Quick retrofitting without effort

Prosthesis manufacturer Ottobock uses Weiss Technik's climate test chambers for the manufacturing and repair of its health tech products. With this, the company tests the electronics and mechanics of high-performance prostheses under environmental stresses. (Image: Otto Bock HealthCare Deutschland GmbH, own image)

With the S!MPATI software, Ottobock operates 12 testing cabinets from Weiss Technik. The new update of the control software can be easily and quickly performed using Weiss Technik's Migration Wizard — without extensive backups and parallel to the existing program. (Image: Otto Bock HealthCare Deutschland GmbH, own image)

The updated S!MPATI version 4.80 offers a user-friendly menu navigation and extended features. These include, for example, easier programmability and a comparative evaluation of multiple recording archives. This allows for a precise analysis of the behavior of different test subjects across various test run variants in different systems. (Image: Otto Bock HealthCare Deutschland GmbH, own image)

With a new update, Weiss Technik optimizes its S!MPATI software for improved control of environmental test chambers. The updated version 4.80 offers a simpler menu navigation and expanded functions. Above all, the update can be carried out in parallel with the existing software in just a few minutes – as recently demonstrated with Ottobock, a global leader in prosthetics, which highlights the smooth process and good collaboration with Weiss Technik.

"It was truly an easy update. Even the complex transfer of the previous computer contents worked seamlessly. Everything was very quick, and the programs ran stably from the start," summarizes Hans Jürgen Ahlborn, Technical Service Coordinator of the well-known manufacturer of high-tech prostheses, regarding the update of the S!MPATI software. With it, Ottobock operates 12 test chambers from Weiss Technik to test its highly developed medical products, emphasizing the quality of the systems and the reliability of their control software. Hans Jürgen Ahlborn states: "Weiss Technik lives up to its good reputation. The company is a global market leader, has the highest service density in this country, and communication with the field staff runs on the same wavelength."

Successful Cooperation

Ottobock and Weiss Technik have a partnership spanning over 20 years. The healthtech company from Duderstadt is a worldwide leader in manufacturing electronically controlled prostheses for people with disabilities. As an official partner of the Paralympics, their product range also includes sports prostheses.

For manufacturing and repairing medical technology products, Ottobock uses Weiss Technik’s climate test chambers to test electronics and mechanics under environmental stresses. Each of the 12 test chambers is connected to a computer running Weiss Technik’s S!MPATI software. Hans Jürgen Ahlborn describes what Ottobock appreciates about Weiss Technik: "We are convinced by the build quality and technical excellence of the systems. The devices deliver reliable results, are robust, and operate flawlessly—even when there is a lot of material inside the chambers. The S!MPATI software also allows us to manage the testing facilities efficiently and user-friendly. Coupled with our trusting relationship with sales and service staff, all this provides significant added value and prepares us well for the future with this update."

Uncomplicated Update

Recently, Ottobock upgraded the S!MPATI software to the latest version. With minimal effort. Unlike before, the old version no longer needs to be uninstalled to install the new one – the update can now be performed in parallel. This eliminates interruptions, saving time and costs. Hans Jürgen Ahlborn confirms: "We initiated the update and went through all the steps. There were no delays at all."

The service coordinator emphasizes: "The migration, meaning the transfer of existing computer contents, was more involved in the past. Everything had to be copied and backed up. Now, we simply opened the Weiss Technik Migration Wizard, which transferred all data and programs to the new software version with the push of a button. We didn’t even need to back up our previous files and programs for the update."

More Services

The new version of S!MPATI offers users like Ottobock greater benefits: For example, a comparative analysis of multiple recording archives is available for more user-friendly menu navigation and easier programming. This enables precise analysis of the behavior of different test subjects across various test runs in different systems. There is also a converter that translates third-party programs into the S!MPATI format, standardizing control of testing procedures and test equipment.

The software is compatible with Windows 10 and 11 operating systems as well as Microsoft Windows Server 2019 and 2022. With the optional S!MPATI Service module, the software can be conveniently used as a Windows service in the background of the operating system – independent of user login/logout, preventing interruptions in recordings.

New customers also benefit from the user-friendliness of version 4.80.2: The software installs almost automatically after downloading from the Weiss Technik website and can be tested on up to 99 systems for six months.