HORN

The History of HORN

The history of the company Horn dates back to the year 1885. Company founder Dr. Theodor Horn (1854- 1925) received a patent for the first eddy current tachometer and started to manufacture the first instruments in Leipzig – industrial speed measurement technology was born.

The products' excellent quality, robustness, and durability were the basis for the company's success which was completely destroyed in 1945.

The company was newly founded in 1952 in Schönaich near Stuttgart. The production of speedometers and tachometers continued.

In 1971 the enterprise started with the production of electronics. The company produces compact measuring systems, electrical measuring systems, and since the mid-1990s, also electronic processor-based sensor and evaluation systems.

In 2009, AD-PART AG took over the company as the sole shareholder. In 2018, the company moved to a new building in Gärtringen.

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Three Major Fields

HORN supplies safety within three major fields:

• Sensors
• Systems
• Displays.

The three main areas are explained here:

Sensors with Smart Technology

HORN's sensors measure the significant parameters to guarantee the safety of engines and are sold either individually or combined in the monitoring systems to create customer-specific solutions.

HORN produces sensors for a wide variety of applications including:

• Speed
• Temperature
• Magnetic Field
• Turbidity
• Accessories/ Evaluator
• Humidity
• Distance
• Angle
• Pressure
• Conductance.

The sensor program is based on years of experience in the field of large machines and demanding measurement tasks. Additionally, most of the products are approved for use on seagoing vessels by maritime classes, thus delivering both to the maritime and industrial original equipment manufacturers and the retrofit market.

Systems That Rely on Decentralized Intelligence

HORN regard the ship as a system, which means that they guarantee the monitoring of all engines and propulsion systems on a ship. They rely on decentralized intelligence. Thus, it is only through the interaction of all drive systems that it would be possible to, for example, reduce greenhouse gases.

The requirements today are different and higher than they once were.

Preventive maintenance is becoming more and more important, especially due to the reduced crew size onboard many vessels.

Predictive maintenance is possible through a standardized and consistent exchange of information across all aspects of the automation systems.

This is where HORN makes a great contribution as they for example combine different measurement methods, which leads to higher data quality and faster reactions.

Furthermore, they use several microcontrollers, so, the monitoring systems are able to separate between the collected data and the data to be passed on, which is essential for cyber security.

Effective and Efficient Displays

Effective and efficient visualization is in focus when talking about HORN’s displays.

The displays are available in two variants:

• Digital
• Analog.

Individually designed displays complete HORN’s product portfolio. Some of the features that characterize these displays are:

• Fail-safe
• Practical handling due to good readability
• A high degree of robustness.