Founding of Tevopharm
Tevopharm was founded by Bart de Jong, head of the technical development at Gist in Delft (now DSM) and Jan Bakker, Technisch Bureau Bakker, agent of foreign machine producers for the pharmaceutical industry in 1960. In Dutch the name Tevopharm refers to TEchniek VOeding PHARMacie („Technology for food and pharmacy“).

In 1988 Tevopharm was acquired by Otto Hänsel GmbH. Tevopharm worked in close cooperation with Otto Hänsel who produced buffering and distribution systems as well as processing machines.

In 1993 Klöckner Werke AG took over Otto Hänsel GmbH and thus also Tevopharm. The integration into the Klöckner Group gave Tevopharm access to new customers

In 2000 Klöckner Werke AG decided to move the development and sales of buffering and distribution systems to Tevopharm. Tevopharm positioned itself as high-end system supplier and moved its strategic developments into that area.

In August 2003 the Robert Bosch GmbH acquired Tevopharm. Tevopharm integrated into the business unit „Packaging Machines“of the „Packaging Technology” division.

First machine success by Tevopharm (1960’s)
The first machine made was an automatic capsule filling machine which could fill 60 capsules in the twinkle of an eye. This machine was a huge success as it helped customers to reduce their labour costs significantly .

Flow wrapper success (1970’s)
The Pack-6, with more than 2300 units sold, is by far the most successful machine produced by Tevopharm. It won the US candy industry technological achievement award in 1973.

In 1970 Tevopharm sold the first machine to Walde in Austria.

In 2000 the last machine was sold to Delicious in the Netherlands.

First fully servo-driven wrapping machine by Tevopharm (1980’s)
The Pack-1000 was the first fully servo-driven flowpack machine on the market, offering High-speed wrapping around the clock. This machine was especially very popular by producers of candy bars. With more than 70 machines sold, Tevopharm entered the area of servo-driven machine with great success. The successor Pack-2000 has even more success. This machine was launched in 1999 and has proven to be a very reliable high speed machine.

Tevopharm today
Tevopharm is fully integrated in the business unit Packaging Machines of Bosch. Tevopharm is focussing on packaging machines that are innovative, fast, reliable and offer a good return on investment. Our new Bosch wrapper Pack-201, which is developed in collaboration with other companies within the Bosch packaging group, is already a great success with more than 35 machines sold since its introduction in September 2006. Tevopharm is constantly expanding its portfolio with a clear focus for the future.