Bühler introduces the next evolution of two of its most trusted solutions in chocolate mass processing: the Finer S Edition 26 five-roll refiner and the ELK S Edition 26 single-shaft conche. While the two core process steps in high-quality chocolate mass processing – refining and conching – remain as robust and reliable as ever, the Edition 26 systems run cleaner, smarter, more efficiently, and with greater transparency. With its new Edition 26, Bühler is equipping its customers for future requirements and reinforcing its leading position in the chocolate industry.
Through its proven technologies, Bühler has won long-standing trust and recognition from customers across the global chocolate industry. For decades, its DoMiReCo process – dosing, mixing, refining, and conching – has set the benchmark. At the heart of this process are refining and conching, the two steps that largely define final product quality. Fineness, taste and aroma, flow behavior, and raw material efficiency are all shaped here. With Edition 26, Bühler is helping customers address industry challenges and turn them into business opportunities.
The full system upgrade was developed around Bühler’s Playone automation system, included as a standard component. The Finer S and ELK S Edition 26 automation systems deliver a wide range of benefits, from improved user-friendliness and advanced automation features to remote monitoring and control.
“Our new automation system, powered by Bühler’s Playone, frees operators to focus on higher-value tasks such as quality control. With its web-based design, it can be accessed via any authorized factory device, such as tablet, desktop, or smartphone, adding flexibility to the production setup,” says Skeljzen Nesimi. With such a high level of digitalization and automation features, customers benefit from simpler operation, faster onboarding, and higher process transparency.
Excellence from bean to bar
Going beyond chocolate mass processing, Bühler supports customers across the entire value chain – from cocoa processing to final product moulding – delivering equipment, complete plants, and deep process expertise. Through its global network of research and training centers, customers can develop recipes, test technologies, and validate processes under real production conditions.
Through its proven technologies, Bühler has won long-standing trust and recognition from customers across the global chocolate industry. For decades, its DoMiReCo process – dosing, mixing, refining, and conching – has set the benchmark. At the heart of this process are refining and conching, the two steps that largely define final product quality. Fineness, taste and aroma, flow behavior, and raw material efficiency are all shaped here. With Edition 26, Bühler is helping customers address industry challenges and turn them into business opportunities.
The full system upgrade was developed around Bühler’s Playone automation system, included as a standard component. The Finer S and ELK S Edition 26 automation systems deliver a wide range of benefits, from improved user-friendliness and advanced automation features to remote monitoring and control.
“Our new automation system, powered by Bühler’s Playone, frees operators to focus on higher-value tasks such as quality control. With its web-based design, it can be accessed via any authorized factory device, such as tablet, desktop, or smartphone, adding flexibility to the production setup,” says Skeljzen Nesimi. With such a high level of digitalization and automation features, customers benefit from simpler operation, faster onboarding, and higher process transparency.
Excellence from bean to bar
Going beyond chocolate mass processing, Bühler supports customers across the entire value chain – from cocoa processing to final product moulding – delivering equipment, complete plants, and deep process expertise. Through its global network of research and training centers, customers can develop recipes, test technologies, and validate processes under real production conditions.
