Systron Donner Automotive Exclusive Inertial Technology Available Industrywide
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Partnership With Continental Teves Continues, Exclusivity Ends
CONCORD, Calif., Sept. 10, 2007-Leading inertial-rate sensor company, Systron Donner Automotive announces today that its revolutionary quartz MEMS gyro is now available to all OEMs and suppliers in the automotive industry with the end of the exclusivity provision of its supply agreement with Continental Teves. While Systron Donner Automotive will continue to provide its product and engineering expertise to the long-time customer, the renewed supply agreement between the companies now permits greater market freedom. Systron Donner Automotive has welcomed this opportunity to offer its technology to all OEMs and suppliers looking to leverage the world's longest track record of unparalleled performance for inertial rate sensors and related technologies.
"This is truly a win/win situation for all parties involved," notes the Systron Donner Automotive general manager, William Cornwell. "Continental Teves remains a strong and valued customer. Companies that previously were excluded from working with us can now benefit from sourcing our quartz sensors. Equally as important, more drivers and passengers than ever before can enjoy the peace of mind that comes from the enhanced performance and safety that Systron Donner Automotive technology delivers."
The revised supply agreement, effective immediately, enables Systron Donner Automotive to provide any OEM or supplier with its inertial rate sensors. Systron Donner Automotive also possesses the engineering capability, research and development expertise, and intellectual property essential to deliver what any customer demands including custom-designed complete sensor systems.
Systron Donner Automotive is committed to being the world's sensor solution for automotive safety systems. With more than 50 years of experience in inertial sensor design, and an industry-leading 35 million automotive sensors on the road today, Systron Donner Automotive is the authority in inertial measurement products. Only Systron Donner Automotive rate sensors offer "Continuous Built-In Test(TM)" for true continuous sensing and simultaneous self-testing; quartz-based MEMS technology, which can withstand high underhood temperatures and vibration with no degradation of performance; and the exclusive ability to integrate multiple gyros on one circuit board while eliminating error-producing cross-talk.
About Systron Donner Automotive
Systron Donner Automotive is the global leader in the design and manufacture of the highest performing inertial measurement products integral to advanced automotive safety applications. Installed in more than 40 million automobiles on the road today, the Systron Donner Automotive quartz MEMS gyro is the enabling technology behind the industry's most reliable active safety systems. Systron Donner Automotive is now applying this same technology to the marine and off-highway markets, advancing the quality of vehicle safety beyond the automotive industry.
For more information about Systron Donner Automotive, a Custom Sensors & Technologies company, call (925) 682-6161 or visit systronauto.com.
About Custom Sensors & Technologies
Headquartered in Moorpark, Calif., Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST) is a business unit of Schneider Electric. CST was formed from the combination of Kavlico, Crouzet, Crydom and former divisions of BEI Technologies. CST provides sensors, controls and actuation products to the industrial, transportation, and military and aerospace markets.
www.cst.schneider-electric.com
About Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric is the world's power and control specialist. Through its world-class brands, Merlin Gerin, Square D and Telemecanique, Schneider Electric anticipates and satisfies its customers' requirements in the residential, building, industry and energy and infrastructure markets. With 105,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, Schneider Electric generated sales of Euros13.7 billion in 2006 through 15,000 sales outlets.
www.schneider-electric.com.
