interest in a facility of this kind. One-to-one
discussions with our guests revealed the high
level of demand for solutions in the complex field
of materialography, which in addition to metals,
increasingly also covers many other materials such
as ceramics and plastics.”
presence in the region and provides a closer
working relationship with our customers. We
would like to thank our hosts for their excellent
cooperation and for making us so welcome in
their premises and we look forward to serving
customers old and new from throughout Europe.”
Roland Prauss, European Commercial Director of
Buehler ITW Test & Measurement GmbH, points
out, “The new Buehler Solutions Center fills a
gap which was created when we consolidated
our business activities in Esslingen in the south
of Germany at the beginning of the year. We had
temporarily removed our presence in Düsseldorf,
which had long been a convenient location for
many customers. This new application laboratory,
located in the spacious premises of the Chamber
of Handicrafts welding school, renews Buehler’s
The new Buehler Solutions Center is located at:
Handwerkskammer Düsseldorf
ITW Buehler Solutions Center,
Gebäude D, E05/E06
Georg-Schulhoff-Platz 1,
D-40221 Düsseldorf, Germany
For further information, contact the laboratory via
email at [email protected]
Dr. Ralf Pietsch is chairman of the
CIGRE study committee SC D1
HIGHVOLT’s Dr. Ralf Pietsch recently attended
a meeting of the 16 CIGRE study committees
for the first time since his appointment to
committee chairman.
Techniques”, to which
26 working groups
belong. Key topics for
the study committee
are new materials
and diagnostic
techniques in the
field of electrical
engineering, and new
test methods which
are expected to gain
importance in the
medium to longer term.
The principal aim of CIGRE (Conseil International
des Grands Réseaux Électriques) is to promote
knowledge and information exchanges relating to
the generation, transmission and distribution of
electrical energy in and between the 97 countries
which are currently members. Equally important
roles are played by both proven technologies and
new technology developments.
“Our objective is above all to prepare the power
industry to cope with changing framework
conditions, to establish globally comparable
safety standards and thus, at the end of the day,
to contribute to reliable electricity supplies for the
whole population of the world,” says Dr. Pietsch
to summarise the guiding intentions of the CIGRE
members.
“We were especially pleased to learn that Dr.
Pietsch has been appointed chairman of the CIGRE
study committee SC D1. That is an expression of
the excellent reputation he enjoys not only within
our own company, but also among international
experts. We are very proud and will be doing
everything necessary to support