Opsytec Dr. Gröbel GmbH: UV measurement since 1981
Opsytec Dr. Gröbel GmbH develops, manufactures and calibrates optical measurement and irradiation systems for ultraviolet and visible radiation. The programme ranges from a single UV sensor through radiometers and spectroradiometers to complete irradiation systems. The programme comprises UV sensors, radiometers, spectroradiometers, UV LED systems, irradiation chambers and customer-specific optical solutions for industry and research. The company goes back to Dr. Gröbel UV-Elektronik, founded in 1981; manufacturing takes place in-house at its site in Ettlingen near Karlsruhe, Germany.
We are accredited as a calibration laboratory for UV sensors and as a testing laboratory for spectrometers, spectral radiometers, and light sources in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018-03. The quality management system is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.
Competences
| Development | Our own measuring and irradiation systems, from sensor to system |
| Manufacturing | Assembly, testing and adjustment at the Ettlingen site |
| Calibration | our own laboratory, accredited to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018-03 (K-20284-01-00) |
| Quality management | Certified to ISO 9001:2015 |
| Customer-specific solutions | From requirement through prototype and trial to acceptance |
Milestones
1981 – Dr. Gröbel UV-Elektronik is founded; the first UV measuring instruments are built.
1986 – The SR-02 spectroradiometer brings a microprocessor-controlled stand-alone spectrometer to market.
1991 – DIN CERTCO certification as a testing body for non-therapeutic UV irradiation equipment.
2008 – Dr. Stefan Pieke and Dr. Mark Paravia found Opsytec GmbH for development services and contract measurements in optical technologies.
2013 – Opsytec GmbH and Dr. Gröbel UV-Elektronik merge; Dr. Manfred Gröbel had led the latter for over 30 years. The range now spans application, development and measurement.
2016 – Move to Am Hardtwald 6–8 in Ettlingen, with substantially larger production and laboratory space.
2017 – Accreditation as an ISO 17025 calibration laboratory for calibrating broadband radiometers for irradiance (registration number K-20284-01-00).
Did you know?
From 1997 to 2022, an RM-11 pocket radiometer with UVA and UVB sensors was on display in the environmental exhibition at the Deutsches Museum in Munich (virtual tour).