Chocolate Mass Application Center | Tests and Training

Test your new chocolate recipes and improve the brands you have. Or we can train you if you’re new to chocolate production. Come and learn the production cycle from cocoa bean to chocolate mass.

Our Application Center has a complete production line with a capacity of up to 500 kg an hour - from refining to conching. Test in private and with exclusive access to our latest equipment - without shutting down your plant. Our expert food technologies and engineers help you through the whole process. You also have access to the main Bühler lab for analysis. This application center is based at our headquarters in Uzwil, Switzerland. But we also have centers in China and Indonesia covering the topics of chocolate mass production.

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500 kg/hr

Output of our test production line

We provide a full industrial chocolate production line with a capacity of up to 500 kg/hr. It can also mimic any type of chocolate production line.

1 to 21 Days

Typical customer visit to our center

Many of our customers spend 2 or 3 days with us but you are welcome to stay much longer - for instance if you need to test a completely new brand.

20 People

Our training room can seat 20 people

We run regular seminars. You can also ask for customized training at one of our centers or onsite at your plant.

500 kg/hr

Output of our test production line

We provide a full industrial chocolate production line with a capacity of up to 500 kg/hr. It can also mimic any type of chocolate production line.

1 to 21 Days

Typical customer visit to our center

Many of our customers spend 2 or 3 days with us but you are welcome to stay much longer - for instance if you need to test a completely new brand.

20 People

Our training room can seat 20 people

We run regular seminars. You can also ask for customized training at one of our centers or onsite at your plant.

Location highlights

Industrial production line with 500 kg/hour capacity

Mimic any type of chocolate production and test it in private on an industrial scale. Our center has the latest technology on hand, from refining to conching.

Learn chocolate production here or have us come to you

We run six to eight seminars a year, and provide customized courses as well. We can also travel to your plant to train your teams onsite. Just let us know what you need and we will organize a course to match.

Digitization and automation

Use our latest digital services and plant control. See how to connect your machines together, either along the line or in the cloud. Explore the latest we offer in plant automation, whether it be for a full system or for single machines.

Access to our lab

Check the quality, viscosity and other key parameters of your product. Work together with our main Bühler lab and lab technicians. They are all highly experienced, not only in chocolate production but also in food processing in general.

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Services and training

Our services and training are designed to keep you up to date on products and technologies, giving you the confidence and experience you need.

Training

Chocolate course classic

Bühler’s Chocolate course classic covers an overview of the entire process from bean to bar. The course includes dosing, mixing, conching and refining for chocolate mass production.

Training

Chocolate course advanced

Bühler’s chocolate course advanced offers a deeper look into chocolate mass production processes, including the structures, flow properties and sensorial properties that each process delivers.

Training

On-site courses for chocolate production

Bühler’s On-site courses for chocolate production are designed to help industrial chocolate producers to get more from their process. Each individual course is tailored to the process, equipment and staff training needs of the customer.

Training

Cocoa course classic

Bühler’s Cocoa course classic gives you an overview of the entire process from harvesting, over fermentation and cleaning, to roasting. The course includes basic theory but also practical insights.

Schulungen

Chocolate and Moulding Combined

“Bühler’s Chocolate and Moulding Course Combined offers, in addition to a basic theory part, …

Training

ChocoGenius - online training

ChocoGenius is Bühler’s online training tool for chocolate production. This learning platform is video-based and covers in particular topics relating to DoMiReCo process technologies.

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Welcome to our Chocolate Application Center in Uzwil, Switzerland

From bean to chocolate mass

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Because in the end it's all about chocolate

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How to find us

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Head of Application Center

Stefanie Keller

stefanie.keller@buhlergroup.com

Gupfenstrasse 5
9240 Uzwil
Switzerland

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Chocolate Application Center, Uzwil

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