Miller Magazine Issue: 117 September 2019

46 NEWS MILLER / SEPTEMBER 2019 Gericke celebrates its 125 years anniversary Founded by Walther Hermann Gericke in the year 1894 in the heart of Zurich, the company Gericke evolved into a globally positioned and successful provider full of solutions in the bulk goods industry. With a number of events around the globe, the Swiss Gericke group is now celebrating its 125 years anniversary. With a customer conference and an open day, employees and their families, press and business partners had the opportunity to visit the Gericke headquarters in Switzerland, see fascinating demonstrations of powder handling equipment and follow the production steps of a mixer from a piece of metal to a high-end product. During the celebration year, several customer seminars are or- ganized in all key markets in Europe, Asia and the Americas and are open to the interested audience. These seminars are a great opportunity to learn more about the basic processes in powder handling such as mixing, feeding, size control or conveying. To underline the global presence and better integrate the Gericke subsidiaries, all activities are now combined under a new umbrella, www.gerickegroup.com . The Swiss Gericke Group has been designing and manufacturing equipment and systems for modern bulk material handling and processes, as well as providing design and consul- tation services for 125 years. Gericke bulk materials processing technology can be found throughout the world in many sectors including the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, plastics and con- struction material industries. Gericke’s fully owned group companies employ more than 300 experienced professionals and are located in Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain, The Netherlands, France, USA, Brazil, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and China. Numerous agencies in many more countries ensure the short and personal communication locally. The Gericke website provides all detailed contact data.