Netzsch, based in Selb, acquired the Hamburg company Dr.-Ing. Bauermeister in march 2014. The specialist for the development and construction of beater blade mills and for used machines, spare parts and repairs with a total of seven employees and annual gross sales of about 2.5 million Euros, will operate under the name Netzsch Feinmahltechnik GmbH in the future and will expand and focus its machine portfolio on the production of cocoa mass from cocoa nibs. "We're pleased that we can combine the expertise of both companies relating to the industrial production of cocoa powder and cocoa mass to further advance this market segment with sustainable technologies as well," declared Theron Harbs, CEO of Netzsch confectionery.   Netzsch has combined the beater blade mills developed and manufactured by Dr.-Ing. Bauermeister with its own LME agitator bead mills to create the Tango processing system. Up to four tons of ultrafine cocoa mass can be produced per hour from pre-crushed and finely ground cocoa nibs. Based on this cooperation, it is the goal of Netzsch Confectionery, to double the order income for the cocoa processing segment planned for calendar year 2014 within the next two years.