The adaption of the measuring principle of the ultrasound transmission measuring known from the testing of materials opened up the spectacular possibility of scrutinizing papers, textiles, synthetic materials and so on and liquids as well as the dynamics of her interaction with a resolution in the millisecond area.

1988
The beginning of the development of the paper testing by means of ultrasound at the Institute for Graphic Technique Leipzig (IGT).

July 1992
Foundation of the company emco Elektronische Meß- und Steuerungstechnik GmbH with the ultrasound-transmission measuring as a fundamental idea. The development led over the versions PLG20, DPM20, DPM26 to the version DPM27.

1996
Fully automatic version emcoDPM30 with new software emcoDPM.

1997
The beginning of the cooperation with Dr. Praast for the exclusive sale of the picture evaluation systems emcoIAS developed by him.

The beginning of the cooperation with Schaller Messtechnik GmbH Ludersdorf at the development and the worldwide sale of moisture measuring systems as hand-held gauges, transmitters and online measuring for the nondestructive determination of the moisture in paper, cardboard and carton as an alternative to the infrared and microwaves-measuring systems.

2000
Introduction of the dynamic expansion measuring emcoDDPM as an extension of the emcoDPM to the complex characterization of the dynamic behavior of paper. Simultaneous measuring of the dynamics of ultrasound and tension.

2001
Electronic thickness measuring in the range to 5 mm as a battery operated hand-held gauge.

Introduction of the calibrated absolute ultrasound transmission measuring in dB at the emcoDPM and new software emcoViewer.

November 2002
emco GmbH takes over the devision paper test technology (APPS, IBT, GPR, DSP, NDT, TSS) from the company Roschiwal and Partner and extends this systematically.

2003
Development und production of the first paper testing automat emcoPPA and standard testing instruments of one's own emcoIBT, emcoGPR, emcoIBT, emcoNDT. The innovations scarredness and cockling as modules for the emcoIAS are developed and introduced.

2004
A revolution in the printing press will trigger the Web Tension Control System introduced by emco at the DRUPA. This one makes an optimal control of the web tensions possible for a paper in the printing process and the last hurdle removes on the way to the fully automatic printing machine.

2005
The first references for the Web Tension Control System are installated. emco and the PTS cooperate in the field of the picture evaluation and become the world's biggest complete supplier of picture evaluation applications of paper.

The development of an NIR-equipment and software platform optimized for paper will characterize the receipt of goods control and material testing decisively together with the company Bruker in the paper processing industry.

The care of available measuring systems and testing technologies as well as the development and introduction of new innovative measuring systems and testing technologies worldwide is in the center of the company activity both for the paper producing industry and the paper processing industry in future, too.

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