RETSCH is looking for the oldest mill

Laboratory instruments manufacturer RETSCH turns 100 this year, having been founded by Friedrich Kurt Retsch in 1915. By 1923 the company had patented its first piece of laboratory equipment, a mortar grinder that became known worldwide as the ‘Retsch Mill’, replacing manual grinding with hand mortars.

Today, RETSCH is a leading manufacturer of lab equipment for the preparation and characterisation of solids in research and quality control with an export share of more than 80%. The products are used in many different industries such as chemistry, food, construction, pharmaceuticals or environment.

To mark its anniversary, RETSCH has started a campaign to find the oldest instrument in the market. All users of RETSCH instruments worldwide are called upon to send a picture of themselves and their mill or sieve shaker. All participants will enter a draw; the participant with the oldest RETSCH product will win a goods voucher. More information can be found here.

Adapted from press release by Katherine Guenioui

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