AW: [ RadSafe ] End of an Era

[Franz Schönhofer]

Jeff, 

please forgive the "holes" in my memory: Didn't Eberline purchase a German
company a few decades ago? People there were very unhappy about this. I have
even bought a few instruments of both the original and the new company. Now
it seems more profitable to have R&D being done in Germany. That's one of
the typical results of globalisation. All around the world companies are
suffering from that - why not an US company? - O.k. I am now according to
some other RADSAFErs sending an anti-US comment. Let it be. 

Best regards,

Franz

Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
MinRat i.R.
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Wien/Vienna
AUSTRIA


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] Im Auftrag
von Jeff Terry
Gesendet: Montag, 05. März 2007 19:53
An: radsafelist
Betreff: Re: [ RadSafe ] End of an Era

Actually, this really is a shame. I hope that some of them make the  
move down to Ludlum. This has been in the works for some time now. If  
anyone needs backup manuals for older instruments, the time to ask is  
now.

I hate Windows programs. I wish that scientific instrument  
manufacturers would provide linux software at a minimum.

I guess that loss on knowledge is one of dangers of selling out to  
large multinational corporations.

Jeff

On Mar 5, 2007, at 11:39 AM, J. Marshall Reber wrote:

> I've just heard that Thermo Electron (Eberline) is closing their  
> Santa Fe operations.  All design, production, repair parts and  
> service personnel there are being let go, many experts with more  
> than 30 years of service will disappear.  R&D will move to Germany,  
> repair service will all be done in South Carolina.
>
> Throw out your little screwdrivers - - - future instrument  
> adjustment and calibrations will all be done by Windows program  
> interaction.  Digitize your thought processes or become out-of- 
> date!  All analog circuitry will be done by digital emulation.   
> People replaced by robots - - - where will it end?  Oh the  
> humanity, the humanity!!!
>
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