With the right manufacturing plants it is possible to make the widest variety of products from chocolate. WDS Plants enable you to produce an almost infinite combination of shapes, fillings and colours. Thereby you can always react to the challenging market and offer the products which are expected by trade and consumers.
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Confectionery of gum and jelly is very popular with the consumers. With the WDS plants there is hardly any limit in the manufacture of attractive products. Combine exceptional shapes with the widest variety of colour and filling possibilities and produce confectionery that stands out on the markets.
Hard candies are not only expected to taste good but also have to be attractive in shape and colour with sophisticated fillings. With the WDS Manufacturing plants you are able to create attractive products and you will always meet the taste of consumers – worldwide.
Confectionery products made of fondant and toffee are not only expected to taste good but also have to be attractive in shape and colour with sophisticated fillings. With the WDS Manufacturing plants you are able to create attractive products and you will always meet the taste of consumers – worldwide.
OTC sweets are innovative products with health-promoting and biologically effective properties due to the addition of different ingredients.
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Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH (WDS) is one of the world's leading manufacturers of confectionery machines and covers the entire spectrum of moulded confectionery products with a wide variety of applications and capabilities.
At ProSweets 2025 in Cologne, WDS showcased a ground-breaking innovation in mogul technology for gum and jelly products – the MogulPRO featuring a chainless pusher system. In addition to WDS's versatile range of systems for confectionery production in various output capacities, the event also featured service and digitalisation solutions, along with the expanding SweetConnect partner network.
WDS was pleased to welcome an international audience and keen interest in the exhibited products and services from customers and trade fair visitors. Carsten Butz, Technical Director at WDS, emphasised: "Personal interaction and meeting at international trade fairs provide a unique opportunity to understand our customers' needs and develop tailored solutions together."
Winkler und Dünnebier Süßwarenmaschinen GmbH is renowned in the industry for its continuous innovation and enhancement of established confectionery machines. At this year's ProSweets, WDS unveiled the MogulPRO, a new machine concept. The plant features an exceptionally robust and reliable tray conveyor with a pusher system, optimised for maintenance and cleaning. A continuous door design and easy access to all key areas enable effortless spare part and program part replacement. Compared to other plant concepts, this plant is also shorter and narrower. In addition to the new mogul plant, WDS is presenting a completely new feeder and stacker without exposed chains. For the first time, this provides a real alternative to the industry-standard chain circulation in the mogul sector, ensuring high cycle rates and stable, precise tray guidance.
In addition to the development of the MogulPRO, WDS will also showcase the versatility of its plant range. From the laboratory scale to the large-scale plant, WDS offers confectionery machines tailored to all capacity and manufacturing needs. The international audience at ProSweets showed great interest in the mogul technology, starchless production of gum and jelly, as well as various chocolate moulding concepts.
The user-friendly WDS webshop enables seamless spare parts procurement. With detailed system documentation and a fully electronic spare parts catalogue, customers can place targeted and secure orders independently at any time. Thanks to a comprehensive inventory, response times are kept to a minimum. For any questions, the WDS service team is always available to assist – from troubleshooting to part installation.
The SmartMould measuring mould records and monitors mechanical influences on the polycarbonate mould, enabling the measurement and analysis of both process data and the overall mechanical condition of a confectionery system. Process data analysis, anomaly detection and trend data – even from hard-to-access areas – provide valuable insights into system status and support early preventive measures. WDS Service Manager Matthias Triesch is delighted with the strong interest in the sensor-equipped mould: "With SmartMould, we offer a solution that uses various sensors to assess the condition of the plant. The engaging discussions with our visitors and the projects that have developed affirm that our SmartMould solutions align perfectly with the current needs of the industry."
The SweetConnect partner network proudly showcased its growth over the past months at various partner stands. At the Sweet Week Production Summit, SweetConnect Managing Director Tim Hellwig delivered a keynote speech on the transformative impact of digitalisation on confectionery production.
