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3B Scientific is an international group of companies that manufactures anatomical teaching products, medical simulators and physics apparatus for education. It is a family run company, founded under the name Paul Binhold Lehrmittelfabrik in 1948 by Paul Binhold, his wife Hedwig Binhold and daughter Marion Binhold. The company is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany and has manufacturing facilities in Germany, Poland, Hungary and China.

3B Scientific received ISO 9001:2000 certification in 2001 and has production facilities in Germany, Poland, Hungary and China. The company was recognized in by Hermann Simon as a role model for other small to medium sized business in his book Hidden Champions.

Manufacturing history
The group's oldest manufacturing site in Budapest, Hungary, began its manufacturing history in 1819 producing anatomical and biological teaching aids. The company produced its first plastic human skeleton model in 1950. This was soon followed by the opening of a manufacturing plant to make the skeletons in 1952. A line of human torso models was introduced in 1965. The company began using injection molding to produce skeleton parts in 1983. By 1986 patient care manikins and medical simulators were added to the product range. An extensive range of physics equipment was introduced in 2001.

Products
Anatomy models, software and charts for education, botany and zoology models, microscopes, medical simulators, treatment tables and massage furniture, apparatus for physics education, TELTRON brand electron tubes.

History of 3B Scientific companies worldwide

 * 1819 Calderoni founded in Budapest, Hungary. Acquired by 3B Scientific in 1993
 * 1991 DHM Lhermittelfabrik founded in Dresden, Germany
 * 1995 American 3B Scientific founded in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
 * 1997 Nihon 3B Scientific founded in Niigata, Japan
 * 1998 France 3B Scientific founded in Bartenheim, France
 * 1999 China 3B Scientific founded in Suzhou, China
 * 2002 Italy 3B Scientific founded in Bologna, Italy
 * 2003 Espana 3B Scientific founded in Valencia, Spain
 * 2003 UK 3B Scientific founded in Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom
 * 2004 Acquisition of ELWE Didactic GmbH in Klingenthal, Germany
 * 2005 Acquisition of TELTRON® brand name and production facilities for electron tubes
 * 2005 Russia 3B Scientific founded in St. Petersburg, Russia, Federation
 * 2006 Brasil 3B Scientific founded in Joinville, Brasil
 * 2007 Thai 3B Scientific founded in Bangkok, Thailand