Bronkhorst High-Tech B.V
Bronkhorst High-Tech BV the leaders in Mass Flow Meter / Mass Flow Controller technology for gases and liquids, Pressure Controllers and Evaporation Systems. We develop and manufacture smart, sustainable and customer-specific low flow fluidics handling solutions from our vibrant base in Ruurlo in the Achterhoek region of the Netherlands. Our precise and reliable mass flow meters and controllers for liquids and gases find their way in laboratories, test-benches, machinery and a wide variety of industries. Bronkhorst is a truly worldwide organisation with subsidiary offices for sales and support around the globe, including in the USA.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Monitoring and Testing - Monitoring and Testing Equipment
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1981
- Employees:
- 101-1000
About US
Bronkhorst USA
Although the world we live in has dramatically changed on many levels, a few things remain the same for us – our focus on improving your product and process through precision measurement and control solutions, and our dedication to responsive service and support.
Our office, located in Bethlehem, PA houses a complete Sales and Service support organization, and is dedicated to the highest levels of customer satisfaction. The 6,000 Ft2 facilities provide for direct customer service and support with a fully equipped calibration and service laboratory.
Bronkhorst USA service capabilities include gas and liquid calibrations to support almost any existing installed Bronkhorst device in the U.S., even including clean room capabilities.
To become your collaborative partner we want to demonstrate our capabilities as an experienced, innovative, and responsible supplier that is truly passionate about our products and service. We also have to gain your respect, which is where we hope our added value really shines. We think that you will enjoy working with us and will come to think of us as your trusted advisor in mass flow measurement and control for years to come.
At Bronkhorst USA, we’re focused on improving your product and process through precision measurement and control solutions – giving you a new standard to measure by.
Facts & Figures
- >40 years experience in Mass Flow & Pressure
- More than 1.000.000 instruments in the field
- Approx. 600 employees at headquarters in the Netherlands
- Business unit for through-flow instruments in Germany; 30 employees
- 12 branch offices; approx. 200 employees
- Representation in >30 countries
- Company owned production site (total area approx. 40.500 m2)
- 20% of employees active in R&D and development
- Cleanroom according to ISO 14644-1 Class 6 with Class 5 flow benches
- ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified
- Bronkhorst Calibration Center, ISO 17025
- Round-the-Clock technical support
A short history of Bronkhorst®
Bronkhorst High-Tech BV was founded in Vorden, a town in the east of the Netherlands, in 1981. The enterprise was set up by Teus Bruggeman, Wybren Jouwsma and two co-founders who spent only a few years with the company. The company name derives indirectly from the nearby, picturesque little village of Bronkhorst, which claims to be the smallest city in the Netherlands.
Following this pioneering phase, the family company experienced dramatic growth, managed by Bruggeman as commercial director and Jouwsma as technical director. In 1983, the company, which at that time had ten employees, relocated from Vorden to Ruurlo. The success that the young enterprise had booked was recognised in 1987 with the award of the King William I plaque. By this time, the company staff had already grown to over 30 employees.
The international growth continued and Bronkhorst has since set up subsidiary branches in Europe, Asia and American to provide worldwide support for its sales and services. Today, in 2023, the company has 15 branches and a total of some 800 employees.
Under the leadership of board members Henk Tappel, Robert Tiessink, Fergus van Beek and Alex Vossebeld, Bronkhorst has been able to continue its family business culture that the founders created. Employees show consideration and appreciation for each other and are given plenty of opportunity to further develop their careers. As a business partner, the company aims to foster long-term relationships, in which close collaboration with clients, suppliers and expertise centres results in innovative, high-quality products and solutions for metering and controlling flow and pressure.
Quality
It goes without saying that we are personally responsible for delivering the highest quality regarding our products and service. Customer satisfaction, innovation and quality of product and service have been the cornerstones of our success.
In 1992 we were certified to ISO 9001 (International Standard for Quality Management) with ISO 14001 (International Standard for Environmental Management) following three years later. Throughout the years our ongoing commitment was rewarded by certification to the most recent Quality Management System, currently ISO 9001:2015. In 2010, our Bronkhorst Calibration Centre was awarded ISO 17025 by the Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA), guaranteeing the accuracy of every gas flow calibration performed by our calibration laboratory. Currently our calibration laboratory is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited.
Product range
With our extensive product range of gas and liquid flow meters and controllers we can offer both standard as well as customised solutions for various applications. Our measurement and control instruments are used worldwide in the healthcare industry, chemical laboratories, solar panel productions and many other fields of application.
The measuring range for our thermal mass flow meters/controllers can be selected between 0-0,7 mln/min and 0-11000 m3n/h for gases and 0-100 mg/h up to 0-1 kg/h for liquids. Bronkhorst’s Coriolis Mass Flow Meters and Controllers for gases and liquids have a measurement capability between 0-5 g/h and 0-600 kg/h. Furthermore we offer pressure transducers and controllers with a minimum range of 0-100 mbar and a maximum range of 0-400 bar. The most recent development is a series of ultrasonic liquid flow meters for flow rates from 4-200 ml/min up to approx. 1500 ml/min.
Knowledge & Experience
We focus not only on low-flow technology, but also on continuity and sharing our valuable in-house expertise because we firmly believe that by sharing that knowledge we can provide even better solutions to more complex issues, by working closely together with our partners and customers.
In addition to our own Research & Development and Engineering department, we have formed alliances with universities, research laboratories and other partners around the world. Not only our products have to be of the highest quality, but our service as well. And that is why we are 24/7 available for our customers to solve their complex issues with our experience, expertise and our ever-growing knowledge in the field of low flow fluidics handling technology.
Social Responsibility
Bronkhorst High-Tech B.V. has remained a family-owned company ever since it was founded in 1981. Loyalty, as well as respect for each other and for the environment, are basic principles that we don't normally bother to discuss: socially responsible - or sustainable - entrepreneurship has in fact always been an intrinsic part of our corporate culture.
Bronkhorst has grown into an international company that has been satisfying ISO 9001 quality guidelines since 1992 at our factory and headquarters in the Netherlands. In addition, spurred by the ambition to minimise the use of raw materials and energy while producing the least possible amount of waste, the company has been entitled to bear the ISO 14001 environmental quality hallmark since 1995 at our factory and headquarters in the Netherlands. Sustainable entrepreneurship, however, is far more than merely reducing your impact on the environment. At Bronkhorst, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the sum of all the issues related to customers, partners, employees and their families, the environment, science and society, thereby guided by the ISO 26000 principles.
Society
Bronkhorst attaches great value to social engagement. Our efforts are dedicated to regional as well as nation-wide projects in the fields of culture, well-being, education and health. In this context we donate generously to a wide range of charitable organisations and likewise support our employees' initiatives in this endeavour.
We respect the customs and traditions of people living in the vicinity of our branch offices all across the globe and do everything we can to promote open and honest communication in both directions.
Employees and their families
The Bronkhorst organisation could never have attained such success without the efforts of its highly motivated and loyal employees. We make every effort to ensure that our employees maintain a healthy work-private life balance and, if operating results allow, they share in the profits through additional remuneration and membership of a company pension fund. The sense of being part of the family is highlighted by the many activities organised by our staff association, such as an annual barbecue and numerous sports activities. Our dual-language staff magazine, the Bronkhorst Bode, also ensures a heightened sense of engagement with our firm, not only in Ruurlo but also in our many branches abroad.
Sustainable solutions
The sense of social engagement at Bronkhorst is also expressed in the company's active participation on the boards of various platforms and other organisations, such as the Mechatronics Platform, the Innovation Centre (service now offered by renewed Chamber of Commerce), the Achterhoek Centre for Technology (ACT), MinacNed, the Millennium Platform, the Netherlands Association for SMEs, the Instrument Federation and the Innovation Platform. Bronkhorst regularly provides support for scientific initiatives aimed at producing sustainable solutions. For example, the company acts as a sponsor of Solarteam Twente, which takes part in the Solar Challenge in Australia once every two years. Amongst many other applications, Bronkhorst® instruments are used in the production of solar cells and for testing fuel cells, catalysts and filters
Supply Chain Management
To be of even better service to Bronkhorst customers, we invite our suppliers to contribute their ideas so that we, as a chain, can improve our performance using environmentally friendly products. Technological and ecological developments often prompt us to make modifications to a design or production processes. Additionally, our suppliers are regularly subjected to audits which not only cover their performance as a supplier, but also look into aspects such as their use of materials and employment conditions.
Bronkhorst, in turn, also feels responsible as a supplier for the successful application of the Bronkhorst® instruments installed on its customers' premises. We believe that our customers are entitled to call us to account over the performance of our products at any time, both before and after their installation.
Energy and waste
Bronkhorst has adopted various strategies to reduce energy consumption and waste production. New buildings are furnished according to the latest insights in the field of sustainability. They are – or will be – provided with climate control systems (organic PCM boxes) and innovative insulation methods, such as ultra-thick glass panes, walls and floors. Energy-reducing options are also considered for application in existing buildings, e.g. by replacing tube lighting by LEDs and switching off unused equipment whenever this is possible. Additionally, waste is separated to promote the recycling of materials. As per January 2015 Bronkhorst uses green power, supplied by the AGEM (energy supplier in the Achterhoek region), to reduce the environmental impacts associated with conventional electricity use. In 2019, 910 PV solar panels were mounted on the roofs of 4 of our buildings, generating approx. 250,000 to 275,000 kWh of electricity annually.