Eirich brings movement to processes - interpack 2026

From May 7 to 13, 2026, the global packaging and processing industry will come together at this year's interpack in Düsseldorf. The world's leading trade fair acts as an international catalyst for future topics such as sustainability, resource-saving production, and smart manufacturing – areas in which Eirich plays to its strengths and presents innovative solutions for energy-efficient, stable, and digitally controlled production processes to the process industry.

As one of the industry's technological trendsetters, the Hardheim-based specialist demonstrates how complex processing operations can be reliably controlled. The company's technology combines numerous process steps such as mixing, granulating, kneading, and coating in a single unit. This reduces interfaces, minimizes contamination risks, and ensures optimal results with low energy consumption—ideal conditions for applications with high quality requirements, as is necessary in the pharmaceutical and food segments.

Eirich impresses in the food and pharmaceutical sectors with high-performance solutions

In food production, the multifunctional mixing systems enable the efficient processing of a wide variety of material states within a single process: from powders and granulates to plastic masses. The one-pot process allows several steps to be combined in a single processor, streamlining development and production processes, reducing investment and operating costs, and quickly transferring formulations from the laboratory to production scale. Even complex food concepts become flexible and economically scalable.

A concrete example of the savings potential of Eirich technology is mixing granulation as an alternative to the classic spray tower. This process is widely used in food and additive production, but is considered extremely energy-intensive. In the spray tower, raw materials are first converted into an aqueous suspension, and the water contained therein is then evaporated again using high thermal energy.

The Eirich intensive mixer, on the other hand, enables the production of fine microgranules directly from dry or only slightly moistened raw materials. This completely eliminates the energy-intensive detour via dissolution and subsequent evaporation. Dry mixing, homogenization, and granulation are carried out in a single unit. This reduces energy consumption, minimizes the space required for the equipment, and facilitates the transfer of process parameters from laboratory to production scale. In combination with the option of encapsulation, for example of flavors, vitamins, sweeteners, or acids, products with controlled release and extended shelf life can also be produced directly in the same unit.

The CleanLine series was developed specifically for hygienic and contamination-sensitive applications and meets the high requirements of the food and pharmaceutical industries. Beyond pure process integration, it supports a high degree of homogeneity in product composition: ingredients and active substances are distributed precisely so that recipes can be followed exactly. Processing in the Eirich intensive mixer enables the controlled distribution of particles and pigments, so that color, surface, and consistency can be optimized and reproducibly adjusted.

Another advantage is the efficiency of the processes: faster process times, lower scrap quantities, reduced energy consumption, and minimized cleaning and handling costs contribute to more economical operation overall.

You will find the Eirich booth in Hall 4, Booth B05.