VTA Verfahrenstechnische Anlagen GmbH & Co. KG and UIC GmbH are specialised in the field of thermal process engineering.

The main focus of production are thin film and short path distillation plants at laboratory, pilot and industrial scale as well as the manufacturing of the components. These distillation plants are operated for purification, concentration, removal of low boilers, colour improvement and drying of products in various industries. Thin film evaporators can also be used as reboilers for distillation columns. There are applications for thin film distillation in the chemical, agrochemical, pharmaceutical, polymer and food chemistry industries.

In addition to the manufacturing of plants and apparatus for wiped film and short path distillation, VTA performs feasibility studies, process development, laboratory and pilot trials. The tests are carried out on laboratory and pilot plants of different design and size in the company's technical centre.

Moreover, the company offers toll distillation for a wide range of different products.

LIPP Mischtechnik GmbH is also at home in process engineering. The company supplies machines, systems, and services for mechanical and thermal process engineering for mixing, conching, reacting, drying, dispersing, alkalising and comminuting - for example, in the agglomerate-free wetting of powders with liquids or in the energy-saving conching of chocolate. LIPP focuses specifically on technologies that use raw materials efficiently and minimise production waste.