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Oerlikon Components Space - Press releases (526 words) |
 | To prove that data transmission across the vast distance of 1.5 million kilometres is really feasible, the Oerlikon engineers had devised a special experiment in which they set up a laser link between the islands of La Palma and Tenerife. |
| This was achieved primarily by reducing the emission aperture of the laser to a diameter of less than half a millimetre in order to weaken the light signal. |
| The Oerlikon team installed the transmission unit in a container beside the Nordic Optical Telescope at an altitude of 2400 metres on Roque de los Muchachos, the highest mountain on La Palma in the Canary Islands. |
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swissinfo - Car part maker Saurer recommends Oerlikon's improved takeover bid (369 words) |
| Oerlikon said the latest increase would be the last. |
| Oerlikon, which creates the coatings for the high-performance engines used in Formula One racing, bought a 24.1 per cent stake in Saurer from British hedge fund Laxey Partners for SFr120 a share in September. |
| Although Oerlikon remains one of Switzerland's technological heavyweights, the company has suffered in recent years from a combination of alleged management problems, difficult market conditions and what many analysts see as the lack of a clear strategy. |
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