Milestone was established in 1988 as the first specialized laboratory instrument manufacturer focusing on advanced microwave technology for sample preparation. Today we hold over 50 patents and have over 30,000 global users spanning across government, academic, contract, and manufacturing industries. Milestone’s headquartered is in Italy with offices in the Unites States, China, Japan, and Korea. The R&D and manufacturing sites are in Germany (MLS) and Switzerland (MWS), along with the offices for Austrian, German and Swiss markets. We have grown as advanced microwave technology manufacturer operating worldwide through a network of over 100 exclusive distributors, all providing our customers premium application and service support.
The key to Milestone’s technological leadership lies in bringing together individuals from diverse scientific and engineering disciplines to solve real world problems with innovative microwave instrumentation.
The excellent support of the Application Team through all these years has highly contributed to the success of our laboratory instruments and our company. All our products are manufactured, assembled and checked by Milestone Production Department according to ISO procedures, to ensure they fully satisfy the needs of our customers.
Milestone has UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 certification representing international standards for quality management in TÜV Rheinland - a global, multi-accredited organization accepted by the majority of the world.
Recently, Milestone has also achieved ISO 14001 certification, a regulatory reference that certifies our effective environmental management system. Through a meticulous and comprehensive process, we have worked to identify, manage, monitor and control our environmental challenges, ensuring that we not only meet but exceed industry standards.
Achieving ISO 14001 certification demonstrates our commitment to reducing our environmental impact and complying with environmental legislation. This accomplishment reflects our ongoing promise to respect the planet for future generations while maintaining the highest standards of operational excellence.
Milestone has been at the vanguard of technology innovation in microwave sample preparation. With 50 patents over 35 years, we have always tried to take the lead in providing enabling technologies to help your lab. Here is our chronology of developments throughout the years, which has allowed today's lab to innovate and be at the forefront of routine and research analysis in several industries.