FAT for Maximum Product Diversity Successfully Completed

GREIF-VELOX is one of the oldest companies in the world with 1,000 years of company history: In the year 1,100, monks founded the Greifenmühle in Klützow in Pomerania, laying the foundations for many centuries of practical experience in efficient bagging, filling and palletizing. Ernst Mahlkuch, whose family had owned the Greifenmühle since 1734, used this experience to found GREIF-WERKE in 1938, which has been designing and producing innovative bagging machines and filling systems ever since. After 1945, GREIF-VELOX grew out of this foundation in Lübeck, Germany, with over 150 experts, who cultivate the tradition of over 1,000 years of innovation culture every day and thus constantly set new benchmarks in the industry. Customers do not need standard solutions off the shelf, but individual concepts and developments. As a rule, this individuality not only increases production quality and quantity, but also leads to strong competitive advantages that quickly pay for themselves. On request, GREIF-VELOX can supply complete full-line systems including robot palletizing and load securing from a single source to further enhance these advantages for the customer.

The Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) in Lübeck focused on the BVP Full-Line gross pneumatic packer with integrated FIBC filling for the Rettenmeier mill. The system was purchased by Rettenmeier Mühle, a family-run company and one of the leading suppliers of raw materials for artisan bakers and the food and feed industry. The advantages of this customized system with outstanding features: - Low-dust filling – for clean processes - Automatic nozzle extraction – for residual emptying during product changes - Precise weighing – high accuracy for every container - Fully automatic bag centering – for constantly changing bag formats-Equalization – automatic height adjustment for different bags - Turbo gripper – bag centering in the gripper via pneumatics, automatic adjustment to the respective bag format - Additional FIBC solution (big bag) – maximum flexibility for changing requirements

Exchange, networking, and insights into innovative bulk solids technologies; that was the DSIV Young Professional Day in Lübeck. Together with Dr. Jan-Philipp Fürstenau from the DSIV (German Bulk Solids Industry Association), Prof. Kai Freudenthal and students from the Mechanical Process Engineering program at HAW Hamburg were welcomed to Greif-Velox as part of an excursion. The program was varied: - Technical presentations on digitalization, AR/VR, and AI in product development - Live demonstrations at the Greif-Velox InnovationHub - Factory tour with insight into a real customer plant - Prospects for starting a career Thank you to everyone involved for the intensive dialogue and great interest. Such encounters show how important direct exchange between universities and industry is – and how much potential the next generation has.

Greif-Velox FOOD CONNECT 2025 took place on 13 November in Lübeck and provided a platform for professionals from production, packaging, and automation. The in-house event focused on practical knowledge exchange, new technological developments, and strategies to significantly increase efficiency in industrial food filling processes. Fully Automated Lines in Real Operation A key element of the event was the live demonstration of two fully automated packaging lines. At the core of the showcased systems was the BVP gross pneumatic packer, illustrating how production processes can be made more efficient, safer, and more flexible—tailored to the specific requirements of the food industry. Process Stability and Performance for Food Applications The first full line demonstrated a combination of two parallel bagging lines integrated with an FIBC filling system. Designed for varying product requirements, the solution included customer-specific programming and seamless integration into an existing process control system. Several fully automated subsystems, designed for high process stability and performance of up to

GREIF-VELOX is working with ei³ to deliver secure IIoT and AI solutions for powder and liquid filling. VeloXpert and the VeloInside Dashboard enable real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and measurably higher plant performance. Why IIoT and AI are now making a difference As a manufacturer of highly specialized filling and packaging systems, GREIF-VELOX knows that efficiency today comes from connectivity + availability + reliability. Production data, which was previously available only selectively, is now recorded in real time, transmitted securely, and made usable—for operational decisions on the shop floor as well as for strategic improvements in operations. Customer benefits at a glance: - Real-time monitoring of entire lines and critical components - Early maintenance recommendations (predictive maintenance) before costly downtime - Continuous optimization of cycle times, quality, and resource utilization based on live data - Secure, scalable architecture, suitable for globally distributed machine parks VeloXpert + ei³: Integrated data solution At the heart of the digital services is VeloXpert, the service program from GREIF-VELOX. In combination with the secure gateways and

A new BVP gross pneumatic packer was successfully accepted by customer BK Giulini Food Specialties during the factory acceptance test (FAT). The system will be used for bagging sodium phosphates. The system will be used for bagging sodium phosphates with a clear focus on hygiene, safety, and user-friendly operation. Highlights: * Stainless-steel design tailored to the demands of the food industry * Terminal boxes and control elements (as far as possible) installed outside the housing area * Integrated RFID access system for secure and traceable access * Prepared for easy expansion with an additional packer * Complemented by ValvoMat IV bag applicator and belt conveyor Many thanks to the BK Giulini team for the excellent cooperation.