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| Breaking ground on the much-anticipated expansion. Pictures: Coperion |
Coperion K-Tron located in Switzerland, a leader in feeding and pneumatic conveying technology solutions, is excited to announce the expansion of its state-of-the-art test center at its facility in Niederlenz. This strategic move is designed to enhance the company's capabilities, particularly for tests involving materials that require containment. The expansion will allow Coperion to conduct more comprehensive and diverse testing, providing customers with a broader range of solutions for their specific material handling needs. The new facility will be equipped with the latest technology and equipment, ensuring the highest standards of safety and efficiency. The addition to the Test Center will feature advanced containment systems for handling all types of materials, including an airlock system with filtration, ensuring the safety of both the testing process and the staff as well as the environment. This will allow the company to better serve industries such as battery, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food processing, where containment and hygienic requirements can be a critical concern.
Customer trials and R&D to be conducted at newly expanded test center
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| The Test Center also provides opportunities to the Research and Development teams to test prototypes when developing new products or improving existing equipment and processes |
The purpose of customer tests is twofold: to confirm the handling of customer-specific bulk materials and to pinpoint and resolve any potential issues before the customer commits to a purchase. The goal of each test is to offer the customer the most suitable feeding and/or conveying equipment ensuring they feel confident in their decision for the most reliable technology available. In addition, the Test Center also provides opportunities to the Research and Development teams to test prototypes when developing new products or improving existing equipment and processes. Coperion performs an average of 150 tests per year in Niederlenz, testing a broad range of raw materials such as plastic pellets, granulates, powders, flakes or liquids as well as end products such as bottle caps, chocolate chips or breakfast cereal, from all industries (including plastics, battery, chemicals, food and pharmaceuticals).
The new addition is expected to be completed by April 2025, and the company looks forward to welcoming customers to the new facilities.
