1853

- Year of establishment of Von den Driesch / WIDRA. Beginning of manufacturing weighing equipment and industrial dosage.
.. The facilities are located in Aachen, Germany.
1898
WIDRA - 1853 pont camion 15 tonnes


Von den Driesch / WIDRA – Truck weighbridge, 15 Tons capacity.
1925
WIDRA - Julius von den Driesch

- Scale Julius Von den Driesch / WIDRA
1936
WIDRA - Von den Driesch


- Scale Julius Von den Driesch / WIDRA
1965

- Creation of the “Optical” scale, introduction of electronics in weight measuring systems.

WIDRA - optique
1972

- Building of the new factory Von den Driesch / WIDRA in Eupen – Belgium



Mr and Mrs Von den Driesch
1976
WIDRA - Von den Driesch electronique

- First full electronic scale of the range Von den Driesch / WIDRA (SMA).

1979
- Von den Driesch / WIDRA - DASIC



1980
- Von den Driesch / WIDRA - DAS, evolution in accuracy and reliability of the previous model.
1982
WIDRA - Von den Driesch SEREL

- SEREL full electronics, 19 inches rack, integrated and interchangeable electronic cards.
1985

- Von den Driesch / WIDRA - W 1700

WIDRA - W1700

1995
- Creation of the new factory in Andrimont – Belgium / The company Von den Driesch becomes WIDRA S.P.R.L.
- Launching of the W 90
- Analogic / Digital convertor.
- Fully programmable.
- Output normalized RS 232/422
WIDRA - W 90


1996
- WIDRA /W 90, ISO 9001 certification + BELAC n° 214 INSP accreditation.
1997

- Accreditation EN 45004 (metrology accreditation)
2000
- Launching of the W 200 / 600 measurements per second, fully digital

...Launching of the W 200 / 600 measurements per second.

- Fully digital – Fully programmable.
- Display / Touch screen on LCD display.
WIDRA - W 200
...Integration to a terminal … W200 B (Standard model)

- Access management, entrance/exit gates, correct positioning, traffic lights, etc.
- Audio communication to a central station. etc....

2007/2008

.- W 200 Evolution: Application to dynamic weighing.

WIDRA - Intégratrice w200

- Death of Mr Wolfgang Gerson.
2009

- Taking over of the company by Mr and Mrs Pierre and Bénédicte Gerson.
WIDRA - Pierre et Bénédicte Gerson

- Introduction of the HSF - HSL range
- Study and realization of the CPU type W200 C
- Implementation of the new website
- Introduction of the MATRIX
2010
- Launching of the weighing terminal type W 200 C
- Widra programming, version 2.0 / 2.1 –

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