Kontron
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Kontron AG is a German-based multinational company which designs and manufactures embedded computer modules, boards and systems.

Kontron AG serves OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
An original equipment manufacturer, or OEM, manufactures products or components that are purchased by a company and retailed under that purchasing company's brand name. OEM refers to the company that originally manufactured the product. When referring to automotive parts, OEM designates a...

s, system integrators and application providers of different market segments (amongst others: Industrial Automation, Communications, Transportation, Test & Measurement, Medical, Governmental). Kontron develops, manufactures and sells its products worldwide. Kontron is a Premier Member of the Intel Embedded Alliance. Kontron's US location is located in Poway, California with the USA divided into 15 segments.

The holding of the corporate group has its top location in Eching
Eching, Freising
Eching is a municipality in the district of Freising, in Upper Bavaria, Germany.-Geography:Eching is located 18 km north of Munich and 15 km southwest of Freising.-Districts:...

. The corporate group consists of the Kontron Embedded Computers GmbH (Eching
Eching
There are several municipalities called Eching in Bavaria, Germany*Eching, Freising, a municipality in Freising district, near Munich*Eching am Ammersee*Eching, Landshut, a municipality in Landshut district...

 and Roding
Roding, Germany
Roding is a town in the district of Cham, in Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border....

), the Kontron Embedded Modules GmbH (Deggendorf
Deggendorf
Deggendorf is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Deggendorf.The earliest traces of settlement in the area are found near the Danube, about 8,000 years ago. Both Bronze Age and Celtic era archeological finds indicate continuous habitation through the years...

), and the Kontron Modular Computers GmbH (Kaufbeuren
Kaufbeuren
Kaufbeuren is an independent city in the Regierungsbezirk of Schwaben, southern Bavaria. The city is completely enclaved within the district of Ostallgäu.- Culture and Objects of Interest :* Townhall * Crescentiakloster...

). Other locations can be found in Pittsburgh, San Diego, Fremont
Fremont
- Places :- Other uses :*The Fremont Bridge , in Portland, Oregon*The Fremont Bridge , in Seattle, Washington*Fremont River , a tributary of the Colorado River*Mount Fremont, Washington, in maximum elevation...

, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....

, Luterbach
Luterbach
Luterbach is a municipality in the district of Wasseramt in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-History:Luterbach is first mentioned in 1052 as lutere Bach, though this identification is disputed. In 1319 it was mentioned as ville Luterbach....

, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

, Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...

, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

 and Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

. Global sales are supported by numerous sales offices in more than 20 countries worldwide.

Boards and mezzanines

  • Single Board Computer
  • PC/104
    PC/104
    PC/104 is an embedded computer standard controlled by the which defines both a form factor and computer bus. PC/104 is intended for specialized embedded computing environments where applications depend on reliable data acquisition despite an often extreme environment...

    -Express
  • Embedded Motherboards
  • AdvancedTCA/AdvancedMC/MicroTCA
  • 3U / 6U CompactPCI
  • XMC / PMC Mezzanines
    PCI mezzanine card
    A PCI Mezzanine Card or PMC is a printed circuit board manufactured to the IEEE P1386.1 standard. This standard combines the electrical characteristics of the PCI bus with the mechanical dimensions of the Common Mezzanine Card or CMC format .A mezzanine connector connects two parallel printed...

  • VME
  • VPX and OpenVPX
  • Slot-CPU
  • Slot-CPU PISA

Systems and platforms

  • Fanless Box PCs
  • Industrial Control Systems
    Industrial Control Systems
    Industrial control system is a general term that encompasses several types of control systems used in industrial production, including supervisory control and data acquisition systems, distributed control systems , and other smaller control system configurations such as skid-mounted programmable...

  • Mobile Rugged Computers
    Rugged computer
    A rugged computer is a computer specifically designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions, such as strong vibrations, extreme temperatures and wet or dusty conditions...

  • PLC
    Programmable logic controller
    A programmable logic controller or programmable controller is a digital computer used for automation of electromechanical processes, such as control of machinery on factory assembly lines, amusement rides, or light fixtures. PLCs are used in many industries and machines...

  • Rackmount systems
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