Family-owned German manufacturer of optoelectronic precision measuring instruments, founded in 1864. Its portfolio covers laboratory instruments (polarimeters, refractometers, density meters, photometers), in-line process instruments and sensors for Process Analytical Technology, factory automation and laboratory automation systems (e.g. AutoDosage, AutoFilt). It also offers validation, calibration and application consulting services, and serves food and beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, sugar, pulp and paper, semiconductor and other industries through over 150 distribution partners worldwide.