History
The STEP Sensortechnik and Elektronik Pockau GmbH was founded in 1993. The location, formerly Werk2 of the ROBOTRON Messtechnik Dresden, provided over 35 years tradition and experience with the development and production of nuclear radiation measurement and fire alarm systems. Through the steady development and expansion of its production and service profile, STEP is a reliable partner for innovative products in the national and international market for sensor and measuring technologies.
2024
R&D topic of hazardous substance sampling (CBRN) with unmanned aerial systems.
Order for environmental monitoring of refineries in the government program of Saudi Arabia.
2023
Participation in the Fraunhofer IPMS Dresden development project to research and implement a FAIMS-based ion mobility spectrometer.
2022
Major contract to supply IMS equipment to Prague Metro.
2021
Release of new homepage. Development of new IMS for disease detection.
2020
Delivery of a DLMon complete system (16 detectors SON16 and 16 single door displays AT-1) to the company NPP-Gamma ( www.npp-gamma.kz) for the hospital 'Center for Nuclear Medicine and Oncology of Semey City'.The DLMon system was approved by NPP-Gamma as a dosimetry system in Kazakhstan.
2019
Development of a "Hydrogen Quality Monitor" to assess the purity of hydrogen as an energy carrier according to DIN EN 17124, ISO 14687 and SAE J2719. Development of a diagnostic system for the early detection of ketosis and acidosis diseases of dairy cows by means of breath diagnostics during the milking process.
2018
Upgrading of the DLMon system technology (hardware, PC, software upgrade, HL7 interface) in the nuclear medicine ward of the 'Tirol Kliniken GmbH' in Innsbruck. Further development and test of the STEP OD-02 local dosimeter for the detection of laser-induced low-energy X-ray radiation when using ultrashort pulse lasers.
2017
Development and manufacturing of AMC Monitor (Measurement of Airborne Molecular Contamination).
2016
Development and manufacturing of a new generation of stationary and mobile IMS and GC-PID based gas chromatograph for environmental and industrial process monitoring
2015
Strategic cooperation with STEP Analytics USA
Development, manufacturing and NRC-approval 19” ion-mobility spectrometer (IMS) for environmental and industrial process monitoring
Market introduction of the radio-dose rate measurement system RMon2
Contribution to the clinical trial of the screening system for the early diagnosis of neurodegenerative retina damage
2014
Development and manufacturing of the local dosimeter OD-02, designed for the measurement of local dose metrics, directional and ambient dose equivalent
Collaboration with TU Dresden, BioStep and TSO in the development of spectroscopic procedures to detect cell damage and implementation of a screening system for the early diagnosis of neurodegenerative retina damage
2013
Development of the mobile, miniaturized gas chromatograph based on a photo-ionization detector (GC-PID) to measure environmental pollutants
Market introduction and first delivery of GC-PID to British Petrol (BP)
Development and manufacturing of Cell Degradation Indicator (CDI) for the simulation of accelerated degradation of solar cells in commission of Roth & Rau AG
2012
Development and market introduction of the new generation of pocket radiometers SM3D, SM5D, SM7D and SM8D
2011
Development of a flow-optimized cryo-ablation cell for analytical applications of laser ablation-ICP mass spectrometry
2010
Market introduction of the alpha-beta-area activity and gamma-dose measurement device SM7D
2009
Serial production of the radiation protection dosimeter OD-01
Initialization of the development process of the ion-mobility spectrometer (IMS) for the real time detection of biofilm signal peptides
2008
Development of the local dosimeter OD-01 for the measurement of the new local dose H*(10) and H´(0,07) in radiation protection applications
2007
Development and manufacturing of eye applicators and dosimetry devices for the therapy of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), jointly with Neovista Inc., USA
2006
Construction and start-up of the X-ray section for measurement to calibrate radioprotection measurement systems
Industrial research on the usage of neutrons induced measurement and detection procedures within the research project "High resolution metrological components for solid material detection", jointly with the ZAFT at Dresden University of Applied Sciences
2005
Development of applicators and calibration / dosimetry systems for the therapy of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), jointly with Neovista Inc., USA
2004
Initiation of the successful collaboration with Centre for Applied Research and Technology (ZAFT) at Dresden University of Applied Sciences
Development and manufacturing of measurement and management systems for miniature radiation sources to be used in medical applications (radiation therapy of prostate carcinoma and vascular constriction in the coronary area), jointly with Neovista Inc., USA
Certification of the quality management system according the DIN EN ISO 9001/2000 norm
2003
In commission of the Federal Office of Radiation Protection a new generation of local dosimeters for beta and gamma radiation was developed and subsequently produced
2002
Start of production of the IMS detector for Dräger AG, Lübeck
2001
Investment into modern CNC-technology for tool and test agent construction as well as manufacturing of mechanical components
1999
Certification of the quality management system according the DIN EN ISO 9001 norm
1997
Development and manufacturing of the dose rate measurement system DLMon for the application in the radioiodine therapy-since then STEP equipped over 20 hospitals including clinics in Germany, Austria, UK, China, South Korea, and United Arab Emirates
1995
Planning, construction, and implementation of a recycling facility for substances of low radiation
Investments in advanced measuring and climate test technologies
1994
STEP exclusively equips the German custom authority with its pocket dosimeters SVS-3 and SVS-5
1993
Development and market introduction of the X-ray-gamma dosimeter RGD-27091