LECO Corporation Opens A New Separation Science Facility In Europe

The LECO European Life Sciences and Chemical Analysis Centre recently opened in Mönchengladbach, Germany. This new 330 square-meter (3,550 Square-foot) facility is dedicated to separation science sales and applications—providing support, method development, sample analysis, and instrument demonstrations to new and current customers throughout Europe.

Grand-opening festivities included a ribbon-cutting and tours of the building, which includes two laboratory spaces, office areas, and a seminar room. Guests also learned about LECO's new High Resolution TOFMS (HRT) products from Separation Science team member Jürgen Wendt. Other highlights included talks by LECO collaborators Wim Traag, with RIKLIT-Institute of Food Safety, and Hans-Gerd Janssen, with Unilever Research and Development and the University of Amsterdam. Michael Soll, General Manager of LECO Instrumente GmbH, and Ralf Löscher, Vice President of LECO Europe, provided closing comments. For details on the ribbon cutting ceremony click here (PDF).

About LECO Corporation
In 1936, the Laboratory Equipment Company introduced the first rapid carbon determinator to the American iron and steel industry. Today, 75 years later, LECO is recognized globally as a leader in the development of high-quality analytical instrumentation, mass spectrometers, comprehensive two-dimensional chromatography, metallography and optical equipment, and consumables. LECO currently has over 30 subsidiaries worldwide, in countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Sweden, Canada, and Mexico, with additional distributors authorized to sell or service LECO products to the rest of the world. For more information, visit www.leco.com

Source: LECO Corporation