The Metrohm Academy Trainings, seminars, conferences, and more 02 Metrohm ... • is the global market leader in titration • is the only company to offer a complete range of ion analysis equipment – titration, voltammetry, and ion chromatography • is a Swiss company and manufactures exclusively in Switzerland • grants a 3-year instrument warranty and a 10-year warranty on chemical suppressors for ion chromatography • provides you with unparalleled application expertise • offers you more than 1300 applications free of charge • supports you with expert service through local representatives and regional support centers • is not listed on the stock exchange, but is owned by a foundation • gives the interest of customers and employees priority over maximizing profit 03 Welcome at the Metrohm Academy! You are planning to open a new production site soon? You would like to adopt a new analytical technique in your portfolio? Maybe there is a change of generations in your lab? Whatever it is that’s on your agenda, a hands-on training of your staff on the respective Metrohm instruments is always a good decision. Training tailored to your needs To this end we have opened the Metrohm Academy at our new Headquarters in Herisau, Switzerland. The Metrohm Academy is the place to learn everything there is to know about the Metrohm systems and their applications. Our new training facilities are state of the art and the courses are taught by professionals with a comprehensive background in titration, ion chromatography, voltammetry, stability measurement, automation, and software. Of course all trainings with international participation are taught in English. A comprehensive offer What we offer to you Besides laboratories and seminar rooms the Metrohm Academy has a conference hall equipped with the latest presentation technology including • Trainings on Metrohm hardware cabins for translators. That is why the Metrohm Academy is also a good • Trainings on Metrohm software place to hold symposia or conferences. Our company restaurant and a cafeteria complete the infrastructure of the Metrohm Academy. • Application courses • Special trainings • Symposia • Conferences 04 Service instruction room Seminar room 1 Lecture hall • Lecture hall 158.4 m2 101 seats • Training laboratory 1 111.5 m2 12 work places • Training laboratory 2 87.0 m2 9 work places • Service Instructions 85.0 m2 12 work places • Seminar room 1 41.0 m2 max. 20 seats • Seminar room 2 30.4 m2 max. 16 seats • Seminar room 3 23.5 m2 max. 12 seats The curriculum 05 Why the best time for a training at is up to you the Metrohm Academy is now You decide what you learn A training at the Metrohm Academy is the right decision, for many reasons. Whether you book a training on a particular type of Metrohm instruments Where would you get better access to any know-how about Metrohm or a branch-specific application course – we tailor your course to your instruments and applications than in the place where we develop, test and needs. Prior to your course we discuss what your specific needs are and build our analyzers? Take a custom training or a seminar at the Metrohm then we decide on a curriculum that meets them as accurately as possible. Academy, if you would like to … Benefit from synergies Your company is a global player maintaining laboratories on several conti- • get the most out of your Metrohm analyzer nents? Then it might be the most effective and economical option to do a training centrally at the Metrohm Academy. That way, your staff will not • meet face to face with our R&D and product specialists only benefit from the know-how of our specialists but may also exchange their expertise among each other. • talk about challenges you face in your lab with our application chemists State of the art resources are at your disposition All of our training laboratories and seminar rooms are equipped with the • learn about special system configurations and test them latest presentation technology. Our lecture hall has three cabins for translators enabling conferences with simultaneous translation in three languages. • do a conference on a particular topic with your and our experts attending • establish a common analytical standard in your business 06 We make your training a very special experience Get to know an unforgettable piece of Switzerland Of course, we are happy to arrange a tour program around your training. The beautiful landscape of the Swiss Alps and the nearby Lake Constance as well as the charming cities of Zurich and St. Gallen are all worth a visit on the weekend, summer or winter. How to find us 07 Metrohm International Headquarters is based in Herisau in northeastern Switzerland. You can reach us by public transport or by car. from Zurich from St.Gallen By public transport ... from Zurich airport or Zurich central train station to Herisau (railway station) Take any train heading for St. Gallen. If it stops in Gossau you can get off there. Otherwise get off in St. Gallen. From Gossau or St. Gallen, take the Railway next train to Herisau. The complete journey typically takes between 1h and Station Bus 175 1:30h. ... from Munich central train station to Herisau (railway station) Bus Stop «Cilander» In Munich take a train to Zurich (via Lindau and Bregenz). Get off in St. Gallen (main station) and take the next train to Herisau (railway station). The complete journey takes about 3:30h. ... from Herisau (railway station) to Metrohm AG Take the bus No 175 and get off the bus at the stop «Cilander», from there it’s 200 m by foot. By car ... from Zurich or St. Gallen Highway A1 exit Herisau. Follow the signs to Herisau. See map for details. Parking Parking is available in front of the Metrohm building. www.metrohm.com witzerland G, CH-9100 Herisau, S ohm A ; printed by Metr SW Subject to change without prior notice Layout by Ecknauer+Schoch A 8.000.5072EN – 2012-05