Bosch Confectionery & Chocolate Demonstrates Full Service Offering at Pack Expo Chicago

• Bosch demonstrates only full service offering in confectionary and chocolate
• Newly designed RopeX 1020 extruder and rolling & scoring mill feature next generation technology
• Displays and personnel in main hall as well as confectionery pavilion

Candy manufacturers visiting Pack Expo 2006 can gain an edge on business by visiting Bosch Confectionery & Chocolate experts and demonstrations at two locations: booth S-712 in the main packaging hall and in the confectionary pavilion booth N-6434. Bosch Confectionery & Chocolate is the sole full service provider for sugar-base goods offering the industry complete production lines for a wide range of candy including high-boiled
candy, toffees, gums, jellies, and candy bars.

Bosch/Hansella, Sapal, Makat, and Togum are the Bosch Confectionery companies represented at the show. Togum is demonstrating a scale model of a next generation chewing gum line and Makat is showing a lab size candy depositing module. In addition to these demonstrations, Bosch’s various cooking systems will also be on display.

The new Togum rolling & scoring line for the chewing gum industry is made up of the new RopeX 1020 extruder as well as a new rolling & scoring mill. The main feature of the line is the first ever cantilever design that makes it more accessible and easy-to-clean, significantly increasing the production uptime and reducing the changeover time. The system also features a water cooling system that prevents gum from sticking to the rollers, especially important for sugar free products. The system also features fully
automatic roller height adjustment for easy changeovers between different recipes and products.

Bosch Packaging Technology will be participating at the Pack Expo International 2006, taking place in Chicago between October, 29th and November, 2nd. Bosch Packaging Technology will be represented at the event by its companies, Bosch Packaging Technology Pharmaceuticals, Doboy Inc., Makat, Robert Bosch Corp. Bridgman, Sigpack Systems, and Togum.

The Bosch Group is a leading global manufacturer of automotive and industrial technology,consumer goods, and building technology. In fiscal 2005, some 251,000 associates generated sales of 41.5 billion euros. Set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861- 1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering,” the Bosch Group today comprises a manufacturing, sales, and after-sales service network of more than 280 subsidiaries and more than 12,000 Bosch service centers in over 140 countries.

The special ownership structure of the Bosch Group guarantees its financial independence and entrepreneurial freedom. It makes it possible for the company to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future, as well as to do justice to its social responsibility in a manner reflective of the spirit and will of its founder. 92 % of the shares of Robert Bosch GmbH are held by the charitable foundation Robert Bosch Stiftung. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG.

Additional information can be accessed at www.bosch.com.