Bühler K.K. Company Profile

Israeli cultured meat leader Aleph Farms will establish a production base in Kempthal, Switzerland. This initiative is based on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The Cultured Hub, a cultured food research facility established by Swiss retail giant Migros, the world's largest flavor manufacturer Givaudan, and Bühler, aimed at scaling up cultured food production. Under this MoU, Aleph Farms and The Cultured Hub will build a European production base for locally sourced cultured beef, enabling expansion into the European market with the approval of regulatory authorities. The Cultured Hub serves as a central facility that consolidates process development, sensor technology, scaling expertise, and access to partner networks for startup companies. Its technology partner, Bühler, provides strengths in bioprocess technology, automation, and high hygiene equipment design, facilitating the transition from pilot production to commercial production. This initiative strengthens the expanding food tech ecosystem, enhances the resilience of Switzerland's meat supply, and reaffirms our role in achieving sustainable food systems.

Bühler held the "Bühler Networking Days 2025" at its Swiss headquarters on June 23 and 24, 2025, aimed at sharing sustainability challenges and solutions. This fourth edition brought together over 1,200 leaders from various industries across more than 90 countries, including Japan. The event focused on the theme of "Realizing a business that sustainably supports 10 billion people by 2050," with the goal of spreading the ripple effects of already emerging solutions throughout society. During the second edition in 2019, Bühler announced its commitment to "reduce energy, waste, and water usage related to the customer value chain by 50% by 2025," investing approximately 500 million Swiss francs in research and development and creating new technologies and solutions across 15 value chains. As a result, not only has the company achieved significant reductions, but combinations with other companies' technologies have also enabled reductions of over 80% in environmental footprints. In terms of CO2e, the company anticipates potential reductions of several tens of percent across various industries related to its products, demonstrating the effectiveness of collaboration. The event concluded successfully with a speech of gratitude from CEO Schaefer.

Bühler Group announced that the cumulative orders for its mega casting solution "Carat" series, designed for large cast structural components, have reached 50 units. As major automotive manufacturers worldwide work on improving production efficiency and reducing weight for next-generation vehicles, the company's technology simplifies assembly processes and enables the integral molding of large parts, contributing to enhanced structural performance, productivity, and sustainability. The Carat series, with a clamping force of up to 92,000 kN, has been adopted by automotive manufacturers and OEM suppliers in Europe, North America, and Asia, and offers global service support, design and operational assistance from specialized teams, as well as continuous upgrades and optimization support. The equipment boasts high operational rates, low waste rates, and the capability for over 20 years of long-term operation, contributing to cost efficiency and reduced environmental impact. Leveraging the operational track record of approximately 1,000 Carat series units and nearly 100 years of die-casting experience, the company will continue to support new manufacturing in the automotive industry.