Syntegon is a global processing and packaging technology provider serving pharmaceutical, biotech, and food industries with more than 6,300 employees across 30+ locations and subsidiaries in nearly 20 countries. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Germany, the company generates annual sales of 1.3 billion euros delivering systems that handle the entire production chain from processing through final packaging. The company operates at the intersection of precision manufacturing, automation, and regulatory compliance, building equipment that must meet stringent pharmaceutical safety standards while achieving industrial-scale throughput.
The technical portfolio spans mechanical, control, and process engineering challenges across multiple product families. High-speed vial filling systems operate alongside flexible platforms designed for small-batch production, addressing different manufacturing scales and contamination control requirements. The equipment lineup includes tablet production systems, capsule handling machinery, lyophilization solutions for freeze-drying processes, and isolator and barrier systems that maintain controlled environments. Visual inspection technologies are integrated throughout to ensure quality control, while continuous manufacturing solutions represent ongoing development in process efficiency. These systems handle multiple dosage forms including ampoules, cartridges, vials, and ready-to-use containers.
Engineering work at Syntegon centers on equipment that operates in validated pharmaceutical environments where changes require regulatory documentation and where uptime directly impacts production economics. The systems must handle sterile processing requirements, accommodate different container geometries and fill volumes, and integrate with upstream and downstream equipment. Projects involve mechanical design of high-precision filling heads, control systems that synchronize multi-station operations, vision systems for defect detection, and software that maintains audit trails for regulatory compliance. The company's scale - over 160 years of combined institutional experience - means engineers work with established platforms while developing next-generation capabilities in areas like continuous manufacturing and advanced automation.