Swissatest Testmaterial AG, formerly EMPA, from St. Gallen (Switzerland) has been producing and distributing test materials to customers worldwide for over 60 years. Its many years of experience and international presence make Swissatest to one of the leading experts in the industry today.
Some milestones in the company's history
Sixty years of experience in test materials
Employee of EMPA in St. Gallen 1964 and current headquarters of Swissatest test materials in St. Gallen (2024)
- 2024
Conversion to semi-automation of the packaging process - 2022
Launch of the Swissatest hygiene label - 2020
Expansion of the product range with the manufacture of new products for dishwasher tests - 2019
Conversion and modernization of production and office space, as well as redesign of the microbiology laboratory - 2014
Name change to "Swissatest Testmaterialien AG" - 2002
Foundation of EMPA Testmaterialien AG and start of research and testing activities in the field of laundry hygiene - 1997
Certification according to ISO 9001 and 14001 - 1993
Foundation of a profit center "EMPA Test Materials" at the Mövenstrasse 12 site, St. Gallen - 1972
EMPA's soiling tests form the basis for the performance test of the first international standard (IEC 60456) for testing household washing machines - 1962
EMPA produces "defined artificially soiled" textiles for the first time