ACD Gruppe

Milestones

  • 2012

    ACD Systemtechnik celebrates its 20 years existence as a competente partner and EMS-provider on May 2012.

     

     

  • 2011

    ACD Elektronik celebrates its 35 years existence. You can find more information in this German newspaper article.

     

     

  • 2010

    ISO 13485 certification of the ACD Systemtechnik GmbH.

     

    ACD Systemtechnik GmbH wins the 10th Thuringia National Prize for Quality. On the occasion of this event ACD has produced a movie about ACD Systemtechnik GmbH (German language).

     

     

  • 2009

    ACD Systemtechnik starts its project to establish ISO 13485. The certification is planned for September 2010.

     

     

  • 2007

    ACD Systemtechnik joins the Thuringia National Prize for Quality and is placed under the top 3 companys. ACD achieves a certificate for "outstanding effort in quality management" by prime minister Dieter Althaus and minister of economy, technology and labor Jürgen Reinholz.

     

     

  • 2006

    ACD celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

     

    ISO/TS 16949 certification for the ACD Systemtechnik GmbH.

     

     

  • 2004

    ISO 14001 certification of the ACD Systemtechnik GmbH

     

     

  • 1999

    In Neustadt (Orla), ACD Systemtechnik GmbH was awarded the "Oscar for the middle classes" for company development, job creation, modernisation and innovation.

     

     

  • 1996

    ACD Antriebstechnik GmbH (drive technology) was established in Neustadt (Orla).

     

    ISO 9001 certification of the ACD Elektronik GmbH and the ACD Systemtechnik GmbH.

     

     

  • 1993

    Change of name in the Trade Register from Andes Elektronik GmbH to ACD Elektronik GmbH.

     

     

  • 1991

    Karl-Heinz Andes, Johann Bolkart, Fritz Guther and Hartmut Wengel founded the ACD Systemtechnik GmbH in Neustadt on December 5th, 1991.

     

     

  • 1989

    The term ACD was born. In the course of globalisation, the company name should also represent our services. At first, the term ACD was put in front of the previous company name.
    A for Automation
    C for Computer Technology
    D for Data Technology
    The first step towards the ACD Group was taken.

     

     

  • 1988

    For the first time the annual turnover exeeded 10 million Deutsche mark.

     

     

  • 1982

    Data acquisition terminals went into series, 500 terminals were sold during the year.

     

     

  • 1981

    ACD developed a prototype of a data acquisition terminal, based on the microprocessor 1802, and delivered sample devices to customers.

     

     

  • 1978

    ACD developed the first freely programmable microprocessor control PC2000 based on the microprocessor 6502. The application focal points for the control that went into series production from 1979 were amongst others adjustment controls for NC machines and controls for stone processing machines.

     

     

  • 1976

    The present ACD Elektronik GmbH was founded by Karl-Heinz Andes, Johann Bolkart and Fritz Guther.