Only a few companies manage to write more than 100 years of contemporary history and thus become part of a museum exhibition. Many of them no longer exist today, be it due to economic crises or dying out products. None of this applies to CEPA. For more than 100 years we have specialized in the development and manufacture of centrifuge solutions and systems worldwide and it is impossible to imagine the market without them.

We had already heralded our 100th anniversary together with the workforce, customers, suppliers, partners and the surrounding neighborhood last May. A chronicle created especially for the occasion impressively shows how it all began and takes the reader on a journey through the decades of history.

"We are really honored to be part of the Tonofenfabrik City Museum in Lahr with a permanent exhibition," says Michaela Vinnay, Managing Director of CEPA. "For me, in the fourth generation of a family business, this is something very special, associated with many emotions and I am very proud of what my family has achieved together with our employees over the years," she describes.

The permanent exhibition was opened last Friday with the premiere of the new image film together with the workforce. Afterwards, the employees were invited to a festive evening in the Palais Wunderlich in Lahr and enjoyed both entertainment and the culinary highlights.

Michaela Vinnay proved that changes are part of day-to-day business when she announced her resignation as managing director during the celebrations and, after more than 22 years in the service of the company, handed over the sole management to Uwe Kirchgässner. Uwe Kirchgässner was appointed second managing director of CEPA in 2020 and, with over 25 years of professional experience in marketing and sales, brings a great deal of expertise to the company.

“Looking to the future, there are a number of things that concern CEPA intensively. The framework conditions have changed in recent years - according to Uwe Kirchgässner, CEPA is already well positioned for these new conditions. CEPA will focus on new, sustainable and resource-saving solutions for the environment. The entire CEPA team is aware of its responsibility for future generations,” he adds.

The exhibition can be seen all year round in the Stadtmuseum Tonofenfabrik in Lahr during opening hours from Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., on the upper floor "Lahr and Industry".

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Anyone who has been on the Rosenweg in the past few days has witnessed the eager, colorful activity of a group of graffiti sprayers at the production hall of the company Carl Padberg Zentifugenbau GmbH, known as CEPA for short. Of course, things went right. On the occasion of the company's 100th anniversary, CEPA launched a free graffiti workshop for children and young people aged 12 and over.

"We have a few creative and exciting days behind us," Michaela Vinnay, Managing Director of the company sums up. "We were very happy about the lively participation in our workshop and it was fascinating to see how the ideas that first emerged on paper were then cleverly and creatively applied to our walls by the participants".

Thirteen participants between the ages of 12 and 15 took advantage of the opportunity and registered for the free workshop led by the well-known local graphic and graffiti artist Sarah Zepf. After an extensive round of collecting ideas on the motto '100 years - then and now', the participants received practical tips on all things spraying from Sarah Zepf and David Rich, who supported the group by guiding.

The work of art was completed on Friday afternoon at almost 100 meters and the result has simply become an eye-catcher for young and old. The special thing is that the works of art now permanently decorate the walls and thus make the section of the Rosenweg a real highlight. "We are completely thrilled with the result and would like to thank all participants as well as Sarah Zepf and David Rich for this wonderful implementation. We would also like to thank Mr. Feuerstein from the Molotow company, who supported the flyer graphically and this workshop with colors beforehand,” says Michaela Vinnay. The finished work of art was then celebrated with all the young people and the parents, who proudly admired the finished motifs from their children.