New Sizes From Xpert - Step four
New Sizes From Xpert - Step four New Sizes From Xpert - Step four
Editorial Ernst Ramberger Director Step-Four GmbH A new start with a new force ... Dear readers! The year 2011 began with a number of innovations at Step-Four. On the one hand, two dear colleagues left the company after many years of valuable service, on the other hand, their successors bring new life, new energy and new ideas to our company. Personnel changes can present a great challenge to small companies. We want to take on this challenge with a new force and place our trust in the positive, innovative aspects that such changes can provide. The old saying “New brooms sweep clean” is our maxim this year. We will soon present to you the cost-effective Step-Four SF-C3 electronic control units for external systems. More information can be gathered from the inside pages. Our programme now includes exclusive Austrian marketing of the high-performance laser devices from NOVOGRAV providing practical software solutions for a number of special applications. We want to further improve the proven Step-Four characteristics, such as the excellent product and service quality or the proverbial customer orientation. Take our word for it! We look forward to receiving your valuable feedback. That’s the only way that we can create a more efficient offer for you, both in terms of products and service. On this note, I would like to wish you a happy and healthy year in 2011. Yours sincerely, Ernst Ramberger Content 3 NEWSTICKER New at Step-Four 4 Exclusive Novograv Laser 5 Update Xpert MILL V2 6 Xpert S New machine sizes 7 Shop Great savings opportunities 9 Step-Four SF-C3 New control solution 10 Model Making Example from Greece Masthead: Publisher: STEP-FOUR GmbH, Bayernstrasse 77, 5071 Wals-Siezenheim, Austria, Phone: +43 (0)662/45 93 78-0 Fax: +43 (0)662/45 93 78-20, E-mail: office@step-four.at, Internet: www.step-four.at; editorial staff: Ernst Ramberger, Reinhard Leithner; layout and production: JAGER PR, www.jager-pr.at 10 2 STEP-FOUR | March 2011
News Step-Four internal Even the most successful teams occasionally have changes in staff. The aspiration to explore new horizons has always been and will always be a strong driving force of human existence. Bearing this in mind, Step- Four bids farewell to two loyal colleagues after many years of valuable service. The Step-Four rock of ages, quasi the inventor of the milling and cutting machines, Dieter König left our company at the end of November after many years of service. The Step-Four team wishes him the best of luck and success for his future activities and will always remember him as an excellent colleague and dear friend. Design engineer Roman Tutschka left our company at the end of last year. The Step- Four team also wishes him all the very best for the future and expresses its gratitude for many years of excellent collaboration. There have also been some changes in management. Since the beginning of November 2010, graduate engineer (UoAS) Clemens Dungl has taken over responsibilities for the areas of development and production in his capacity as technical director and co-partner. This move provides Ernst Ramberger, the sole director of many years, the necessary dynamic support to meet future demands. . XpertMILL V2 in Windows 7 Do you want to operate XpertMILL V2 under Windows 7? No problem! It would be our pleasure to provide you with the respective drivers for both the 32 and the 64 bit version. Just send an e-mail to office@stepfour.at ! Director Ernst Ramberger (left), modelling expert Hannes Schmalzer (right) and the Chairlady of Kinderkrebshilfe (children’s cancer charity) in Salzburg, Heide Janik (centre). An interested crowd at the in-house exhibition. On the 15 th and 16 th of October, 2010, the already traditional Step-Four in-house exhibition was held for the seventh time. An incredible crowd arrived. A large number of potential customers and customers from the areas of industry and commerce came to the beautiful province of Salzburg to get an overview of the Step-Four products. The presentation of the Xpert milling and cutting machines was the main attraction at the exhibition. Visitors were also provided with a bite to eat and refreshing drinks. Within the scope of our in-house exhibition, we were particularly pleased to be able to give the chairlady of Kinderkreb- Farewell to a reliable companion After more than 5 years of successful milling under Windows with XpertMILL, it is now time to retire the meanwhile outmoded DOS milling software. As of the 1 st of May, 2011, we will cease to provide free support for the DOS milling software. In order to make the changeover to the XpertMILL milling software under Windows even easier, we have put together a special “Last Chance Offer”. Individual offers • Send us a request for your personal update offer before the 1 st of May, 2011, including the serial number of your software licence, via e-mail to office@ shilfe (children’s cancer charity) in Salzburg, Heide Janik, a check with a donation of € 700.00. This sum was the proceeds of a Step-Four promotion event at the Salzburg Spielemesse in September 2010. Another reason to celebrate with the visitors during the two days. We would like to take this opportunity to, once more, thank the visitors for coming and we look very much forward to seeing them again at the in-house exhibition 2011. The 8 th upcoming Step-Four in-house exhibition is held on Friday the 21 st and on Saturday the 22 nd of October 2010, from 10.00 a.m. till 17.00 p.m. each day. step-four.at or by phone 0043 (0)662 45 93 78. • You save 20 %! • For all of the diehards, who we, of course, will not leave out in the cold, we will provide chargeable support in future for the DOD milling software. You have two possibilities of securing the DOS milling software support: • By paying an annual flat-rate of € 120.00 incl. VAT or • payment for your support time on a case-by-case basis. In this case, a quarter of the applied hourly rate (currently € 102.00 incl. VAT) is charged for each commenced 15 minutes. STEP-FOUR | March 2011 3
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Editorial<br />
Ernst Ramberger<br />
Director<br />
<strong>Step</strong>-Four GmbH<br />
A new start with a new force ...<br />
Dear readers!<br />
The year 2011 began with a number of innovations<br />
at <strong>Step</strong>-Four. On the one hand,<br />
two dear colleagues left the company after<br />
many years of valuable service, on the other<br />
hand, their successors bring new life,<br />
new energy and new ideas to our company.<br />
Personnel changes can present a great<br />
challenge to small companies. We want<br />
to take on this challenge with a new force<br />
and place our trust in the positive, innovative<br />
aspects that such changes can provide.<br />
The old saying “<strong>New</strong> brooms sweep<br />
clean” is our maxim this year.<br />
We will soon present to you the cost-effective<br />
<strong>Step</strong>-Four SF-C3 electronic control<br />
units for external systems. More information<br />
can be gathered from the inside pages.<br />
Our programme now includes exclusive<br />
Austrian marketing of the high-performance<br />
laser devices from NOVOGRAV providing<br />
practical software solutions for a<br />
number of special applications.<br />
We want to further improve the proven<br />
<strong>Step</strong>-Four characteristics, such as the excellent<br />
product and service quality or the<br />
proverbial customer orientation.<br />
Take our word for it! We look forward to receiving<br />
your valuable feedback. That’s the<br />
only way that we can create a more efficient<br />
offer for you, both in terms of products<br />
and service.<br />
On this note, I would like to wish you a happy<br />
and healthy year in 2011.<br />
Yours sincerely, Ernst Ramberger<br />
Content<br />
3 NEWSTICKER<br />
<strong>New</strong> at <strong>Step</strong>-Four<br />
4 Exclusive<br />
Novograv Laser<br />
5 Update<br />
<strong>Xpert</strong> MILL V2<br />
6 <strong>Xpert</strong> S<br />
<strong>New</strong> machine sizes<br />
7 Shop<br />
Great savings opportunities<br />
9 <strong>Step</strong>-Four SF-C3<br />
<strong>New</strong> control solution<br />
10 Model Making<br />
Example from Greece<br />
Masthead: Publisher: STEP-FOUR GmbH, Bayernstrasse 77, 5071 Wals-Siezenheim, Austria,<br />
Phone: +43 (0)662/45 93 78-0 Fax: +43 (0)662/45 93 78-20, E-mail: office@step-<strong>four</strong>.at, Internet:<br />
www.step-<strong>four</strong>.at; editorial staff: Ernst Ramberger, Reinhard Leithner; layout and production:<br />
JAGER PR, www.jager-pr.at<br />
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2 STEP-FOUR | March 2011
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