Major Global Material Handling Companies 2025 Technology Advancements (Part One): Coperion

As the end of the year approaches, this account will gradually review and share the latest technological advancements of major material handling companies worldwide. We hope that industry peers can gain insights and absorb beneficial aspects.

Starting from this issue, we will first share Coperion's technological advancements, then we will gradually introduce several other influential European companies in the industry, and finally touch upon some American conveying technology and product companies.

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It is well known that Coperion is an influential international company in the field of material handling. They possess advanced conveying technology and related products and operate globally.

The overall development direction of Coperion

Keblon announced its overall development direction at various exhibitions and media events this year, stating that it will continue to strengthen its capability for complete material handling and pneumatic conveying systems, particularly in large-scale system integration. The company emphasizes engineering design and after-sales service from components to complete lines, while continuously expanding its product and technology applications in high-performance materials and other new markets, including lithium batteries, plastic recycling, food, and health materials.

Kebilon Technology and Product Progress

（Photo: Coperion）

Large components and equipment developed for future super-capacity polymer plants

- Large High-Pressure Powder Rotary ValveZXQ, Capacity> 140 /

（Photo： CoperionLarge High-Pressure Powder Rotary ValveZXQ 800）

- Large High-Pressure Rotary ValveZVH,   > 170 /

- Large-scale process/Cutting material rotary valve, production capacity> 125  /Hours, torque reaches50 KNm

（Photo: Coperion, Large cutting rotary valve

- Large Particle Material De-dusting Device UGS, Capacity > 150  /

- Container and train loading equipment, capacity.> 400  /

(Photo: Coperion, Container and train loading equipment)

Improvement of Dense Phase Pneumatic Conveying Control System

Coperion has developed a new generation based on the characteristics of dense phase conveying technology for materials.INTACON®Intelligent Pneumatic Control System.

ExistingINTACON®Intelligent Pneumatic Control System Features

-With a rotary valve CONTI-SCHUB® / TAKT-SCHUB®The intelligent control program of the system,Automatically maintain the conveying state within a stable range when operating conditions change. There is no need to manually control and set process parameters based on the product and conveying rate.

-The stability condition of the embolism formed by material transportation.,Determine the optimal gas flow rate, production capacity, and pipeline length for each product.

- Adjust production capacity(Locking speed)As a function of the maximum allowable delivery pressure.

- Operate with standard signals to have a continuous adjustment range.(LMR-7   LMR-X)Airflow control unit.

- Adjusting the airflow., Avoid product damage during empty blowing.

New generation ofINTACON®Improvement of Intelligent Pneumatic Control System

（Photo： Coperion, Intelligent Pneumatic Control System

-Set by parameters, not by programming settings.

-Scalable hardware and software

-The software adopts a new structure.

-Intelligent air control with fuzzy logic

-More advanced and more modern controllers

-New easy-to-operate monitor

-New Interface Settings (Profibus / Profinet / Modbus TCP)

-Possibility of simple configuration

-Better Fault Diagnosis

-Long-term extraction and archiving of transmission parameters./System

-Network server accessible to clients

-The possibility of remote diagnostic systems

3. New Generation Material Conveying Pipeline Supports

（Photo：CoperionA new generation of pipeline supports

The new generation of pipeline supports developed by Coperion has the following characteristics:

•The types of pipe supports are 4 Composed of modules, easy spare parts management.

Simplified installation

Convenient for checking damping elements.

Simplify the replacement of damaged components.

Sensor feedback for predictive maintenance.

Optimization of fixed supports and guide supports

Modular system, reducing component complexity.

4.PETBottle-to-bottle recycling technology

（Photo：Coperion，PETBottle-to-bottle recycling production line

Coperion developed and improvedPETThe overall solution for bottle-to-bottle recycling technology includes material pre-treatment, extrusion and degassing, deodorization, as well as material transportation and storage systems.

-Pre-treatment of waste material: crushing, cleaning, and drying to remove surface contamination and odor equipment.

- ZSKThe twin-screw extruder melts the sheet material, undergoes high-precision filtration, and goes through multi-stage vacuum devolatilization to effectively reduce.VOCWith an unpleasant odor.

- EcoFreshThe granule silo deodorization system eliminates residual odors. The system utilizes a dual-silo arrangement for heating and cooling separately, or a compact single-silo setup with an integrated heat exchanger to save space and simplify operation. The recycled granules approach the quality of virgin materials, making them suitable for high-value applications such as food packaging, medical devices, and high-end consumer products.

Continuous coating technology for lithium battery production compatible with both wet and dry electrodes.

（Photo：Coperion,Continuous coating production equipment compatible with wet and dry electrodes

KebilonZSKThe twin-screw extruder, as the core equipment, has been used to develop a system technology compatible with both wet and dry electrode coating processes. When using the dry process, the twin-screw loss-in-weight feeder can achieve precise feeding of dry electrode materials such as active powder, conductive agents, and binders to the extruder.

In addition, the raw materials from the hybrid extrusion are fed continuously, uniformly, and stably into the calender gap through a specially designed feeder, achieving maximum width distribution.400 mmUniform and repeatable surface density feeding. This feeder is suitable for laboratory and pilot-scale production.

（Photo：CoperionDry method electrode homogeneous material continuous feeder.

Coperion's dry electrode integrated solution covers the entire process from raw material conveying and feeding into the extruder to the subsequent handling of the coated agglomerates, strictly maintaining the process temperature range throughout. Additionally, dedicated temperature control equipment ensures that the binder conveying and feeding are completed within the set temperature.