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110% MIXING SOLUTIONS

This is the claim that reflects ystral's aspirations. Behind it lies the commitment and passion of each and every one of us - for example in the project planning, design or manufacture of mixing and powder wetting machines and process systems. This statement is regularly confirmed by our customers. We ystral employees are highly motivated and always put our heart and soul into our work. It is a matter of course for us to go the extra mile for our customers. This commitment is encouraged and maintained by an extremely good working atmosphere. The appreciation shown to us employees by the owners is very high and tangible. The owners of ystral are the three brothers David, George and Peter Manke. They took over the company in 2005, after David and Peter Manke had already been managing the company for seven years.

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Dominik Seeger, David Manke, Peter Manke & Karl Prem (from left to right)

Since 2005, sales have increased from EUR 10 million to EUR 42 million (2018).  A solid, organic growth, which is reflected in the increase in the number of employees from 80 to 270 (2018).

In 2019, the management directors were expanded to include Karl Prem as Chief Commercial Officer. In 2024, Dominik Seeger was appointed Senior Vice President Sales and has been part of the company's management team ever since.

In addition to the headquarters in Ballrechten-Dottingen near the French and Swiss borders, subsidiaries were established in Singapore (2011), Bangalore (India, 2013) and Beijing (China, 2018). The reason for this is the strong international demand - we have thus followed our customers to Asia, on this continent the potential is incredibly large. So far, our export share of sales is 60% (2018).
 

MILESTONES

1959

Founded in Stuttgart
Focus on the dairy industry

1973

Relocation to Ballrechten-Dottingen
Opening of the first ystral research centre

1991

Development and market launch for Conti-TDS technology

1998

Taking on the management: David and Peter Manke

2005

MBO: Peter, David and George Manke

2011

Founding of ystral asia in Singapore
Expansion of the production building

2013

Founding of ystral india in Bangalore
Introduction of the '110% MIXING SOLUTIONS' claim

2015

Presentation of the new ystral trademark for the professionalization of the external appearance

2018

Foundation ystral china and most successful year in history:
270 employees
42 million turnover

2019

Karl Prem is taking over the commercial and later also the operational management of the company

2021

Market introduction
of Batt-TDS

ABOUT US

Living our values

ystral employees

CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE

In everything we do, we focus on the needs and benefits of the customer.

ystral customer acceptance test machine

Professional expertise

We love thinking outside the box, experimenting and optimising, drawing upon our tremendous know-how. We endeavour to ensure that our collective knowledge is shared as widely as possible within our company. This ensures that you get tailored process solutions that deliver added value.

Responsibility

Responsibility

We take responsibility for our work and results. Comprehensive consulting combined with testing at the ystral Technology Centre enable us to give you a process guarantee that affords you the security you need. In every step of the process chain.

ystral employee process systems

Drive

Our drive is revealed in that gleam in our eyes when we are working on our independent initiative to deliver optimal results. When we are giving that little bit extra to derive the best possible solution for you, taking advantage of the freedom we enjoy to explore creative possibilities.

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Our code of conduct

As a company, we have a responsibility towards society, our customers, employees and suppliers. To summarise these factors, we have drawn up a Code of Conduct, which provides ystral – our managing directors, senior managers and our employees – with an orientation framework. 
Here, legal and statutory requirements are combined with the special demands we place on ourselves to form a promise.

To the Code of Conduct

 
Jessica Reister, Head of Sales Back Office

Jessica Reister, Head of Sales Back Office

The minds that make 110% MIXING SOLUTIONS

"I have worked in sales for ystral for about 8 years. Because ystral is represented in almost all branches of the market, this is a very varied job. It is never boring – quite the opposite – everyday is fun to come into contact with customers and learning more about new applications, challenges or new designs based on the special machine construction. Altogether it is definitely not a nine to five job and I feel very good in my position and in the company."

 

 

 

Raoul Pila Nunninger, Head of R&D

The minds that make 110% MIXING SOLUTIONS

"My area of responsibility at ystral has been research & development for over 5 years. We put on the customer's hat for everything that is newly developed. What requirements does the product have to fulfil? How can we design the product so that the customer is thrilled to use it? We test, learn, improve, test again and so on. The process is the focus of our machines, but the user must be able to operate the machine well and safely. If we achieve that and the machine can be fabricated well and is affordable, then we hope to have satisfied customers. What counts for me is that we do our best and achieve our goals on time - whether it's a task, a project, or a conversation."

 
Andreas Faller, Head of Purchasing

Andreas Faller, Head of Purchasing

The minds that make 110% MIXING SOLUTIONS

"I work in project purchasing at ystral and am the process owner for plant projects. A complex plant is only as good as the sum of the quality of the individual components. My job is to procure the individual components in top quality at the required time for our assembly. What counts for me is never to be satisfied with what has been achieved and never to stop questioning oneself and one's work to become better. In today's world, 100% is no longer enough and we therefore go the extra mile for our customers."

 

 

 
Alina Heitzler

Alina Heitzler

The minds that make 110% MIXING SOLUTIONS

“I've been part of ystral since my dual study programme, which means I've now been with the company for 8 years. My job is to optimise processes and cooperation between the departments involved in value creation so that the customer can expect high quality and benefit from shorter lead times and high delivery reliability. To this end, my team and I are bringing the company ever closer to a process-oriented organisation. For me, 110% always means going one step further. It describes an end state that exceeds the requirements of the customer or even our own internal requirements. 110% is lived in all directions at ystral: 110% results, 110% questioning and finding solutions, 110% joint development, 110% collaboration, 110% community, 110% fun and enjoyment at work"

 

 
ystral process system food fillings

INNOVATION

Research and development at ystral

Ideally prepared personnel and very experienced development department guarantee the best results: Individual processing systems are one of our core skills. In reality, each system is different as there are different conditions applicable for interior wall paints than, for example, for chocolate mass. For the workers that means the variety and motivation at the same time: We love these types of challenges, as many innovations only arise during the course of a project. Thanks to the level of individualisation required for the systems we are almost obligated to develop new innovations.

CERTIFICATION & PARTNERS

Safety:

ystral is ISO 9001 certified and if required, our machines and systems can be made in compliance with hygiene standards or explosion-protection standards

3A certification certification european hygenic engineering design group EX certification ystral

Universities:

We have entered into a cooperation for the training of dual students and for the extra-occupational further training of our employees.

DHBW cooperation certification

Membership:

We are a member of wvib Schwarzwald AG, an independent, regional service association for medium-sized industrial companies.

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