Bühler Inc. has signed on as a Silver Sponsor for the Bioenergy Fuels & Products Conference & Expo, which will be held February 28-29, 2012 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The event, which will be hosted by Wood Bioenergy and Panel World magazines and Georgia Research Institute, will draw 500 participants, 60 exhibitors and 60 speakers and moderators who will address a range of issues and technologies in the wood bioenergy fields.

Also signing on as Bronze Sponsors are Laidig Systems, Viking Chains, Cogent Industrial Technologies, MEGTEC Systems and Tri-Mer Corporation.

Bühler manufactures and supplies a range of technologies to the new generation wood to energy industries including raw materials processing equipment such as hammermills and pellet mills.

Laidig Systems provides turnkey materials storage and reclaim systems, specializing in innovative designs customized to store and reclaim materials with special handling requirements.

Viking Chains is a manufacturer and distributor of industrial steel chain and related products. As a manufacturer of specialty chains, attachments, sprockets and shaft assemblies, its sales and engineering staff are able to recommend and assist its customers in their challenging applications.

Cogent Industrial Technologies delivers solutions to build, control, manage and improve plant operations, with expertise in industrial automation and controls, information management systems, performance improvement solutions and the integration of these technologies for greenfield and existing plant operations.

MEGTEC Systems is known in the panel industries for its air emissions control and energy and environmental systems, including a broad range of technologies such as industrial VOC oxidation systems.

Tri-Mer Corporation provides innovative solutions and technologies for air pollution control including various filter and scrubber technologies to meet the newest emissions regulations.

Cogent, MEGTEC and Tri-Mer will also participate as Bronze Sponsors at  the 2012 Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo, to be held March 1-2, 2012, immediately following the Bioenergy Conference, meaning those companies will maintain the same booth locations for both events in the Grand Ballroom North of the Omni Hotel. The Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo is hosted by Panel World magazine and Georgia Research Institute.