Agreement between Bühler and swisca , installed fleet of Bühler high precision scales surpasses 150,000
Several long-standing Bühler employees terminated their employment contracts with Bühler in February 2018 and founded the company swisca in September 2018 . swisca operates in the market as a competitor of Bühler in certain product segments .
Due to the rapid market entry of swisca , a dispute arose between the parties regarding the use of intellectual property and know-how by swisca . The parties had different views on this matter and the facts of the case were subject to legal proceedings .
Bühler and swisca are pleased to announce that they have been able to settle their dispute out of court . swisca and Bühler have agreed on how to compensate the use of Bühler ’ s intellectual property and know-how , which enabled the rapid market entry of swisca . The parties have agreed not to disclose the settlement .
swisca and Bühler look forward to fair 22 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk
Johannes Wick , CEO Grains & Food at Bühler .
competition after the settlement of their dispute and are convinced that this is in the interest of customers .
OVER 150,000 BÜHLER SCALES NOW IN OPERATION
In 2020 , the installed base of highquality , high-precision Bühler scales has surpassed 150,000 units operating in the field . Bühler ’ s weighing and dosing solutions build on more than 100 years of knowledge . The company consistently collects and analyzes feedback from this enormous installed base worldwide .
It has continuously translated these learnings into improvements for existing products and feeds them into new platforms and product generations such as Tubex Pro .
Bühler has unique operational experience throughout different weighing and dosing products and all production environments . For a few years now , Bühler is coupling this production knowledge with its latest digital solutions enabled through advanced connectivity and its digital platform , Bühler Insights . This makes weighing solutions crucial for plant improvements , allowing for more yield , more traceability , and better remote support .
“ For us , this is only the next step to further enhance the most comprehensive and value driven weighing and dosing products and services in our industry ,” says Johannes Wick , CEO Bühler Grains & Food .
Find more information on Bühler ’ s weighing and dosing solutions here .