The fundamentals of short path & thin film distillation
Schedule
Thu Sep 24 2026 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Bradfield Centre | Cambridge, EN
About this Event
Unlock the Future of Distillation – Join Our Seminar
Whether you are a process engineer, CTO, Technical Director, COO, R&D specialist, Production Manager, or distillation engineer, this seminar is designed to give you practical insights and cutting-edge solutions for distillation challenges. In smaller companies, Managing Directors and CEOs will also benefit from the strategic perspectives shared.
From purification and deodorisation to VOC removal, concentration, and colour improvement, the seminar addresses the needs of industries including oils & fats, perfumes & cosmetics, recycling, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemicals.
Chemical and process engineering students are warmly invited — with special student rates available.
Discover how to optimise processes, boost efficiency, and gain a competitive edge in your market. Read on to see how this event can transform your production capabilities.
We look forward to receiving you in Cambridge!
Suurmond UK Ltd & VTA Verfahrentechnische Anlagen GmbH & Co. KG
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:10 AM
Welcome and introduction
Host: Laurence Fletcher
🕑: 09:10 AM - 09:20 AM
Company presentation VTA & UIC
Host: Oliver Stoll
🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:00 AM
Why thin film, wiped film and short path evaporation
Host: Oliver Stoll
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Plant set-up 1: Typical plant setup, respecting process and vacuum
Host: Oliver Stoll
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee break
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:10 AM
Plant set-up 2: Typical plant setup, respecting heating, control and pumps
Host: Oliver Stoll
🕑: 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Wiper systems
Host: Oliver Stoll
🕑: 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Horizontal thin film evaporators, advantage to the vertical ones?
Host: Oliver Stoll
🕑: 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Typical applications
Host: Oliver Stoll
🕑: 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Spare time for questions and answers of the morning session
Host: Oliver Stoll
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:50 PM - 02:20 PM
Plant set-up 3: Vacuum leak detection, vacuum measurements, calibration
Host: Oliver SToll
🕑: 02:20 PM - 02:35 PM
Danni bizzarri
🕑: 02:35 PM - 02:50 PM
Testing possibilities, Possibilities in toll distillation
Host: Oliver Stoll
🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:15 PM
Operation of short path evaporation laboratory plant, theoretical part
Host: Roland Mühl
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
Coffee break
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:45 PM
Operation of short path evaporation laboratory plant, practical part
Host: Roland Mühl
🕑: 04:45 PM - 05:00 PM
Closing discussion/Q&A
Host: Roland Mühl
🕑: 05:00 PM
End of the seminar
Where is it happening?
The Bradfield Centre, 184 Cambridge Science Park Milton Road, Cambridge, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00 to GBP 366.00
