When the corporate history of IKA started in 1910, China had not yet become a People's Republic and the word "globalization" had not been invented. Today, the IKA group has more than 800 employees at eight locations on four different continents and is proud to serve customers which include BASF, Bayer or Procter&Gamble. We are the leader in the world market in the majority of the product groups and also a leading example for development and growth. Or as our new slogan expresses it: "IKA-Designed to work perfectly“. Top researchers and scientists use our laboratory equipment. Their research is creating solutions and processes which change our future. After all, substances in all aggregation states under lab conditions and in production facilities are turned into innovative products. Whether mixed or crushed, tempered or distilled, as part of new compounds or reproducible results: Ranging from anti-aging crème through to cement, as a tissue sample or groundbreaking development, in the µ area or on an industrial scale. IKA not only guarantees the highest level of precision, safety and quality of the results, but also proves by means of its innovative designs that a lab does not need to be boring and that it is feasible for innovation to be visible as well as touchable. Laboratory and analytical devices which boast modern designs are engineered at the company’s headquarters based in Staufen, Germany and assembled for every region at the respective IKA subsidiary. Over the past few decades IKA has achieved through its innovative activity a leading position when it comes to dispersing and kneading technology. The high-quality stirring, mixing and kneading machines are used within the pharmaceutical, chemical, food, paint, cosmetic, and plastics industries. Large brand manufacturers rely on IKA's machines and units. IKA products are known globally for their high level of quality and fulfil high requirements when it comes to functionality, technology and aesthetics. Regular patent applications and awards in addition to the preservation of quality certificates demonstrate the innovative power of IKA and the constant development of its process technology.