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Following the takeover of all shares in HKW-Elektronik GmbH, Wutha-Farnroda (Thuringia) in December 2018, the Munich EFR recently completed the integration. Since June 2019 the Thuringian company is officially operated as EFR GmbH, location Wutha-Farnroda and represented by two managing directors, Mr. Robert Bergmann (Heasdquarters Munich) and Mr. Martin Eibl (Location Wutha-Farnroda). At the same time, the EFR Europäische Funk-Rundsteuerung GmbH was renamed EFR GmbH. EFR acquired its first stake in HKW Elektronik ten years ago and integrated the company into product development. This cooperation has intensified over the years. Today, the team at Wutha-Farnroda is not only active in electronics development and product management, but also manages logistics for all EFR meters. Production at the Thuringian site is also certified according to EU Directive 2014/32 / EU, Annex D, according to measurement and calibration law.

Visit us at E-world 2019 in Essen, Hall 2, booth 220. The new generation of basic meters will be presented. With the facelifting of the SGM-C2 and SGM-C4 meters, the second generation of the successful modern measuring systems as rotary and alternating current meters is already being launched on the market. The range is supplemented by the new counter SGM-DD, which will include new features such as integrated calendar / clock, load profiles, monthly feed rates, BAB adapters. Another topic will be presented: the modular software solution for the CLS management -Grid Control Suite - with new areas of application, challenges and opportunities. Possibilities of digital network control for active external market participants in the sense of the digitization law are shown. Our proven radio ripple control service provides reliable lighting control applications. Our Sensor Control product has been supplemented with advanced hardware.
The new software (operator stations) with enhanced security features that meet our customers' demands for ISO 27001 is already being introduced to the market and offered to existing customers. Inform yourself on our booth.

EFR is once again one of the 50 exhibitors and the main sponsor of the metering days this year, to be held on 23rd to 24th October in Fulda. The event is classified as "THE branch meeting" and offers a compact information platform on the subject of digitization of the energy transition. More than 600 participants are expected in Fulda.

EFR presents the device family for the Smart Grid consisting of a modern measuring device mMe, Smart Meter base meter, communication adapter, control box and SMGw(registered under certification number BSI-DSZ-CC-1000).

As a novelty, the modular software solution will be conceived in the CLS management "Grid Control Suite". The flexible middleware can be optimally positioned between the network control level, GWA and EMT (e.g. direct marketers and control boxes). Thus, the control center is relieved and network-critical switching tasks are accelerated. The solution is scalable and high-performing up to the volume rollout.

During the event, Dr. Ali Inan, Head of Smart Energy at EFR GmbH, shall in the "metering solutions forum" give a talk on "Highly secure, BSI-compliant distribution grid management".
EFR will use the metering days framework to present a webinar for active external market participants in the sense of the Digitization Law (direct marketers, VPP, wMSB, platform operators, gMSB and market players) and invite interested parties. It will deal with digital network control and its possibilities of use, the digital network control will be explained, areas of application, challenges and opportunities and a short demo of a popular network control tool will be shown.

EFR celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2018.

Since its foundation in Berlin in 1993, the company has developed from a system operator of the long-wave broadcasting system and service provider for energy management in Germany and Central Europe to a supplier of innovative smart grid / metering and M2M solutions based on a generic, secure device platform.

The product portfolio includes all components for unidirectional and bidirectional complete solutions; from hardware for system usage to operation and application software to contract offerings for communication channels.

One main focus in the German market lies in the field of metering point operation. EFR offers a comprehensive and coordinated FNN and BSI compliant full range of modern measuring equipment, control boxes and smart meter gateways.

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) published a tender for the transmission of the national time signal in June 2017.

Our Indian representative, Mr. Pawan Kasera, has successfully submitted an offer based on two longwave transmitters and the implementation of the technology used by EFR.

At the end of March 2018, a letter of intent was signed in New Delhi between NPL and the Indian LW service provider "IFR". The event was well received and was mentioned several times in the daily press.