Maximilian Hoyer new managing director of Lödige

Lödige Maschinenbau is a global leading supplier of mixers, coating systems, granulators, dryers and reactors. As the inventor of the Ploughshare Mixers, Lödige has decades of experience in the process technology. The Lödige machines and process systems are at home in the building materials industry, environment, minerals and ores but also in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries.

At the Interpack trade fair, Lödige Process Technology will put the spotlight on tablet film coating and present a new coater series as an attractively priced alternative. Putting the focus on tablet film coating: At Interpack, Lödige Process Technology will showcase the current LC light series product range. With its standardised design, it is an attractively priced alternative to the customised machines of the existing LC series. The in-house development is a state-of-the-art film coater from Lödige’s German production. However, the machine’s special feature is its consistent focus on standardised functionality. That means: no work is required for designing and programming a customised solution. This leads to a significant cost advantage over Lödige’s customised special machine designs. Lödige will transfer the lower costs to their customers in the form of an approximately 40 percent reduction in price. A second advantage is the reduction in delivery times for the LC light series. The cost-efficient, standardised new coater model offers all the key advantages of the LC series: The series is distinguished, for instance,

Efficiency in mixing technology means more than ”just” saving energy. Lödige Process Technology demonstrates this clearly at Powtech. Efficiency in mixing technology means more than ”just” saving energy. Lödige Process Technology demonstrates this clearly at Powtech, using two examples: The High Efficiency Shovel, a special shovel for mixing solids in horizontal Ploughshare mixers is designed to require less drive power than a standard shovel. And Druvatherm® mixing reactors make it possible to complete two process steps in just one machine, thereby reducing the required space and time. The innovative shovel concept of the High Efficiency Shovel, or HES for short, immediately draws the eye. Unlike standard shovels, this in-house development by Lödige has an opening in the shovel blade. This corresponds to 85 percent of the surface area. The advantage of this design: Depending on the product, it permits a reduction of the start-up torque by up to 20 percent and reduces the reactive power. This makes it possible to design a mixer with a lower motor rating. The unique efficiency of this shovel

Lödige’s Continuous Ploughshare® Mixers are the ideal solution whenever sewage sludge requires efficient and reliable treatment. Continuous Ploughshare® Mixers are the ideal solution whenever sewage sludge requires efficient and reliable treatment, as Lödige Process Technology will be demonstrating at IFAT (booth A2.520). The tried-and-tested machinery enables operators of municipal and industrial sewage works to tailor their treatment of wet and dry sludge entirely to its intended use, such as getting it ready for mono-fuel combustion. Wet and dried sludge that has been mixed and treated inside a Ploughshare® Mixer in a continuous process boasts a pumpable consistency, exactly the right moisture content required to achieve the necessary calorific value and a particle size that ensures the perfect consistency. This provides reliable protection against the sludge sticking or turning into a paste. Additives such as lime can also be added in easily during processing. Lödige Ploughshare® Mixers have already proved their effectiveness in sludge treatment in many different places. They operate