Gericke AG

About Gericke AG

Gericke AG is a Swiss, family-owned company headquartered in Regensdorf. The company has worked in bulk material handling and powder processing since 1894.

Its published scope covers individual machines as well as engineered systems that combine mechanical equipment, electrical engineering and automation.

Products and technologies

Gericke documents equipment for receiving, conveying, feeding, mixing, size control and bulk-solid flow control.

• Feeding: Volumetric, gravimetric and loss-in-weight feeders cover continuous and batch duties.
• Mixing: The portfolio includes batch and continuous mixers for powders and bulk solids.
• Pneumatic conveying: Pressure and vacuum systems address dilute- and dense-phase transfer duties.
• Size control: Centrifugal sifters, nibblers and deagglomeration equipment condition material before the next process step.
• Flow control: Rotary valves, diverter valves and related components connect storage, conveying and processing equipment.

Core capabilities

Gericke states that it designs and manufactures key process components in-house and can integrate them with controls, automation, installation and commissioning.

For project evaluation, each component still needs to be matched to the material, throughput, pressure, hygiene requirement and upstream and downstream interfaces.

Industries and applications

The company publishes applications in food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, minerals and heavy industry, pet food, and environmental and energy processes.

Relevant duties include ingredient reception, dosing, blending, pneumatic transfer, reactor feeding, particle-size conditioning and controlled discharge.

Engineering, testing and service

Gericke describes project services from planning and engineering through fabrication, automation, installation and commissioning.

The company also operates test facilities for material trials. A useful test programme should reproduce the material condition, feed arrangement, process pressure and acceptance criteria of the intended duty.

Technical differentiators

The practical differentiator is the breadth of equipment that can be reviewed as one material-handling system rather than as isolated components.

Engineers should confirm the exact scope of supply, control boundary, cleanability, wear protection and performance guarantees for the selected configuration.