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Review Productronica 2019
After the last day of the productroncia 2019, a really successfull trade fair came to an end. The "Who's Who" of electronic developers and manufacturers met from 12th to 15th of November at the Neue Messe Munich area, all together over 1.500 exhibitors from 44 countries. With its booth under the slogan...read more
Initiative for underprivileged children
Moments of happiness, that the MCD Elektronik GmbH has experienced in 2019 such as the successful trade fair productronica, should be shared for christmas time. For that reason, MCD's management decided to donate the budget, that was used for customer christmas presents so far, to the charity "Operation Christmas...read more
New faces inside various departments
In October and November, Mr. Stephan Söhnle, Mr. Timo Wurth and Mr. Sebastian Lakotta began working for MCD Elektronik GmbH in various departments. Mr. Söhnle is the latest addition to the Application department in the range of project management and will coordinate the process of MCD's customer projects. Mr. Wurth expands...read more
MCD is prepared for the productronica 2019
MCDs invitations to the customers are already sent and now, the transport boxes for the trade fair are ready for collection. The leading trade fair productronica 2019, that takes place at the Neue Messe Munich from 12th to 15th of November, is well prepared. Visitors of the MCD stand 254 in hall A1 can look forward to charming...read more
New apprentices and intern students 2019
The whole MCD team warmly welcomes the new apprentices and intern students at the start of their vocational training in 2019. MCD Elektronik can look forward to a few newcomers, as five young people are starting their careers inquisitively.With Paulina Britsch (left) and Jamie Jäger (2nd from left) we welcome two prospective...read more
Softshell jackets for the MCD employees
The MCD employees were very happy when they were informed that the company from Bikenfeld was again awarded as a "Top 100 innovator". Fitting in perfectly, all of the employees received MCD-red softshell jackets honoring the common performance. The company logo and the winner's seal of the innovation competition...read more
Successful confirmation of ISO certification
To be able to meet its customers' and its own demands, MCD Elektronik desired to confirm its certification according to the quality standard DIN EN ISO 9001:2015. Also in 2019, the verification of quality relevant and optimization processes has been performed by the testing and certification corporation "TÜV...read more
MCD gives insight into training areas
The project "ProBeruf - career guidance at secondary schools" (shortly "ProBerufGym") by Steinbeis Innovation Center was launched in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in order to reduce the drop-out rate in training professions in Baden-Württemberg. By visiting training...read more
MCD organizes 2nd Health Day
Already in 2017 MCD Elektronik organized the 1st Health Day at its headquarter of the testing specialist in Birkenfeld. As already announced by the management,this was not a one-time event, but one that will be repeated to give employees new incentives to take care of their health every day.The 2nd MCD Health Day was therefore...read more
MCD is TOP 100 Innovator again
For the second year in succession, MCD Elektronik was able to convince the top-class jury of the innovation competition "TOP 100" and thereby belongs to the innovation elite of Germany.In the independent and scientific selection process of the compamedia GmbH, the innovative strength of medium-sized companies in...read more
Participation in technical exhibition in Sindelfingen
This year, MCD Elektronik made it possible for three prospective technicians for automation technology to prepare their final thesis on the basis of the VTS 2030. After many hours of work and close cooperation with MCD's testing specialists, the result was presented today at the technical exhibition of the...read more
Successful project completion in the area of smart home
Home automation knows no limits at present and is constantly evolving. The so-called "Smart Home" has not only benefits for its inhabitants but also for manufacturers of, for example, heating systems. With the aid of a built-in WiFi module in the heating, it can not only communicate with the user's smartphone or...read more
First steps to a smart factory
It still will take some time until automated production lines will communicate perfectly with their upstream and downstream processes and until these systems will organize themselve completely. But for building the foundation thereof, present test systems are already intelligently networked relating to the "Internet of...read more
Automation by robot application
By the integration of a collaborating robot on MCD's "VTS 2030" test system, this system can now also be used for test processes within fully automated assembly lines in the future. Because the robot arm carries out all test steps for the tests of PCBs and sorts the tested PCBs in accordance to the test result, this...read more
25 years of "Hightech at the Olympic Tower"
For the 25th time, Meilhaus Electronic organized the premium event "Hightech at the Olympic Tower" in Munich. The event, which took place 181 meters above Munich on May 15-16, was an absolute attraction for the MCD Team, consisting of CEO Bruno Hörter and Business Development Manager Labib Feidy. The trade fair booth...read more
MCD exhibits at the Olympic Tower
When MCDs cooperation partner Meilhaus Electronic invites to its premium event "Hightech at the Olympic Tower" on May 15-16, 2019, the trade fair team of MCD Elektronik can not miss out. Because Meilhaus celebrates the 25th Anniversary of this event, it is supposed to be very special with its location 181 meters above...read more
BOGY Internship 2019
The MCD team is delighted to receive many internship requests for the career guidance programs, the so-called "BOGY" or "BORS" internship of the german secondary schools every year. In 2019, MCD Elektronik already welcomed two students from the "Hilda-Gymnasium" in Pforzheim who would like to...read more
Support for career choice through internship at MCD
The measurement technology specialist from Birkenfeld supports young people on their way to their career choice, especially when the career aspiration is in exciting areas such as electrical engineering or computer science and occupy a high place in the day-to-day work of MCD Elektronik.The entire team is therefore delighted to...read more
Technician project with VTS 2030 test system finalized
In cooperation with the technical school Gottlieb-Daimler School 2 at Sindelfingen, MCD supports the project for three prospective technicians for automation technology. Marcel Frank, Tobias Schäfer and Valentin Schmidt realized the application of a collaborating robot at MCD's "VTS 2030" test system with their work....read more
Future driven project for electro mobility completed
In order to enable heating of interior space and windscreen of hybrid or electric vehicles without waste heat from the engine, electrical heating systems were developed. For control of these high voltage heaters, the automotive industry uses PCBs that reach a high degree of efficiency within a high voltage area. With MCD's...read more
New combination project of assembly and test station finalized
Flap actuators, that are responsible for sound regulation, energy recovery or emission reduction inside the exhaust systems of cars, are mounted and tested with this combination of assembly and test concept. At first, the flap actuators are bolted together with a support element, afterwards the electronic control and signal...read more
Support for the IT
MCD Elektronik welcomes a new colleague: Mr. Oliver Koeck. MCD is pleased to have found competent and committed support for the IT department. Mr. Koeck is especially responsible for the IT infrastructure as well as for the ERP system. With his previous experience in web development, systems integration and his passion for...read more
Innovation system VTS 2030 becoming even more popular
It has been around 1 year since the testing technology specialist MCD developed and introduced the innovative standard test system VTS 2030. Since then, the demand for this highly flexible system as a basis for customized measurement and testing systems continues to increase. Now the first functional test system for...read more
Interns support the MCD team
Also in 2019, the test specialist from Birkenfeld is pleased to be able to offer hands-on vocational orientation for various age groups through internships.Already in the first days of the year MCD welcomed two interns: Mr. Lukas Blencke (on the left) and Mr. Sascha Bergner (on the right).During his 3-month mandatory internship...read more
Winner of MCDs electronica lottery 2018 drawn
MCD Elektronik attracted attention at the electronica trade fair 2018 with the question "How long is the antenna of the ant on the left, next to the one with a yellow handbag". Despite the fact that measurement and test systems from Birkenfeld are clearly superior to the human perception, the visitors' instinct was...read more
Congratulations on graduation
This year, MCD is able to congratulate two of its students on their successful graduation at the Cooperative State University Karlsruhe. Tim Retzlaff graduated with his bachelor's degree with very good results in the dual course "Applied Informatics" and from now on joins MCD's software development department...read more
electronica trade fair 2018 review
MCD Elektronik can look back on a successful fair week at electronica 2018, where the positive trend in the electronics market was reflected. The biggest electronica ever took place from November 13 to 16 at the Munich trade fair site and counted 80.000 visitors from over 80 countries. MCD Elektronik has also been able to...read more
