Know-how for Industry

    The Buhler Group has committed itself to industrial progress, and has achieved global market leadership in many fields. Buhler is present in over 100 countries across the world. One of the Group's essential strengths is the large number of sites it operates.

    Eating for pleasure

    The Group's main activities are in the supply of food processing plant and equipment. Crisp bread, fine pasta, delicious chocolate, tasty breakfast cereals, snack foods and tortillas - consumers owe these and many other food products to a large extent to advanced Buhler know-how. For generations now, the Group has specialized in developing processes for cereal grains and oilseeds. The main pillar of activities in this area is Grain Milling: A large part of all commercial grain milling capacity installed worldwide comes from Buhler. Specialty mills for processing oats, rice, legumes (pulses) and spices in addition to installations for processing soybeans give consideration to current trends in the area of nutrition. Many beer drinkers across the world owe their beverage to developments from the Buhler Brewing & Malting business unit. Buhler systems also produce animal feeds. Specialists in the Port Terminals and Storage Systems unit design and construct ship unloading and loading facilities as well as complete port terminals for bulk materials handling and storage.

    Processes for making ordinary things

    In the field of Chemical Process Engineering, Buhler supplies extraordinary processes for making ordinary things: Thus, Buhler plants upgrade the plastic pellets used for making PET bottles. Printing inks for a multitude of applications are made on Buhler equipment, and the Group's conveying installations designed for handling a wide variety of materials simplify and streamline industrial processes.

    Die casting: symbol of primal forces

    For Buhler, die casting is the symbol of primal forces. The Group is a leading supplier of die casting systems. One of the hallmarks of these Buhler installations are their real-time control capabilities. New processes, lighter materials and a commitment to permanent innovation create the basis for developing new solutions: Thus, a process for making light-weight magnesium casings for cell-phone and laptop casings was recently developed in cooperation with renowned international customers. The newly opened Technology Center provides the ideal basis for developing additional innovations.

    Globally anchored

    Worldwide, Buhler's roughly 6500 employees generate annual sales of about 1.4 billion Swiss francs. The Group spends substantially on research and development, tangible assets, human resources and customer training.