Wissenschaftliche Gerätebau Dr. Ing. Herbert Knauer GmbH – this is the full name of our owner-managed middle-sized company that has been developing, manufacturing and distributing laboratory instruments around the world since 1962.

With more than 100 employees we are one of the well-established manufacturers of HPLC instruments, SMB systems, and osmometers. Our product portfolio includes extremely compact HPLC solutions, UHPLC systems for high-resolution analysis, preparative HPLC instruments, and process LC equipment for the purification of substances in the kilogram scale.

The source of our success are numerous world’s firsts that have won more than 20 awards for innovation. We strive to grow continuously, to expand our expertises and to discover new market opportunities.