Gericke has developed a new universal controller, the GUC-F, designed for feeding, dosing, batching, and weighing processes used in industries including food, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and speciality materials. The system is intended to provide a common platform for automated powder-handling operations.

The controller can manage up to four feeders in either...

Recovering small metal fractions from automobile shredder residue (ASR) has traditionally been considered difficult and often uneconomical for many recycling operations. Micro-fines, which can include fine strands of bare copper wire and small aluminium fragments, frequently escape standard separation systems and end up in landfill. However, recent advances in eddy...

Bulk solids specialists Flexicon has unveiled a redesigned international website, aimed at enhancing user experience and improving accessibility to its product portfolio. The new site features streamlined navigation, improved content structure, and clearer pathways allowing users to quickly locate technical information, application solutions, and system capabilities.

The platform highlights Flexicon’s...

RUD, the conveyor technology specialist, has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of a newly developed range of central chains designed for use in high-performance bucket elevators. Featuring a new design and significantly reduced weight, the latest generation of RUD central chains is available in multiple sizes and in...

Greenyard Frozen Belgium, a major producer of frozen fruits and vegetables, has taken significant steps to improve production accuracy and reduce waste across its high-speed packaging lines. Faced with chronic product overfilling – up to 40 grams extra per one-kilogram bag – Greenyard sought a precise, automated alternative that could...

At K 2025, Lindner presented the 4^th-generation Micromat, a major evolution of its stationary single-shaft plastics shredder. Building on the strengths of the Series III platform, the Micromat IV innovations are designed to meet modern recycling demands – combining energy efficiency, adaptable rotor configurations and simplified servicing under the guiding...

Coperion has announced the appointment of Stefan Lachenmayer as its new Managing Director Recycling, marking an important step in the company’s strategic focus on advancing plastics recycling technologies. Lachenmayer, who joined Coperion in 2007 and most recently held the position of Director of Sales – Aftermarket Performance Materials, brings deep...

MaGeno-Solar eG, an employee-led cooperative formed by active and retired KHS personnel, has won the GenoAward in the Best Newcomer category for its exemplary contribution to climate protection, social responsibility and economic innovation. The award, jointly presented by Genoverband e.V. and the F.A.Z. Institute, recognises cooperatives that successfully tackle key...

Accurate fill-level detection in silos, tanks and process containers is fundamental to safe, stable and efficient production – especially in industries such as food, chemicals and pharmaceuticals where precision is critical.

Yet many commonly used technologies, including radar, ultrasound, microwave or hydrostatic sensors, only provide indirect measurements. They calculate fill...

SOLIDS Dortmund 2026 marks a major milestone for the event: on 18–19 March 2026, the trade fair for granules, powders and bulk solids technologies will celebrate its 20th anniversary, held once again in parallel with the 9th edition of RECYCLING-TECHNIK Dortmund. Across four halls, national and international exhibitors will showcase...