SIZE REDUCTION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED FOR COMPLEX, SANITARY APPLICATIONS

EXTON, PA, FEBRUARY 2003 - NETZSCH, a global leader and trusted manufacturer of sophisticated grinding and dispersion equipment, offers custom-engineered machines for today's most demanding and complex pharmaceutical, personal care, nanotechnology and food applications. As product requirements in these industries advance in complexity, NETZSCH meets the demands with its redesigned and reengineered NETZSCH mixing and blending machines, wet grinding and dispersion mills, dry grinding and classification systems and de-aeration systems.

NETZSCH fine grinding machines are specially manufactured for the most stringent specifications, including sterility, heat sensitivity, and cleanability. Innovative designs provide precise and repeatable control of particle size distributions, ensuring no over or undersize particles. The result is exact control of food flavor and controlled particle sizes of drugs.

NETZSCH Laboratory Mills, production-sized ZETA™ Milling Systems, MASTERMIX™ Dispersers and NETZSCH-CONDUX® Classifiers and Jet Mills are all manufactured in accordance to FDA, cGMP and ISO standards. These machines are compact in design for quick and easy cleaning between product batches, available in various approved materials of construction and offer remarkably smooth, non-porous surface finishes. NETZSCH offers fully documented packages including validation reporting and written control procedures guaranteeing that every machine meets the highest quality standards.

Typical pharmaceutical applications for this equipment include: oral, topical and injectable drugs. Typical food applications are spices, preservatives, liquor, cheese and syrups. Personal care applications include: shower gels, soaps and lotions.

NETZSCH will exhibit its complete line of sophisticated grinding equipment at the upcoming Interphex Exhibition, March 31-April 2, 2003. Visit Booth #2732 for more information.

NETZSCH Incorporated is the North American subsidiary of the globally operating group of NETZSCH companies. NETZSCH is the world's leading manufacturer of wet grinding and dispersion equipment and dry grinding and classifying machines, progressing cavity pumps, and filtration systems. NETZSCH Incorporated has been serving North America for more than 30 years.

119 Pickering Way
Exton, PA 19341
Phone: 610.363.8010
Fax: 610.363.0971
E-mail: grinding@netzschusa.com
Web Site: www.netzschusa.com