NDI Europe GmbH
NDI Europe GmbH, based in Radolfzell, Germany, is a subsidiary of Northern Digital Inc. (NDI), the world’s leading innovator and manufacturer of optical and electromagnetic navigation solutions. NDI Europe GmbH develops and manufactures at its location in Germany the Aurora® electromagnetic navigation solution. When integrated into our customer’s medical system, the Aurora® navigation solution can act like GPS navigation for medical instruments, visualizing relative to a medical image where the instrument is positioned inside the patient body, and showing where it needs to go next. It does so with the exceptional speed, accuracy, and precision required by today’s most intricate interventional approaches.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Medical Monitoring
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About Us
Company
What do we measure ourselves against? Against the things people need. In medical technology, the demands are high, and the majority of our customers are located within this sector. Human lives are at stake, as well as reliable diagnoses and rapid results. Only the best can convince. That is why we want to be a reliable technology partner to our customers in the medical technology industry – we aim to support them with our innovative strength in order to meet these requirements.
Over the years, we’ve continually developed our electromagnetic measurement system further. Its modular and versatile design means it is suitable for a wide range of our customers applications. We vastly expanded the sensor program for the Aurora® System as the years have gone by. We started from a base of 2 sensor variants. Today, our customers choose from a whole range of modifications. Including customer-specific solutions, more than 50 different sensors are available for the Aurora® System, for both reusable and disposable applications.
Corporate Social Responsibility
One-dollar glasses
More than 150 million people around the world need glasses, but can’t afford them. Children can’t learn, parents are unable to work and provide for their families. One-dollar glasses consist of a lightweight, flexible, spring-steel frame. They are made and sold by local people. The material costs are around 1 US dollar.
Pestalozzi Kinderdorf (children's village)
This is a safe place for children whose birth parents are not around to bring them up. Here, they find people who nurture them and support them so they can go on to a better life. They experience a caring environment where they feel accepted and valued. Clear structures give them security and guidance. They are supported and encouraged according to their abilities.
Reichenauer Gemüsekiste (vegetable box)
To be able to perform well in your job, you should eat a healthy diet with all the nutrients your body and mind needs. Fruit and vegetables are right at the top of the list. We support this approach with regional sourcing of fruit from the island of Reichenau.
Radolfzeller Firmenlauf (company run)
The Radolfzeller Firmenlauf takes place every summer. NDI has participated since the beginning. What makes this run special: for every circuit an employee completes, the public utility company Stadtwerke Radolfzell donates one euro for two social projects in the town.
NDI Global
As a multinational, NDI is represented with various specialist fields on several continents. You can find us at locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. Vital factors that secure our capacity to innovate – we pool diverse competencies and stay close to geographical markets. For a stable growth with strong contacts with the people who benefit from our products.
Human ingenuity. Human needs. Human benefits.
This is what unites us all at NDI: we help people by making innovative navigation solutions possible. And we intend to remain the preferred partner for all navigated applications in the future.
How it all started …
Northern Digital Incorporated was founded in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in 1981.
In 1984, the basis for NDI’s 3D solutions was the development of our first system for the real-time measurement of human motion – the WATSMART system. Then, in 1990, NDI took it to the next level, entering a new era of high-precision measurement technology with Optotrak. The most significant breakthrough for the success of NDI came in 1996 with the first optical measurement system developed in close cooperation with top-tier medtech companies – the so called Polaris System.
Global market leader for optical measurement systems for customers in the medtech sector in just few years
Already in 2000, the Polaris System was by far the most frequently sold optical tracking system for customers in the medtech sector.
When it is to 3D tracking, medical technology companies around the globe trust NDI
Swiss startup Mednetix was integrated into the company in 2001. With its innovative electromagnetic technology, Mednetix provided an ideal addition to the NDI portfolio. This further boosted our leading market position. The establishment of NDI Europe in 2001 laid the foundations for European sales operations and the subsequent development of Aurora®. This created a new closeness to European customers.
Since 2002, NDI has also operated from a sales branch in Asia.
The affiliation between Ascension Technology Inc. (USA) and NDI in 2012 generates new synergies based on the longstanding experience and expertise of the two companies. For almost 10 years, NDI has been the world’s leading supplier of optical systems with the Polaris family, as well as of electromagnetic systems with the Aurora and Trackstar lines. This expertise drives innovative, future-oriented developments for our customers in the medtech sector.
Through continuous innovation in all our product families, NDI creates modern, digital solutions which are used by our customers for a wide variety of their medical applications.