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At the Industriepark Höchst, external experts ensure that production processes are running smoothly. Flexible and reliable outsourcing is an obvious advantage for the park.

Text: Claudia Sigel, Photos: Ralf Bille

Just a few meters from the River Main there are billions of bacteria busily producing insulin for diabetics. Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services’ expertise helps to ensure that these tiny organisms lead a comfortable life. In fact, the sanofi-aventis and Pfizer plants at the Industriepark Höchst near Frankfurt are not just home to the world’s largest insulin production center. Industrial Services experts are also engaged in finding the optimum measuring technology for a wide variety of facilities and installations.

In the production of insulin, measuring technology is responsible for creating optimum conditions for the bacteria. They need the right temperature, sufficient oxygen and plenty of glucose to feed on.

So the equipment measures these parameters directly at the production plants, eliminating the need for samples, which would otherwise have to be analyzed in a laboratory.