance, service and commissioning. Represented in over 100 countries, the company has 40 subsidiaries and, with its 3,600 employees, achieved global sales of € 557.8 million in 2005 (EBIT: € 40,7 million).
Dräger Safety operates production plants in Germany, Great Britain, USA, Sweden, South Africa and China.
Dräger Safety faces heavy competition from other manufacturers of safety equipment such as Sensidyne, Inc.
In State v.Chun (Supreme Court of New Jersey A-96-06, Docket No. 58,879), a third-party analysis of the software behind the Dräger AlcoTest 7110 MkIII-C breathalyzer
Breathalyzer
A breathalyzer or breathalyser is a device for estimating blood alcohol content from a breath sample...
found "19,400 potential errors in the code", including incorrect averaging of results, loss of precision, disabled error detection, and substitution of arbitrary values for out-of-range measurements.
In New Jersey (USA), the state Supreme Court remanded the matter to a Special Master to develop a record, conduct hearings, and report his findings and conclusions regarding the scientific reliability of the Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C. Having received the report of the Special Master, the Court concluded: "We are confident, based on this far-reaching and searching inquiry, that the device is sufficiently reliable so that the rights of all defendants have been protected. We are satisfied that, with the directions we here adopt for pending and future matters, the confrontation rights of all defendants have been, and will continue to be, protected. We have no doubt that the device, with the safeguards we have required, is sufficiently scientifically reliable that its reports may be admitted in evidence. And we are confident that, in so concluding, all of defendants' rights have been advanced and considered." See State of New Jersey v. Chun et al., 194 N.J. 54, 943 A.2d 114, at 148-149 (N.J. Sup. Ct. 2008), cert. denied, 129 S.Ct. 158 (U.S.N.J. Oct 06, 2008).
Diving equipment
Standard diving dress
A standard diving dress consists of a metallic diving helmet, an airline or hose from a surface supplied diving air pump, a canvas diving suit, diving knife and boots...
without an umbilical
Umbilical cord
In placental mammals, the umbilical cord is the connecting cord from the developing embryo or fetus to the placenta...
. Air supply came from a rebreather.
Since 1941 Hans Hass
Hans Hass
Hans Hass is a diving pioneer known mainly for his documentaries about sharks, the energon theory, and his commitment, later in life, to the protection of the environment. He was born in Vienna, Austria.-Early years:...
used bag-on-back rebreathers originally built by Dräger for self-rescue of submarine crews (Tauchretter
Escape set
An escape set is a breathing set, which lets its wearer survive for a time in an environment without breathable air, in particular underwater, primarily or originally intending mainly to survive long enough to reach safety where the air is breathable.The escape set was developed from such...
, like the Davis Escape Set). The first Dräger-Tauchretter had been built in 1907. In 1926 the Bade-Tauchretter was brought into action for rescuing drowned swimmers.
They make the popular Atlantis, Ray and Dolphin line of sport diving semi-closed-circuit nitrox rebreather
Rebreather
A rebreather is a type of breathing set that provides a breathing gas containing oxygen and recycled exhaled gas. This recycling reduces the volume of breathing gas used, making a rebreather lighter and more compact than an open-circuit breathing set for the same duration in environments where...
s.
They make the LAR-5 and LAR-6 military oxygen rebreathers, and LAV-7 military rebreather (switchable between closed-circuit and semi-closed-circuit): images.