OMICRON Magazine

How will OMICRON and b2 customers benefit from the merger? Bernhard: No matter what sector they’re in, our customers will be supported by specialists. This is a decisive advantage. The products complement each other perfectly and we can expect to see some new ideas in the future here as well. stefan: There will naturally be an active exchange of knowledge, which will also benefit our customers. Both sets of sales staff and engineers are familiar with the other company’s activities. We also expect to learn from the established structures within OMICRON such as customer service and accelerated delivery times. And there are areas of high-voltage engineering apart from cables, where OMICRON, with its partial discharge measurement is very strong, e. g., generators and motors (rotating machines). There are certain to be a number of joint activities, e. g., we’re already carrying out joint measurements using the HVA-45 from b2 and the MPD 600 from OMICRON. That’s an appealing combination. Thank you for talking to us. Bernhard Baumgartner graduated from the polytechnical college for Electronics and Telecom- munications Technology in Rankweil, Austria. He worked at the OMICRON Lab business unit from 2006 to 2019. At b2, he is responsible for Sales, Marketing and Finance. stefan Baldauf completed an apprenticeship in elec- trical engineering before studying “Electronics and Control Engineering” at the Ostschweiz University of Applied Sciences (NTB) in Buchs, Switzerland. He is a co-founder of b2 and now manages its Manufactu- ring, Research and Development activities. › Founded: 2001 › Employees: more than 50 › sites: Head Office in Klaus, Vorarlberg, Austria, other subsidiaries in Germany and India › Portfolio: High-voltage generators for medium voltage cables, tan delta measurement, partial discharge measurement, oil testing For more information: www.b2hv.com b2 electronics GmbH 14