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Sustainability at ERWEKA

anchored in our corporate philosophy.

Corporate strategy

Companies are often criticised for only responding to issues about sustainability thus giving sustainability less significance in their actions. ERWEKA is different. Instead of considering sustainability as negative, additional expenses, we are actively investing in a sustainable development - we care for our climate and everything connected to it.

For us, sustainability is to be considered as an overall concept combining the three major areas economic, environment and social responsibility. We have set our own priorities in relevant areas to promote sustainable development. These are and will be expanded continuously to anchor sustainability more firmly in our corporate philosophy.


One great example is our green belt around the company compound. Around 20% of our compound area is a a green belt with extensive planting of biodiverse plants, shrubs and lots of trees, ofsetting any CO2 impact. Due to selecting plants for urban conditions plus an extensive automatic watering system, nearly all plants survived some pretty dry spells the first three years thanks to our extensive irrigating watering system by Hunter, driven by an app our CEO, who is a great garden lover, and she controlls herself the watering.

Corporate strategy

Corporate strategy

Our corporate strategy is market-oriented, customer-oriented and results-oriented and aimed to achieve market leadership regarding quality, service and innovation. The internal and external stakeholders have a significant impact on ERWEKA´s added value. We actively integrate them in our processes to establish sustainability holistically. A large part of our profit is reinvested and forms the basis to ensure a steady increase in added value.

Social responsibility

In order to fulfill our corporate responsibilities, the requirements are within the framework of the legal provisions. The economic benefits of our actions will not be achieved at the expense of personal safety and environmental protection. We attach particular importance to training and development. Our employees create quality and only they can deliver the full scope of service at the company and drive it forward.

Environment protection

We consider the environment protection as an important management task and are striving for relief of man and the environment by acting in an ecologically-responsible way. We are committed to minimize unnecessary environmental pollution as far as possible, reducing the impact on the environment on an ongoing basis and continuously improving energy performance. We are actively working to encourage our activities for protecting the environment among suppliers, providers and customers.


Our Headquarter in Langen

Sustainability at the heart of the planning process:

Innovative office space

Our headquarter in Langen is future-oriented and designed according to open office concepts. The classicist facade with its floor-to-ceiling windows and 60 % glass proportion guarantees optimal lighting conditions inside. Friendly, bright colors combined with natural materials such as wood create a pleasant atmosphere. Different communication zones will adjust to the employees´ needs.

Building Climate

In order to minimize heat dissipation, the building climate can be managed centrally. We have not only heating, but now with regards to more hotter summers, we offer as well an automated air cooling system. This makes working with us easy at any climate.

Waste water und Emissionen

Waste water is channeled via sedimentation into a rainwater retention basin. The ventilation system works with heat recovery, minimizing the consumption of resources.

Parking Spaces

There are plenty of parking spaces as well as more than 50 bicycle parking slots for the employees and visitors. In addition, the property provides two charging stations for electric cars, such as our own “Smart electric” that is be used for short distances, e.g. going to the local post station. Additional charging stations for electronic bikes can be installed any time.

Cogeneration Unit

The building will be heated by a sustainable cogeneration unit, which uses the cogeneration principle. The waste heat of power generation is used directly on-site.

Production Building

The productions' energy consumption and emissions will be measured separately. This will enable a constant control and continuous improvement of the resource consumption. The planned waste and wastewater concept ensures safe production processes, where the few pollutants are handled separately and are not able to harm the environment.

Sustainable Landscaping

A comprehensive landscaping and watering concept ensures, that our plants and trees can survice even in very hot summers like 2019. The landscaping covers 20 % of the whole plot and provides habitats for native animals and contributes to the greening of the whole area. The kinds of trees and shrubs planted are attractive the whole year around, e.g. in autumn our maples show us a firework autumn colours and Indian summer.
  • Innovative office space

    Our headquarter in Langen is future-oriented and designed according to open office concepts. The classicist facade with its floor-to-ceiling windows and 60 % glass proportion guarantees optimal lighting conditions inside. Friendly, bright colors combined with natural materials such as wood create a pleasant atmosphere. Different communication zones will adjust to the employees´ needs.
  • Building Climate

    In order to minimize heat dissipation, the building climate can be managed centrally. We have not only heating, but now with regards to more hotter summers, we offer as well an automated air cooling system. This makes working with us easy at any climate.
  • Waste water und Emissionen

    Waste water is channeled via sedimentation into a rainwater retention basin. The ventilation system works with heat recovery, minimizing the consumption of resources.
  • Parking Spaces

    There are plenty of parking spaces as well as more than 50 bicycle parking slots for the employees and visitors. In addition, the property provides two charging stations for electric cars, such as our own “Smart electric” that is be used for short distances, e.g. going to the local post station. Additional charging stations for electronic bikes can be installed any time.
  • Cogeneration Unit

    The building will be heated by a sustainable cogeneration unit, which uses the cogeneration principle. The waste heat of power generation is used directly on-site.
  • Production Building

    The productions' energy consumption and emissions will be measured separately. This will enable a constant control and continuous improvement of the resource consumption. The planned waste and wastewater concept ensures safe production processes, where the few pollutants are handled separately and are not able to harm the environment.
  • Sustainable Landscaping

    A comprehensive landscaping and watering concept ensures, that our plants and trees can survice even in very hot summers like 2019. The landscaping covers 20 % of the whole plot and provides habitats for native animals and contributes to the greening of the whole area. The kinds of trees and shrubs planted are attractive the whole year around, e.g. in autumn our maples show us a firework autumn colours and Indian summer.


    Top quality is our benchmark

    in accordance with our quality policy.

    Certified Quality

    Certified Quality

    Our benchmark is top quality. From engineering and design to manufacturing and product support, we take a no-compromise stance on standards.

    ERWEKA stands for highest product quality, attractive design and bespoke customer support. This is lived by a clear commitment to ISO certification, which we are granted since 1996 with the certification in ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.We are clearly committed to protecting the environment and improve environmental performance.

    All the materials we use are high-quality, low-maintenance and long-lasting. Suppliers are selected according to a stringent set of guidelines, and all external parts are additionally tested by us. This guarantees that all mechanical parts are sturdy and robust, and ensures measurement accuracy and product longevity.

    Product longevity

    Product longevity

    Our own quality requirements well exceed the legal stipulations. That‘s what defines the ERWEKA standard! Our product series are planned on a long-term basis; our long-term planning guarantees that we release technically mature and thoroughly tested products to the market.

    Suppliers are selected according to a stringent set of guidelines, and all external parts are additionally tested by us. This guarantees that all mechanical parts are sturdy and robust, and ensures measurement accuracy and product longevity.

     

     

    Offene Stellen - Current Vacancies

    Offene Stellen / Current Vacancies

    Wir wachsen stetig und suchen daher ständig qualifizierte und motivierte Mitarbeiter, die unser Wachstum begleiten. Sie können uns auch gerne jederzeit eine Initiativbewerbung für eine andere Stelle mailen!

     

     Tätigkeitsbereich

     Stelle

     Joblevel

     Standort

    Forschung & Entwicklung, IT Entwicklungsingenieur (m/w/d) Mechatronik mit Berufserfahrung Langen, Deutschland
           
    Forschung & Entwicklung, IT (Senior) Embedded-Firmware-Entwickler (m/w/d) mit Berufserfahrung Langen, Deutschland
           
    IT (Junior) Backend C# .NET / Angular Developer (m/w/d) mit Berufserfahrung Langen, Deutschland
           
    Service
    Servicetechniker im Außendienst (m/w/d) für Laborgeräte mit Berufserfahrung Langen, Deutschland
           
    Administration, Service HSE-Spezialist (m/w/d) Berufsanfänger Langen, Deutschland


    Gelebte Work-Life-Balance

    Wir arbeiten flexibel - Freitags nachmittags nehmen wir uns frei - so haben wir schöne, lange Wochenenden!

    30 Tage Urlaub

    30 Tage Urlaub

    Zu guter Arbeit gehört auch ausreichende Erholung. Deshalb bieten wir all unseren Mitarbeitern 30 Tage Urlaub (gilt für Vollzeitstellen, 40 Stunden/5 Tage pro Woche).

    Flexible Arbeitszeiten

    Flexible Arbeitszeiten

    Bei uns ist Work-Life-Balance nicht nur ein Buzz-Word. Dank flexibler Arbeitszeiten können Sie sich Ihren Arbeitstag optimal einteilen. Und auch in der Woche vorarbeiten, so dass Sie Freitags bereits um 12 Uhr ins Wochenende gehen können.

    Verkehrsanbindung

    Optimale Verkehrsanbindung

    ERWEKA hat seinen Sitz im Wirtschaftszentrum von Langen - optimal gelegen zwischen 2 Autobahnen (A5 und A661). Darüber hinaus sind wir nur 5 Gehminuten von der S-Bahnverbindung S3 entfernt. Bis nach Frankfurt dauert es nur 10 Minuten. Und reichlich eigene Parkplätze für Autos und Fahrräder sind vorhanden.

    Leibliches Wohl

    Leibliches Wohl

    Auf jedem Stockwerk gibt es Coffeepoints, an denen Sie sich kostenlos Kaffee, Tee und gekühltes und filtriertes Wasser holen können. Außerdem haben wir eine große, hübsche Lounge für angenehme Pausen. Kühlschränke und Mikrowellen für Ihr Essen sind in der angrenzenden Küche vorhanden. In direkter Nähe zu unserem Firmengebäude befinden sich auch mehrere Supermärkte und Restaurants.

     


     

    History

    Pacesetter for an entire industry

    Technology leaders since 70 years!

    From Germany to the whole world

    We strive to make the world a better place. ERWEKA’s “Made in Germany” equipment improves the quality of medicines, with products such as MultiCheck and RoboDis contributing to more efficiency in quality control of tablet and other medicine forms across the world.

    Our network of internationally well-reputed researchers and pharmaceutical customers, nurtured over decades, feeds us with new ideas for product engineering and design. And our distinct innovative spirit repeatedly brings out the very best in us and our products.

    Our track record of innovations lead us to leading technologies - again and again.

    Setting standards - staying innovative

    In 1982 we developed the first multi-functional hardness tester measuring the weight, thickness, length, width and hardness of tablets. In 2012 we were the first ones to launch a 100% USP-compliant, fully automated dissolution testing system, the RoboDis II, who can analyze with UV-Vis and HPLC automatically.

    Our latest MulitCheck 6 with its patented "Oblong Navigator" is THE leading product in hardness combination testing.

    Innovations like these provide access to safe medicines around the world. We are driven by the motivation to continue this for generations to come.

    1951

    1951

    ERWEKA was founded in 1951 by the company founders ERwin, WErner and KArl. The first product was the pre-pre-prepredecessor of the AR 403 the all-purpose equipment AR 400. The goal was to supply every pharmacy in Germany after the second world war with a versatile piece of equipment that enabled evera pharmacist to create salves, tablets, powders and more directly in their local pharmacy. Today the equipment is known world wide as the ERWEKA method, as its motor can be used with versatile equipment to connect.
    1968

    1968

    After introducing their first disintegration tester in the late 1950s, by the end of the 1960s ERWEKA introduced their first Dissolution Tester to the world of newly developing dissolution testing. The field was still young, and ERWEKA was there to help develop it and worked together with UPS and FDA.
    1977

    1977

    In 1977, Werner G. Müller bought the company from the founders. At this time, ERWEKA was already based in Heusenstamm and employed about 30 people.
    1990

    1990

    In 1990, ERWEKA introduced the first fully automated tablet hardness tester - the MultiCheck. It was the first multi-parameter tester for testing of the physical parameters of a tablet weight, thickness and hardness.
    2008

    2008

    In 2008 we launched our first fully automated dissolution system, the RoboDis I. The complete software controlled system with a 360° Stäubli robot arm was developed with and for our customer Bayer Healthcare in Germany. It laid the foundation for the RoboDis II, which was about to come in 2012.
    2010

    2010

    In 2010, ERWEKA introduced it's modern white design series for all product categories. With clear focus on the task at hand, no distracting colours and a white design to mimic the clean working environments of modern pharmaceutical laboratories, this visual language is still at the core of our design language.
    2012

    2012

    In 2012 the fully automated, parallel working, digital and software controlled RoboDis II fully automated dissolution system was introduced. With automated testing of 10 batches (later even up to 40 batches), it handels all of the necessary dissolution tasks automatically and precisely identical due to robot precision by a Festo robot hand - no user interference needed. All controlled by our own Disso.Net software. The RoboDis II is our most versatile system for Dissolution R&D and QC and can be configured to almost any customer requirement. It offers several ways to online integrate UV-Vis and/or HPLC-analytics.
    2015

    2015

    The MultiCheck 6 hardness tester was introduced in 2015 with the patented Oblong NavigatorTM. The fully automated 5-parameter tablet tester is top of its class, and thanks to its patented "Oblong NavigatorTM" it can be configured to quickly align each tablet correctly.

    2017

    2017

    The end of an era and at the same time the beginning of a new era. After 40 years as the head of the company, Werner Mueller (74) passed on the torch as CEO to his wife, Mrs. Claudia Mueller (51). "With her extensive knowledge, my wife will lead ERWEKA into the digital age, ensuring the companys furthere future growth and it's business success!" Mr. Mueller stated in the ceremony in July 2017.

    Since then Claudia Mueller leads the company into further growth and digitilisation of our products.

    2019

    2019

    After 2 years of construction time, in March 2019 ERWEKA finally moved into its new headquarter in Langen, Germany. The new building is the cornerstone of ERWEKAs future, combining administration, research & development and manufacturing in a modern state-of-the-art building. With more than double the space than before, modern and open-office spaces, new IoT connected machinery and a vast showroom and trainings area, the building facilitates everything we need to further grow in the future and expand further more.
    2021

    2021

    Erweka launches in February it first fully digital dissolution tester DT 950 Series with embedded PC and ARM processor. This is the beginning of the new digital TouchAssist function, which guides any user through the dissolution test and offers outstanding new features, only possible by digital technology and our own Erweka OS. Leading the industry - again.

     

    About us

    Technology Leader with Premium Quality

    with a comprehensive product range.

    ERWEKA is a leading international manufacturer of test equipment for the pharmaceutical industry. We supply tablet test equipment for large pharmaceutical and life science companies, research and test laboratories, and universities all over the world.

    Founded in Germany in 1951, ERWEKA is the only manufacturer to offer a product for every required test for solid dosage form drugs.

    Today we are proud to have the most comprehensive product range and experience in our market sector. Our benchmark is top quality. From engineering and design to manufacturing and product support, we take a no-compromise stance on standards.

    ERWEKA stands for excellent product quality, attractive design and bespoke customer support. Our clients have trusted us for more than 65 years.


    Get to know us

    Our values are deeply integrated into our company culture.

    • David Kötterheinrich, Head of Marketing
    • Sevgi Klier, Director Quality
    • David Plonsker, Head of R&D Engineering
    • Steve Prüfer, Head of Applications
    • David Kötterheinrich, Head of Marketing

      David Kötterheinrich, Head of Marketing

      We use many digital tools to represent our products. Online Live demos per video and MS Teams and our Erweka Online Academy provide state-of-the-art possibilities to present knowlege and training.
      David Kötterheinrich
    • Sevgi Klier, Director Quality

      Sevgi Klier, Director Quality

      The Erweka products stand for highest quality in our industry. We strive daily, to further improve products and processes.
      Sevgi Klier
    • David Plonsker, Head of R&D Engineering

      David Plonsker, Head of R&D Engineering

      Each and every ERWEKA test unit carries the signature of our staff. Our staff's extensive know-how, experience, and endless ideas play a big part in developing new products.
      David Plonsker
    • Steve Prüfer, Head of Applications

      Steve Prüfer, Head of Applications

      We understand our customer's application and help them in the transformation to automation, especially in dissolution testing, where we offer a broad range of dissolution and integrated analytics
      Steve Prüfer


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