The commercial baking industry is getting its first opportunity to experience the unity of the Coperion Food, Health & Nutrition (FHN) division includes the brands of: Bakon, Baker Perkins, Coperion K-Tron, Diosna, Kemutec, Peerless, Shaffer, Shick Esteve, Unifiller and VMI. These technologies came together under the Coperion umbrella after a series of acquisitions, bringing together brands that each represent specific expertise in their markets.

“In the past year, we’ve been working diligently with not only integration but also transformation,” said Matt Craig, president of Coperion FHN. “This has allowed us to focus on our food markets – with bakers being a major focus.”

Full-line technology solutions for commercial bakers

Coperion FHN focuses on three core business units: systems and ingredient automation; fermentation, mixing, forming, dividing and baking; as well as dosing, depositing, decorating, precision cutting and spraying.

With the integrated brands organized by technology solutions, and with Coperion FHN’s scope of reach, the company can now develop solutions that meet bakers where they are, in nearly any region, including North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

“I don’t believe there’s anywhere else in the industry where bakers will find the breadth of knowledge that we now possess as a unified group,” said Blake Day, VP and general manager of the fermentation, mixing/forming, dividing and baking business unit for Coperion. “Whether it’s ingredient handling, mixing, or weighing and feeding, we possess a high level of inherent knowledge that our customers will greatly benefit from.”

With VMI, Diosna, Shaffer, Peerless and Baker Perkins offering mixing technology; Shick Esteve, Kemutec and former Schenk Process FPM leading ingredient handling automation; and Unifiller and Bakon delivering dosing, depositing, decorating, spraying and cutting solutions, Coperion FHN will keep the teams intact and aligned with their specific areas of expertise, coupled with a high level of cross-training.