• Under the new name exceet, the European technology group for intelligent electronics and card-based security technology bundles the expertise of ten individual companies in four countries

• Combining the card industry (AutoID) and electronics industry (electronic components and systems) yields high growth potential for the future

• The repositioning supports greater networking and synergies within exceet Group

exceet Group AG brings together ten companies in four countries that are specialised in highly complex control electronics and card-based security technology. The European technology group is positioning itself with a new name and laying an optimal foundation for meeting the growing customer demand for system integration. “For over 20 years, we have been supporting our customers in their markets with individually tailored, customer-specific, high-quality and intelligent electronic solutions and cards. exceet means that we are more closely integrating our individual companies in order to utilise synergies and optimise costs. This makes us an even more attractive partner to our customers in production, in the engineering of electronic microsystems and in product management,” said CEO Ulrich Reutner, explaining the group's positioning as a solution house.
 

Bundled know-how for high-growth markets

In the area of electronics, exceet Group encompasses the Swiss companies Mikrap AG, GS Swiss PCB AG and ECR AG and the German company AEMtec GmbH; and in the area of card-based security technology, it comprises the operational subsidiaries NovaCard Informationssysteme GmbH, PPC Card Systems GmbH, idVation GmbH, and Winter AG as well as PPC Card Systems B.V. in the Netherlands and the Austria-based VisionCard Kunststoffkarten-Produktions GmbH in Kematen,Tyrol.

exceet strengthens the presence of the individual companies in the regional and international markets. “We have enlarged our production, sales and consulting resources through successful acquisitions and will further expand our company network in attractive and high-growth markets,” stressed Reutner, adding: “We rely on quality, security and the bundled know-how of our individual companies to provide our customers with the best possible support and advice for their markets.”

Focus on secure, customer-oriented products

exceet Group offers intelligent, cost-optimised products and services with high reliability and availability based on extensive engineering experience. The offering ranges from smart cards to complex electronic modules and systems. The exceet Group companies active in the cards industry number among the leading manufacturers in this industry and are full service providers for chip cards and readers: from development, production and personalisation all the way to life cycle management.

They are specialised in contact-based and contact-free smart cards and are market pioneers in RFID cards and multifunctional cards. The service portfolio of the electronics group ranges from the development and production of circuit boards and complex miniaturised electronic microsystems utilising high-end chip level technologies to the final assembly of electronic products. The group numbers among the most important manufacturers of highly miniaturised as well as flexible and rigid-flexible circuit boards. Years of experience and certified quality guarantee the consistency and long-term reliability of the products.

With over 650 employees, the individual companies of exceet Group AG serve customers from the industries of access, medical technology, payment, industrial automation, health, avionics, aerospace, loyalty, data communication, government and public services.

More information about exceet Group AG is available at www.exceet.ch.