Ersa Sponsors Technology AG

Towards the end of 2013, Hans-Jürgen Bolg, Director of Sales of the Tools Division, received a call for help from the high school in Schönau. There, students signed up in the science and technology class as well as in the specially implemented Technology AG are learning how to solder by hand and how to handle electronic components.

Up until recently their eagerness to learn was greatly hampered by having to work with old tools and very frequently needing to clean the tips. Manfred Wiezel, who looks after the Technology AG of the school as a volunteer in his free time, decided to look for new stations and he turned to Ersa GmbH for assistance. Since he is working as an electronics and software developer who privately solders on a RDS-80 station, he was aware of the quality and the excellent performance of Ersa products. It did not take long to realize that the i-CON PICO would be the ideal solution for the school, since, aside from simple through-hole components, larger projects such as ball tracks made from copper wire also needed to be soldered. After this, only one question remained: How to finance this purchase?

"The fact, that there still are specialists at schools who in their free time teach soldering to students, and who campaign for the use of quality tools, is by no means a matter of course. Therefore, we simply had to help!" declares Hans-Jürgen Bolg, who had proceeded to make a very good offer to the school. In addition to 10 i-CON PICO stations including i-TOOLS at a very low price, the school received 5 additional stations with solder irons at no charge. The students expressed their gratitude by sending a stuffed board soldered by them. Presently, the Technology AG works on a new project: a music box with a 3-channel light organ and connectable to a smart phone - and for the first time with SMD components. With tools from Ersa!