Author Archives: Lennart Wulf

march 30, 2023 Working for kumkeo: a testimonial

“Everything is just the way it should be”, says Eike Koopmann, who joined kumeko as a software developer almost 5 years ago after completing a master’s degree in computer engineering. A multifaceted working environment in a variety of sectors and the professional and solution-oriented approach are what attracted Eike to the company. He values the […]

march 08, 2023 kumkeo: Congratulations on successful achievement of a bachelor’s degree!

Showing dedicated commitment and motivation, our working student has successfully graduated in mechatronics with a bachelor’s degree specializing in microcomputer technology. The idea of writing his bachelor thesis on the “Development and implementation of a scalable and non-invasive profiling and tracing tool“ was formulated during development work undertaken as a working student in one of […]

june 03, 2022 kumkeo: Recertified according to ISO 9001:2015

kumkeo successfully passed the ISO standard 9001:2015 surveillance audit at its Hamburg location and commensurate initial certification in Kiel. This quality standard satisfies the requirements for the development, production and sale of electrical and electronic products, equipment and systems; as well as the consultation and implementation of complex system, hardware and software development projects, including […]

Tester (m/f/d) for software and system tests

Tester (m/f/d) for software and system tests   Since our foundation in spring 2009, in our capacity as a medium-sized company we have established partnerships with companies in the aerospace, semiconductor, defense and automotive industries as well as in the laboratory technology, medical technology and renewable energy sectors. Development of our own measurement, control and […]

Hardware Developer (m/f/d) in electrical engineering for EMC-compliant circuitry

Hardware Developer (m/f/d) in electrical engineering for EMC-compliant circuitry at our locations in Hamburg and/or Kiel   Since our foundation in spring 2009, in our capacity as a medium-sized company we have established partnerships with companies in the aerospace, semiconductor, defense and automotive industries as well as in the laboratory technology, medical technology and renewable […]

January 21, 2022 kumkeo: DIN EN 9100:2018 recertification passed

What better way to round off 2021: kumkeo passed the DIN EN 9100:2018 standard recertification audit with flying colors. Achieving this quality standard confirms we meet the requirements of our aviation, aerospace and defense industry customers. The audit was carried out by the internationally renowned BSI Group Deutschland GmbH, a founding member of the International […]

November 26, 2021 kumkeo: A family-friendly employer

Balancing work and family life is not always easy. Particularly in this day and age families are being pushed to their limits. In recognition of its family-friendly actions and flexible solutions kumkeo has been distinguished with the Hamburg Family Seal since 2017. Regardless of any pandemics, we firmly believe that working from home will continue […]

October 25, 2021 kumkeo: Modular lithium-ion battery system

The demand for lithium-ion battery systems is growing due to the increase in mobility solutions and replacement of traditional lead battery systems. To provide companies with an attractive solution, kumkeo is currently developing an innovative easy-to-handle and scalable lithium-ion battery system based on the standard battery group sizes 27 and 24.

September 16, 2021 kumkeo: backstage

As part of a photo shoot, it was “smile please” for four days. A team of photographers put us and our development activities in the limelight. The result will soon be available on our website. We would like to thank all our colleagues and the photographer team Sebastian Vollmert for the great cooperation.

September 3, 2021 kumkeo demonstrates mixed operation BiSS-C/EnDat 2.2 on PROFINET IRT

kumkeo effectively processed BiSS-C and EnDat 2.2 measuring device signals in parallel on netX90, a multi-protocol SoC from Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH. The transmission of measurement data in a PROFINET IRT telegram was synchronized at 250µs intervals. A Sinamics drive controller and a Speedgoat real-time-target machine were used to build the demonstrator.

August 18, 2021 kumkeo: Successful IO-Link Master Stack Integration on netX90 SoC

In collaboration with TMG, kumkeo is the first company to successfully integrate the IO-Link Master Stack with the application core of the netX90 microcontroller. We used two Maxim MAX14819A dual-channel IO-Link transceivers to control up to four IO-Link devices. A board support package developed by kumkeo connects these transceivers to the Master Stack. Also created […]

August 03, 2021 kumkeo: EnDat 2.2 Stack for netX90 SoC

kumkeo is the first company to implement the EnDat 2.2 measuring device protocol on the netx90 microcontroller. The data recorded by two EnDat 2.2 measuring devices are transmitted to a PROFINET RT or PROFINET IRT telegram. If PROFINET IRT is used, the PROFINET stack runs in latched mode to synchronize both devices at 250µs intervals. […]

June 18, 2021 kumkeo: Certified PROFINET module for netX 90

kumkeo has continuously developed the PROFINET module for the netX 90 over the past several months. An alternative to PROFINET RT, the module facilitates communication via PROFINET IRT with cycle times of up to 250µs and a jitter of 1µs. ComDeC certified the correct functionality and durability of the PROFINET module in a client application […]

May 25, 2021 kumkeo: Customer Satisfaction Survey

We are thrilled about the positive feedback we received from our latest Customer Satisfaction Survey. Our clients especially valued our soft skills and professional expertise, the outstanding quality of our solutions, and our great value for money. We would like to thank everyone who participated for their responses and the constructive feedback.

May 19, 2021 kumkeo: Home office

It’s been 14 months since we transitioned to working from home. Thanks to our friends in IT, we were able to quickly continue our work both productively and successfully. We would like to thank our IT Team for their great work, which made it possible for us to comply with the coronavirus restrictions during this […]

March 18, 2021 kumkeo develops lithium-ion (LFP) battery system for wind energy

kumkeo developed the “pitchsafe” battery system for use in megawatt wind power facilities. This allows the pitch drives to move the rotor blades into a safe position in the event of an emergency. What’s so special about this system? It is based on lithium-ion (LFP) battery technology, which offers several advantages when compared to the […]

January 19, 2021 kumkeo develops a new protocol converter

kumkeo is developing another variant of the protocol converter. EnDat 2.2 PROFINET/PROFIsafe supplies data from up to two sensors or actuators received using EnDat 2.2 to a PROFINET IO Controller via PROFINET and PROFIsafe. It will be available starting in March 2021.

September 4, 2020: kumkeo develops products

Since 2018, kumkeo has been promoting the development of its own products for measurement and control technology. Our high-performance and scalable protocol converter platform, provides the basis for us to design protocol converters for a wide range of different applications – with short development cycles. We also used this platform as the foundation for creating […]

August 11, 2020: kumkeo opening party for the Kiel office

We finally had an opportunity to celebrate the opening of the Kiel office in July. The Kiel team have been working successfully in their space for the past three months – and the outlook for the coming months is very promising. We wish the Kiel team good luck and great success in expanding their business!