HEINKEL recently announced that COMBER S.r.l., the Italian manufacturer of Nutsche filter/dryers, vertical pan and horizontal paddle drying systems, is now part of the HEINKEL Group and is now operating under the name of COMBER Process Technology S.r.l. Commercial operations have been resumed in the existing Colzate workshop and technical offices. The contacts for the COMBER units, both sales and the parts and service program remain unchanged. The future of COMBER, which for several weeks was in liquidation proceedings, is now secured.

Customers will benefit from the close teamwork between COMBER and HEINKEL. Products under the brand names HEINKEL, GFT, Ellerwerk (centrifuges), Bolz-Summix (conical screw dryers), Pennwalt (decanters) Techno-G (ball segment valves) and COMBER (Nutsche filter-dryers, horizontal paddle and vertical pan dryers complement each other. The company offers a wide variety of innovative and custom-tailored machine and system solutions for solid-liquid separation and drying.

HEINKEL manufactures a wide range of centrifuges for the pharmaceutical, chemical and fine chemical industries. COMBER is the major manufacturer of Nutsche filter–dryers and vacuum dryers worldwide.

Heinkel Filtering Systems, Inc., Swedesboro, NJ 08085. www.heinkelusa.com or call 856-467-3399