an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message semcon ab type public company nasdaq stockholm semc industry automotive industry manufacturing and process industries energy sector life science telecom founded v ster s sweden 1980 headquarters gothenburg sweden number of locations brazil s o bernardo do campo ; resende ; china beijing ; guangzhou ; shanghai ; germany munich ; berlin ; sindelfingen ; bad friedrichshall ; r sselsheim ; stuttgart ; b blingen ; wolfsburghungary budapest ; india bangalore ; spain antas ; sweden gothenburg ; eskilstuna ; falun ; helsingborg ; hudiksvall ; j nk ping ; karlskrona ; karlstad ; lidk ping ; link ping ; ludvika lund ; olofstr m ; oskarshamn ; stenungsund ; stockholm ; s dert lje ; trollh ttan ; v ster s ; v xj ; rebro ; united kingdom havant ; leavesden ; lule ; kineton ; south woodham ferrers ; grantham ; area served worldwide key people markus granlund ceo bj rn str mberg chief financial officer number of employees 3 000 2013 1 website semcon.com semcon is a swedish multinational technology company specialised in product development . semcon collaborates mainly with companies in the automotive industry energy and life science sectors . it has 3 000 specialised employees and conducts the entire product development cycle from strategy and technology development to design and product information . 2 semcon was founded in v ster s sweden in 1980 and has offices in over 40 locations in nine different countries . in 2015 the group reported annual sales of sek 2.6 billionom . there are both single assignments and projects where specific teams are formed to develop solutions for product development chains . 3 the company operates several research projects including sonic movement which is developing sound effects for electric cars . contents 1 history 2 core business 3 business areas 3.1 engineering services nordic 3.2 engineering services germany 3.3 engineering services international 3.4 product information 4 projects 4.1 sonic movement 5 references 6 external links history edit semcon was founded in 1980 in v ster s by arvid hansen . in1983 hansen also started operations in gothenburg and in 1985 the head office was moved to gothenburg . in 1990 semcon was sold to viak . viak was then sold to vbb group . after a management buy out semcon was introduced to the swedish stock exchange in 1997 . a rapid growth and expansion in sweden took place . in the beginning of 2000 semcon started a series of sub brands such as zipper zuite zystems zooma zingle zetup with a focus on it . called the z companies pentech in the uk was acquired in 2005 and this was the first semcon operation outside sweden . in 2005 the first office in china was opened and soon one in hungary . two larger acquisitions took place in 2007 german ivm automotive and swedish caran . with ivm automotive semcon now also had operations in brazil india and germany . the z companies were sold except zooma . core business edit semcon offers engineering services and product information services for the entire product development chain from requirement studies to finished product . engineering services the three main areas of expertise are product development produktion development and plant design . these include automotive engineering mechanics electrics & electronics plant design design automation test & verification design user experience project management quality production & process development calculation & simulation product information the three main areas of expertise are online marketing communication after market information and distribution of information . these include information strategy information design serviceability online marketing communication information management training product and user information service information parts & accessories information illustration & graphics digital distribution . business areas edit semcon is grouped in four business areas engineering services nordic edit engineering services in the nordic region . this encompasses varied sectors of activity including automotive engineering industrial design mechanical design production technology prototypes electricity and automation embedded systems both hardware and software . engineering services germany edit engineering services in germany . this encompasses varied sectors of activity including automotive engineering industrial design mechanical design production technology prototypes electricity and automation embedded systems both hardware and software . engineering services international edit engineering services in brazil india uk and russia . this encompasses varied sectors of activity including automotive engineering industrial design mechanical design production technology prototypes electricity and automation embedded systems both hardware and software . product information edit business area product information delivers services and information solutions ranging from online marketing communication to aftermarket information for complex products software and plants . the business area has activities in sweden germany china uk and hungary . projects edit sonic movement edit main article sonic movement sonic movement is a research project operated by semcon . 4 premiered in september 2013 5 sonic movement proposes creating a new adaptive system of warning sounds and noises for electric cars 5 which is in opposition to another industry trend of replicating combustion engine noises for electric car sound effects . 6 founders james brooks and fernando oca a are on the design team as well as artists holly herndon and matt dryhurst . 7 the project aims to meet a proposal for a us mandate which would require all quiet electric vehicles to emit warning sounds 5 as well as legislation passed by the european parliament in april 2014 which states that all new electric cars sold in the eu had to emit noise by 2019 . 8 however oca a notes that while legislators are looking at this from a technical point of view sonic movement is looking at it from a user experience point of view . 9 references edit this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message semcon financials 2013 http semcon.com about us semcon.com about . sonicmovement.com . retrieved 2014 04 15 . a b c gallina eric october 23 2013 . the ambience of sonic movement . form trends . retrieved 2014 04 15 . bbc radio . jarvis cocker discusses sonic movement with james brooks and fernando ocana . bbc radio . november 2013 . retrieved 2014 04 15 . sonic movement . cargo collective . retrieved 2014 04 15 . banks nargess shahmanesh april 15 2014 . designing the sound of tomorrow s electric cars . car design news . retrieved 2014 04 15 . neiger chris october 15 2013 . solving electric cars quiet problem . bbc autos . retrieved 2014 04 15 . external links edit semcon.com semcon s share information retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title semcon & oldid 741205024 categories companies based in gothenburgmultinational companies headquartered in sweden1980 establishments in swedencompanies established in 1980engineering companies of swedencompanies listed on the stockholm stock exchangehidden categories articles with a promotional tone from september 2016all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from october 2008all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom 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