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And the winner is…

3 March 2012

We are very happy to announce the winner of a raffle during the Inhorgenta fair in Munich: Mr. Wolfram Schinko knew the correct answer to the prize question (how many hours does the battery last?) and won a microscope MSL4000-10/30-IL-TL. The … Continue reading →

The X-Files

21 January 2012

What’s that – murder at Krüss?!?   No, don’t worry… we’re just counting every item. The annual stocktaking.  

Old fellow: Historical Spectrophotometer by Krüss

6 January 2012

Glad to see you again! That’s what we thought when we were offered to buy back this spectrophotometer (Kirchhoff-Bunsen principle). The estimated year of manufacture is 1908. After more than 100 years of duty, the spectrophotometer is now retired and … Continue reading →

Finding the “ü” on your keyboard

8 December 2011

Krüss comes with this strange-looking character (which belongs to its brand name – so we love it!) We’d really appreciate it, when you use it while telling others about our fine gemmology products! Q: … But how do I type … Continue reading →

A.KRÜSS Optronic: The oldest still existing company manufacturing Optics

2 September 2011

According to Wikipedia, A.KRÜSS Optronic is the oldest still existing company manufacturing Optics. Based on this historical foundation, the traditional craftsman’s art of precision engineering is still being perfectly combined with innovative electronic technology. Read more about the history of A.KRÜSS Optronic. … Continue reading →

Little helper at the speedway: handheld refractometer DR101-60

19 July 2011

Let’s get out of the laboratory and into sports today, and see how a digital handheld refractometer is a useful tool on motorcycle speedways. Spotlight on our sturdy, robust ‘speedway star’, the KRÜSS DR101-60, testing methanol at the speedway league ‘Elitserien’ in Vetlanda, … Continue reading →

Flooded!

7 June 2011

What is Mr. Tiedemann doing when the floods are in town? With a courageous attitude our caretaker doesn’t hesitate to dress down and saves Krüss company from drowning. A heroic and necessary act given the masses of water and hail pouring … Continue reading →

Krüss news now available the way you like it

5 May 2011

Gemmologists interested in instrumentation from Krüss now have the opportunity to receive news on the latest developments from the company by RSS newsfeed, email or via Twitter. Launched alongside the company’s new website, the news sources cover the most popular … Continue reading →

New Kruess website being introduced this Spring

11 April 2011

We’re introducing separate sites for our ranges of Laboratory and Gemmology instrumentation, and in each of three languages. Continue reading →