HECHT Technology
- Type
- Technology Company
- Location
- Delft, Netherlands
- Industries
- Food safety & quality, Supply chain monitoring & traceability, Food processing robotics & machinery, Food ingredients, Plant-based, Protein fermentation, Upcycled ingredients / valorisation, New food processing techniques, Food ingredients & products, Alternative proteins, Waste efficiency
- Domains
- Feed additives & premixes, Dairy ingredients, Enzymes, Functional ingredients, Protein concentrates, Protein isolates, Proteins, Flour
- Technologies
- Process automation, Robotics & Automation, Advanced Manufacturing, Advanced Materials, Agritech, Circular & resource technologies, Measurement & sensing, Processing
About HECHT Technology
HECHT Technology B.V. is the Dutch entity of the HECHT group and serves customers in the Benelux and beyond from Delft. The company specializes in powder processing, bulk handling, containment, and process automation for the pharmaceutical, food, chemical, and battery industries.
Across these sectors, HECHT positions itself as a specialist in safe, efficient, and reliable handling of powders, granulates, and other sensitive or hazardous materials. Its offering ranges from individual components to modular systems and turnkey installations, with an emphasis on high containment, hygienic design, and process solutions tailored to each customer’s production needs.
Core Values
- Safety: HECHT repeatedly emphasizes protection of operators, products, and the environment through containment, closed systems, and validated processes.
- Quality and reliability: The company highlights robust engineering, documented processes, and solutions that are designed to work consistently in demanding industrial settings.
- Efficiency: Its systems are positioned to reduce manual handling, improve throughput, and make bulk-material processes more economical.
- Hygiene and compliance: Especially in food and pharmaceutical applications, HECHT stresses hygienic design, cleanability, traceability, and alignment with relevant standards and regulations.
- Responsibility and people focus: In its philosophy, HECHT presents itself as a company that takes responsibility for customers, employees, and society, with a strong emphasis on teamwork and social commitment.
Unique Aspects
- High-containment expertise: HECHT states that its systems can reach up to OEB 6 in certain applications, and that many solutions are SMEPAC-tested for particulate containment performance.
- Broad industry coverage: The company serves four demanding sectors with one core technology base: pharmaceuticals, food, chemicals, and batteries.
- Benelux base in Delft: HECHT Technology B.V. is the Dutch entity of the group and acts as the platform for its Benelux expansion.
- Test & Trial capability: Customers can test equipment in Delft with their own product, including containment measurements, before purchase.
- Turnkey and modular delivery: HECHT combines individual components, modular units, and complete systems, allowing it to retrofit existing lines or deliver fully integrated process solutions.
- Made-in-Germany production model: The company says most systems are produced in Germany, from development through final product.