History

Our success story has begun in 1991

1991	Former Employees of Carl-Zeiss-Jena establish OPTIMESS. The itention of the founder: To develop measurement systems for pipelines and sewers.
1991/1992	The development of the Deformation & Calibre Measurement System DKM enables the accurate measurement of deformations of pipelines for the first time.
1991	OPTIMESS presents the Deformation & Calibre Measurement System DKM at NO-DIG in Hamburg.
1991-94	The engineers of OPTIMESS develop a camera with integrated laser distance sensor.
1994/1995	The first Deformation & Calibre Measurement Systems DKM are delivered to the United Arab Emirates.
1995	World's camera crawler with pan & tilt camera for pipeline ranges from 100mm and a Well & Borehole Camera are introduced. OPTIMESS presents the 3D-Measurement System at IFW in Berlin.
1996/1997	The Camera crawlers from 150mm and 200mm pipe diameter complete the CCTV Inspection systems of OPTIMESS.
1996	OPTIMESS realizes the an inspection of a 10,000m drinking water pipeline in the United Arab Emirates. The first CCTV Utility Van is delivered.
1998	The development of Satellite Camera for the inspection of house connections and an Ultrasound Pipeline Inspection system are milestones of that year.
1999	Abu Dhabi Municipality orders a Combined CCTV & Pipeline Rehabilitation Van.
2000	OPTIMESS presents the Electric cutter OptiCut200. The user-friendly operation is the highlight during ENTSORGA in Cologne.
2001	Dubai Municipality orders a complete CCTV Utility Van.
2002	The engineers develop the inspection system OptiSpool. OptiSpool enables the inspection of vertical as well as horizontal pipelines with bends - for the inspection of process pipelines in chemical plants.
2003	OPTIMESS realizes the inspection of a lake pipe in Berlin for Berliner Wasserbetriebe, Germany.
2004	OptiSpool Inspection system is used for the inspection of process pipelines for BAYER AG, Germany.
2006	Clients in Bahrain and Iran order several CCTV Inspection systems.
2008	The Deformation & Calibre Measurement DKM is advanced. New development is the wireless Data Logger for wireless transmission of measuring results from the pipe.