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Werner Beiter, a German inventor and founder of the archery equipment company bearing his name, died Tuesday, Nov. 25. He was 75.

Trained as a master toolmaker and designer, he established his own plastic part design office and injection molding companies in 1968. In the decades that followed, Beiter earned significant recognition for his innovations in the field of micro-plastic engineering, as his company became an industry leader in the production of parts for medical tools.

Beiter subsequently applied the precision procedures and developments from the fields of medical technology and electronics to the sport of archery, for which he held a special passion.

Identified first and foremost among competitive archers worldwide for his precision nocks, Beiter archery products also include plungers, stabilizers, clickers, scopes, arrowrests and bow tools.

Since its appearance on the market, the patented Beiter Nock has become the standard in archery. It was the first Insert Nock and later Outsert Nock for target archers. Distinguishing factors of Beiter Nocks include:

- Each nock size has only one single mold offering highest precision and tightest tolerances. Every single Nock of one size is produced by the same mold.

- The Beiter Nock is known to not pinch on the nocking point, resting easily for a improved a spring effect and consistent release, shot after shot.

- The Beiter Nock can be shot with all commonly used nocking points; though the Beiter nocking point matches perfectly.

- Easily the winningest nock on the world stage, it is used by most Olympic medalists, World Champions and other major world competitions.

Soon after he began commercially producing archery accessories in 1985, Beiter was one of the first to utilize high-speed video - then in its early stages - to make refinements and improvements to nocks and string components.

World Archery Secretary General Tom Dielen praised Beiter this week, noting the archery world has lost one of its greatest inventors.

"Werner loved to solve archery problems. His fantastic work will continue through the work of his family, and especially through the athletes that use his equipment," Dielen said. "Werner loved to compare the tuning of a bow to the tuning of a musical instrument. He has, in his own personal way, composed many great symphonies in archery."

Known for his commitment to perfection in equipment and to encouraging archery competition, Beiter opened a training facility in Dauchingen, Germany - the Werner and Iris Center - in 1997.

World Archery awarded Werner Beiter the Golden Arrow - its highest honor - for his contribution to the sport in 2009.

"World Archery and the wider Archery Family offers its sincere condolences to his wife Iris, his daughters Nicole and Simone and the entire family," World Archery's Dielen said. "On a personal level, I want to thank Werner for his eternal inspiration, his friendship and great discussions."

A memorial service for Werner Beiter will take place Dec. 5 in Dauchingen, Germany.

- J.R. Absher, The Archery Wire

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