Welcome to ARADEX AG- a guide for visitors

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1 ARADEX 51.1 Then and now 61.2 Innovations & worldrecords 81.3 Continual growth 11

2 City guide 132.1 Culinary 14 - 192.2 Sightseeing 20 - 273.3 POI 28 - 353.4 Dictionary 36 - 413.5 Maps 42 - 47 3.6 Notes 48 - 51

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ARADEX is your specialist for power electronics system engineering and mobile devices. With our dynamic and extremely precise products. We have been developing applications that give you a competitive edge for the past 25 years. Many thou-sands of systems with tens of thousands of inverters and controllers operate worldwide.

ARADEX technology works reliably in a wide variety of plants. Applications range from complete drive elec-tronics for roller coasters to the realization of die-sel-electric propulsion for cargo vessels and compen-sation of mechanical inaccuracies in central cylinders of paper machines.

ARADEXThe company

“Regardless of the application our focus is always on the benefits for our customer.”

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ARADEX was founded 1989 and developed the first VECTONUM control in a small building annex. In 1991, ARADEX moved into the building “ARA1” in the indus-trial zone of Lorch, Germany.

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Then and now ARADEX through time

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Today ARADEX is a full-range supplier for industrial au-tomation and still a technological leader with regards to the accuracy and speed of our products. In addition to drive technology for control cabinets, ARADEX also offers the VECTOPOWER inverter range for mobile

applications. The multitude of different applications requires this support enables us of external specialists and to concentrate on our core competences.

today

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19891992 1997 2000 2009 2013

1993 1998 2004 2011today

Innovation prize of Baden-

Württemberg

World record for notching

presses: 1400 strokes/min.

First numerically controlled

transfer press with up to 10

axes.

Flexographic printing machine with in-line paper

cutting press runs 150m/min.

Worldwide first CNC controller on basis of an industrie PC.

Development the world‘s first

purely digital inverter.

The year ARADEX was

founded.

Innovation prize of Eastern

Württemberg

Innovation prize of Eastern

Württemberg

Fully electric 40 seat public

transit bus runs 200 km with one battery charge

Worlds first bidirectional galvanically

isolated battery charger.

ARADEXInnovations & worldrecords

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19891992 1997 2000 2009 2013

1993 1998 2004 2011today

Innovation prize of Baden-

Württemberg

World record for notching

presses: 1400 strokes/min.

First numerically controlled

transfer press with up to 10

axes.

Flexographic printing machine with in-line paper

cutting press runs 150m/min.

Worldwide first CNC controller on basis of an industrie PC.

Development the world‘s first

purely digital inverter.

The year ARADEX was

founded.

Innovation prize of Eastern

Württemberg

Innovation prize of Eastern

Württemberg

Fully electric 40 seat public

transit bus runs 200 km with one battery charge

Worlds first bidirectional galvanically

isolated battery charger.

Innovations & worldrecords

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The ComCenTer The ComCenter which was inau-gurated in 2008 is our centre for customer commu-nication and user training. The new communications centre enables a targeted and successful support of customers and projects.

Workshops and training courses are carried out on a regular basis. In this manner ARADEX can support customers with customer-specific developments and engineering services during projects.

On the ground floor we show insights into the compa-ny, our technology and our product portfolio.

ArA 4 The new building for service & production.

ARADEXcontinual growth

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short cityguide Lorch / Schw. Gmünd / Schorndorf / Stuttgart

Swabian Specialty: Maultaschen

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Zur PosT In a sophisticated atmosphere we offer our guests delicious treats from the kitchen and wine cellar.

eCho You also like Swabian specialties? Then enjoy raditional swabian cuisine here in warm atmosphere.

muCkensee Hearty cuisine using regional products and homemade cakes and ice cream in a unique atmosphere.

Zur rATssTube Good home cooking in a warm atmosphere in the heart of Lorch. You can also sit outside during the summer.

Restaurant Zur PostGmünder Straße 23, 73547 Lorch Fon 07172-7432

Restaurant EchoIm Echo 20, 73547 Lorch Fon 07172-9155830

Waldcafe & Restaurant MuckenseeMuckensee 1, 73547 Lorch Fon 07172-8718

Restaurant Zur RatsstubeHauptstraße 15, 73547 Lorch Fon 07172-8720

LORCHCulinary

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AsiA GourmeT Here you will find a fresh natural cuisine and a glutamate-free prepara-tion of food.

CAPriCCio Pizza like in Italy. Taste the latest vacation experience again, for one evening.

PiZZAriA dA bruni Selected and de-licious italian food and other dishes. Online order and delivery possible.

Asia GourmetGaisgasse 40, 73547 Lorch Fon 07172-1899834

Pizzaria CapriccioSchützenhof 1, 73102 Birenbach Fon 07161-5639

Pizzaria Da BruniPlüderhäuser Str. 4, 73547 Lorch Fon 07171-8100

LORCHCulinaryPiZZA hAus Enjoy the best pizzas in pleasant atmosphere and with friendly staff.

Pizza HausHauptstraße 40, 73547 Lorch Fon 07172-2721

Swabian Specialty: Käsespätzle

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risTorAnTe ColumbiA Enjoy with us a creative, authentic Italian cuisine - freshly prepared with high quality ingredients.

PAulAner Schwabian / Bavarian specialties in a cozy atmosphere in the heart of historic Schwäbisch Gmünd.

FuGGerei Gourmet international Swabian cuisine using regional products whereever possible

Paulander Wirtshaus am Markt Marktplatz 11, 73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd Fon 07171-42163

Fuggerei Restaurant Münstergasse 2, 73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd Fon 07171-30003

GmündCulinaryRistaurante ColumbiaRosenstraße 5, 73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd Fon 07171-30920

Monastery in Lorch

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monAsTery The monastery in Lorch is a former Benedictine abbey. It was the family monastery of the Staufer dynasty and was founded around 1102 by the Staufer Duke Friedrich I and his family.

limes Is the name for the borders or military border protection systems erected by the Roman empire be-tween 1st and 4th centuries A.D. in Europe, the Near East and North Africa. The town Lorch developed at the location of a former Roman fort at a “Limes cor-ner”. The Upper German and the Raetic Limes joined up near here.

rems The Rems is a river with its source near to the community of Essingen near Aalen in the county Ostalbkreis at the foot of the Swabian Alb. The source is a natural monument and a karst spring. The Rems walking path begins directly at the source.

LOCALSightseeing

One of the 3 Kaiser hills

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Wine The Rems valley has a reputation for being a wine growing area. This is emphasized by wines that have won national and international awards. The grapes cultivated include high quality and new grape varieties such as Acolon, Cabernet Mitos or Cabernet Dorio. Younger wine growers often market their wines directly.

minsTer The Holy Cross Minster in Schwäbisch Gmünd was built in 1320 and is a gothic church, the first large hall church in Southern Germany and is a central point in the minster square in the city.

3 kAiser berGe The three emperor’s mountains (so-called due to Frederick Barbarossa, perhaps the most famous member of the Staufer dynasty) Hohen-staufen (684 m above sea level), Rechberg (708 m above sea level) and Stuifen (757 m above sea level) are outliers of the geological escarpment of the Swabi-an Alb and form a distinctive triangle between Göppin-gen and Schwäbisch Gmünd. They are visible from afar and are typical of the landscape.

LOCALSightseeing

Porsche Museum, Stuttgart

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PorsChe museum The new museum building was opened 31st January 2009. The vehicles exhibited are swapped around on a regular basis. The museum has an inventory of around 450 exhibits that are wor-thy of being shown. Some of the exhibits are also shown to the public in such events as the mountain race Arosa ClassicCar where they are used for taxi races.

merCedes benZ museum The museum cov-ers an area of approx. 3,500 m² and has 17,000 m² of exhibiting space on nine floors. Historical vehicles such as the first motor car in the world or the legend-ary silver arrow and also contemporary vehicles from Mercedes-Benz are displayed. Amongst the exhibits you can see Chancellor Konrad Adenauer’s last company car as well as the cars of Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II and Hirohito (Japan).

STUTTGARTSightseeing

SCHORNDORF

Gottlieb Daimler was born in Schorndorf

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GoTTlieb dAimler Gottlieb Daimler, the inventor of the first high-speed petrol engine, was born 17th March 1834 in the Höllgasse in Schorndorf (about 15 km from Lorch). The house in which he was born was set up as a museum and convention facility by Mer-cedes Benz AG (Daimler AG). On the ground floor letters, patents, photographs, his journeyman’s piece and two motor models are displayed.

Entrance is free.

memoriAl siTe The Gottlieb Daimler memorial site is a small summerhouse in which great things were developed over 120 years ago. Gottlieb Daimler converted the former summerhouse into a workshop in 1882 and used is together with his partner and fellow engineer as a refuge and think tank. Their grand vision: The development of a transportable universal drive for vehicles on land, in water and in the air.

SCHORNDORFSightseeing

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POINTS OF INTEREST hotels / restaurants / pharmacy

Marktplatz in Schwäbisch Gmünd

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mC donAlds Lorcher Straße 183 73525 Schwäbisch GmündMon - Thu 07:00 am - 01:00 am Fri - Sat 07:00 am - 04:00 am

burGer kinG Lorcherstraße 141 73529 Schwäbisch GmündMon - Thu 09:00 am - 23:00 pm Fri - Sat 09:00 am - 02:00 am Sun 10:00 am - 23:00 pm

silA kebAP Mühlbergle 6 73525 Schwäbisch GmündMon - Sun 11:00 am - 20:00 pm

resTAurAnT side kebAP Zollplatz 12, 73547 Lorch Mon - Sat 11:00 am - 20:00 pm

AnesTis Gyros Freudental 4 73525 Schwäbisch GmündOpen all day till 01:00 am / 02:00 am

POIdiner & takeaway

„Barbarossakeller“ Hotel Einhorn

Zur mühle Neumuehleweg 32 73660 Urbach Fon 07181- 8604 - 0

hoTel muCkensee Muckensee 1 73547 Lorch Fon 07172- 8718

hoTel ForTunA Hauberweg 4 73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd Fon 07171-1090

hoTel An der rems Stuttgarter Straße 77 73614 Schorndorf Fon 07181- 985580

hoTel PelikAn Türlensteg 9 73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd Fon 07171- 359 - 0

hoTel einhorn Rinderbachergasse 10 73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd Fon 07181-104699 - 0

POIhotels

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löWen APoTheke Hauptstraße 5 73660 Urbach Fon 07181 - 99 59 05

APoTheke urbACh Gartenstraße 53 73660 UrbachFon 07181 - 8 14 80

sTAdT APoTheke Hauptstraße 26 73547 Lorch Fon 07172 - 7406

rAThAus APoTheke Kirchstraße 5 73547 LorchFon 07172 - 8910

APoTheke Am PrediGer Bocksgasse 27 73525 Schwäbisch GmündFon 07171 - 64455

sTAuFerklinikum Wetzgauer Straße 85 73557 Mutlangen Fon 07171-701- 0

Hospital

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POIpharmacy

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ARADEX dictionaryswabian - englisch

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Schwäbisch, Swabian Heiligs Blechle!

hanoi

Keerwoch [n]

Granateseggl [n]

Käpsele [n]

Heilix Blechle [n]

English (translation & meaning) Holy cow!

sound int.: 1. oh no!; 2. asian city. Passionate sweeping under social control. Serious disease, only spread in Swabia. Regular attacks, nearly incurable.

idiot (s. Seggl)

1. capsule; 2. smart fellow

1. Mercedes-Benz (s. Doemlr); 2. int.: Holy rubbish!

HOW TO SAY...

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Schwäbisch, Swabian zapfeduschter [adj]

schwätze [vb]

English (translation & meaning) (adj) absolutely dark

(to) speak; talk; chatter.

Pronounciation German, Swabian

Schnee

Kätzchen

Gehör

Biest

mehr

Meer

English

show

kettle

her

beast

fair

care

These examples may help to pronounce it correctly.

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Schwäbisch, Swabian

Herrgottsbscheißerle {pl} Mauldascha {pl} Weckle {pl/s}

Spätzle (Schpätzle, Schpatze)

Kässpätzle (Käässchpätzle) Streiselkuche Krombiera (Grombiera)

Flädlesupp

English (translation & meaning) pasta squares gastr. Swabian pockets [Pasta squares filled with meat and spinach]

bun, bread roll

swabian pasta

swabian pasta with lots of cheese

Crumble Cake (swabian specialty)

potatoes nourishing soup (made with broth and left-over tid-bits of pancakes)

Culinary delights

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Schwäbisch, Swabian Buabaspitzle {pl}

Grillhendl

Laugabrezl

Wurscht

Zuckerle

Bombole

Xälz (Gsälz)

English (translation & meaning) swabian specialty; finger shaped potato dumplings

grilled chicken

swabian speciality (brown alkaline-pretzel)

sausage

sweets

candy, bonbon

jam; marmelade

Culinary delights

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MAPS

Map of Lorch

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Map of the Area

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Map of Schwäbisch Gmünd Center and Hotels

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