"Work on the building commenced in autumn 2008 when the first stone was laid by Hans Ullrich," comments Hiltron managing director Michael Schiestl. "Located on the rural outskirts of Backnang, it is an ultra-modern single-story structure designed to our specification. It will provide Hiltron with a number of operational advantages over the current premises, including the ability to accommodate very high vehicles such as SNG trucks for systems work. The current premises have a 275 meter effective floor area allocated approximately 50:50 between production and administration. The new building has a much larger floor area: 800 square meters. 60 per cent of this will be allocated to systems integration, product development and production, the balance being administration, sales and post-sales support. We also have land-space adjacent to the building for future expansion if demand for satellite-based communication systems continues to grow. Web and email addresses obviously remain unchanged. We are currently awaiting confirmation of new phone and fax numbers."
The impending move follows several years of sustained success for Hiltron which provides complete satellite-uplink systems, VSAT systems, TVRO systems for cable head-ends or terrestrial retransmission, IPTV head-end systems, DVB-T encoding and multiplexing systems, and mobile microwave links.
In its manufacturing role, Hiltron produces L-Band splitters and matrix systems, antenna positioners, de-ice controllers, main/redundant system switches, fiber-optic and wave guide system controllers, remote monitoring system controllers (including SNMP), satellite uplink/downlink antennas, plus relevant electrical and mechanical subcomponents. Hiltron also distributes satellite modems, microwave amplifiers, transceivers, block upconverters, DVB codecs, multiplexers, LNAs and a range of wave guide equipment.
Photo shows the new headquarters of Hiltron Communications under construction with Hiltron managing director Michael Schiestl in foreground.