Schenck Process FPM Becoming Coperion

Following its September 2023 acquisition by Hillenbrand,Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials (FPM) will be renamed Coperion effective August 1, 2024.

Coperion is an operating company of Hillenbrand with 140 years of experience in some of the world’s most critical processing industries, including polymer compounding. Schenck Process FPM has contributed an integral part to its divisions, which support processing solutions for manufacturing in polymers/performance materials, food, health and nutrition and aftermarket sales and services.

Schenck Process FPM expertise, team members, manufacturing sites, test and innovation centers, and technologies remain in place. This includes flagship brands such as RBS, Stock, Baker Perkins, Kemutec and Mucon. 

“The acquisition of Schenck Process FPM in 2023 has been an essential step for the development of Coperion toward a more diversified company and an expanded footprint. With the transition of the FPM brand name under Coperion, we take the next step in our journey,” says Ulrich Bartel, president of Coperion.

“Aligning more closely with Coperion reflects a significant opportunity for us to combine our strengths and offer customers access to a broader portfolio of solutions, technologies and services,” notes Matthew Craig, vice president and general manager, Schenck Process FPM. “This wider range of complementary technologies and increased scale makes us even more capable of delivering value.”