Raksha Anirveda
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Taking Aerial Surveillance and Schiebel has built an international reputation for producing the revolutionary CAMCOPTER® S-100 unmanned aerial aircraft, which has a proven capability for military and civilian applications. The world’s leading rotary UAS manufacturer is now working to develop larger copters weighing 500 kgs to 600 kgs called the CAMCOPTER® S-300 By Sri Krishna
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he globally operating company Schiebel Group focuses on the development, testing and production of the revolutionary CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). The company has ended 2021 on a satisfactory note, as its Chairman and owner Hans-Georg Schiebel said, “there were several challenges, however though it is not business as usual it has sort of become the new normal.”
Founded in 1951 in Vienna, Schiebel has built an international reputation for producing high-tech military, commercial and humanitarian products. According to Michael Schiller, Schiebel’s head of programmes, the company dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic by “putting vigorous
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safety measures in place ranging from hygienic measures to wearing masks and partitions.” Due to these measures, the company does not encounter any delays in any of its production or delivery units. The company has customers in five continents with a team of 300 dedicated
professionals working across the globe in Austria, US, UAE and Australia. The company follows a customercentric approach, and offers various services to customers such as (a) customer support (b) technical support, and (c) quality support. With the customer base of the company growing worldwide, it has plans to provide documentation service or the extended knowledge base free of cost to customers in the near future. The company’s base in Wiener Neustadt was selected for its vicinity to the public airfield. Its building with a widely acclaimed design comprises both functional and spacious production facilities as well as ample office space for the growing number of staff members. Thus, the original concept of a high-tech setting for the series production of the design-awarded CAMCOPTER® S-100 has been perfectly implemented 50 km south of Vienna. The highly visible landmark at the eastern edge of the Wiener Neustadt airfield epitomises the dual purpose of the building at first glance: varying façade material and structure composition clearly articulate the combination of a production hall and an office building. The reflecting glass façade optically hides the ground floor as continuation of the surroundings in a mirror image. The protruding office wing behind a black basalt concrete façade seems to hover over the landscape. Expanding façade facilitates CAMCOPTER® air vents and deeply framed windows create clear perspectives. With more than 2000 sq. metres floor space and its metal façade, the production hall underlines the technical aspect of the building project. Just like in a hangar, the hall can be opened through a wide door towards the airfield to support daily flight operations and
