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And the winner is…

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

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

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

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 laboratory products! Q: … But how do I type … Continue reading

New ASTM Standards

Krüss purchased two more ASTM standards: ASTM D1747 for Refractive Index of Viscous Materials. Refractive index is a fundamental physical property that can be used in conjunction with other properties to characterize pure hydrocarbons and their mixtures. The use of … Continue reading

A.KRÜSS Optronic: The oldest company manufacturing optical instruments

According to Wikipedia, A.KRÜSS Optronic is the oldest company manufacturing optical instruments still in existence. 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 … Continue reading

Little helper at the speedway: handheld refractometer DR101-60

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!

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

Professionals interested in laboratory instrumentation from Kruess now have the opportunity to receive news on the latest developments from the company by RSS newsfeed, email or via Twitter. Continue reading

New Krüss website being introduced this spring

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