Founded in 1924 as a manufacturing facility for scales and gauging equipment, ESPERA had by 1929 "rang in" the era of automatic weighing when it introduced the very first luminated-display-scales. Since early days the com......Founded in 1924 as a manufacturing facility for scales and gauging equipment, ESPERA had by 1929 "rang in" the era of automatic weighing when it introduced the very first luminated-display-scales. Since early days the company has been driven by the desire to experiment and to innovate and in 1959 an enormously important milestone in the companys history was set, when the development and consequent marketing of the worlds very first electronic calculating scales was initiated. The legendary "Constellation" scale spearheaded the international success, which has prevailed continuously until this very day. ESPERA today is a modern company. Based on good tradition and under the guidance of General Manager, Manfred Korthuer – it is set for the future! It is ESPERAs declared mission statement to maintain its technological lead over competitors without losing sight of the people, this technology is made to serve. Consistent consideration of customers needs influences the companys culture at all levels - from design and manufacturing to installation and after sales service. This is one of the reasons why ESPERA price-weighing units have such an excellent reputation worldwide.