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| founder = Dr. Lothar Rohde & Dr. Hermann Schwarz |
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| location = [[Image:Muenchen Kleines Stadtwappen.svg|25px]] [[Munich]], [[Germany]] |
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| key_people = Manfred Fleischmann, President & CEO |
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| num_employees = 7,400 (FY 2008/089) |
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| net_income = [[Euro|€]]1.2 [[1000000000 (number)|Billion]] (FY 2008/09) |
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* [http://www.rohde-schwarz.com/ The company website] |
* [http://www.rohde-schwarz.com/ The company website] |
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* [http://www.scope-of-the-art.com/ Oscilloscopes by Rohde & Schwarz] |
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* [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Rohde-amp;-Schwarz-GmbH-amp;-Co-KG-Company-History.html History (from Funding Universe)] |
* [http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Rohde-amp;-Schwarz-GmbH-amp;-Co-KG-Company-History.html History (from Funding Universe)] |
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Revision as of 12:24, 27 August 2010
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| Founded | 17. November 1933 |
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| Founder | Dr. Lothar Rohde & Dr. Hermann Schwarz |
| Headquarters |  Munich, Germany |
Key people | Manfred Fleischmann, President & CEO
Christian Leicher, President & COO Gerhard Geier, President & COO |
| Products | Test and measurement, Spectrum analyzer, Signal generators, Network analyzers, Analog and Digital Audio and TV Broadcast Transmitters, Professional radio systems, Secure Communication, Radiomonitoring and Radiolocation systems |
| €1.2 Billion (FY 2008/09) | |
Number of employees | 7,400 (FY 2008/089) |
| Website | www.rohde-schwarz.com |
Rohde & Schwarz (IPA: [ʁoːdə ʊnt ʃvaʁts] in German; anglicized pronunciation [ɹoʊdə ənd ʃwɔ(ɹ)ts]) is an independent group of companies specializing in electronics. Well known as a manufacturer of electronic test equipment, they also manufacture equipment used for broadcasting, radiolocation, and radio communications. Founded and still headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company has approximately 7400 employees and achieved a net revenue of € 1.4 billion in 2008/09.
It was originally founded by Dr. Hermann Schwarz and Dr. Lothar Rohde who met as students during their studies in Jena. In 1932 they first worked together to build a precision frequency meter and formed the company in 1933.
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