Tradition
The development of modern laboratory centrifuges is closely connected with the history of Hettich-Zentrifugen. Hettich's roots go back to 1904. A few years later, Andreas Hettich, the founder of the company, built the first centrifuges for medical applications. Ever since, Hettich has been defining the state of the art by further improving the technology and integrating new ideas. Today, Hettich's guiding principle is "innovation by tradition".

Innovation
Since the company was founded more than 160 patents and copyrights for design have been granted to it. Without exception they relate to centrifuges and centrifuging techniques.
In cytology, in particular, Hettich developed equipment that pointed the way ahead. In the field of laboratory automation the application for a patent on a robotic centrifuge presents a recent example of the company's innovative force.
The Hettich list od applied and issued patents, therefore, reads like a presentation of the development of modern centrifuge technology.

Construction and Design
The exchange of ideas with users in medicine, chemistry, industry and research generates syn- ergies. Using latest CAD technology Hettich's designing engineers develop them into products that meet all demands of today's laboratories. In the factory, finally, they are realised in centrifuges and accessories that are unmistakably Hettich and prove their worth not only by functionality, but also practical and attractive design.

Production
Highly qualified technicians and latest machinery for metalworking and plastics processing guarantee that Hettich centrifuges are manufactured according to the same principles they are put to work in the laboratories later: efficiently, reliably and last but not least economically.

Quality
Hettich manufactures top quality centrifuges. All stages from design to end product are continually subjected to strictest controls. Hettich centrifuges meet the requirements of all relevant national and international standards and verifies this by corresponding conformity marks. The ISO 9001 certificate accredited to the entire company proves the extreme care and responsibility Hettich puts into the manufacture of centrifuges and their accessories.

Environmental Care
Centrifuges must not only be safe to operate, their manufacture must also be in compliance with latest ecological findings and pollution control measures. However, Hettich goes beyond that. Long before the corresponding law came into force, Hettich, for example, used the environmentally friendly cooling agent R 404 a on its refrigerated centrifuges. In addition, all other materials are carefully selected under the aspects reusability or non-polluting disposability.

Customer Orientation
With an extremely wide range of accessories Hettich offers a complete line of laboratory centrifuges for virtually every centrifuging task required in practice. Should there still be something left to desire, it may be realised in custom-made equipment. Specially designed items that meet with greater demand, become part of the standard program. Recent examples are rotors for special applications in the electronic industry, in inorganic chemistry, and in electro- plating shops.

Service
After the purchase of a centrifuge Hettich is still at your service. Hettich representatives all over the world offer advice and support. If you wish to have a Hettich representative visit you, please call the nearest local office or the International Sales and Service Department in Tuttlingen:
+49 (0) 7461 705-203.

R & D
Hettich's R & D departments are representative of the company's philosophy. Scientists in Hettich's own laboratory do not only elaborate centrifuge applications but also provide customers with competent advice on procedural questions. The insights gained in the direct contact with users flow into products, which are in line with real market conditions. Highly qualified personnel in the electronics department guarantees that Hettich centrifuges are not just state-of-the-art, but often set the trend.

Training
Hettich's high technical production quality requires well and carefully trained employees. Hettich is aware of the value specialists represent and takes care that there is always enough junior staff. Apprentices are trained to be electronics engineers, toolmakers, construction mechanics, clerks, and information processing officers. As occasion demands Hettich also offers product seminars and technical training courses for its specialised dealers in Germany and abroad.

Location
Hettich centrifuges are only manufactured in Tuttlingen. Hettich will remain true to this location, since Tuttlingen, which developed into the international centre of medical device technology during the last century, provides ideal conditions. Here is where the relevant expertise and know-how concentrate and where those specialists can be found, which Hettich may perhaps not be able to recruit from its own ranks.