Research & Development
At Hosokawa Micron, Research & Development drives innovation in powder processing. Operating at the intersection of particle science and industrial process engineering, our R&D department develops high-performance technologies for mixing, drying and agglomerating powders and bulk solids. These technologies are designed to perform consistently from laboratory testing to industrial production.
Our R&D team combines scientific expertise with hands-on engineering experience to improve process efficiency, develop new technologies, optimise equipment performance and support safe, sustainable operation. Every solution is grounded in established physical principles and validated through experimental data and decades of industrial application.
Academic expertise, engineered for industrial processing
Our scientifically trained process technologists have backgrounds in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering and particle technology. They have contributed to peer-reviewed scientific publications on powder flow, mixing, drying, granulation and gas–solid systems. Through active collaboration with universities and research institutes, they remain closely connected to the latest developments in these fields.
This scientific foundation ensures that our solutions are:
- Technically robust, reproducible and based on current scientific knowledge
- Validated from laboratory and pilot scale to full production
- Developed with safety, energy efficiency and long-term reliability in mind
From process understanding to proven performance
Powder behaviour cannot be reliably predicted by theory alone. That is why R&D at Hosokawa Micron combines fundamental process understanding with rigorous experimental validation. New concepts and customer-specific processes are developed and validated in our in-house Test Centre under realistic operating conditions - from lab to industrial scale. This integrated approach minimises scale-up risks and enables confident, well-informed investment decisions.
An integral part of your project team
Beyond developing new technologies, our R&D department supports customer projects with process insight, application expertise and scale-up knowledge. Working closely with our sales, process and mechanical engineers, our R&D specialists help ensure that equipment selection and system design are based on scientific understanding and measured process data rather than assumptions. For our customers, this supports reliable performance, better-informed decisions and fewer surprises during commissioning.
By continuously investing in R&D, Hosokawa Micron helps customers develop safer, more efficient and more sustainable powder processing operations.
Talk to our experts
Discuss your application with our specialists and discover how Hosokawa Micron can support you with process development, testing and scale-up expertise.
Sustainable process technologies
Hosokawa Micron B.V. is committed to sustainable and responsible process technology. Our environmental management system is certified to ISO 14001, while our EcoVadis Silver Medal places us among the top 3% of rated companies in the special-purpose machinery industry.
