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The foundation of Philips was laid in
1891 when Gerard Philips and his father
established Philips & Co. in Eindhoven,
Netherlands. Within a few years Philips
became the largest producers of light
bulbs in the world. Motivated by the In-
dustrial Revolution in Europe, Philips’ first
research laboratory was established in
1914 resulting in innovations in the field
of both X-ray and radio technology. Over
the years, the list of inventions has been
growing to include many breakthroughs.
Royal Philips of the Netherlands is a tech-
nology company, focused on improving
people’s lives through innovation in the
areas of Healthcare and Consumer Life-
style. Philips is a leader in cardiac, acute
and home healthcare, as well as male
shaving, grooming and oral healthcare.
At the Hamburg site X-ray tubes, genera-
tors and complete systems have been
designed and produced for more than
100 years. Hamburg became the foot-
print for all Philips Medical Systems activi-
ties in Germany. Today the site hosts two
Business Units:
Generators, Tubes and Components
GTC has five sites worldwide, with the
headquarters located in Hamburg. Besides
Hamburg we have factories in Nether-
lands, USA, and China. In the past, GTC
limited their sales only to other Philips’
businesses. Nowadays we also supply
components to other manufacturers.
With one of the first X-ray tube factories
in the world, GTC developed from a pro-
ducer of standard glass tubes to a glob-
al high-tech company. This was achieved
by creative and innovative designs along
with modern manufacturing methods.
Today we have 3 product areas, including
systems components as well as modern
X-ray systems.
GTC state of the art spiral groove liquid
bearing for our X-ray tubes product line
has been the cornerstone component
for our Cardiac Imaging Systems. Innova-
tions like this have contributed to Philips
worldwide leadership position in the
Cardiac Market.
Philips MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Solutions in:
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High Voltage Generation
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X-ray Tubes
•
X-ray Detection
Diagnostic X-Ray
DXR, part of Imaging Systems, develops,
manufactures and markets Healthcare
systems for the global market. Hamburg
is the worldwide Headquarter for devel-
opment, production, service and market-
ing. The global footprint includes loca-
tions in China, Brazil, India and Sweden.
Solutions in:
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Direct/Computed Radiography
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Analog/Mobile Radiography
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Universal Radiography/Fluoroscopy
•
Mammography
Our Mission and Vision
With our products, services and people
we improve the quality of healthcare
through meaningful innovation. As a
global organization we deliver differenti-
ating X-ray generation and detection so-
lutions allowing our internal and external
customers to lead their market segments.
We work together with the Markets to be
a profitable organization, delivering un-
matched customer experience in Diagnos-
tic X-ray Solutions. We expand access to
more than half a million people every day
across the globe. We attract the best peo-
ple who share our passion.
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