International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has installed Contexta’s Colibri precision dosing robot in their cross-category Scent and Taste production facility in Chin Bee, Singapore. The new equipment is aimed at accelerating the path from ideation to formulation for fragrance creation.
The new state-of-the-art system replaces the previous setup and delivers a major automation upgrade, dosing multiple ingredients simultaneously. With four-times-faster operation, it expands production capacity, accelerates sample delivery, and reduces lead times.
With this new system, fragrance trials take seconds to compound. Additionally, the site can now produce 200 sample batches in eight hours, work that used to take twenty-four hours. According to IFF, beyond reducing time-to-market, the system’s efficiency enables perfumers to innovate more nimbly, moving faster from formula creation to sample.
“The installation of this new automation system at IFF Chin Bee underscores IFF’s commitment to continued investment in Greater Asia, one of the fastest-growing fragrance markets globally,” said Ramon Brentan, Vice President, regional General Manager, Greater Asia, Scent. “It strengthens our ability to support demand in the region with enhanced speed, quality and precision.”
The Chin Bee plant is the latest IFF site to enhance operations by incorporating Colibri. Other IFF locations that already use this automation system include Neuilly, France, and Hilversum, Netherlands. Since opening its USD 30 million Singapore Innovation Center in 2022, IFF has continued to expand its capabilities in the area.
