HOSOKAWA MICRON B.V.

In 1923, Mr. J.E. Nauta founded the company Nautamix in Haarlem. This was the birth of today's globally active Hosokawa Micron B.V. From the very beginning, our history has been characterised by an innovative drive.

Timeline:

• 1923 Foundation of Nautamix in Haarlem by Mr. J.E. Nauta as a jobber.
• 1928 Foundation of N.V. Internationale Spinpot Exploitatie Maatschappij (ISEM) in Doetinchem.
• 1939 Foundation of Machinefabriek Vrieco in Zelhem.
• 1939 Mr. Nauta invents the conical (batch) mixing principle and produces his first mixing machines.
• 1954 Schuurmans & Van Ginneken erects Schugi as an independent company for machinery.
• 1965 Nautamix in Haarlem erects a manufacturing facility in Assen.
• 1968 Hosokawa Micron Japan first relation with Nautamix for selling mixers in Japan.
• 1982 Hosokawa Micron in Japan acquires Nautamix Haarlem and Assen.
• 1983 Hosokawa Micron acquires Vrieco and ISEM.
• 1987 Bepex USA acquires Schugi.
• 1987 Nautamix Haarlem and Assen, Vrieco Zelhem and Isem Doetinchem merge into Hosokawa Micron B.V.
• 1992 Hosokawa Micron Japan acquires Bepex USA, including Schugi.
• 1993 Hosokawa Micron B.V. relocate all their operations to a new premises in Doetinchem.
• 2000 Schugi is merged into Hosokawa Micron B.V. and relocates to Doetinchem.

• Alpine
  The brand name Alpine has a rich history that goes back more than a century. In 1987, Alpine AG was acquired by the Hosokawa Micron Group.
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• Nauta
  In 1939, Johannes Ewardus Nauta developed the Nauta mixer. His company Nautamix was acquired by the Hosokawa Micron Group in 1982.
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• 'On'
  The Hosokawa Micron Group has introduced the 'On' brand for their new product line for processing systems to produce Energy Performance Materials.
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• Schugi
  Schugi is an abbreviation of the names of the founders: Schuurmans and Van Ginneken. In 1992, the Schugi company was acquired by Hosokawa Micron.
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• Vrieco
  The brand name Vrieco comes from the 'Machinefabriek Vrieco' company, which was acquired by the Hosokawa Micron Group in 1983.
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Being a leader in mixing, drying & agglomeration technologies, Hosokawa Micron is constantly seeking for improvement, new technologies and new applications. Frequently, new developments take place in co-operation with our customers and with the use of our well equipped Test Centre, where all our equipment is available at a semi-industrial scale. Many times equipment is modified in order to meet the customers’ requirements for individual processes.

Innovation Hub

As part of Hosokawa Micron B.V.'s activities to nurture future talent, we co-founded the ‘Innovation Hub Doetinchem’. The purpose of the Innovation Hub is to help educate a new generation of skilled professionals by offering research assignments and internships. Moreover, students provide fresh, new insights and are a continuous source of innovative ideas.

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