The Bühler Virtual World

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many countries to impose strict travel restrictions. This put Bühler experts from the Nutrition Application Center in Switzerland in a challenging position, since customer requests for product trials continued to soar. Plant-based meat alternatives are booming, and extrusion technology is in great demand. What could be done? Those responsible decided without further ado to offer virtual trials.

Over three decades, the DIL Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik (German Institute of Food Technologies) has established itself as an important element of the international food industry. From research on cutting-edge topics such as future proteins to the development and production of proprietary process solutions, the DIL unites academia and industry in the common pursuit of more efficient and sustainable value chains. In early 2021, it formed a strategic partnership with Bühler. Our customers benefit from this close collaboration.

Head of R&D Digital Technologies David Kinsella and Product Manager Melvyn Penna reveal the behind-the-scenes discussions that led to the creation of Bühler’s latest engine for the newest versions of our color sorters – Merlin Ai. Learn how it responds to current issues such as the impacts of climate change, skilled labor shortages, and digitalization, and why it will be such an asset for food and non-food processors.