Syntegon, formerly Bosch Packaging Technology, reported stable business performance in 2019. In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, the systems supplier to the pharmaceutical and food industries is seeing increased demand in its services business. Since interpack – the largest trade show in the industry that was originally scheduled for May – has now been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Syntegon is presenting its latest process and packaging technology at a virtual trade show from 7th to 13th May, 2020. In this context, a special focus is on intelligent and sustainable technologies for the pharmaceutical and food industries. Following the introduction of the Syntegon corporate brand at the beginning of the year, the company is also unveiling its new product design for the first time at the event.
Syntegon generated annual sales of 1.33 billion euros in 2019, slightly above the previous annual figure. As a result, performance remained stable, despite a downturn in the mechanical engineering sector.
The company has also grown significantly in the food sector in these regions and in Europe. Overall, sales are divided roughly equally between the regions of Europe, North and South America, and Asia, with Europe being the company’s largest market.
In order to respond to the increased production levels of its customers in the pharmaceutical and food industries in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Syntegon has expanded its customer service activities and introduced new measures.
Having a global presence with local employees, the company is able to carry out urgent service assignments in almost all cases, despite the current travel restrictions.
According to Michael Grosse, CEO, Syntegon, “Syntegon’s mission is to provide process and packaging technology for a better life. We, therefore, see it as our responsibility to support the pharmaceutical and food industries with our technologies and be there for our customers as a service partner – especially when things get difficult.”
The company is also unveiling its new Sepion coater series. The state-of-the-art equipment for tablet coating enables closed material handling during filling, sampling and emptying.