About LLA
With our products, we contribute to preserving resources and achieving climate neutrality.
Our hyperspectral cameras enable our customers, especially machine builders, to achieve excellent results when sorting in recycling or during quality assurance in food processing. Our focus is always on the application of our customers.
That is why we provide them with ready-to-use sensor solutions that contain all the necessary hardware and software and directly provide the information necessary for process control. It couldn’t be simpler!
Our Story
Founded in 1993 in Berlin, LLA Instruments GmbH, initially developed laser spectroscopy-based measurement systems for applications in biomedicine, environmental technology, and general industry. The company soon pivoted towards establishing, developing, and marketing automatic sensor-based sorting systems for plastics.
SInce, we have become a renowned developer, manufacturer, and supplier of imaging spectral analytical measurement technology and hyperspectral cameras for sorting applications across the globe. With our very fast hyperspectral cameras, our products are market leaders in recycling.
From November 2023, we became part of Tibidabo Scientific Industries, a global leader of highly differentiated technologies in the scientific and medical research, life sciences, agricultural, recycling, aerospace, defense and security, and industrial markets.
Our Expertise
We have a dedicated in-house expert with years of experience on our team. For newer applications, too, we have the expertise to find a fitting solution.
Thanks to an in-house conveyor system as part of our technology centre, we can carry out realistic on-location tests of new applications together with our customers. There and at our in-house application laboratories, our measuring systems are available for demonstration at any time.
Our company headquarters in Berlin Adlershof, Germany’s most advanced science and technology park, enables us to be continuously engaged in a lively exchange of experience and knowledge with the many other local research institutes and companies.
Our History
2023
LLA joins Tibidabo Scientific Industries
2019
Launch of the on-line XRF analyser
2017
Launch of the hyperspectral scanner system ProSCAN, and next generation of KUSTA 2.2 multispectral camera
2016
Launch of LineScan-RGB camera
2015
New generations of the KUSTA-MPL multiplexed NIR spectrometer
2014
Expansion of the company headquarters at Justus-von-Liebig-Straße 11 in Berlin: new production building for hyperspectral cameras
2012
Launch of KUSTA 2.2 multispectral camera
2010
The 500th KUSTA-MPL multiplexed system was rolled out. Launch of first KUSTA 1.7 for recycling applications – pioneering the use of multispectral technology in this market.
2007
Inauguration of the current company headquarters in Berlin at Justus-von-Liebig-Straße 9
2006
Launch of the first ESA4000 Echelle spectrometer
1999
Launch of the first KUSTA-MPL multipexed NIR spectrometer for use in plastics recycling
1998
Launch of the first ESA3000 Echelle spectrometer
1994
Entry in the commercial register; roll-out of the first NIR spectrometer with a PbS sensor; development of the first Echelle spectrometer for LIBS measurements
1993
Founding of the company in Berlin as a spin-off of the former Academy of Sciences; roll-out of the first fluorescence spectrometer for use in environmental analysis
Our Mission Statement
What we do
Our products enable our customers, in particular machine builders, to achieve excellent industrial optical sorting results for recycling and quality assurance in food processing and functional materials.
Why we do it
We are committed to contributing to a safer and healthier world through our unique science and technology. We want our products to contribute to resource conservation, climate neutrality and circular economy.
How we do it
We offer ready-to-use, complete sensor solutions with our proprietary software to directly provide the information required for process control. It couldn’t be simpler!
Our Core Values
Collaboration
We offer application development to make it easy for our customers to adapt to specific materials.
Innovation
To find sustainable technical solutions to help protect the environment.
Integrity
Open communication and building trust to encourage successful partnerships.
Customer Focus
We focus on our customers, providing expert advice, to enable our shared success.
Purpose
To become the one-stop shop for industrial sorting in the recycling and food industry.
Quality
We strive for continuous improvement where quality and safety always take priority.
