Alpha Technologies GmbH, Heilbronn

Alpha Technologies is the world leader in the design, manufacture, service and support of precision rubber and polymer laboratory instrumentation and data acquisition / analysis software systems. Formerly a division of The Monsanto Company, Alpha Technologies has been in business since 1968 and became an independent company in 1995. Alpha Technologies is headquartered in Akron, Ohio and employs a customer-focused team of approximately 180 highly trained professionals around the world. Multinational, ISO 9001-registered and ISO 17025-accredited, Alpha Technologies’ advanced-technology instruments measure the dynamic, physical and processability characteristics of rubber and polymers. Alpha’s line of testing instruments includes curemeters (process analyzers and rheometers), viscometers and universal testers. All products are backed by AlphaCare service and support products, including customer-site installation, warranty, breakdown response, telesupport, operator/maintenance training, applications and solutions consulting, and a calibration and preventive maintenance program. ECLIPSE Technical Software, acquired in 1999 by Alpha Technologies, offers more than 25 years of experience in Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) automation for the rubber and polymer industries. ECLIPSE software can be installed standalone, LAN, or WAN based. ECLIPSE modular, upgradable software can perform data acquisition, analysis and custom reporting from virtually any instrument or production floor automation device, manage recipe and compound development, and provide mixer monitoring and control.