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specialist in wireless
loop systems and assistive devices since
1965 |
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About
Bo EDIN AB
Bo EDIN develops, manufactures and delivers assistive
hearing devices, such as loop amplifiers, baby-alarms
etc
since 1965.
The first products manufactured consisted
of systems that
had to be installed by professional
technicians. Since several years Bo EDIN
also has developed products that don’t
need
to be installed. These products are
sold directly to end-users.
Initially the company cooperated with the largest
distributor
of medical care products in Sweden,
LIC (owned by Swedish County Councils). The assistive
hearing devices developed
and produced by Bo
EDIN were distributed mainly by LIC. In December
1992 this cooperation was put to an end, and
Bo EDIN started direct sale and distribution
to existing markets
and customers in Sweden.
Thanks to a strong technology portfolio and cutting
edge products – in some cases world-leading – the exports began
to grow in the early 70’s.
Exports accounts for approximately
of the total
turnover.
The export countries include Norway,
Denmark, Finland,
United Kingdom, the Netherlands,
Germany, Hungary, Poland, Italy, Switzerland,
USA,
Australia, New Zealand and China (HK).
Today Bo EDIN produces more than 10,000 loop
amplifiers per year.
UniVox method included in
international standard
Bo EDIN focuses on the development of new techniques
in the field and plays an active role in international
standards work
for loop systems.
With Research and Developing Director Conny Andersson as convener of the work group TC-29/MT-20, Bo EDIN AB (UniVox) has been deeply involved in the working process to create a new enhanced induction loop standard IEC 60118-4.
A new standard IEC 60118-4:2006, is now realized and was unanimously approved September 1 2006 by the IEC members from all parts of the world. The new standard adopted in Sweden by SIS March 1 2007, has yet to be adopted in every member country.
This means that the UniVox method using ITU artificial speech
is now included in the new international standard for induction loops!
Safety policy
Every single active product goes through our
final check procedure, making sure that all
our products will be delivered with the highest
quality and safety standards.
Environmental policy
Our environment is of great importance to us and we work actively with
environmental issues on a daily as well as on a long-term basis.
Milestones
| 1965 |
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Bo EDIN AB was founded |
| 1969 |
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The world’s first true constant current loop amplifier was developed |
| 1979 |
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Super high power loop amplifier (1000W) |
| 1993 |
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Dual Action AGC, UniVox amplifiers |
| 1995 |
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The first IEC standard measurement system |
| 1999 |
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The first auto-switching EURO system |
| 2002 |
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The first loop amplifier with build-in auto-switching EURO system |
| 2004 |
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UniVox amplifiers, PLS-100/PLS-300, first electronic equipment in the world to receive a EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) certificate
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| 2005 |
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SLS, Super Loop System a balanced two-layer loop system, with both horizontal and vertical field |
| 2006 |
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Finalized IEC work for the new standard
IEC 60118-4:2006 |
| 2007 |
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Second generation UniVox® Super Loop System -
UniVox SLS-100 XF och UniVox SLS-300 XF - was launched with e.g. frequency response >10 kHz and build-in auto-switching EURO system |
| 2008 |
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The first digital time-delay in loop systems was launched - UniVox DLS-30TV is specially designed for LCD/plasma TV's |
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