BLÜCHER GmbH
Mettmanner Str. 25
40699 Erkrath
Germany
Tel +49 211 92 44 0
Fax +49 211 92 44 211
www.bluecher.com
THE BLÜCHER COMPANY
Blücher GmbH is a medium-sized, family-owned company based in Erkrath, Germany. With diversified technologies, in its main divisions SARATOGA® and SARATECH®, Blücher® is developing and marketing innovative system solutions. Blücher’s technological leadership in the area of high-performance adsorbers, sorptive composite materials and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is based upon the long-time experiences. With a 40-year-plus track record for innovative product development Blücher empowers advanced engineering, analytic solutions, innovations and on-demand technologies within the fields of life-saving protective systems. The commitment of Blücher is to deliver innovative, sustainable, technologies and relevant products that make a real difference and satisfy customers and end-users across the globe.
BLÜCHER’S STRATEGIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Blücher personal protective systems ensure mission effectiveness in the military sector, for civil protection teams, fire fighters and police forces as well as supra-national organizations such as the United Nations and OPCW.
- Blücher spherical adsorbents are the specialized solution for filtration of gases, liquids and particles. The applications range from protective systems for military and first responder forces and liquid and gas purification systems to a variety of fields in the industrial and medical industries.
- Blücher is setting high priority on its research and development programs and continuous improvement processes to serve current customers’ needs, latest demands and requirements. Blücher is constantly developing and improving its products to adapt to changing scenarios and requirements. Development is characterized by paying high attention to end-users needs, identifying specific requirements, and pursuing the development along the entire supply chain until a fully validated system can be provided.
SARATOGA® Personal Protective Equipment
SARATOGA develops and markets integrative Personal Protective Equipment and is fulfilling high demands for the products’ unique features with the focus on end-users needs and satisfaction.

CREATING INNOVATION THAT MATTERS
Blücher is continuously dedicating significant resources to Research and Development. Operating responsibly, executing with excellence, applying latest technologies are the core elements for innovation driven products and the creation of the next generation of Personal Protective Equipment.
For Blücher, innovation means combining new ideas with already proven ones. Blücher ensures to maintain its position by making sustainable investments in Research and Development and in cutting-edge development and manufacturing facilities.
SARATOGA’S LATEST INNOVATION
The Fragment Protective Clothing – A comprehensive and innovative product system that significantly enhances protection from IED explosion effects. SARATOGA’S latest innovative solution of body protection offer maximum wear comfort, unlimited mobility and a constant protection level – also during extended periods of operational duty. It will have a major impact on reducing the number and severity of IED explosion based casualties. The patented clothing concept with its innovative material technology is proven and the full product range is available now.
SARATECH® Industrial Filtration Solutions
SARATECH concentrates primarily on the special application area of adsorption processes , for example applied in drinking water purification, adsorbing odours from the ambient air (e.g. in cabin air filters for aircraft) and removing pollutants and specific gases in industrial processes such as in filters for clean rooms.

