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After nine months of construction,
Dresden lubrication specialist Elaskon has
put its new laboratory into operation.
With a footprint of around 400m2,
€350,000 has been invested in the
structure alone. Taking into account the
investment in laboratory technology the
overall costs run to something like €1.2
million.
Ideal conditions for the further financial
success of the company have been
created through the modern laboratory.
Once the new production facilities started
operation in 2003, and with the opening
of the logistics centre in 2008, the
construction of the laboratory is the third
of a total of four large-scale investments
on the company’s premises. Later this year
a new filling and storage hall will be built
for the wide range of corrosion-protection
and lubrication products and release
agents.
Elaskon has sustained its position in the
wire rope lubricant field for decades, now
exporting to 56 countries. Five out of a
total of 72 staff work in the lab, in both
quality control and in the development of
new products.
As a result of the broad demand for
care products that go beyond corrosion
protection Elaskon has greatly extended
its range over the last few years.
Along with the established corrosion-
protection products, upholstery cleaning
agents, paint-care merchandise and
a multifunctional oil for every kind
of mechanical application have been
launched.
Elaskon Sachsen GmbH & Co KG –
Germany
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New €350,000 laboratory starts operation
▲ ▲ The newly opened laboratory