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Firma Zehntner  

Zehntner GmbH
Testing Instruments
Gewerbestrasse 4
CH - 4450 Sissach
Switzerland


Tel. +41 (0)61 953 05 50
Fax +41 (0)61 953 05 51
zehntner@zehntner.com
www.zehntner.com







Travel information Top
coming to Switzerland
coming to Sissach






Contact Top
 
Managing Director
and Owner
Peter Zehntner
  
Assistant to Managing
Director, Human Ressources
Myrta Zehntner
  
  zehntner@zehntner.com   marketing@zehntner.com  
 
 
    
 
    
 
 
    
 
    
 
Sales Account Manager
Ingrid Bloss
  
Sales
Daniel Borgulya		  
  i.bloss@zehntner.com   zehntner@zehntner.com  
 
 
    
 
    
 
 
    
 
    
 
 
 Sales
Vanessa Mantella		  
 
 Sales
Manuela Schneider		  
  zehntner@zehntner.com   zehntner@zehntner.com  
 
 
    
 
    
 
 
    
 
    
 
 
 Marketing
Sévérine Berger
Professional Bachelor in business economic (HF)		  
 
 Head Research and Development
Holger Sick
Mechatronics Engineer		  
  marketing@zehntner.com   entwicklung@zehntner.com  
 
 
    
 
    
 
 
    
 
    
 
Head Precision Engineering
Urs Schmutz
  
Head Electronic
Hans Brendel		  
mechanik@zehntner.com elektronik@zehntner.com
 
 
    
 
    
 
 
    
 
    






Company profile Top
Owner and Managing Director: Peter Zehntner
 
Activity: Development, manufacturing and world-wide sales of optoelectronic and physical measuring and testing instruments for all types of surfaces
 
Customers: Paint, varnish, paper and reprocessing industries, chemicals corporations, research institutes, traffic authorities, manufacturers of road construction materials
 
Sales agencies: Our products are distributed by independent sales agents and representatives all over the world
 
Staff: Over 20 employees
 
Speciality: Thanks to our own manufacturing plant, special versions according to customers' requests can be manufactured in addition to the whole range of standard equipment
 

 
 


For more than 40 years the brand name Zehntner has been standing for high quality electronic and physical measuring and testing instruments.

We believe in attention to detail: in our long-standing company we don‘t do things by halves.

Our experience of many years combined with the consistent and fast implementation of suggestions from our customers result in instruments meeting all our clients‘ requirements. We are committed to responding to your individual needs and are not satisfied until you are.

Active membership in different standardisation committees as well as our in-house development and manufacturing play a crucial role: innovative visions and latest technologies are implemented quickly and in an efficient manner.

Our approach has stood the test of time, and we take pride in the loyalty of our customers: once a Zehntner customer, always a Zehntner customer.

We strive to extend our product range continuously and look forward to developing our business relationship.
 

Peter Zehntner

    

1966

    

Foundation „G. Zehntner Electronic", Reigoldswil. The company was active in the fields of home and industrial electronics, medical technics including development and production of measuring and testing instruments. 
   

1992

    

Hand over to second generation. Peter Zehntner, the current owner and Managing Director, runs the business initially under „P. Zehntner Testing Instruments". Concentration on measuring and testing instruments.

 
   

1995

    

Introduction of an on-line-glossmeter-system with up to 1‘000 measurements per second.
   

1997

    

Change of the legal form into „Zehntner GmbH Testing Instruments" and move to Hoelstein in more spacious manufacturing premises.

 
   

1999

    

„Seven in one go": significant extension of physical test equipment range.

 
   

2001

    

Launch of the worldwide very first retroreflectometer for the combined determination of the night and day visibility with one handy unit.

 
   

2004

    

Human reinforcement of the development department for a continuous enlargement of the product range.

 
   

2005

    

Introduction of the first gloss measuring sensor transmitting the measuring data directly to the PC/laptop via USB-interface.

 
   

2006

    

40th anniversary and move to more spacious premises in Sissach.

 
   

2007

    

Launch of a dynamic retroreflectometer RL for continuous measurement of the night visibility of road markings at normal traffic speed.

 
   

2008

    

Introduction of a new 3-angle-glossmeter with integrated OLED display, 128 MB memory card, USB-interface and many more.

Expansion of our sales team by hiring a Sales Account Manager for faster and even better responding to customer needs.




Membership Top
 Peter Zehntner is a member of the following institutions:

ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)
CEN (European Comittee for Standardization)
DIN (German Institute for Standardization)
DSGS (Deutsche Studiengesellschaft für Strassenmarkierungen e.V.)
SISTRA (Swiss Professional Federation for Road Safety)
SVLFC (Swiss Paint and Varnish Chemists Association)
VSS (Schweizerischer Verband der Strassen- und Verkehrsfachleute)

Among others this includes active membership of working groups and expert panels.
Moreover, he is the official Swiss CEN-delegate for horizontal road signs