The Manufacturing Confectioner • September 2015 77

NEWSMAKERS

HDM, USA, expands testing facilityHamburg Dresdner, USA, has expanded its product- testing facility located at Vernon Hills, Illinois, to includea 45kg-size MacIntyre Refiner Conche. This will enablepotential customers in North America to see the machinedemonstrated with their own recipes for chocolate, com-pounds, pralines, etc.The MacIntyre RefinerConche can also be used forgrinding, e.g., hazelnuts andsesame seeds, and for rework.For artisanal bean-to-bar cus-tomers, the refiner conche cangrind nibs down to cocoaliquor and can be used tomake the end chocolate aswell. With an optional shear attachment, it can handlelow-fat masses down to 21.5 percent fat content. The unitis jacketed for temperature control of the masses, allowingmanufacturing at higher and lower temperatures. Thus it issuitable for sugarfree processes that require handling atlower temperatures.The facility also has a Bauermeister dry grind com-pound system, a UCOM compact powdered sugar millingsystem and a full analytical lab. Hamburg Dresdner manufactures machines and plantsfor the cocoa and chocolate industry. After the acquisitionof Ladco Group (MacIntyre, Petzholdt-Heidenauer) in2013, the Probat Group founded Hamburg DresdnerMaschinenfabriken. HDM, USA, has offices in bothMemphis, Tennessee, and Vernon Hills, Illinois.

MacIntyre Refiner Conche

Tanis launches new line

Moulding line for gums and jelliesTanis Confectionery’s T-Gel Moulding Line provides anew approach to starch-based gums and jelly depositing,incorporating innovations for increased line productivityand accuracy. It has been designed to overcome mechani-cal and contamination challenges in the market at present.With this addition to its portfolio, Tanis can now offerits customers a turnkey solution for the entire gums andjelly production process, from raw materials to finishedproduct. This includes the Tanis T-Gel weigher, coilcooker, ABS and conditioning room.

Subsidiary in AustraliaTanis Confectionery has established a new subsidiary,Tanis Confectionery Australia, according to Leo Tanis,founder and CEO of Tanis Confectionery. This new sub-sidiary was announced in conjunction with a strategicportfolio extension of its T-Gel product family, called T-Gel Moulding.“Pump technology is a critical part of gum and jellymoulding lines,” Tanis said. “Sydney, Australia, happened tobe the place where we found the required expertise and expe-rience to augment our production and service capabilities.” Tanis Confectionery Australia (TCA) is located inBowrall, NSW, just outside of Sydney. Miles Balen hasbeen appointed managing director and brings years ofexpertise and experience in the field of mogul pumps andrelated technologies to the Tanis team.TCA will design and build pumps and related equip-ment for Tanis’s T-Gel Moulding Line. In addition, withits expertise and production facilities TCA will offerrepairs and overhauls of pumps for all gums and jelly, hardcandy and fondant moulding operations.Tanis Confectionery supplies process lines for candymanufacturers for the production of gums and jellies, bars,chews, hard candy and other candy confections. The com-pany is based in Oosterhout, Netherlands. www.tanisconfectionery.eu

New headquarters for Schubert PackagingSchubert Packaging Systems and Schubert PackagingAutomation are moving to new North American headquar-ters in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the same time, thecompany is changing its name to Schubert North America.Office space for employ-ees, a warehouse for spareparts, a machine room anda training facility will openin October 2015.Fritz Kipfer, currentlymanaging director of Schubert Canada, will head up SchubertNorth America. He will be assisted by Johannes Schubert,grandson of the company’s founder.The Schubert Group, based in Stuttgart, Germany, pro-vides topload packaging systems.

Johannes Schubert, Fritz Kipfer