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Hugo Beck among the "TOP 100" for the fourth time

Packaging machine specialist Hugo Beck receives the „TOP 100“ award for the most innovative medium-sized companies in Germany for the fourth time and impressed with its achievements in the field of sustainable packaging solutions.

Packaging machine specialist Hugo Beck receives the "TOP 100" award for the most innovative medium-sized companies in Germany for the fourth time. The manufacturer of horizontal film and paper packaging machines impressed the jury with its achievements in the field of sustainable packaging solutions.

After 2006, 2011 and 2016, the innovative strength of the Swabian family business has now been recognised once again. The future trends of sustainability and Industry 4.0 are right at the top of the agenda. For a few years now, a Increased expansion of the portfolio to include paper packaging machines which have been successfully positioned on the market after more than 65 years of core expertise in film packaging.

"In view of climate change, sustainable packaging is the number one issue for our customers in the future. As a packaging machine manufacturer, we have to lead the way here and offer future-proof solutions with further developments in the field of packaging technology, regardless of whether products are to be packaged in film or paper. Many of our innovations are developed in close collaboration with our customers, who are constantly coming to us with new requirements."

Timo Kollmann, Managing Director of Hugo Beck

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For example, the desire for more sustainable packaging led to the market launch of so-called Hybrid machines that can pack with as little or very thin film as possible as well as with environmentally friendly paper. These hybrid machines were particularly honoured in the TOP 100 selection process, as they allow customers to make an investment decision without having to commit to the packaging material.

Award for innovative medium-sized companies

A more recent development is the Paper E-Com Fit packaging machine, which is usually Products packaged in uncoated, recyclable paper and paper bags sealed by sewing. This has created a completely new type of packaging on the market, which is particularly popular in the e-commerce and mail order sectors and has been subsidised as an innovation by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.

"To what extent is a company focussed on innovation? How consistently do its structures pursue this goal? We analyse this at TOP 100. The most innovative SMEs receive the seal. It shows that they are excellently equipped for future challenges."

Prof Dr Nikolaus Frankethe scientific director of TOP 100

In principle, the TOP 100 analysis is concerned with the question of whether a company's innovations are merely a product of chance or whether they are systematically planned and can therefore be repeated in the future. Special emphasis is placed on the question of whether and how innovations and product improvements are successful on the market,

The Award ceremony will take place on 24 June at the German SME Summit in Frankfurt am Main. The innovation competition has been accompanied by science journalist and mentor Ranga Yogeshwar for eleven years.

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