groninger, one of the leading international manufacturers of filling and closing machines for the pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare and cosmetics industries, presented a variety of pharma processing solutions that help manufacturers and CDMOs navigate growing complexity at INTERPHEX NYC. Solutions on display address the increasingly complex products, stricter regulatory requirements, and growing expectations around flexibility, safety, and equipment availability that define the modern industry landscape.
At the show, groninger USA debuted its newly launched service concept, “Lifecycle Solutions.” The program consolidates all services across the entire lifecycle of the company’s machines – from commissioning and continuous optimization to modernization and retrofit. In doing so, it reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to service, quality, and providing long-term solutions availability.
“Comprehensive services are no longer a nice-to-have; they are an essential part of value creation,” says Christian Thieme, Vice President Sales & Marketing at groninger USA. “Our customers expect support to begin long before an issue arises. They expect – rightly so – proximity, rapid response, and an infrastructure that operates in real time.”
These expectations are also driving groninger’s current investments in North America. A new North American headquarters facility is under construction in Charlotte, including significantly expanded manufacturing, assembly, and service capabilities. The expansion is part of a $14.2 million investment designed to strengthen groninger’s presence in North America, including increased local production of spare and format parts, enhanced technical services, and accelerated project delivery.
“With this expansion, we’re laying the foundation the market needs now: shorter distances, direct points of contact, and on-site manufacturing that can respond within hours rather than days,” emphasizes Philipp Hauser, CEO of groninger USA.
The Lifecycle Solutions approach for the North American market is a logical next step in groninger’s strategic direction – and a significant value addition for customers.
Also at INTERPHEX, groninger also showcased a solution that has already proven itself in numerous applications: the UFVN, which addresses the upper performance segment of ready-to-use (RTU) processing. Designed for large production volumes, the groninger line offers 100% in-process control (IPC): each object is checked inline, deviations are detected in real time, and out-of-specification units are reliably rejected. This enables manufacturers and CDMOs to achieve top product quality, reproducible processes, and compliance even under demanding regulatory frameworks.
