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The blog posts are written by our experts and deal with topics related to radio and control technology, such as IoT, Industry 4.0, localization through radio, standards, Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), etc. New articles appear regularly on our website. We also provide information about important company events. Subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media to be notified of new blog posts.
02. Apr 2026
Cyber Resilience Act: what companies need to know and implement now
The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) also places new obligations on manufacturers of seemingly simple products. A wireless remote control may seem technically simple - but because it communicates, the new EU regulation applies. Three topics are particularly relevant in practice: the protection of radio communication, the prescribed risk analysis and the effects on CE marking.
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05. Feb 2026
Cost-optimized and standard-compliant stairlift radio with maximum range
Four storeys of radio range, elegant design, maximum safety and all of this cost-effectively? Sounds like a contradiction in terms, but that's exactly the challenge we set ourselves together with a leading European stairlift manufacturer. This project was about much more than just a new hand-held transmitter: it was about standard-compliant radio technology, cybersecurity in accordance with CRA, backwards compatibility and a completely new electronics and antenna design. Read on to find out how these requirements resulted in a future-proof, economical radio system and why the result offers real added value for manufacturers and users.
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18. Nov 2025
Company succession arranged
Founder and owner Willi Schmidiger has been running the company for over 30 years. Now the succession has been arranged.
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15. May 2025
New placement machine for SMD electronics production
As part of its regular life cycle management, Schmidiger Funklösungen has procured and commissioned a new placement machine for SMD production. It is a machine from Essemtec, which was developed and produced in Switzerland. We are thus also making a clear commitment to continued in-house production at our company headquarters.
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15. Jan 2025
Positioning comparison LoRaWAN vs. GPS
Together with the Internet of Things (IoT), real-time positioning of goods, vehicles and living beings has become an integral part of many applications. In addition to satellite-based positioning as used by GPS, Galileo, Glonass or Beidou, there are also other interesting area-wide technologies. One of these is LoRaWAN geolocation, which offers new possibilities for battery-powered devices in particular. To show the differences, this blog compares the two positioning technologies LoRaWAN geolocation and GPS.
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14. Oct 2024
LoRaWAN applications in the smart city sector
With the concept of the smart home, comfort in the home can be increased and energy consumption can be reduced at the same time. This increases acceptance and the incentive to save energy. The following blog will show how this concept can be scaled up to an entire city through the use of LoRaWAN, leading to the Smart City concept.
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