{"id":12388,"date":"2025-03-11T10:44:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T10:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elex.ch\/?p=12388"},"modified":"2025-03-13T15:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:37:36","slug":"elex-ag-100-years-of-innovation-for-cleaner-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elex.ch\/en\/elex-ag-100-years-of-innovation-for-cleaner-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Elex AG \u2013 100 Years of Innovation for Cleaner Air\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"KMU und INNOVATION Success Story of Elex AG  - Part 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fRvSrZTekMQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How can a company with almost 100 years of history keep innovating? Our CEO, Markus&nbsp;Eicher, set out to find Elex\u2019s hidden gem&nbsp;and make the company even stronger. For nearly a century, we have been known for electrical extraction&nbsp;\u2013 a technology that helps major industrial clients such as cement plants, biomass power plants, and steel mills reduce their emissions. But we wanted to go even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where the KMU und Innovation&nbsp;program of the Canton of Zurich came in. Innovation expert Marco Romanelli helped us identify new opportunities to drive innovation. In an initial assessment, we explored ideas and developed the first possible solutions. It quickly became clear: There was great potential waiting to be unlocked! 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