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baking industry
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hocolate, the sweetest
temptation on earth, is
an absolute favourite for
the sweet-toothed. That’s down
to both the irresistible taste and
the enormous variety of choco-
lates you can find, which come
in every imaginable shape and
flavour. Whether it’s semi-bitter,
bitter or extra-bitter; milk choco-
late or white chocolate; refined
with chilli flakes or almond chips;
plain or praline, the list of tempt-
ing cocoa products is endless.
Such diversity is fantastic for
chocolate lovers, but presents
a big challenge for manufactur-
ers. To handle a steadily growing
product range, while still main-
taining high quality and keeping
costs in check, production pro-
cesses have to be particularly
flexible and efficient. Together
with manufacturers, the Bern-
dorf Band Group has taken on
the task of optimising integrated
production methods that achieve
efficiency and product quality.
Custom solutions “made in
Austria”
A full service provider, the exper-
tise of the Berndorf Band Group
extends from manufacturing steel
belts and plant development to
services for production processes
and conveyor belt systems. The
company can draw on extensive
and long-standing experience
built up over more than 90 years
in the market. This enables it to
support industrial producers with
their projects right from the initial
inquiry through to implemen-
tation and beyond, which may
range from identifying optimal
process parameters to the instal-
lation of custom plant and regular
maintenance services. Many well-
known confectionary producers
rely on the international group
due to this combination of techni-
cal expertise and comprehensive
service.
Proven quality:
Berndorf process belts
The high mechanical and thermal
demands associated with cocoa
processing call for process belts
of the highest quality. Thanks to
steel’s natural properties, belts
can be used at both high and
low temperatures. “Steel belts
also have to be highly resistant
to corrosion, especially in the
food industry as wet cleaning is
an essential part of daily opera-
tions. The material used to make
the belts, CARBO 32, combines a
range of benefits: strong resist-
ance to abrasion, corrosion and
deformation, as well as high flex-
ural strength,” explains Berndorf
Band GmbH Sales Director Thor-
leif Svanfeldt Brokke, emphasis-
ing the special properties of the
high-end material.
End-to-end solutions
As a full-service provider of eve-
rything to do with steel belts,
the Berndorf Band Group manu-
factures and installs a large
number of components that sup-
port belt tracking and friction-
free operation. This increases
a belt’s service life as well as
optimising processes. After an
expert has inspected the exist-
ing equipment to identify which
mechanism is required, it can be
installed within just a few weeks.
The international group also of-
fers comprehensive, worldwide
service: “From steel belt instal-
lations, repairs, inspections, to
planning new installations and
upgrading existing machinery –
manufacturers in all sectors rely
on our ability to provide them
with effective support. They value
us as a partner and as experts in
our field. We develop bespoke
solutions in collaboration with
the customer to meet any spe-
cial requirements,” says Brokke,
summing up the group’s wide-
ranging capabilities.
Berndorf Band at interpack 2017
This year will also see the com-
pany showcase innovative tech-
nology that is aimed at optimising
continuous production processes
at the international trade fair for
packaging machinery and pack-
aging materials interpack, from
4-10 May in Dusseldorf, Germany.
“At interpack we’ll be present-
ing ourselves as an innovative,
multi-faceted and, above all,
customer-focused company. That
personal contact is one of the
major ingredients in our success.
The fair is also an ideal platform
for us to present our products and
highlight our increased focus on
service to long-standing partners
and other visitors,” says Brokke.
Visitors will have the chance to
talk to the Berndorf Band experts
at stand
C39 in hall 4
.
From cocoa powder to exquisite pralines
• Berndorf Band’s production process solutions for the confectionary industry
berndorf band group endless steel belt
berndorf band group belt tracking system
Hall 4
Booth C39