The company „Waldemar Knittel Glasbearbeitungs GmbH“ was founded in 1987 in Braunschweig. Their declared goal is to produce and sell microscope slides and coverglass of the highest quality as consistent, high-class mounting materials for microscopy, laboratory analyses, histology, cytology, biology, geology etc.
Knittel became an established prosperous, globally renowned company. Today, the company has around 100 employees and manufactures at three locations selling more than 400 million slides and coverglass a year. The world-wide distribution of Knittel products is carried out exclusively by selected and highly qualified dealers for laboratory-health-products and disposables with strong connections to their company and especially to theirs products.
The range of products
Today, the production of Waldemar Knittel Glasbearbeitungs GmbH comprises the full range of slides and coverglass, from their cheapest, the cut edge slides to their twin frost slides, to their ground edge slides with different edges (e.g. 45°, 90°, bevelled), and various surface treatments (e.g. twin frosted and single frosted). Additionally, Knittel offers concavity slides and counting chambers for various applications, as well as printed slides with and without selective coatings.
Their unique, licenced StarFrost® product range with registered trademark, the StarFrost® adhesive slides and their application orientated or customised diagnostic slides are available in various colours.
Their high-quality coverglass is available as squares, rectangles or as circles in different dimensions and thicknesses and can be used manually or within automatic coverslippers.
The quality
For many years Knittel is an ISO 9001 and 13485 certified company.
As a CE/IVD manufacturer the compliance of their processes and systems are their top priority. This guarantees that they are a reliable partner for the customers.
The combination of high quality raw materials, production efficiency and process quality is their strength. They always try to exceed their customers’ requirements and expectations. To Knittel quality not only means compliance regarding the agreed specifications and documentation but also the quality of their partnership.
Most of their products are manufactured on automated production lines with integrated quality controls. The slides and cover glasses are conform to the relevant international ISO standards but can meet the customer’s special requirements , e.g. customized slide layouts and packaging, at the same time.
Their company offers CE-marked IVD slides and cover glasses in accordance with EC directive 98/79.
Innovations and synergies
The success of their company can only be guaranteed by product innovation and new ideas. Therefore, besides the technical and organisational issues they need the know-how and the experience of their employees.
Synergies from the technical skills of their engineering department in Bielefeld (Engineering), which supplies, among other things, robots and handling systems for the sheet glass industry, glass machining centres and production lines and their own extensive experience in glass manufacturing, contribute to the new products and cost saving production systems that are developed within their company and therefore secure their future, reduce their costs and keep them updated.
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