HISTORY

Milestones in SIKORA history

1972	Development of the first non-contact position sensor "sag control" for CCV lines by Harald Sikora.
1973	Harald Sikora founded his one-man company in Bremen
1975	First employees recruited
1979	Foundation of the SIKORA INDUSTRIEELEKTRONIK GMBH owned by Renate and Harald Sikora. In 1996 Harry Prunk became the third partner of the GmbH.
1980s	Usage of early CCD linear sensors for diameter measurement. This offered the basis for reliable repeatable measurements by looking at the diameter of a wire or cable during production. The method could determine product size by evaluating the illuminated pixels adjacent to a shadow cast on the array.
1990s	The first X-RAY was delivered to one of SIKORA’s customers to measure the multiple wall thickness of a high-voltage power cable directly after the extruder crosshead in the CV tube. By implementing a well engineered mechanical design and revolutionary measurement analysis software, the job could be done without calibrations or material absorption factors.
1991	Setting up of a representative office in Connecticut/ USA and China
2000	Opening of an additional office in Peachtree City, Georgia The success of the X-RAY 8000 was transferred to a modern series, the X-RAY 2000 system, designed for wire and cable jacketing and insulating lines. This system has met the industry’s need for a reliable solution for measuring wall thickness not yet seen with alternative technologies. Its success is not only shown by the number of units sold in the wire and cable industry, but also by the units sold in other industries like hose and tube.
2001	Setting up of a representative office in the Ukraine
2002	The company evolved into SIKORA AG. The previous managers Harald Sikora and Harry Prunk were elected into the executive board. The supervising board consists of Wolfgang von Hettinga, Martin Siemer and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Sikora.
2004	Setting up of sales and service offices in New Delhi/ India and Korea
2005	Representative China becomes a subsidiary Ltd. Opening of the subsidiary company Ltd. In Italy
2006	Setting up of sales and services in Moscow/ Russia Construction of a new building at the headquarters in Bremen.
2007	Development of the X-RAY 8000 NXT. With this version of the X-RAY 8000 NXT, multi sensor detectors are used as receivers for the X-ray signal. The SIKORA Multi Sensor Technology in combination with the high speed scanners assures reliable and precise measurements of medium, high and extra high voltage cables, even if the cable should vibrate or bounce. Representative office in India becomes a subsidiary Ltd. Representative office in Russia becomes a subsidiary Ltd. Opening of the new business premises at SIKORA's headquarters in Bremen Representative office in Brazil becomes a subsidiary Ltd.