
HITEC ZANG GmbH
About us
"Accelerating Your process development" - HITEC ZANG from Herzogenrath near Aachen is dedicated to this mission. The medium-sized family business develops, produces and sells software, equipment, services and systems for biotechnological and chemical process development.
Through competent, interdisciplinary consulting and the adept combination of proven and innovative technologies, HITEC ZANG enables safety, reproducibility and efficiency in the creation of new production processes (batch and continuous processes, from vacuum to high pressure).
Customers in research institutions, pharmaceutical and chemical industries have the freedom to choose how to benefit from this unique offering:
1. Smart and flexible laboratory automation with LabVision®: connect laboratory devices to LabBox® or LabManager® and centrally record measured values, control processes and recipes and seamlessly document experiments.
2. Digitalization and automation on order.
3. Turnkey modules and pilot plants for laboratory and pilot plant incl. all necessary basic operations upstream and downstream, e.g. mixing, synthesis, hydrogenation, fermentation, crystallization, filtration, polymerization, distillation, automated sampling ...
4. Unique laboratory equipment for special tasks, e.g. metal-free high-pressure syringe pumps or powder feeders.
Are you involved in shaping the future by developing new processes?
HITEC ZANG will be happy to support you and looks forward to hearing from you!
Products

Automation-Software LabVision
Modular laboratory automation for chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and biotech Want to automate your laboratory processes cost-effectively? Record test data online? Control processes via digital recipes or run multiple systems simultaneously? Our process development automation system is modular and can be flexibly adapted to meet any requirement. From simple data acquisition or data logger systems to networked process control systems with hundreds of inputs and outputs. This means your automation software can grow with your needs. Whether you want to automate a single agitator or a reactor system with multiple laboratory instruments. You define the requirements and we deliver the right modules for your customised laboratory or automation system. The most important functions at a glance: - Visualize, control, monitor and evaluate processes - Fully automated control and management of graphically controlled recipe processes - Create professional reports - Networking workplaces - Log data without a PC - Access control and user administration - Standardized interfaces (OPC-UA, Modbus, Python, etc.) - Duplicate reactor systems and manage them in parallel Our software is particularly suited to the visualisation and automating of continuous and batch processes in laboratories, pilot plants, mini plants and production facilities in the Chemistry-, Pharma-, Bio- and food industries.

Flow Chemistry
While there are good reasons for both batch and flow processes, flow chemistry is especially powerful when it comes to continuous and reproducible results. The higher heat transfer allows for significantly better process control and therefore higher yields and selectivity. The small volume also allows reaction conditions to be achieved that would be impossible or very dangerous in a stirred tank. By coupling several syntheses of the process, users can reuse intermediates directly. The combination of flow reactors with precise automation opens up flexible and predictable scale-up options. We also paired automated FLOW CHEM systems with optimization algorithms in the past: Recent advances in laboratory automation and analytical instrumentation have created new opportunities to accelerate reaction development, particularly in flow chemistry. In a newly published application note, we join forces with Magritek to present a self-optimizing microreaction system. In this note, we combine the intelligent process control of our LabManager and LabVision automation tools with real-time analytics in the form of the Spinsolve Ultra benchtop NMR and an Ehrfeld micro-reaction system. We then used this system to optimize a Knoevenagel condensation step by step while continuously monitoring and adjusting the reaction conditions. The result: - Automated self-optimization of Knoevenagel condensation with Bayesian optimization - The system iteratively determines reaction parameters with ever-increasing yields without human intervention. - Demonstration of a fully automated reactor system that optimizes target parameters with minimal effort

Batch Systems + Automation
We plan, build, and automate batch plants. Laboratory work is becoming increasingly demanding - not only due to increasing requirements, but also due to the large number of devices in daily use. Networking typical laboratory devices with each other and automating them seamlessly is often a major challenge. Different interfaces, incompatible systems and manual intermediate steps cost valuable time and increase the susceptibility to errors. This is exactly where modern laboratory automation comes in: With intelligent solutions that let your devices talk to each other and simplify your processes. Our technologies ensure seamless integration, reduce complexity and make automation accessible for every laboratory - without compromising on precision or flexibility. But automation doesn't just mean faster work - it's the key to reproducible results, lower error rates and the efficient use of resources. Whether in research, quality control or diagnostics: automated solutions create space for the essentials - your research. HITEC ZANG stands for innovative and reliable automation solutions tailored to the needs of modern process industries. Our systems support both batch and continuous processes and offer flexible scalability - from laboratory scale to pilot plant and mini-plant systems. Our solutions are used in a wide range of industries including chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cosmetics and many more. Thanks to a wide range of interfaces, including RS232, RS485 and OPC UA compatibility, our systems can be easily integrated into existing infrastructures. We rely on precise sensor technology to measure temperature, pressure, pH and flow for maximum process control. Intelligent features such as recipe control, comprehensive data logging and alarm and fault diagnostics ensure maximum efficiency, safety and traceability during operation. Experience how easy automation can be and take the next step towards a more efficient, future-proof laboratory.
News

MTP: The bridge between efficiency and flexibility
Shorter product life cycles require innovations in plant engineering. Although modular design has proven to reduce costs, its widespread use has so far failed due to a lack of compatibility between control systems from different manufacturers.

LabVision® Update: OPC UA
New OPC UA server module available from version 2025.13