BRAND-NEW
Anton Paar Is Celebrating a Century of Activities Founded in 1922, Anton Paar has now become an international provider of analysers and laboratory instruments.
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he global company Anton Paar GmbH is celebrating its 100th
in electronics, packaging, paints, coatings, inks, fabrics and cosmetics.
anniversary. For 100 years, Anton Paar has combined high-
In addition, in 2021 the company launched its brand-new automated
precision technology with scientific curiosity. The company is now
multipurpose powder X-Ray diffractometer XRDynamic 500, delivering
an international player in the fields of density, concentration, rheometry
best-in-class resolution/signal-to-noise ratio out-of-the-box.
and CO2 measurement and several leading companies worldwide rely
“Talent, commitment and inner cohesion, in both successful and
on its technical know-how and instruments for chocolate, beer, wine
difficult times, have always distinguished us and our company. With
and soft drink production and pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and cell
these attributes, we are confidently entering the second century of our
phone display manufacturing.
history,” has stated Friedrich Santner, the CEO of Anton Paar.
Anton Paar’s analysers and laboratory instruments are used to prepare,
The company has been owned since 2003 by the non-profit
produce and test materials down to the nanometer range. They
organisation Santner Private Foundation, which is focused on science
perform material characterisation, including scratch and indentation
and research projects and the prevention of drug addiction. Anton
testing, XRD, gas adsorption analysis, powder rheometry, particle size
Paar GmbH, which operates in more than 110 countries around the
analysis, X-ray scattering and microwave synthesis. They then allow to
world, has now 45 sister companies and sales subsidiaries and 50 sales
examine the unique liquid crystals found in LCD screens, thermometry,
partners.
optical imaging and medicine. For this reason, they are used by research departments to characterise nanomaterials in final products
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