Jena/Monheim, 24.01.2014

Jenoptik delivers modern digital technology for stationary and mobile traffic monitoring to the State of Kuwait.

The Jenoptik Traffic Solutions division and its long-term local partner, First Joint Group, received an order from the Kuwait Ministry of Interior for speed and red-light monitoring systems to upgrade all traffic enforcement equipment in the country. The order volume exceeds 2 million euros. The Jenoptik division delivers the systems in the first quarter of 2014.

The delivery includes stationary and mobile radar systems for speed monitoring as well as red-light monitoring systems. They are equipped with the latest digital camera and tracking radar technology.

Jenoptik traffic safety technology has already been successfully deployed in the Middle East for several years. "We are pleased with the new order from Kuwait. It shows us that the customer is satisfied with our products and services and that they are looking to continue our successful cooperation", says Michael Mertin, President & CEO of JENOPTIK AG.

About Jenoptik and the Traffic Solutions division

As an integrated optoelectronics group, Jenoptik operates in five divisions: Lasers & Material Processing, Optical Systems, Industrial Metrology, Traffic Solutions and Defense & Civil Systems.

In the Traffic Solutions division, Jenoptik develops, manufactures and markets components and systems that increase road traffic safety throughout the world. The product portfolio, which is based on the proven Robot technology, includes comprehensive systems for all aspects of road traffic, such as speed and red-light monitoring systems as well as OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) products and systems for detecting traffic violations. In the services area, the Jenoptik division covers every aspect of the support process chain - from system development, construction and installation of the monitoring infrastructure, to capturing images of infringements and their automatic processing, through to issuing the citations and collecting the fines as the system operator.

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