{"id":90428,"date":"2024-02-19T11:52:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T10:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=90428"},"modified":"2024-02-20T14:45:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T13:45:21","slug":"weber-food-technology-ceo-interview-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/weber-food-technology-ceo-interview-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"From machine manufacturer to solution provider"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just in time for the start of the new year, Weber Maschinenbau GmbH, Breidenbach, has announced that it has changed its name to Weber Food Technology GmbH. This means that the company's identity is now also directly visible in the company name and transparent worldwide. But what is behind it?<\/strong><\/p>

Food producers around the world are constantly driving forward the automation of their production and are demanding processing and packaging lines from a single source. Machine and plant manufacturers in the food industry must also adapt to this and adjust accordingly. The company Weaver<\/a> has already responded to this development in recent years with a comprehensive transformation from machine manufacturer to solution provider, positioning itself more internationally and placing the needs of customers even more strongly at the centre of all activities and developments. The main focus here is on the development and provision of solutions for food processing, particularly for fresh food with a critical shelf life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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We discussed the development steps, the results already achieved, projects and visions with Tobias Weber<\/strong>, the eldest son of company founder G\u00fcnther Weber and CEO of the company. He also plays a key role in driving the technical direction of the company.<\/p>

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Your company has established a leading position within the industry in the area of sliced meat production and later also packaging, but has also continuously expanded its portfolio in recent years to include solutions for other areas such as piece goods, snacks and convenience products. Mr Weber, what were the main features of the development stages?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Tobias Weber<\/strong>: In principle, it was a gradual process. However, the starting signal for the major and rapid changes was given in 2017, when we integrated the packaging machines into our portfolio. From then on, we realised quite clearly that our customers no longer wanted to buy machines, but solutions. Accordingly, our goal was no longer \u201ejust\u201c to assemble machines into a line, but to design the entire line ourselves and supply it from a single source. In order to be able to fulfil this, we had to Many new products along the slicing line<\/strong> or develop along the process. That in itself is a major challenge, because you want to be quick to market with every development. But despite our ambition, it has always been important for us not to lose sight of our customer promise. And that is to offer uncompromising quality, pioneering innovations and outstanding service. In concrete terms, this means The quality must be right<\/strong> and must not be neglected due to the speed of development. Our service technicians had to be made fit for many new products within a very short space of time and, at the same time, we have greatly expanded our team of service technicians.<\/p>