Lelystad, the Netherlands, 22 October 2024 – Today Tracamyl (the parent company of AFYS3G) has announced the acquisition of the Hektros brand www.hektros.com, formerly owned by Tratter Engineering (“Italy”).
Hektros is the laboratory products entity of the plastic injection molding manufacturer Tratter Engineering. Tratter Engineering has a long-standing history in the automotive sector, being an important supplier of complex molded plastic parts for various car brands. Hektros develops and manufactures numerous devices and disposables for laboratory use in a broad range of chemical, biotechnological and medical-pharmaceutical fields. Their products include the TipCube an automated tip rack filling machine, along with pipette tip boxes, cell incubators, and petri dishes.
Gijsbert van der Gaag, CEO of Tracamyl www.tracamyl.com, comments: The acquisition of Hektros is a great addition to the Tracamyl organization. In 2025 Tracamyl will relaunch the Hektros products through its own entities, giving our companies further range and expertise to serve the life sciences.
Gerhard Tratter, Executive Chairman of Tratter Engineering www.trattereng.com, adds: as Tratter Engineering we are proud that Tracamyl will supply and further develop the Hektros products and I’m looking forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship between the companies.
About Hektros
Developed as a company that produces unique, innovative products for the laboratory and life-science sector, Hektros also benefits from the know-how and technologies of parent company Tratter Engineering. Hektros serves laboratory scientists with products like pipette tips, cell culture labware and cell incubation devices. The products of Hektros are engineered to be high quality, and are developed without the use complex control units. This positions Hektros products as uniquely reliable in the industry.
About Tratter Engineering
Tratter Engineering is a company specializing in producing plastic components, particularly for the automotive sector. Founded in 1998, the company has grown into a plastic components supplier for most renowned car brands. Over the years Tratter Engineering has been able to serve other industries as well, covering smart products, labware and industrial applications, among others through electronic component manufacturing.
About Tracamyl
Tracamyl is the Management Company of multiple life-science oriented companies focused on sample preservation and storage, distribution of laboratory research products and the production of laboratory automation equipment. Companies that are part of the Tracamyl Family of companies are Micronic, NBS Scientific, AFYS3G, diaago, and Stock_My_Lab. The business activities of Tracamyl empower new ideas and foster innovation in the life sciences since 2003.
Hektros brand under AFYS3G
The brand Hektros will become a brand under the umbrella of AFYS3G, with the first product introduced being the TipCube, an automated tip rack filling machine. Stay tuned for more updates in 2025.
