Bosch gets bigger in India; unveils new capsule filler
pharmafile | August 28, 2012 | News story | Manufacturing and Production | Bosch, India
Bosch Packaging Technology has expanded its presence in India with the opening of a new facility in Goa to help serve the needs of local pharmaceutical and food customers as well as international markets.
The German group said it has invested 340 million rupees (approximately €5 million) in the 33,000 sq. m. plant, which it says will help it to double its production capacity in India from 200 to 400 packaging machines per year over the next three years.
Bosch specialises in form, fill and seal machines for flexible bag packaging, flow wrapping machines for confectionery and food applications as well as filling and closing machines for liquid pharmaceuticals.
The location of the new unit is Bosch’s existing site at Verna, which has been part of the group’s manufacturing network since 2007.
The Indian division has experienced buoyant growth on the back of the fast-growing domestic pharmaceutical market, with turnover growing from around €400,000 in 2000 to around €10 million last year, representing a compound annual growth rate of roughly 33%.
Bosch’s next target is to breach the €15 million barrier “in the next few years”. It also said it plans to increase the number of employees at the Verna site from 130 to 160 in the next three years.
Friedbert Klefenz, president of Bosch Packaging Technology Germany, said: “This new facility will bring our new global offerings to India. It will also contribute greatly in pursuing our future plans and consolidating our leadership position in the Indian and international markets.”
New capsule filler units
Meanwhile, Bosch has just unveiled two new machines in its capsule filler range, including the GKF 702 for small- and medium-scale batch sizes and the GKF 2500, an add-on unit that allows microdosing of fill quantities less than 30mg.
The GKF 702 is designed for flexibility, operating down to lab-scale applications for small product batches ranging from 100 to 300ml that suits expensive powders or those with limited availability. Meanwhile, the GKF 2500 microdosing attachment has been designed to fill capsules with as little as 2mg of material, making it suitable for applications such as inhalable pharmaceuticals.
Phil Taylor
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