Uzwil (Switzerland), May 14, 2020 – Due to the positive response and over-subscription of virtual meetings, Bühler has decided to keep the Bühler Virtual World open at least until the end of May. Over the three days, more than 12,000 people from 132 countries visited the digital platform, around 500 private meetings are ongoing. “We are amazed by this level of engagement and positive feedback,” says Germar Wacker, CEO of Bühler’s Consumer Foods business.
In just six weeks, Bühler transformed its physical interpack program into a fully digital experience, which was planned to be open until May 15. The positive feedback from customers and the market has now prompted Bühler to extend the digital show. “This is one of the key benefits of being digital. We are always available, continuously addressing customer needs,” says Germar Wacker. The platform will be accessible until end of May and Bühler invites everyone who has not yet experienced the Bühler Virtual World to use the opportunity to join and sign-up for a virtual meeting with Bühler experts.
The Bühler Virtual World, a unique platform consisting of a fully interactive visitor experience, with solution
- Resilience in the current environment, e.g. by digital customer services to maximize utilization of the existing asset base;
- Bouncing back by the ability to quickly commercialize consumer and market trends by highly flexible, integrated solutions and equipment;
- Sustainability and how to turn the many challenges into good business.
The content from the live program, held on May 12-13, is fully available on the platform, with speeches of Judson Althoff, Executive Vice President (EVP) at Microsoft, Henning Hartnacke, President Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME) at Givaudan, and Paul Beck, Head of Production and Logistics at Maestrani, to name a few. Bühler experts explain how to increase capacity, yield, reduce plant downtime, energy and waste consumption through intelligence services. They introduce fantastic food creations from Bühler’s global application centers and new solutions, for example ChocoX, that will unlock the innovation capability of the industry. “This is a unique platform that combines inspiring knowledge on new products, Bühler’s leading processes and solutions, market trends and business disruption,” says CTO Ian Roberts.
Bühler’s Virtual World is accessible at virtualworld.buhlergroup.
Image to download: Key visual of the Bühler Virtual World
Image to download: Booth detail of Bühler Virtual World
Image to download: The center of the virtual booth
Image to download: Germar Wacker, CEO Consumer Foods, presenting at Bühler Virtual World
Image to download: Germar Wacker, CEO Consumer Foods
Image to download: Ian Roberts, CTO Bühler Group, presenting at Bühler Virtual World.
Image to download: Ian Roberts, CTO Bühler Group
Media contact:
Burkhard Böndel, Head of Corporate Communications,
Bühler AG, 9240 Uzwil, Switzerland
Phone: +41 71 955 33 99
Mobile: +41 79 515 91 57
E-mail: burkhard.boendel@buhlergroup.
Dalen Jacomino Panto, Media Relations Manager
Bühler AG, 9240 Uzwil, Switzerland
Phone: +41 71 955 37 57
Mobile: +41 79 900 53 88
E-Mail: dalen.jacomino_panto@
Markus Reber, Media Relations Manager,
Bühler AG, 9240 Uzwil, Switzerland
Phone: +41 71 955 12 44
Mobile: +41 79 864 29 41
E-mail: [email protected]
Trade media contact:
Tracey Ibbotson, PR Executive,
Bühler UK Limited, London, England
Phone: +44 (0) 1992 537 421
E-mail: tracey.ibbotson@buhlergroup.
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About Bühler
Billions of people come into contact with Bühler technologies as they cover their basic needs for food and mobility every day. Two billion people each day enjoy foods produced on Bühler equipment; and one billion people travel in vehicles manufactured using parts produced with Bühler machinery. Countless people wear eyeglasses, use smart phones, and read newspapers and magazines – all of which depend on Bühler process technologies and solutions. Having this global relevance, Bühler is in a unique position to turn today’s global challenges into sustainable business. Bühler contributes to safely feeding the world and is doing its part to protect the climate, producing machinery that makes cars, buildings, and machinery more energy efficient. Its aim is to reduce energy, waste, and water in its customers’ value chains by 50% by 2025. Bühler’s purpose is creating “innovations for a better world.”
Bühler invests up to 5% of turnover into research and development. In 2019, some 12,800 employees generated a turnover of CHF 3.3 billion. As a Swiss family-owned company, Bühler is active in 140 countries around the world and operates a global network of 98 service stations, 32 manufacturing sites, and 25 application centers. In 2020, Bühler celebrates its 160th anniversary.
