Atlas electronics
| ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1902 |
| Seat | Bremen , Germany |
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| Number of employees | 1581 (2013) |
| sales | 440 million euros (2013) |
| Branch | Marine electronics |
| Website | www.atlas-elektronik.com |
The Atlas Elektronik GmbH was founded in 1902 from the Atlas works . The company manufactures electronics for maritime applications, specializing in equipment and systems for surface and underwater naval forces .
The company is a renowned provider in the development and manufacture of integrated sonar systems for submarines , mine-hunting boats and combat ships as well as torpedoes and is part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS).
The company has its main branch in Bremen- Sebaldsbrück and branches in Wedel and Wilhelmshaven .
history
founding
The company was founded on January 15, 1902 as Norddeutsche Maschinen- und Armaturenfabrik GmbH in Bremen on the initiative of North German Lloyd . From 1905 it was located on the former site of the shipyard AG Weser on the Stephanikirchenweide.
In addition to shipbuilding up to 1,500 t load-bearing capacity, the production program at that time included the construction of auxiliary units and special equipment for ships.
In 1905 the site of AG Weser was taken over on the Stephanikirchenweide. In 1911 the name was changed to Atlas Werke AG . In 1913 the company had 2000 employees.
From world war to world war
During the First World War , the works built submarines and smaller ships for the Imperial Navy .
After the war, the company focused on exports. The underwater sound technology and seawater treatment systems were added as new tasks. In 1931 the plant had 600 employees. During the time of National Socialism , there was also a strong upward trend in production for the Navy . Among other things, echo sounders and listening devices were manufactured. In 1939 the company had 2000 employees again; 1943, during the Second World War , even around 3100. During the war minesweepers , torpedoes and the Enigma cipher machine were also manufactured. For reasons of secrecy , the latter did not have the company name on the nameplate, but the coded production identifier jmz . The plant was partially destroyed by bombs and some facilities were relocated to Silesia and Elmshorn .
After 1945 - machines and electronics
From 1945 the company was rebuilt. Machines and devices were manufactured and shipbuilding had to be abandoned.
In 1965, the inclusion of the works carried out in the Friedrich Krupp GmbH and in 1966 came together with the MaK Maschinenbau Kiel the Krupp Atlas Maschinenbau GmbH . The electronics division became the independent Krupp Atlas Elektronik, Bremen , and from 1983 Krupp Atlas Elektronik GmbH . In 1991, Bremer Vulkan acquired the company. Together with STN Systemtechnik Nord GmbH (a merger of MBB-UM with DMT - Marinetechnik GmbH ), STN Atlas Elektronik GmbH was created until 1992 .
In 1997, Rheinmetall (51%) and British BAE Systems (49%) acquired a stake in STN Atlas Elektronik GmbH and a majority stake in 3Sigma . On January 1, 2003, Atlas Elektronik was split retrospectively on August 7, 2003 under Rheinmetall DeTec AG and BAE SYSTEMS Deutschland GmbH into two companies : Heeres- ("Rheinmetall Defense Electronics GmbH") and Marine Technology ("ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH") .
Current developments
The British BAE Systems sold the company in 2006 for around 217 million euros to Thyssenkrupp and EADS .
A group of bidders around the French Thales group had offered a significantly higher amount, but failed when the federal government threatened to veto the provisions of the Foreign Trade Act in order to keep the company's military know-how in Germany. Atlas Elektronik was previously associated with ThyssenKrupp as a supplier. EADS wanted to bring its marine electronics division into Atlas Elektronik GmbH and thus create synergies. ThyssenKrupp now held 51% of the shares, EADS 49%.
In 2007 Hagenuk Marine Communication , EADS UK (Naval Business) and EADS GER (Naval Business) were incorporated . In October 2009, the “Underwater Systems” division of the British QinetiQ group was taken over.
On April 3, 2017, Atlas Elektronik was integrated into ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) after ThyssenKrupp bought the remaining shares (49%) of the Airbus Group (EADS).
Establishments and products
The Atlas Electronics Group employs around 1,800 people. The following plants or companies exist as subsidiaries and joint ventures (as of 2009): Hagenuk Marinekommunikation (Germany), Atlas Elektronik UK (Great Britain), Sonartech Atlas ( Australia ), Atlas Naval Systems and Atlas Defense Technology (both Malaysia ) and Atlas Maridan ( Denmark ).
The company develops products for civil and military purposes, primarily in the maritime sector. It has a leading position in maritime high technology, for example survey echo sounders or heavyweight torpedoes, for coastal protection, minehunting weapons and command systems including radio and communication systems for submarines, combat ships and minehunters.
Products such as sensors , systems for signal processing , effectors , sonar and guidance systems, navigation systems , torpedoes (e.g. DM2A4 hake ), sea mine hunting systems, underwater vehicles for mine destruction, monitoring systems for ship traffic or hydrographic measurement systems for rivers, lakes and rivers are manufactured Seabeds for river and sea charts.
Buyers are many navies, port authorities and other institutions. The Bremen-based company is an essential supplier to the German navy and merchant shipping.
Export business
From 2013 to 2017, the Bremen public prosecutor's office conducted an investigation against managers of Atlas Elektronik and the armaments company Rheinmetall on suspicion of paying nine million euros in bribes to Greek politicians and officials to stimulate the sale of submarine equipment to Greece. Atlas reported the suspicion himself.
In January 2014, the former Greece representative of Atlas, Panagiotis Efstathiou, testified to the public prosecutor's office that he had bribed the military and officials of the Greek Ministry of Defense with several million euros, with the knowledge of the executive floor. In a search warrant of the Bremen District Court, it says: "As early as 1999, the then STN Atlas Elektronik GmbH had asked the top management about handling unusually high commission payments to the 'cooperation partner' of a Greek commercial agent." Former manager Ulrich Grillo , BDI President since 2013, said the corresponding internal letter was written a month before he joined the company.
The process ended in a settlement. Atlas Elektronik paid around 48 million euros to the state treasury, so that the company's profits are siphoned off from corruption-based deals in Greece and Peru. In return, the investigations into the company were suspended on suspicion of bribery and corruption.
Holdings
- 50% ET Marinesysteme GmbH in Germany
- 49% Advanced Lithium Systems Europe SA in Greece
- 40% Cybicom Atlas Defense Pty. in South Africa
Web links
- atlas-elektronik.com - Homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH: Annual financial statements as of December 31, 2013
- ^ Atlas Elektronik now part of the ThyssenKrupp group. In: bundeswehr-journal.de. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017 .
- ^ Raid on German armaments companies . In Süddeutsche from 23 August 2013
- ^ Bribery investigations in the former company of BDI President Ulrich Grillo. In: Der Spiegel issue 5/2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014 .
- ↑ Defense company Atlas has to pay 48 million Spiegel Online June 1, 2017
Coordinates: 53 ° 3 ′ 29 ″ N , 8 ° 53 ′ 57 ″ E
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