Anton Paar

Anton Paar develops, produces and distributes highly accurate laboratory instruments and process measuring systems, and provides custom-tailored automation and robotic solutions. The company is a world leader in the measurement of density, concentration and CO2, and in the field of rheometry. Its products serve customers in pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, chemicals, process manufacturing and academic and scientific research.

Founded in 1922 as a one-man machine repair workshop in Graz, Austria, Anton Paar now employs over 4,400 people. The company operates six producing subsidiaries and 40 sales subsidiaries worldwide, with headquarters in Graz. Technical work spans density, concentration and CO2 measurement, rheometry, laboratory instrumentation, process measurement technology, industrial automation and robotics, high-precision production, measuring principles and sensing technology, and materials and process analysis.

Ownership rests with the charitable Santner Foundation, a structure that provides long-term stability and independence from outside investors. The company has allocated approximately 14.5 percent of turnover to research and development for decades, with an emphasis on high-precision production and new measuring principles.