BOBST celebrates its anniversary: 2017 marks 75 years since BOBST began developing and manufacturing folder-gluers for the packaging industry.
One of the first machines, a PCR382, was installed at Zeiler near Bern (Switzerland) in 1942. This company, which today enjoys great success under the name Limmatdruck Zeiler as part of the RLC Packaging Group, a leading folding carton manufacturer in Europe, is still a BOBST customer.
Success through innovation
What began in 1942 has developed into a real success story. Thanks to their consistently high box quality and outstanding performance, BOBST folder-gluers have established themselves as the benchmark for manufacturers of folding boxes and corrugated cardboard packaging. Today, customers can Complete folding carton gluing systems that combine highly configurable machines with world-class peripherals to deliver integrated and automated solutions for every consumer need.
BOBST has regularly invested around 6 % of its annual turnover in research and development. This has enabled the company to develop innovative new systems, machines and processes, many of which are patented and still unique today. In these 75 years, BOBST folder-gluers have been developed with resounding success. new technologies constantly being further developed. These technologies include the aligning module for blanks, the folding bottom module, the folding systems for four-point boxes, the „Flipper“ ejector and the GYROBOX module for the production of complex boxes in a single machine cycle. Braille embossing can also be applied inline at high production speeds and a zero-defect check can be carried out.
PhilippeMilliet, Head of Business Unit Sheet-fed, explains: „The success of our folder-gluers over the last 75 years proves that passion and innovation are part of our DNA. Over the years, customers have demanded ever faster and more efficient machines that deliver cartons that meet the increasingly stringent quality requirements of the packaging market as a whole. We are continuously developing sophisticated technologies that fulfil these expectations and deliver the same reliability and longevity as the first machines.“ This ability to meet customer expectations with constant innovation has helped BOBST to a leading position in the folder-gluer market, such as in the e-commerce sector.
[infotext icon]Founded in 1890 by Joseph Bobst in Lausanne, Switzerland, BOBST is represented in more than 50 countries, has 12 production sites in 8 countries and employs more than 5,000 people around the world. In the last financial year, which ended on 31 December 2016, the company achieved a turnover of CHF 1.45 billion[/infotext]Today, BOBST folder-gluers are sold all over the world and are often produced locally for the various markets. In addition, the company, which is now represented in 50 countries worldwide, invests heavily in local services.
