Bühler K.K. List of News Articles

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.

The Beurer Group has announced the integration of steam and vacuum sterilization and roasting technology from Naparost AG (Switzerland). By adding Naparost's steam vacuum sterilization technology to our comprehensive product portfolio, we will become a unique one-stop solution provider in the nut processing sector. The company's sterilization technology demonstrates a high pathogen reduction effect of over 5 log for nuts, seeds, and low-moisture foods in general. It uses saturated steam to safely and effectively raise the surface temperature of products under partial vacuum, while also preserving quality, color, flavor, and texture. Additionally, we have fully renovated the Flavor Creation Research and Training Center at our Swiss headquarters, establishing a unique facility where the entire process, including sterilization equipment, can be tested and trained. We plan to begin trial operations at this center in August 2025, with the first special training session and facility opening scheduled for November.

In May 2025, Beurer Co., Ltd. became a member of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (SCCIJ). The Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (SCCIJ), established in 1981, plays an important role in strengthening economic relations between Switzerland and Japan. With around 200 member companies, including global multinational corporations, SCCIJ supports Swiss companies operating in Japan as well as Japanese companies interested in activities in Switzerland.

Beurer held the groundbreaking ceremony for the "Crushing and Dispersion Research & Training Center" in Wuxi, China, on April 9, 2025. The center is scheduled to be completed in June 2026 and will serve as a hub for research and development as well as training in a wide range of fields, including innovations in inks and coating technologies, applications in pesticides and cosmetics, and next-generation battery materials. After the center's completion, it will strengthen the R&D framework within China and provide efficient and advanced technical solutions to local and international customers, achieving sustainable development and differentiation. The experimental plan includes water-based and solvent-based crushing and dispersion of inks, paints, and electronic materials, as well as the formulation of lithium-ion battery materials and slurries, and the fibrillation of dry electrodes. Additionally, it will support the evaluation and development of polymers, ceramics, and metal materials, as well as the testing of auxiliary equipment. Plans are also in place to introduce experimental powder mixers, vacuum degassing machines, homogenizers, and particle size distribution analyzers in the future. In terms of safety, workshops will be established to handle flammable and explosive chemicals, and a strict management system for exhaust gas, wastewater, and waste will be implemented. The center will also comply with local government safety and environmental regulations, contributing to the reduction of compliance risks.

We are pleased to announce that the Bühler Group has reached an agreement with FIB Company (Italy) regarding the supply of large-scale production equipment for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries at their Teverola 2 plant. Our company plans to deliver a total of four continuous mixing lines for electrode slurry manufacturing, with two lines each for anodes and cathodes, expected to be installed by the end of 2025 and production to begin in 2026. These systems leverage our co-rotating twin-screw extrusion technology, consolidating multiple processes into a single continuous operation unit. This results in up to 25% lower energy consumption compared to traditional batch mixing methods and allows for operation with fewer operators. Additionally, the QuaLiB inline quality control system, equipped with sensors, data analytics, and automation features, enables precise monitoring of the manufacturing process, contributing to improvements in yield and cost.

We would like to inform you that Mitsutaka Maeda has stepped down as President and Representative Director, and Benjamin Dupuy has been appointed as the new President and Representative Director.

Bühler exhibited at the "nano tech 2025 International Nanotechnology Comprehensive Exhibition and Technical Conference" held at Tokyo Big Sight from January 29 (Wednesday) to January 31 (Friday), 2025. This was our first exhibition in five years, and we showcased a variety of wet grinding and dispersion equipment capable of handling diverse applications, including the compact modular wet grinding solution "SKID," which integrates pre-grinding and fine grinding, as well as solutions for inks, electronic materials, fine chemicals, and battery electrode slurries. Many people visited our booth, and on the final day, we held a seminar titled "Complete Continuous Production of [Lithium-Ion Battery] Electrode Slurry/Dry Electrodes," which concluded successfully. We sincerely thank everyone who attended.

Our group company, Bühlert & Leibolt Optics (Germany), and Mirapro Co., Ltd. have announced a strategic collaboration. For more details, please check the related links below.