Step On The Box

Help Anatech reduce the usage, temperature, energy consumption, and flow rate of cooling water

We are looking for:
Enthusiastic students from all fields of study

Status
Running
Registration deadline
2 Apr 2026
Sprintday
9 Apr 2026
Location
Nieuwstadterweg 3, 6136 KN Sittard, Netherlands, Onsite
1. Description of the challenge

Anatech currently uses tap water to cool analytical instruments during internal testing, which leads to high water consumption and rising costs.


Secifications

- Reduce tap water use for cooling to <10% of current consumption

- Highly stable temperature to avoid influencing results

- Energy-efficient operation

- Constant flow rate, independent of number of connected instruments

- Prevention of contamination (bacteria, fungi, etc.)

- Suitable for simultaneous testing of multiple devices


The Challenge: Design a sustainable cooling system that replaces tap water and drastically reduces water consumption while ensuring stable and reliable cooling for multiple instruments. The solution must maintain performance, efficiency, and hygiene under varying test loads.

About Anatech

Analytical measuring instruments Anatech, based in Sittard, develops and produces advanced analytical measuring equipment for fundamental and applied scientific materials research. Anatech was founded in 1987 with the conviction that measuring material properties should be better and (for the user) simpler. This belief is the basis for our focus on innovation. From its inception, Anatech has grown steadily into the solid company it is today. Anatech is a partner of various global players in the measuring instruments market and operates as a private label company. Through our partners, our instruments find their way to more than 120 countries around the world. Anatech has had a one-tier board since 2021, with the day-to-day management being formed by Hans Aben and Jeroen Plompen.