The three-year wait is almost over. For those planning their trip to Düsseldorf, here are some of the companies worth visiting for bakery professionals, listed from A to Z, and the advances they are highlighting at their stands.
Aasted
Hall 1, Stand B69
An interpack exhibitor since the 1950s, Aasted will showcase its innovations, highlighting a complete High-Mix Jensen Line for chocolate molding, a confectionery line for manufacturing candies and nutrition bars, and the company’s latest in tempering technology (featuring StellaNova and a full CIP system). The Alice family of machines will also be showcased, including the Alice 2.0 extruder, which is suitable for confectionery and fine bakery, as well as Alice S – specializing in bar extrusion, including nutrition and candy bars.
Specialists in all areas of expertise covered by Aasted will be on-site to answer questions, including the SweetConnect team, the service team, energy solutions experts, and upgrade specialists. Appointments can be booked in advance with the specialist of interest, the company announces.
The SLA Value will also be introduced, Aasted’s dedicated service offering that includes free access and onboarding to the digital platform SweetConnect. “With a personal Contract Manager as your single point of contact, annual follow-up meetings, and a yearly virtual engineering pulse check, you receive proactive recommendations that keep your equipment running at its best,” Aasted highlights.
Albert Handtmann
Hall 5, Stand B37
At this year’s interpack, Handtmann will showcase a broad spectrum of production solutions for bakery, confectionery, and snack applications. All systems for portioning, cutting, (dough) dividing, forming, depositing, and co-extruding are flexibly configurable and suitable for a wide variety of applications – from soft consistencies to firm product masses. Examples include rolled fondant, bars and snack bars of all kinds, cookies, muffins, sponge cake bars, fruit paste products, marzipan items, bread chips, crackers, gingerbread bites and confectionery.
Handtmann will also present several depositing solutions for product masses ranging from very liquid, pasty, inhomogeneous, chunky, fibrous, or containing large inclusions to those with high liquid content – into cups, trays, jars, thermoformed packaging, as toppings, or onto dough sheets.
“A major highlight is a modular system solution for the production of formed products. The single-lane FS 525 all-in-one forming system combines two different forming principles, offering completely new flexibility in the production of shaped items: the hole plate forming technology allows for freely formed 3D products, while the rotary cutting principle enables the production of various cross-sections with clean, smooth cuts,” the company anticipates.
The ConPro-Sachet system will also be on display. It enables the production of a wide variety of product formats in an alginate casing – such as snacks and substitution products in pod form – and their transfer into trays or feeding into flow-packaging machines.
AMF Bakery Systems
Hall 1, Stand A69
AMF is preparing to line up its powerful bakery automation solutions, designed to boost efficiency, elevate product quality, and enable increased production flexibility. Visitors can explore the company’s entire portfolio – from laminating and croissant systems to pizza, pastry, cake, and pie production lines.
The spotlight innovation will be the latest generation of Den Boer tunnel ovens, which are now available in gas, electric, hydrogen‑powered, and hybrid configurations. “These ovens set a new benchmark for baking performance and sustainability, helping bakeries dramatically reduce energy consumption while ensuring unmatched reliability and heat control,” AMF underlines. The company’s newest innovations are built to elevate the most critical bakery processes – mixing, laminating, sheeting, shaping, topping, and baking – delivering higher throughput, tighter consistency, and more intelligent automation across the entire production line.
Services will also be presented, with expanded offerings covering areas such as training programs, smarter digital tools, and faster remote support. In addition, AMF’s digital platforms provide real‑time performance insights, enabling earlier issue detection and quicker intervention.
AMF also offers expanded training programs, smarter digital tools, and faster remote support. Clear Service Level Agreements (SLAs) define response times and service commitments, while spare parts available directly from stock help minimize downtimes.
“Interpack 2026 represents a major opportunity for bakery and snacking producers to discover how smart automation and sustainable baking technologies can drive their next phase of growth,” AMF anticipates.
Ashworth
Hall 13, Stand C27
Ashworth higlights is latest advances in belting solutions and related services at interpack ’26. The PosiDrive will be showcased – the direct drive solution for spiral systems (metal), as well as the Plastic PosiDrive spiral. The new SmartSpiral monitoring system will also be presented. The welding-free, RapidSplice system is another highlight, in addition to samples of various types of metal and plastic belts. Visitors can also learn about the ExactaStack at the stand – an affordable belt option for standard belt stackers. Ashworth’s newest advances targeted the development of “A complete package for replacing belts and parts in self-stacking freezers (ExactaStack belts, Service and Parts),” its representatives underline.
The Ashworth Factory Service completes the company’s showcase, encompassing quality products, support, and smart solutions that boost productivity. “This extensive factory service network not only provides customers with relevant technical support, but also helps replace purchased belts and parts,” Ashworth emphasizes. The service reflects the company’s focus on being a full-service provider of belting solutions.
AZO
Hall 4, Stand E25
AZO is highlighting intelligent ingredient handling designed for increased sustainability. Key highlights at the show include eDos, the company’s new dosing system for precise and intelligent dosing in networked processes. ManDos is another – a manual weighing system that combines smart guidance, ergonomic operation and digital documentation to handle small quantities with a high degree of accuracy. With eDos, the emphasis is on improving dosing accuracy, flexibility and efficiency in demanding recipes and changing production requirements. With ManDos, the focus is on guided and digitally documented manual weighing for very small quantities that still require a high level of precision.
Plant solutions will also be showcased in interactive 3D presentations, including a large 3D power wall and holograms. “Our focus is on smart, connected and sustainable solutions for automated raw material and bulk solids handling,” AZO emphasizes.
AZO’s newest solution improvements target the full raw material handling process across modern production environments, covering raw material reception, storage, conveying, screening, dosing, weighing and control.
Bühler
Hall 3, Stand C46 – C47
Bühler is preparing to unveil several solutions at interpack, including an enhanced version of its indirect-fired convection oven, designed for biscuits, cookies, pizzas, and more. Bühler’s next generation of cocoa nib roasting will also be displayed, powered by smart roaster control, an innovative cooling concept, and superior energy efficiency. A reinvented compact processing line is another highlight, combining mixing and single-pass ball mill grinding for chocolate compounds, spreads, and coatings.
The award–winning inductive wafer baking oven designed by Bühler is among the stand highlights, boosting quality and flexibility while reducing energy consumption by up to 50%. In addition, a new generation of extrusion technology will be presented.
Companies that want to be successful by 2030 must align their strategy along three core axes, says Thomas Bischof, Global Head of Business Development – Consumer Foods, Bühler (pictured): 1. Resilient and sustainable raw material and supply chains, 2. Healthier and differentiated product innovations, 3. Digital, efficient and flexible production. “Those who consistently combine these three dimensions can address costs, sustainability and consumer expectations simultaneously.” Bühler’s solutions will address these strategic approaches at interpack.
Coperion
Hall 4, Stand C23 (food focus)
Hall 16, Stand C41 (health & nutrition focus)
Under the theme ‘Powering Food & Nutrition’, Coperion will showcase solutions that help confectionery and bakery manufacturers modernize existing lines, improving quality and consistency while reducing labor dependency.
Coperion and its associated brands – Baker Perkins, Bakon, DIOSNA, K-Tron, Kemutech, Mucon, Peerless, Shaffer, Shick Esteve, Unifiller and VMI – will showcase a comprehensive portfolio of cutting-edge processing solutions.
Planned demos include extrusion and feeding, baked goods end processes, bakery and ingredient automation, depositing and confectionery. The company will also offer live Connect Advisor demos at its Aftermarket reception counter.
Against a backdrop of fluctuating raw material costs, staff shortages and growing uncertainties regarding trade and tariffs, Chris Isom, General Manager Food, Coperion Food, Health & Nutrition, emphasizes the urgency of ensuring throughput and quality with fewer staff: “This requires stricter process control, faster changeovers, and more hygienic and consistent operations. Those companies that modernize intelligently will be successful, by utilizing automation and integrated system improvements to increase product consistency, improve flexibility and reduce total cost of ownership.”
Matt Craig, President, Coperion Food, Health & Nutrition, emphasizes that strategic investment is key: “Make investment decisions in line with the areas in which the industry is actually investing: modernization and upgrades rather than solely the construction of entirely new production sites. Bakeries are prioritizing packaging, software/IT/AI, robotics and automation, as well as key process steps such as mixing and material handling – because these investments deliver measurable improvements in quality, efficiency and uptime.”
Fraunhofer
Hall 4, Stand C54
Fraunhofer’s exhibits feature holistic technologies along the entire process chain. The solutions promoted at the stand include the patented high-speed impulse sealing process ‘HIS’ for monofilms that enables savings of up to 95% and is suitable for demanding applications such as high-speed processes, temperature-sensitive products, or narrow process windows.
Paper joining without any foreign materials – ‘Papure’ – will also be showcased, making the packaging materials 100% recyclable. Circular barrier concepts will also be presented, such as deep-drawable coatings for the food-compliant use of recycled materials and the enhancement of barrier properties, as well as stable, recyclable barriers for paper applications and other uneven surfaces.
The company’s digital assistance and knowledge management services will also be explained at interpack, including automated quality monitoring and VR training. Daily live demos with the model system for deep-drawn packaging will be hosted.
FRISTCH
Hall 5, Stand A23
FRITSCH will be represented at interpack at the MULTIVAC Group’s stand. Under the key message ‘Multiply your value’, the stand will offer visitors a wide range of solutions in the fields of processing and packaging.
The company shares its priorities in its work on new advancements: “Across all new FRITSCH lines, our focus is on developing systems that offer high hygiene standards, easy handling and strong performance.” FRITSCH is also focusing on providing services to support bakeries: “With our Smart Services, customers achieve maximum transparency in production and the respective status of their line by collecting data and making recommendations for action in advance before a component has the chance to fail.”
GEA
Hall 6, Stand C27
GEA will bring the Bake Depositor 2LC to its booth, a compact lobe depositor that can produce four types of soft-dough cookies: deposited, wire-cut, soft-center, and co-extruded bicolored products. Its flexibility and ease of handling will be explained. It can be used as stand-alone machinery or installed in an existing tray line. It reaches up to 50 strokes per minute for deposited products and 100 cuts per minute for wire-cut products.
This depositor can create cookies with a wide variety of doughs, mixes, and fillings.
Interpack visitors can also learn about the new E-Bake electric tunnel oven for industrial bakeries, a versatile and sustainable solution with plug-and-play modules. It can lower energy consumption by up to 40%, compared with gas-powered models, and features flexible heat transfer technologies: Radiant (RE), Convective (CVE), ConRad, and hybrid zone configurations.
IPCO
Hall 3, Stand D20
IPCO will promote the IPCO Rotoform HP rotary drop depositor, including live demonstrations. The Rotoform consists of a heated stator. which is supplied with liquid chocolate or compound, and a perforated rotating shell that turns concentrically around the stator to deposit drops of chocolate onto a continuously running steel belt. A system of baffles and internal nozzles provides uniform pressure across the whole belt width, delivering chips of uniform shape and size.
The speed of the Rotoform is synchronized with that of the belt to ensure that drops are deposited without deformation. Chips of different sizes – from 80,000 to 300 pcs/kg – can be produced. “Rotoform is the original drop forming system and is at the heart of all our high-capacity chocolate molding solutions,” explains Mitchell Paquaij, IPCO Global Segment Manager, Chocolate. IPCO’s chocolate molding ranges extend from systems designed for the production of industrial ingredients – chips, chunks, drops and blocks – and decorative products such as shavings, rolls, pencils, blossoms and many more.
IPCO will also present high productivity triple pass chocolate cooling systems, including a system capable of producing chips, chunks and wafers on the same line.
MECATHERM
Hall 4, Stand E50
MECATHERM and ABI will share a stand at interpack 2026, where they will mainly highlight their equipment and automated pan-based processes, solutions designed for prepared food and snack products. The objective is to support food manufacturers in addressing their challenges related to product quality, product diversity, flexibility, and industrial performance. Beyond equipment and lines, they will also showcase solutions to help producers meet their sustainability and digital transformation goals, while simplifying their daily operations.
Live demonstrations of the M-UB vertical handling system will be organized. A wash-down-ready version will be showcased at the booth. “Easy to integrate into a line as a proofer, cooler, or freezer, it ensures shock-free movement that perfectly preserves the product integrity of even the most delicate recipes,” the specialist explains.
Visitors will also learn how pan-based conveying processes enhance operational flexibility. In addition, MECATHERM will showcase its M-DAN oven, designed to deliver precise, homogeneous baking for delicate products. Its hygienic design simplifies cleaning and meets the highest food-safety standards while ensuring consistent results. The team will also share the latest updates of its digital platform MyMecatherm, a solution developed to simplify equipment supervision, optimize performance, and visualize alerts in case of deviations to anticipate and plan predictive maintenance.
EYE-Q, ABI’s quality control system with integrated AI will also be presented.
Implemented at multiple points of the line, it analyzes and provides precise data to detect nonconforming products at the earliest stage of the process, reducing product waste.
Mettler Toledo
Hall 11, Stand A60
Mettler-Toledo will unveil the new M50 R-Series metal detector, a global premiere. The M50 R-Series offers improved detection sensitivity and is engineered to increase productivity while simplifying compliance in modern production environments.
X-ray inspection will be a key focus on the Mettler-Toledo stand, including the first-ever European showcase of the X3 Bulk Series. Developed specifically for unpackaged, loose-flow and bulk products on conveyors, the X3 Series supports reliable foreign-body detection in challenging bulk handling environments. In addition, visitors will be able to explore the X2 and X6 Series x-ray inspection systems.
Another key spotlight for food manufacturers will be ProdX™, the data management software that connects product inspection devices across the line into a single, centralized view.
MULTIVAC
Hall 5, Stand A23, A45
The MULTIVAC Group will present solutions for food processing and packaging that combine current requirements for efficiency, automation, digitalization, and sustainability. At interpack, it focuses on smart packaging and smart production – featuring semi-automatic and fully automatic solutions in live operation, interactive demos, and sample packages showcasing a wide variety of customer applications.
In the field of smart packaging, MULTIVAC demonstrates how packaging and the associated processes are being reimagined. The portfolio ranges from expert packaging consulting to the implementation of intelligent packaging designs and the use of efficient technologies, through to the application of sustainable materials. A particular focus is placed on regulatory requirements from the PPWR and the resulting demands regarding circular economy, material reduction, and the reduction of the carbon footprint. The offering is complemented by digital solutions, such as a digital product passport.
The Smart Production segment focuses on integrated production line solutions featuring a wide range of packaging technologies and robotics designed to specifically improve usability, performance, and product quality. Digital solutions, such as MULTIVAC Smart Services and AI-supported applications, also ensure greater transparency, higher system availability, and more efficient processes.
PROBAT
Hall 3, Stand C52
PROBAT will unveil several new product developments in Düsseldorf. The newly engineered FRF 1500 II Fine Refiner combines traditional chocolate refining principles with enhanced intelligence and optimized processes. Fully automated, the system further advances autonomous production. PROBAT will also present the redesigned Duyvis HPB Hydraulic Press Butter for cocoa and nut processing, with a smaller footprint, improved accessibility, faster pressing cycles and enhanced operational safety.
Adding to the lineup, the new Horn CRB Continuous Roaster Belt addresses drying and roasting applications in nut and seed processing. Designed for exceptional performance and extended shelf life, it features optimized airflow geometry for uniform hot-air distribution and controlled humidity management to enhance the Maillard reaction while preventing excessive drying.
The machine control solution ProCS M is the digital key topic. With responsive, customizable interfaces, ProCS M offers safe, efficient machine interaction. Seamlessly integrated into this control environment is PROBAT’s intelligent sensor technology, which continuously captures critical production parameters and records process steps in real time. This creates a powerful data foundation that enables targeted, data-driven optimization supported by advanced machine learning.
Reading Bakery Systems
Hall 1, Stand B70
RBS will showcase several technologies designed to help manufacturers improve efficiency, product consistency, and production flexibility. A key highlight will be the Emithermic XE Oven, developed to replace traditional Direct Gas Fired (DGF) ovens, with a design that eliminates ribbon burners, using a centralized heat delivery system with radiant and convective heat transfer. The Emithermic XE design simplifies operation while delivering balanced heat transfer for consistent biscuit and cracker baking.
Visitors will also see the WCX Wirecut Machine, a versatile cookie-forming system that can produce a wide variety of specialties such as standard wirecut cookies, two-color cookies, bars, and filled products, giving manufacturers the flexibility to expand their product portfolios.
In addition, RBS will highlight flexible production systems, along with a variety of innovative biscuit, cracker and snack products from around the world. These samples demonstrate the wide range of textures, shapes, and flavors manufacturers can create using RBS technology. Visitors can also learn about advanced services such as process optimization and oven profiling with the SCORPION© system, providing deeper visibility into thermal processes, allowing manufacturers to quickly diagnose issues, improve consistency, and maximize production efficiency.
RONDO
Hall 3, Stand E46
RONDO will showcase the next generation of ASTec industrial lines, a fully integrated approach built around flexibility, hygiene, and product identity. “Our key highlight is how automation can actually enhance creativity, not limit it,” RONDO specialists underline. RONDO’s dough sheeting and shaping modules will be shown, redesigned for faster changeovers and a hygienic design. Advanced fermentation handling will also be presented, including low-stress dough management that preserves aroma, structure, and artisanal characteristics. Technology advances for more complex shapes, such as braids, filled products and rolls will be showcased, including new tools and modules engineered to replicate artisanal gestures at industrial speed.
The ASTec Process Control (APC) will also be displayed – a solution integrating advanced monitoring, analysis, and automatic control technologies. APC operates 24/7 to ensure that every process parameter remains within optimal values. It measures, analyzes, and intervenes automatically, drastically reducing errors, waste, downtime, and quality deviations.“In a market where precision, speed, and quality are not merely goals but essential standards, ASTec Process Control (APC) is the solution that redefines how production processes are managed and optimized,” RONDO emphasizes.
Schubert
Hall 14, Stand D01
Schubert will showcase innovations from all its product lines, such as TLM, lightline and tog. They address various packaging needs, from fully integrated and highly individual packaging lines (TLM) to pre-configured, quickly operational systems (lightline) to stand-alone production cells (tog.).
Schubert will unveil the latest flowpacker, featuring a more rigid frame and optimized pick-and-place tools for even greater accuracy, for high volumes and continuous operation. Based on Schubert’s modular TLM system, the product line comprises eight different assembly groups that can be combined to form any packaging line and address any packaging task.
The lightline series offers preconfigured machines for core packaging tasks such as pick & place, flow wrapping, cartoning, and case packing. tog., in turn, caters to the need of automating specific packaging steps rather than entire lines.This range comprises two solutions for targeted automation.
SOLLICH
Hall 3, Stand F20
SOLLICH will showcase its latest solutions that make the entire production process more efficient, hygienic, and digitally interconnected. To meet hygiene and machine availability needs, SOLLICH will present improved cleaning solutions for various machine types. In the new generation of the ENROMAT M6 Flex enrobing machine, all system components are easily accessible for cleaning thanks to the fully extendable mass trolley and the separately extendable wire mesh belt. In addition, the established Clean in Place system for ENROMAT enrobers provides an efficient and time-saving solution for internal cleaning. This installation will be on display at the SOLLICH booth at interpack.
The removable heat exchanger unit of the THERMO-FLOW + cooling tunnels ensures maximum accessibility and enables particularly thorough cleaning. In addition, the completely redesigned belt washing device with hygienic washing roller guarantees safe and easy cleaning of conveyor belts – without any risk of product contamination. A flexible mobile flushing device also continues to be available for the TURBOTEMPER TE, the system for chocolate precrystallization.
SOLLICH is also continuing to advance the development of AI-based assistance systems. The self-analysis function of the tempering machines, introduced in 2023, has been consistently further developed and expanded to the enrobing machine sector. Digital progress remains a key focus at SOLLICH: via the SweetConnect platform, production systems from different manufacturers can be efficiently managed. Document management, maintenance planning, and integration of the SOLLICH remote service system ‘Fast Lane’ enable optimized service processes and increased machine availability.
Stäubli
Hall 15, Stand C38
Stäubli will demonstrate the performance of its robots through two demo-applications, specifically in the food and pharmaceutical sectors. In an AI-optimized, robot-assisted food application, a TS2-80 SCARA in HE and H1 design will display its high dynamics in handling unpackaged food. The highlight: the SCARA is equipped with a newly designed bellows made from FDA-compliant materials, making it suitable for use in direct contact with food.
The company focuses on innovations benefiting the pharma industry in Düsseldorf this year, with hygiene-compliant four- and six-axis robots.
Syntegon
Hall 6, Stand A31-B31
Syntegon will present the Factory of the Future concept, showcasing neXt, an intelligent system featuring three guiding principles: seamless operation, smart decisions and touchless automation. NeXt is not intended to be a single machine platform, but instead an integrative automation solution that combines machines, operating concepts and AI/data-based decision support in an operational ecosystem.
The Syntegon HFX for flow-wrapping and the Syntegon TRX for topload cartoning are two key neXt system components.
To mark the launch of neXt, Syntegon is presenting two new modular machine platforms that are fully integrated into the intelligent system architecture: the HFX flow-wrapping platform for primary packaging and the TRX topload cartoning platform for secondary packaging.
It was designed to support sustainable production strategies: energy- and waste-reducing technologies increase resource efficiency, while the flexible processing of different packaging styles and PPWR-compliant materials meets the new regulatory requirements.
Verhoeven Family of Companies
Hall 3, Stand C36
At Interpack 2026, Verhoeven showcases its future-oriented strategy that supports convenience, creativity and flexibility, with a new theme: ‘No Future without History’, which also celebrates the company’s 25th anniversary. “As we look ahead to ‘The Bakery of the Future’, we draw on the knowledge and experience we have built up during this milestone timeframe,” Verhoeven underlines.
The company’s portfolio of tailor-made solutions will be presented in a new 3D style. While offering an opportunity to explore its entire portfolio interactively, Verhoeven will also explain the Repeatloaf concept and show the latest improvements on products processed in its vacuum cooling and baking machines, with live demonstrations.
For its latest developments, the Dutch company has addressed the entire baking process, from dough processing to post-baking (cooling, packaging, and recycling) and all the handling processes in between. “We are working on multiple levels to improve the entire production process so that we can modernize and prepare for the challenges our customers face in today’s market,” the specialist notes.
WP BAKERYGROUP
Hall 3, Stand E55
At interpack 2026, WP BAKERYGROUP will focus its presentation on complete plant solutions. In line with its ‘think process!’ motto, the WP group of companies will be highlighting its capabilities to provide integrated solutions for complete plants and production lines.
The spotlight will be on solutions from the brands WP Bread, WP Donut, WP Roll, WP Toast, WP Pizza, WP Snacks, and WPthinkAI. In addition to the products and process solutions, the focus will be on artificial intelligence and the WPthinkAI brand. As was the case at iba 2025, the solutions will be presented digitally.
WP covers the entire process chain of bakery technology with solutions ranging from kneading, dividing, and proofing, to cooling and fermentation, through baking in deck or rack ovens and vacuum conditioning.
Zeppelin
Hall 4, Stand E35
Zeppelin will present its Triple Plus concept, featuring the core elements DymoMix, CODOS, and fermentation systems. The focus is on efficiency, resource conservation, and shorter production times, as well as seamless integration into existing facilities, the company notes. DymoMix performs instant mixing and perfectly hydrated doughs, as the company has been focusing on perfecting an immediate, homogeneous wetting process without mixing, in addition to lower energy consumption and shorter processes.
CODOS is a continuous mixing and kneading system designed for consistent dough quality, flexible recipe changes, low energy consumption and cleaning requirements; and Zeppelin’s fermentation systems offer consistent, reproducible pre-dough and sourdough qualities.
Together, these systems demonstrate how intelligent process control, energy efficiency, and automation can achieve significant cost reductions, shorter production times, and stable product quality. Another key focus is the seamless integration of the systems into existing facilities, as well as modular concepts such as the CODOS and DymoMix towers.
