On the sixth day of his bicycle tour through Saxony-Anhalt Sven Schulze, Minister for Economy, Tourism, Agriculture and Forestry stopped first at the new headquarters of MECOTEC GmbH in Bitterfeld-Wolfen and inaugurated the new showroom with a cold chamber visit.
After an exchange with MECOTEC COO Dr. Friedrich Rheinheimer and CFO Alexander Butt, Production Manager Markus Steinbach guided Economics Minister Sven Schulze through the production hall and provided information on the manufacture of the whole body cryotherapy chambers made in Germany. Sven Schulze was accompanied by Zörbig's mayor Matthias Egert, Lars-Jörn Zimmer (member of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament), Andi Grabner (district administrator in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district), Daniel Krake (SME representative/special tasks in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district) and Sabine Kraus and Marc Pappert from Investment and Marketing Corporation Saxony-Anhalt. "We were very pleased about the visit, the exchange and the impulses and look with confidence into the future of our location in Bitterfeld-Wolfen", COO Dr. Friedrich Rheinheimer, summarized the minister's visit.
Finally, Sven Schulze opened the newly created showroom at the headquarter of the world market leader, where a cryo:one, cryo:one plus and a cold air therapy devicecryoair C600 with the worldwide unique temperature of -60 °C can be tested. And Minister of Economic Affairs Sven Schulze did not miss the opportunity to test the cryo:one plus himself: "Minister Sven Schulze accepted the challenge to experience our cryo:one plus at -85°C for 3 minutes. He will now be able to take the second part of his 500 km bike tour revitalized", COO Dr. Friedrich Rheinheimer was convinced.
About MECOTEC
MECOTEC, based in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, was founded in 2000 and is a pioneer in the field of ultra-low refrigeration on an electrical basis. The company specializes in the segments of cold chambers, cold air devices and industrial refrigeration and is now a global leader in the fields of medicine, sports and wellness with more than 850 cold chambers installed. The purely electrically operated cryo chambers are used in spa areas of upscale hotels, in clinics and in sports facilities, such as in the German Bundesliga, NFL stadiums in the USA and others. Since May 2023, the company has been the official sponsoring partner of the German table tennis professional and national player Dimitrij Ovtcharov. The company has offices in France, the United States, the Middle East (Dubai), China and Singapore, and partners in Europe and Australia. MECOTEC works with leading pharmaceutical manufacturers and hospitals in the field of ultra-low temperature technology for medical devices and cold chambers. It was the first company to offer a mobile cooling solution for vaccines that had to be stored at ultra-low temperatures. The company is managed by founder and managing director Enrico Klauer, who is supported by an advisory board made up of experts from the financial and pharmaceutical industries and Dr. Friedrich Rheinheimer, who has been responsible for the operative business as COO since the beginning of 2022. MECOTEC GmbH is named as one of Germany´s Top 100 most innovative companies.
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