In 1946, our founders Kurt Landsberger and his wife Anny had only a sewing machine and a strong work ethic, producing household aprons and tablecloths in their home in northern New Jersey. Anny (Anny) designed and sewed the garments, then took to the road to generate sales for the budding business. Landsbergers soon discovered that the plastic-coated fabric used to make these items was chemically resistant, so they began selling products to laboratory and medical supply companies, pioneering the use of plastic equipment bags and waste disposal, beakers, bottles, jars and vials, jars and vials, centrifuges, centrifuges, clamps and stands, dry ice machines, flow meters, fume hoods, funnels and filters, glassware accessories, hydrometers, magnetic stirring, pipetting, thermometers, water pumps, trays and containers, and meteorological instruments in laboratories. This expanded Bel-Art's products into the scientific community, and Bel-Art products quickly became recognized leaders, relied upon in scientific, industrial, and healthcare laboratories worldwide.