Geneva, 12 September 1995. The importance of fundamental research for the technological strength of a nation was underlined by Ministerial-dirigent Dr Hans C. Eschelbacher in his address at the inauguration of the 6th German Technology exhibition "Germany at CERN¹ '95" on 12 September. Dr Eschelbacher explained; "Efficiency in science is a source of Germany's innovative ability and thus of its future. Without scientific progress, it will not be possible to master the economic, cultural, social and political challenges facing our society."

CERN's Director General, Prof. Chris Llewellyn Smith, welcoming the exhibitors, stressed the importance of Germany's contribution to the Laboratory's scientific programme. He was very pleased to see such a large number of companies representing a very wide range of leading technologies at the exhibition. Prof. Llewellyn Smith stated that CERN* Council's decision on 16 December 1994 to build the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) had been a milestone in the history of CERN. Construction of the LHC and its detectors was a major technological challenge, demanding the development of new technologies and pushing existing technology to the utmost limits. CERN, in particular the LHC project, would prove to be an important driving force for innovation in European industry.

The 45 German high-tech companies displaying their most recent range of products, illustrate German industry's ambition to play a full part in CERN's present and future scientific projects. Several have successfully taken part in technical projects at CERN and other European laboratories, developing the necessary components in close cooperation with the research centres.

At the exhibition, special emphasis is placed on the following areas :
- Electronic switches and control devices (hardware and software)
- Superconducting components
- bending magnets
- radio frequency cavities
- cooling and transmission systems for liquid Helium
- Gas liquefaction devices
- High-vacuum equipment
- Thin-film, thick-film, and surface technology, and accompanying optical and mechanical instrumentation
- High frequency technology
- Electronics for magnet power supply and steering

In addition, companies working in the fields of electricity, air conditioning, data processing and structural engineering are present, as well as a company offering services for project management and logistics. The exhibition is open until the evening of 14 September and there is an accompanying programme of lectures given by German industrial specialists.

One of the most interesting "spin-offs" from Particle Physics research is the application of accelerator and detector techniques to medicine. Two German laboratories, DESY, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron laboratory in Hamburg and GSI, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, have special stands at the exhibition where they will explain the use of synchrotron and heavy ion radiation for medical diagnosis and treatment.

LIST OF EXHIBITORS

1. Accel Instruments GmbH
2. AFT- Advanced Ferrite Technology GmbH
3. apra-norm Elektromechanik GmbH
4. Babcock Rohrleitungs-Bau GmbH
5. Balzers-Pfeiffer Gmb
6. Bestec GmbH
7. Crystal GmbH
8. DESY - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
9. Elekluft
10. FTK Funktechnik Köpenick GmbH (Rohde & Schwarz)
11. F. u. G. Elektronik GmbH
12. GA - Gesellschaft für elektrische Anlagen Elektrobau GmbH
13. Gerland Mikroelektronik
14. GMS - Gesellschaft für Mess- und Systemtechnik mbH
15. GSI - Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung mbH
16. Hartmann & Braun AG
17. EG & G Heimann Optoelectronics GmbH
18. Heinzinger electronic GmbH
19. H E W - Kabel H. Eilentropp GmbH & Co. KG
20. ILK Dresden - Institut für Luft- und Kältetechnik
21. Integral Energietechnik GmbH
22. Kabelmetal Electro GmbH
23. KCH - Keramchemie GmbH
24. Leybold Vakuum
25. Linde AG Werksgruppe VA München
26. Logotron AG (CH), representing:
    1. Hameg Instruments
    2. Hera
    3. IMK - Innovative Messtechnik Krenz
    4. Siemens
27. MAZ - Mikroelektronik Anwendungszentrum Hamburg GmbH
28. Messer Griesheim GmbH
29. Noell GmbH
30. Optikzentrum NRW
31. Elcotron SA (CH) representing:
    1. Plein & Baus GmbH
32. Saskia Hochvakuum-und Labortechnik GmbH
33. Schott Glaswerke Optics Division
34. Hans Skodock GmbH
35. Spindler & Hoyer GmbH
36. Spinner GmbH Elektrotechnische Fabrik
37. Stahlkontor GmbH + Co. KG
38. Statron-elektronik GmbH
39. Dr. Bernd Struck
40. Vacuumschmelze GmbH
41. Vero Electronics GmbH
42. Von Ardenne Anlagentechnik GmbH
43. Hans Wälischmiller GmbH
44. Wes-Crates GmbH

 

Exhibition organizer:

BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie
Heinemannstrasse 2
D - 53170 Bonn

Dr Michael Stötzel : Tel. (+49 228) 57 34 03, Fax (+49 228) 59 36 03

DEGA Exopteam GmbH & Co Ausstellungs KG
Dorfstrasse 43
D - 82418 Riegsee

Claudia Honigmann : Tel. (+49 88) 41 20 05/96 60, Fax (+49 88) 41 9 91 66

1. CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, has its headquarters in Geneva. At present, its Member States are Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Israel, Japan, the Russian Federation, Turkey, Yugoslavia (status suspended after UN embargo, June 1992), the European Commission and Unesco have observer status.