Durst and Koenig & Bauer intend to jointly develop and market single-pass digital printing systems for the folding carton and corrugated board industry in the future. The two companies have now founded a joint venture for this purpose. According to Durst, the new partner company will be based in Germany and will also manage the service and ink business of both companies.
The aim of the corporate cooperation is to Fully automated production lines and distribute them. To this end Thirst and Koenig & Bauer their competences. Because of the Digitalisation of production technologies However, those involved believe that expertise in inkjet printing or printing presses alone is not enough to operate successfully under the new conditions.
Both companies are similar in their culture and strategic orientation and both are technology leaders in their fields. The partnership further strengthens our position as a high-end system provider for the industry.
Christoph GamperCEO of the Durst Group (Image: Durst/Axel Griesch Photography)
Joint venture is a "perfect match"
According to Durst, it is the technology leader in the field of Inkjet-printing process. Koenig & Bauer, on the other hand, is a world-renowned manufacturer of machines, primarily for the printing industry. Banknote and packaging printing.
"Durst and Koenig & Bauer really is a 'perfect match', because by combining our strengths we will drive forward digitalisation in the packaging industry," comments Christoph Gamper, CEO of the Durst Group, on the joint venture. "We look forward to the joint development of future-oriented digital printing solutions for folding carton and corrugated board printing," says Claus Bolza-Schünemann, CEO of Koenig & Bauer AG, expressing his satisfaction with the deal.
