Anton Paar GmbH, founded in 1922 as a one-man locksmiths workshop, today is a globally active high-tech company headquartered in Graz, Austria with 37 sales and service subsidiaries worldwide. The company currently counts 4,500 employees. Anton Paar develops and produces high-precision laboratory instruments as well as process measurement technology and provides custom-tailored automation and robotics solutions.A love of research and high quality standards have made Anton Paar a world market leader in the fields of density measurement, the determination of dissolved CO2, rheometry, material characterization and the production of complex high-precision parts, e.g. for medicinal prostheses. Innovation is essential: About 14.5 % of the companys annual turnover is invested in Research & Development.Anton Paar provides solutions to industries in over 110 countries. Customers include, among others, the worlds largest soft drink producers, all major breweries, Formula 1, the chemical and pharmaceutical industry and food producers, including chocolate manufacturers.Anton Paar GmbH is owned by the Santner Foundation, which is exclusively and directly aimed at charitable causes.