Radio Accessory Manufacturer Imtradex Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
The in 2001 especially for police and military developed neckband headset NB 2000, is still an integral part of the communications equipment for numerous customers in security- related sectors.
In 1996 it all began with the production of 50 test headset for Siemens. That same year the order went up to 10,000 pieces. 20 years later the hear and speech solutions from Imtradex has become an integral part of call- and control centres, and also a part of the communications equipment for Air Traffic control, police and fire brigades worldwide.
Imtradex celebrate in these days it s 20th anniversary. The company can look back at two decades of continuous growth. With 44 employees, many customers and more than 1500 products, Imtradex has today become one of the market leaders within the ATC area: Almost all aircraft that are routed through Germany are addressed via a headset from the German manufacturer. Since 2009, the company is located in Daimlerstr. in Dreieich, near Frankfurt. Production, sales and administration are here under one roof – both divisions were before housed in various buildings in Dreieich.
“Our first order from DFS (the German ATC) we received in 1996, shortly after we started selling the first products for the PMR/Police area, at this stage through different distributors” says Ralf Kudernak, CEO and owner of Imtradex GmbH. “The collaboration went so well that we three years later presented the optimized AirTalk series for the German Air Traffic Control. From this we then developed the BusinessLine series for use in Call Centres in 1998” continues Kudernak.
The subsidiary Imtratel was founded in 1998, and in 2005 Imtratel took over some of their competitors in the telephony field, and is now an established trading company and distributor for several headset manufacturers. Since the turn of the millennium Imtradex also markets its headsets and microphones abroad with a worldwide dealer network. The in 2001 especially for police and military developed neckband headset NB 2000, is still an integral part of the communications equipment for numerous customers in security- related sectors.
“In subsequent years we put our focus on the development of AirTalk Series, our communication line for air traffic control. Always further improvements in speech and sound quality made the demand at home and abroad constantly growing, so that today we are proud to be one of the world's leading headset manufacturers in Air Traffic Control area, "says Ralf Kudernak. For the model AirTalk 3000 XD Flex - a binaural headset with flexible microphone boom - Imtradex was awarded the IFATCA (International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers) Technical Award in 2015.
In 2008, Imtradex stepped into the digital radio area with the development of Aurelis handheld microphones. This product line is specifically designed for the extended functional possibilities in digital public safety radio, and makes both voice and data application available for the user of the handheld microphone.
“In recent years we have invested a lot of energy in development in the Bluetooth range. Our communications solutions for police and undercover operations can be operated on standard Bluetooth enabled mobile phones and digital radios. This means that the connection to the radio or mobile phone is implemented wireless via the Bluetooth interface,“ adds Kudernak, and is also equal to a view: “Right now, our focus is on the development of safety-related communications solutions for Critical Communication. In that area new developments will follow soon”.