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Proudly announcing another significant milestone for employee satisfaction - Matcon has received the prestigious Gold Accreditation from world-renowned standards body Investors In People (IIP). This marks the recognition of exceptional workplace practices regarding not just training and development opportunities offered but also communication and engagement initiatives championed throughout all levels of staff - from shop-floor operatives to Directors and Management team members. IIP is globally recognised as an authority on people management, having helped organisations around the world create high-performing workplaces through assessment against its rigorous framework, which covers leadership and strategy; policy and process; people management; performance management; reward and recognition; learning and development; health, safety and wellbeing. Commenting on this latest success, Natalie Chatley, Director of Human Resources, stated, “Receiving IIP Gold Accreditation is something we are extremely proud of at Matcon – it reflects our total dedication towards continuous improvement when it comes not just employee skillset enhancement but also creating

Global leading equipment suppliers, Fitzpatrick, Quadro and Steridose, open a new Technology Centre based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada for product testing. Global leading equipment suppliers, Fitzpatrick, Quadro and Steridose, opened their new Technology Centre based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada on 5th May. This new facility, which extends to over 3,600 square feet, is comprised of 3 self-contained and fully equipped Test Labs and an Analysis Area, alongside comfortable meeting rooms in which to discuss test results. The new Technology Centre is set up as a space in which researchers, developers and manufacturers can come and develop customized test matrices, trial batch sizes from small to large quantities using the range of equipment which spans Lab, Pilot, and full Production scale models. Valuable feasibility and scale-up trials with the latest technologies will help customers in reducing integration and commissioning times. Commenting on the launch, Wilf Sanguesa, IDEX Pharma Research & Technology Manager said: The team is excited to apply our collective ingenuity and internationally leading expertise to help

Four reasons not to use a butterfly valve for manufacturing spice mixes. Disadvantages of the Butterfly Valve; Advantages of the manual cone valve. In the food industry, quality control is paramount. This is particularly relevant in manufacturing dry spices, herbs, and seasoning products. Such dry mixes can have varying bulk densities and particle sizes, and therefore be prone to mix segregation after blending if they are not handled correctly. With the added complications of cleaning, cross-contamination, and the need to meet food hygiene standards such as FDA requirements, spice and seasoning mixing is a complex process that needs the right methods and equipment. What is a Butterfly Valve? Often used in food manufacture, the butterfly valve is used to control the flow of materials. The valve functions by completely opening or shutting as the disc rotates up to 90 degrees. In the case of spice and seasoning blends, it is commonly used to regulate the flow of dry materials, often from one process to another, such as after blending into a packing machine. Disadvantages of the Butterfly Valve # Not designed

Matcon released the Manual Cone Valve (MCV). Designed primarily to avoid problems with butterfly valve IBCs in the Food, Beverage and Chemical sectors. The original Cone Valve inventor and renowned for their innovative Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) Systems, Matcon released a new product in their range – the Manual Cone Valve (MCV). Designed primarily to help customers who experience problems with butterfly valve IBCs in the Food, Beverage and Chemical sectors. Effective alternative for butterfly valve The manually operated Cone Valve promotes mass-flow discharge of free-flowing powders, preventing segregation of powder mixes and ensuring product quality. It is tested and proven as an effective butterfly valve alternative, overcoming the issues of core flow and particle rolling that can be experienced with standard butterfly valves. Easy installation The Manual Cone Valve can be easily retrofitted to any existing flanged IBC outlet, providing a cost-effective way of delivering superior powder handling capabilities to an entire IBC fleet.

Matcon, a unit of IDEX Material Processing Technologies, has been delivering top quality, innovative solutions to the powder handling industry since 1980. Specialising in efficient and flexible processing of powders, granules and tablets using proven Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) technology, our solutions are supplied across a range of manufacturing industries, including food, pharmaceutical, chemical and metal powders. We supply solutions from single IBCs through to complete powder handling systems, covering all process operations from recipe Formulation through Mixing/Blending, to Packing and Cleaning. In the food sector, the Matcon IBC system is ideal for those with a large portfolio of recipes or those handling allergens. The ability to blend without cleaning between recipe changes and the flexibility to send IBCs to whichever packing line is ready, means that manufacturing flow is optimised and output maximised, providing excellent ROI. Designed to

We are pleased to announce that Richard Lockwood has been appointed as our new Pharmaceutical Business Line Director, taking over from Shaun Baker who leaves Matcon after 8 years with us. In his previous role within our Sales Team, Richard worked tirelessly to create successful markets for Matcon in South America and South Africa, with several large orders being secured in recent months. Richard has a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bradford and brings 20 years’ experience in Engineering & Manufacturing Sales in the food, pharmaceuticals and oil & gas sectors to the role, having joined Matcon almost 7 years ago from Alfa Laval. Richard will be responsible for the continued growth of the Pharmaceutical side of Matcon’s business with a continued focus in India and Bangladesh, alongside providing strategic support to our global sales teams. Matcon’s Managing Director, Stephen Ball says “Richard’s customer centric