Dieter Ramsauer
Dieter Ramsauer | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 2, 1939 |
| Died | April 23, 2021 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | engineer, founder, inventor |
Dieter Ramsauer (Born 2 May 1939 in Velbert - died 23 April 2021 in Schwelm) was a German engineer who was the founder of the international operating company Dieter Ramsauer Konstruktionselemente GmbH (DIRAK), operating in the fields of development, production and the distribution of construction elements.
Life
[edit]Ramsauer was the son of Franziska Ramsauer and toolmaker Hermann Ramsauer,[citation needed] and grew up in Velbert. He attended elementary school and completed an apprenticeship as a toolmaker after leaving school. This was followed by engineering studies at the Technisch-wissenschaftliche Fachlehranstalt (Tewifa) on Lake Constance.[1]
Ramsauer initially worked as a design and sales engineer and set up his own engineering office in 1973.[2] He designed components for a metalworking company for which he worked as a sales engineer. Whilst working for the company he developed numerous patents, which were then transferred to the company on the basis of a licensing agreement.[3]
In 1991 he initially founded Dieter Ramsauer Konstruktionselemente GmbH (DIRAK) with 15 employees, but this now operates internationally including in the U.S., China, Singapore, India, the Middle East, and others.[3] [4] As the company continued to expand, Ramsauer built headquarters in Ennepetal-Oelkinghausen in 1998.[1] The product range of the company, which is also represented at trade fairs, consists of approximately 4,500 catalogue items in the fields of closure, hinge, and connection technology.
Inventions
[edit]Ramsauer developed a modular rotary latch, as well as a modular rod lock system.[5]
This was followed by the development of the swing lever latch and by a new type of modular rod lock system that can be mounted outside the seal in the folding area of a control cabinet.[5]
Ramsauer's DIRAK-SNAP-Technology (DST) enables simplification of assembly. This invention earned him a nomination for "Engineer of the Year" 2007 from the U.S. trade magazine Design News.[4] DIRAK-SNAP-Technology also received the Product of the Year 2005 award from the trade magazine KEM Konstruktion.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Breyer, Hartmut (2016-09-03). "Die Ideenschmiede des Dieter Ramsauer". www.wp.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
- ^ Schulze, Juliana. "Gründer von Dirak feiert 70. Geburtstag". www.konstruktionspraxis.vogel.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ a b Froese, Michelle (2020-04-30). "Designing peace of mind: How a German toolmaker created a global enterprise". Fastener Engineering. Archived from the original on 2020-06-06. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ a b "ISDN Holdings Limited ("ISDN") acquires 49% of Germanybased Dirak Asia" (PDF). www.finanznachrichten.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-18.
- ^ a b "Dieter Ramsauer Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-20.