seca gmbh & co. kg.
seca has been perfecting the skill of developing innovative weighing technologies and combining them with practice-oriented functions since 1840 and has become the worldwide market leader in the field of medical measuring and weighing. Working with the same subject matter since 1840, seca is dedicated to providing high-precision, timeless modern scales and measuring systems. You could also say that we have excessive aspirations, attempting to come as close to perfection as possible everyday. For over 175 years, we are simply passionate about our work. seca is established as a global player in over 110 countries and has expanded its position as a world market leader in the field of medical measuring and weighing. The story of our success is therefore surely not over yet and there are still many successful chapters in seca`s history yet to be written.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Medical Equipment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1840
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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Corporate Values
Corporate values.
The corporate characteristics.
Health with certainty. It is often the little things in life that are of great importance. In everyday medical practice sometimes a single gram can make all the difference in terms of our health. With seca, you have a partner at your side supplying you with the basis for your work at the highest level: with ultra-precise, timeless modern scales and measuring systems. SInce 1840 we have been paving the way for measuring and weighing, making us the worldwide market leader in our field. This trust in us encourages us to continue with the same level of commitment every day.
Looking ahead together. From product development to on-site application, regular communication with you is an important indicator for improvements. Your wishes and experiences with our products provide us valuable reference points for groundbreaking system solutions so that your patients and clients feel as certain as possible that they are well provided for. We also simplify your work responsibilities by supporting you during diagnosis for faster health assessment. Using new technologies with new advantages.
High-quality yet down to earth. Each result is only as good as the individual steps it took to get there. That is why top quality is our highest priority in all stages of production. Measurably. Because certainty and trust don't come easy.
On location worldwide. From product training to repairs, after your purchase all it takes is one call and we will be there for you. Worldwide.
Your personal contact. Our premium scales and length measuring devices are available exclusively from your dealer. Your dealer is intensively trained and knows every detail of all seca products in order to be able to give you the best answer to any question so that your mind is clear to focus on the wellbeing of your patients.
Our design.
When everything fits together.
Nice packaging alone is not enough, but it perfectly complements a harmonious interior. That is why the quality of seca products can also be seen from the outside as a successful synthesis of form and function lasting for decades.
Award-winning design. Our designers are continuously working on new designs that fulfill the requirements of both timelessly upscale appearance and groundbreaking advantages in order to give you the user a better feeling during your daily work. It is very rewarding when our special commitment is truly appreciated. So far we have received numerous design prizes and awards for our products. Thank you very much! We will simply continue forward as we have been and continue to think outside the box.
Milestones in development. There are awards that have special significance. One of these is the 'red dot: intelligent design' award. This special award for groundbreaking design is given exclusively to products that are considered milestones in industrial design. We are very pleased that our seca 664 wheelchair scale is one of them.
Everything done right: Four seca products received the 'red dot award' and five scales were honored with the 'iF product design award' from iF Industrie Forum Design.
These products received both awards:
- The seca 374/376 baby scale
- The seca 709 column scale
- The seca 700/711 column scale
- The seca 755/756 column scale
The 'iF product design award' was also given to the seca 764/763 weighing and height measuring station. What will be next?
Our quality.
Top shelf.
Go ahead and reach out to us with questions before you say 'yes!' A decision to buy involves a great deal of trust. We are sure that you will have long-term satisfaction with our high-quality scales and measuring systems.
How can we help you? We first determine what you need in a private meeting. Which scale has which advantages and is just right for your application? Naturally you can also have your desired product demonstrated and take your time to try it out ahead of time without any binding obligation to buy.
We will also be glad to help you if you have any questions about the legal standards and guidelines regarding medical products.
Everything under control. No matter how great a product is, we are never satisfied with what we have already achieved. For us to achieve our corporate philosophy of having the best of tomorrow today, we work exclusively with high-quality materials and state-of-the-art production methods. An internal quality management system regulates and documents all processes during development, production, sales, and service. A seca product goes through a comprehensive final check before leaving the corporate premises in order to ensure that we always deliver the highest quality.
Independent experts also regularly inspect all procedures for potential optimizations. We then immediately implement any improvements that can be made anywhere to ensure optimal quality.
So precise! When dealing with precise weighing, there is nothing that needs to be balanced: We show zero tolerance for deviations in the accuracy of the measurement results. That is why we calibrate every scale so that they are proven to show the most extremely precise results. Nothing else holds any weight for us.
Naturally we work with the official approval of the authorities who support our strict quality assurance system. You can get approximate estimates that may apply to some extent from somewhere else...
Worldwide service network. Our technical customer service is there for you right when you need it. That means now! This is guaranteed by our worldwide service network currently consisting of 10 seca branches and the medical technology dealers who have received top training from us. Quite effective.
Our innovations.
Real assistance.
It is because of our users that we are interested in inventing new things again and again.
As a user of seca products, your wishes and criticisms are decisive factors that often put us ahead of our times. As a company filling in the gaps of new market requirements, we offer advanced product solutions that simplify your workflow by shortening the time required for routine procedures and avoiding errors. It there a better way that we can adapt our products to your needs? We attempt to answer this question everyday in collaborative cooperation with doctors, hospital nurses, nurses for the elderly, development aid workers, and medical researchers. In short: with you!
It is only in this way that we will continue to be able to place technical masterpieces in the market in the future as well. seca provides you real assistance for the widest variety of requirements.
Sustainability
seca and environmental protection:
Our red is 100% green.
Our Responsibility
At seca when we say ”Nothing weighs more than life“, we are referring to more than our scales and measuring instruments. Working toward good health takes place not only in doctors‘ practices, hospitals and nursing homes, but everywhere on this planet.
Every effort that keeps you healthy is worth making. We work for your health with the same dedication and energy that have made us the world‘s market leader in medical weighing and measuring.
In good conscience.
Our red is 100% green.
Economical with raw materials, resources and energy.
All our devices comply with the European WEEE Directive on reducing electronic waste, the RoHS Directive, and REACH regulations. All in which restrict the use of which restrict the use of hazardous substances and require the registration, assessment, licensing and restriction of chemicals. In addition, we comply with the EU decision that prohibits use of biocide dimethylfumarate.
All accumulators and batteries in our devices comply with the EC Directive 2006/66/EC and are therefore free of cadmium and quicksilver. Compliance with these standards is checked internally and regularly audited by independent laboratories.
All seca products are nearly 100% recyclable. All components are labeled with recycling codes for reuse and the packaging is marked with the Grüner Punkt. The amount of packaging used is regularly checked and reduced to a minimum.
Customer scales taken out of service are professionally reconditioned or are properly disposed of.
Intelligent technology developed in-house at seca reduces the energy consumption of our products to a minimum. Energy savings are realized even when a device is in stand-by mode, as many seca products are equipped with an automatic shut-off function.
Keep it clean with environmental protection.
Anything else would be garbage.
Environmental protection begins at seca, not with the finished product but with its manufacture. From the factory to the administration building. From Hamburg to China.
We have concrete proof of the soundness of our environmental management system. For our production facilities in China we voluntarily completed the certification process outlined in ISO 14001.
Energy and environmental management has a high priority in Hamburg as well. The corporate headquarters, which has been thermally insulted in accordance with the latest insulation requirements, conserves energy and cuts down on CO2 emissions. The heating system is state-of-the-art. In the production facilities radiators in the ceilings provide ideal heat distribution. The temperature throughout the building is regulated with the help of outside sensors and operating costs are decreased with use of a workday and weekend switch-over program. Automatic shut-off for large and small power users and an intelligent lighting system also lowers wasteful energy consumption. Thanks to effective energy management, we were able to reduce our energy consumption.
Special attention is paid to the handling of trash and hazardous waste. Paper, glass and synthetics are properly separated and disposed of. Verification is mandatory for disposal of hazardous waste, which is processed via disposal channels and clearly documented as to how, where and by whom the waste was handled.
Just don't waste any energy!
Everyone is thinking together at seca.
The continuous reduction of energy and raw material needs is not limited to individual seca products and production facilities. Every single employee is involved.
seca makes it easy for everyone to switch from the car to public transportation. One way is by assuming some of the costs for a transportation pass like the Proficard. Or with the program FahrradSpass, which combines environmental protection with a healthy lifestyle, and rewards employees for coming to work by bicycle.
At every workstation our top priority is the economical use of the raw material paper. We rely on e-mails, send faxes via PC only and store all our documents digitally. Many processes in ERP and the IT area are designed to leave no paper trail and to manage on very little energy.
So it is with our ThinClients (energy and resource-conserving mini PCs), which seca has been counting on for some time. Modern and ultra-modern technologies help to advance environmental protection throughout the company. Right down to the design department, where the drawing board has been replaced by the most advanced computers and all project data are managed digitally.
In harmony with nature.
A service provider with environmental consciousness.
Our seca service is also service for the environment. Ranging from our fleet of vehicles and packaging of replacement devices all the way to individual replacement parts.
All delivery trucks were replaced by vehicles with the newest Blue-Motion technology. In comparison to conventional technologies, these vehicles save 10 to 15% in fuel charges.
The transport containers seca service utilizes for loan devices can be used again and again.
With the new seca 360° wireless technology the service department no longer has to provide various IT services such as software updates on site, but can use remote access via Internet. For service and repair orders, seca customers can opt to replace individual components with reconditioned parts instead of new ones. seca has developed a replacement concept which helps with the choice between a new or used
part and shows that in many cases, the environmentally-friendly replacement part is the right way to go.
Delivered as ordered.
Everyone bears part of the responsibility.
Besides complying with RoHS and REACH regulations, seca is concerned with improving ecological conditions and optimizing the working environment.
seca avoids the use of toxic materials in all lacquers, synthetics and metals. In keeping with RoHS and REACH directives and its own exact specifications for materials and components used in production, seca excludes all hazardous substances.
All these requirements are subject to strict monitoring by in-house quality assurance and regular examination by independent institutions.
Within the scope of supply chain management, seca regularly confirms that suppliers comply with the general framework and working conditions required by procurement guidelines. This covers everything from continuous improvement in workplace safety, to the absolute exclusion of child labor, corruption and discrimination.
One thing is clear to us: everything that seca does on behalf of the environment should not just look good on paper, but should be comprehensible, verifiable and implemented 100%.