CARBOLITE and GERO become CARBOLITE-GERO

KG will merge to form a new company - Carbolite-Gero GmbH & Co. KG - on 1 January 2015.  This company will provide a portfolio of furnaces and ovens which covers a temperature range from 30°C to 3000°C. Solutions for applications in vacuum and under different atmospheres will be part of the comprehensive offering as well as high temperature systems with tungsten, molybdenum or graphite insulation.

Both companies are part of the Dutch Verder Group and as a result of the merger will become an increasingly important player in the heat technology industry. Thanks to the extensive product offering and the global distribution network of the Verder Scientific Division the new company will considerably improve its market penetration, and further intensify world-wide customer support.

As a consequence of the merger, the production area at the company’s headquarters in Neuhausen near Stuttgart will be considerably increased and a new customer center will be built in which laboratory and industrial furnaces and ovens will be presented to visitors.

The Carbolite-Gero products are used in research & development, quality control and production in many different industries.

About Carbolite

Carbolite is the world's leading manufacturer of electrically heated furnaces and ovens based in the United Kingdom. The units are exported to over 100 countries and are used in many markets such as mining, electronics, ceramics, aerospace, materials science, metallurgy and pharmaceutical.

About Gero

As a manufacturer of industrial furnaces GERO has more than 30 years of professional heat treatment. Based on an extensive standard industrial furnace range, completely customized solutions for complex heat treatment processes are developed and manufactured up to 3,000°C. The product offering includes instruments for high temperature applications under vacuum, inert gas or reactive atmosphere.

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