On The Threshold Of The Second Century Eekels Elektrotechniek

摘要

Eekels is on the threshold of the second century of her exis-tance. The first century is behind and the second one is now upon. A good moment to look back and then look towards the future.rnThe past centuryrnAt the beginning of the 20th century, electricity was considered to be a product that would never show any financial profit. Now, a hundred years later, it is impossible to imagine our society without electricity.rnThe development of PCs shows a similar process: we cannot live without a computer and it has a huge impact on the structure of our society.rnKeeping all this in mind, it is no surprise that the company, founded by Herman G. Eekels a hundred years ago, was a company mainly doing mechanical activities. It wasn't until after the introduction of the three fase current in factories and shipping installations around 1916, the company started to specialize in electrical engineering.