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STÄUBLI GROUP

Stäubli & MC

Synergiescombining the best from

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POAG connecting lead

Safety component holder

PV branch plugs

Fluid

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Electric power

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New POAG connecting leadfor potential equalisation Medicalline 4

New PV branch plugs Solarline 4

1000V, CAT II (600V, CAT III)

1000V, CAT III

Norm information Test & Measureline 6

Synergies MC - Stäubli Dockingline 7

MC-Multicouplings Powerline 8

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IP2X touch-protected in unpluggedstate with locking system Test & Measureline 5

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Franco DelvecchioVice President,Marketing and sales

Dear Readers,

After a succession of difficult years withstagnating or downward market trends,the outlook has at last taken a turn for thebetter. All forecasters hold out the pros-pect of an economic recovery on everycontinent, with the focus on the Far Eastand a dynamic development in the USA.What we now need is a positive mood inthe business community which inducesour customers to resume their investingactivity and order more of our products.

We can again have confidence in the sta-bility of some of our biggest customers af-ter a period when even big multinationalcompanies were caught up in serious fi-nancial upheavals and we feared for someof our major assets. We can neverthelessview the result for the past year with sat-isfaction. We succeeded in maintainingour staff level and even in expanding ourturnover. We also take a highly optimisticview of the year 2004.

Now to a few personal thoughts. For 25years it has been my privilege to guideand direct the development of our firm.This has been a great opportunity and achallenge, and I can look back in prideover the past years. Our group is in a veryhealthy state and is present all over theworld. Almost 600 people have found em-

Dr. Peter DussChief Executive Officer

Now that our future is assured in theStäubli group, in the years ahead Ishould like to take things somewhateasier and gradually withdraw from theeveryday running of the firm.

It is time for a new generation to takecharge of operational activities and keepMC fit for the challenges of the future.That, however, does not mean I alreadyintend to take leave of the company.

As an active member of the board of di-rectors I should like to devote myselfmore to strategic issues and I shall nat-urally give my full support to the opera-tional team with my accumulated expe-rience, as well as retaining directresponsibility for a number of functions.

I wish the operational team good for-tune and the drive, motivation, stayingpower and sometimes sensitivity thatthey need to continue the MC successstory.

Yours sincerely,

The operational management team of the MC Group

ployment with us and havedone outstanding work inthe creation of the organisa-tion and the development ofour products.

I have gained great satis-faction from my work, canlook back on a very variedand interesting time withfew lows and many highs. Ihave also enjoyed seeingthe enthusiasm and com-mitted efforts of so manypeople in this firm.

George FreudigerVice President,Engineering, R&D

Christian SchumacherVice President,Financial, legal and HR

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Solarline for safe and installation-friendly parallelor series-parallel connection

PV branch plugs

New POAG connecting lead forpotential equalisation

tested

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Medicalline

IP2X touch-protected in unpluggedstate with locking system

An economicallypriced solutionwith moulded-oninsulation

conforming toIEC 60364-7-710DIN EN 793 (VDE 0750 part 211)DIN 42810, DIN 42310 part 2

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Safety component holder

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Test & Measureline

For safe usein the laboratory and teaching

Simple assembly

600V, CATII, 5A

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Test & Measureline

Standard for measuring accessories IEC / EN 61010-031in the current version (2002)

As a result of altered requirementsrelating to clearance and creepagedistances, some articles withstackable plugs have beendowngraded in their rated voltage. 1000V, CAT II (600V, CAT III)

1000V, CAT III

may no longerbe subjected todangerous voltagesin hand-held use.

150V, CAT II

30V / 60VAC DC

Retractable-sleeve plugsmay now be used only atthe apparatus end of thelead. Never fit hand-heldprobes or test clips ontoretractable-sleeve plugs.

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Our T&M flyer containsinformation on the mostimportant changes inIEC / EN 61010-031 of 2002.Order it now!

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Solutions with

As a result of our close cooperationwith Stäubli, we benefit from whatis now a unique combination ofknow-how. When equipping theirproduction lines, leading automobilemakers choose Stäubli tool changersfitted with MC plug connectors.

This is an excellent example of howsynergies can be optimally used tocreate innovative and efficientsolutions. We are active together inalmost every branch of industry,and offer the best from our corecompetencies and special fields.

Multi-Contact

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Synergies

plug connections for

Gas Fluids Electric power

Dockingline

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MC-Contact ring helps to find Quarks

Atom

Electron

Proton

Neutron

Quark

Nucleus

20 kV200A

KEK = Kou Energy Kasokuky

High Energy Accelerator ResearchOrganization in Japan

Powerline

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personal

Dr.-Ing. Peter Springmann,for many years TechnicalDirector at headquarters, ismoving to MC-USA.

With his extensive experi-ence in product develop-ment, production and mar-ket launching and hisprofound knowledge ofcontact technology, he will

be a valuable addition to the successful team of ourAmerican subsidiarys.

His expert support and enthusiasm will furtherstrengthen the steady expansion of MC-USA in thegrowing US market.

New challenge

Trade fair dates

An era is drawing to a close.Claude Rey, Président DirecteurGénéral of MC-France since 1977,is handing over his position to hisson Vincent Rey. Claude Reyplayed an important part in suc-cessfully building up MC-France.We should like to express our sin-cere thanks and our very bestwishes for a well-earned retire-ment. We wish Vincent Rey everysuccess and good fortune in hisnew job.

MC-France, change of management

Dipl. Ing. Werner Balzarek, head of develop-ment and design at the technical office inNiederding near Munich, can be proud of hisachievements in the field of multi-pole plugconnectors. He was largely responsible forthe success of the products in our Roboticlineand Dockingline, which he built up for MCwith dazzling growth rates from 1983 on-wards. All over the world these products tes-tify to his innovative ideas and his ability totranslate technological possibilities into real-ity. We thank Werner Balzarek for his committed effortsand wish him and his wife every happiness in the future.

A well-earned retirement

in Europe

� Sunweek, Bologna, I17. – 21. March 2004

� Industriemesse, Hannover, D19. – 24. April 2004

� Mediel, Napoli, I07. – 09. May 2004

� European Photovoltaic Solar Energy, Paris, F07. – 11. June 2004

� Intersolar, Freiburg, D24. – 26. June 2004

� InnoTrans, Berlin, D21. – 24. Sept. 2004

� Matelec, Madrid, E26. - 30. Oct. 2004

� Electronica, München, D09. – 12. Nov. 2004

� ELEC, Paris, F06. – 10. Dec. 2004

in USA + Canada + Japan

� Asia Renewable Energy FairBeijing, China04. – 07. April 2004

� WESCONAnaheim, CA21. – 23. Sept. 2004

� IEEE / PES 2004New York, NY10. – 13. Oct. 2004

� Power Systems WorldChicago, Il16. – 18. Nov. 2004


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To meet the massive growth in demand for information,Multi-Contact has invested still more in the future.

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Some data for those of you who are interested in IT:

To enable us to manage a data volume of some 750,000 files for catalogues, flyers, website etc.,we now have at our disposal a hard disc capacity of roughly 1.3TB (=1,300,000,000,000 bytes).

RAID 5 technology was the obviouschoice and offers the highest onlineguarantee, so that you can access thedata you need from wherever you hap-pen to be.

Multi-Contact is aware of its re-sponsibility and, despite thewidespread disinclination to in-vest, it has greatly expandedits information deployment inthe service of its customers.

We look forwardto the future.

Philippe MichelDesktop Publishing

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C RoboticlinePanel mounting housing for welding

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TitleContentsEditorialsProductfactsPV branch plugsNew POAG connecting lead for potential equalisationSafety component holderStandard for measuring accessories IEC / EN 61010-031

ApplicationfactsSolutions with SynergiesMC-Contact ring helps to find Quarks

Companyfacts30 years of Solton, JapanMC-Benelux and Stäubli under one roofPersonalTrade fair dates

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