Our Story
...began over 35 years ago with a brilliant idea
Transferring powders as if they were liquids
Dec's unique concept of using vacuum and pressure to move powders through hoses formed the basis of the original PTS Powder Transfer System® that has provided the platform for worldwide success and innovation.
Frederic F. Dietrich, Sr. and his two sons, Yves and Frederic, founded their family business, Dietrich Engineering Consultants (Dec), on August 21, 1987, with a groundbreaking concept to safely convey powder and feed reactors...
We are the pioneering force in high containment powder transfer, handling and containment technologies
1987
Dec is founded by Frederic F. Dietrich, Sr. and his two sons, Yves and Frederic and introduces the concept of active powder handling
First PTS system is sold
1992
2001
Celebrates the sale of its 1,000th Powder Transfer System to Bayer
2003
2005
Opens sales office in the UK and subsidiary in Poland
2007
2008
Moves into present headquarters in Ecublens, Switzerland
Introduces Drum Containment System (DCS)
Opens production factory in India and sales structure in Ireland
Acquires Jetpharma Product line, adding process isolators and micronizing technology to the group portfolio
Opens US subsidiary in Brick NJ
2009
Opens German subsidiary in Geisenfeld
Expands Polish subsidiary into a production facility
Takeover of Bectochem India powder handling division
to operate as DecBectochem Engineering Pvt. Ltd
2014
2019
Opens subsidiary in China
2020
Acquires Inno4Life in the Netherlands adding aseptic filling lines,
currently fully integrated Dec Group subsidiary Dec Netherlands B.V.
Acquisition of Extract Technology
adding more solutions for the pharmaceutical, biologicals, cell therapy, radiopharmaceutical, nuclear containment and chemical industries
Inauguration of Dec's new state-of-the-art production facility for North America in Mauston, Wisconsin.
2021
2022
Acquires Alconbury Weston LTD (AWL) in the UK, adding flow chemistry solutions to the product portfolio
Inauguration of a new assembly facility in Ankleswhar
2023
Opens subsidiary in Japan
2024
Creation of DEC Filling Germany Gmbh following the takeover of BAUSCH Germany Gmbh, specializing in aseptic filling.
Expanding manufacturing operations in both Poland and the United States.
2025
Dec Bectochem, our long‑standing Indian subsidiary, is now Dietrich Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Full integration of Extract Technology, now operating as Dec Group UK
2026
Dec Group today
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Over 35 years of experience
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950+ employees
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Customer proximity with 14 subsidiaries and an agency network covering 60+ countries
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Over 15,000 successfully implemented projects worldwide