ESK invests around 3 % of annual sales returns in R&D. But there is another crucial factor that does not appear in the balance sheet: namely, the technical and creative potential of the people at ESK. The shared pleasure in discovering better solutions makes ESK an inherently research-driven company, and gives its customers access to innovation at different levels.

New Impetus for the Market

By continuously monitoring the market and conducting an in-depth dialogue with customers, we are continually coming up with new developments, optimizing products or finding new applications. Typical of this are EKagrip^® coatings and shims, which are highly friction-enhancing and are currently used in a wide number of automotive applications.

New Solutions for Customers

As a dialogue and innovation partner who is appreciated the world over, ESK develops responses to concrete customer requirements. The many years of experience, profound knowledge of materials and good production capacities allow cost-effective solutions to be provided within a very short time. With BORONEIGE^®, for example, ESK developed a boron nitride powder in an extremely short time that is suitable for cosmetic applications.

New Ideas for New Products

Customers can also profit from entirely new product ideas. For example, ESK has managed to develop a titanium diboride material for the aluminum industry that is both highly  conductive and resistant to liquid cryolite.