What's going on with Conid ?

[Fountainbel]

Dear Conid fans
Let me give you some more Insight on what is going on at Conid.
Conid was a small spin-off of Komec, a machine design and building company for the pharmaceutical industry.
Lonza - a Swiss multinational- acquired Capsugel, the world leader in medical capsule manufacturing two years ago
Komec being the main supplier mechanical parts and machines of Capsugel , Lonza eagerly wanted also to buy Komec….
And since 18 months Komec has effectively been sold to Lonza..
Werner Helsen - the previous owner of Komec and still the director -obtained however the rights to continue making Conid pens in the Komec workshop.
However with one limitation : Conid parts should only be made when the production for Lonza allows it, so in time slots when the machines are available.
Given the hectic transition period, coupled to the Corona pandemic and the overwhelming requests for pharmaceutical machinery, the Komec workload has been enormous.
This is the main reason why the re-start of Conid was delayed several times….
Note however Conid already made a large stock of the the main parts in the mean time , so once they restart delivery will occur within reasonable time.
Only the standard Bulkfillers - regular Flat top , Minimalistica and Kingsize pens will become available in small series, no custom features will be offered (except for nib grinding)
Werner worked hard towards the Conid re-start and has nearly finished to re-struct the Conid manufacturing and assembly process as well as creating a proper customer service.
Within a few months Conid will send out a news letter with all further details.
So please stay tuned,
Best regards,
Francis