bauschströbel, which is the south german special machine producer, extends its product line in packaging and filling machines by highprecision and fully automatic inspection machines for visual inspection, spectroscopic systems, and leak testing. at their headquarters in wohlen, which is in the swiss canton aargau, the purchase of wilco ag was finalized in december 2012. both markus ströbel and siegfried bullinger, managing partners of bauschströbel, as well as president martin lehmann and wilco founder are sure that these companies will complement each other perfectly. bauschströbel has been manufacturing production lines and machines for the industrial processing of pharmaceuticals in powder and liquid form for almost 45 years. these ranges from fully automatic standalone machines to semiautomatic laboratory machines to extremely complex production lines which process containers such as syringes, bottles, cartridges, vials, or ampoules. the individual work steps also include unpacking, cleaning and sterilizing the containers, as well as filling, sealing, inspecting and labeling them. with wilco ag, a matchless expert for quality control and leak testing now belongs to bauschströbel. an inventive group of highly specialized engineers and scientists at wilco ag continuously develops new technologies and applies them into fully automatic packaging systems and lines. the packaging lines and complex filling made by bauschströbel now will also be profited from this technology. wilco ag has an extensive range of testing units for different branches such as the chemical, pharmaceutical, packaging and food industries. these highprecision machines and equipment can be used in laboratories or in fully automated production lines with productivity of up to 1500 containers per minute. the company also holds many international patents for systems for a vast array of applications. siegfried bullinger and markus ströbel said that, with the collaborative knowhow from both companies, they see prospects resulting from the cooperation in marketing, development, and research. a contact between these two companies already existed. martin lehmann, founder of wilco ag, has the same viewpoint. when looking out for a new owner for wilco ag, his main concern was the future of this company and its 110 employees. he is sure that he has made the correct right decision with bauschströbel, which is a familyrun business, as well. philosophies of the company are very similar. martin lehmann will carry on the post of ceo at wilco ag. he sees a gain in that both companies revenue from each other at all stages and the product array of both firms complement each other very well. source of information httpwww.bauschstroebel.comennewsnews.html