Mocon establishes European organization

Mocon, an international provider of instruments and services for testing, measuring and analyzing invisible gases, has renamed its Ringsted, Denmark-based subsidiary from Dansensor to Mocon Europe as it seeks to support its expanding global footprint.

Mocon recently introduced the Ox-Tran 2/12 oxygen permeation instrument

Mocon provides detectors, instruments, systems and consulting services to research laboratories, production facilities, and quality control and safety departments in the medical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, packaging, environmental, oil and gas and other industries worldwide.

Mocon Europe will continue to develop and produce products under the Dansensor and Lippke brands. It will also represent the company’s full line of gas and water vapor permeation instruments and the GreenLight microbial detection system.

Mocon recently introduced the Ox-Tran 2/12 oxygen permeation instrument, which provides produce marketers and their material suppliers with oxygen permeation data quickly and more easily to assist in meeting shelf-life goals. Also, Maurice Janssen joined the company as its senior vice president of global sales and marketing.

Mocon president and CEO Robert Demorest said: ‘Mocon has made considerable investments in acquisitions and programs to support organic growth. These initiatives have strengthened our global footprint as a market leader.  By establishing a European subsidiary, which eventually will sell all Mocon brands, the company is in a better position to address the needs of food, beverage and pharmaceutical companies on the continent.’

Mocon Europe will remain under Erik Børgesen’s leadership as its managing director and chief financial officer.  He will partner with Mocon’s US-based senior executive team in leading the organization.