KOLBUS News

German corrugated board box manufacturer PackConcept installed its first RD 115S rotary die-cutter from KOLBUS in July 2020 in terms of a field test agreement. The fast-growing company, founded in 2012 in Lübbecke, northern Germany, aims to use this investment to meet increasing demand for printed die-cut packaging made from corrugated board.

As a manufacturer of special machines for print finishing, KOLBUS has reaffirmed the importance of international trade fairs, especially the drupa in Düsseldorf. The postponement of this leading trade fair to April 2021 has not changed the company’s attitude towards participation in the fair.

With this new investment of EUR 1 million, KOLBUS is strengthening the economical and flexible production facility at its Rahden plant.

Excellence in Motion exactly expresses what Kolbus has stood for in the past, still stands for today and will continue to stand for in the future.

On the factory floor, Gramann (Digital print solutions) is perfectly equipped for lean and efficient production on-demand, shipping, however, has always been fairly traditional. The company often needs special packaging for small runs and even for individual products.

There isn’t much they don’t know about making boxes at Petersmeier GmbH & Co. KG. The company is located in Bielefeld, northern Germany, and its full name Kartonagen Industrie August Petersmeier GmbH & Co. KG reflects close to a century of industrial production of cartons and boxes. Petersmeier boxes have always been used primarily for packaging...

Investing in an AutoBox system from KOLBUS has enabled German logistics and C-parts supplier CGOODS to bring production of corrugated cardboard packaging blanks profitably inhouse. Decisive for the choice of a KOLBUS product were easy operation and fast make-ready times thanks to automatic, programmable set up

This allows you to conveniently choose from around 5,000 KOLBUS articles.

Experience in the fields of drilling, milling, turning and sheet metal processing make KOLBUS a reliable and strong partner in special machine construction.

For packaging manufacturers and the luxury consumer goods industry, the highly automated BOXline system offers major advantages in the shape of far shorter order lead times and far smaller minimum order volumes.

More than 300 exhibitors from all over the world and 50,000 visitors flocked to the exhibition in São Paulo from March 20-24, making the Brazilian city the heart of the Latin American printing industry.

With other leading manufacturers of printing machines and paper processing technology "made in Germany" KOLBUS presented in São Paulo with own...

The exhibition Pack Print (PPI) will be held for the sixth time in Bangkok and focuses future-oriented trends regarding the print and packaging industry for 4 exhibition days. KOLBUS will be substituted by the Thai representatives and demonstrates the Luxury Packaging solutions for the first time which were manufactured industrially with the...

The LuxePack New York was held on 10^th and 11^th May 2017 as usual at the Pier 92 in New York, USA. The packaging exhibition for the luxury sector took place for the fifteenth time and is one of the most important event regarding exclusive and imaginative packaging solutions. Also KOLBUS participates this year at the famous exhibition with numerous...

Expo Gráfica which is done every two years was located in Guadalajara, second largest town in Mexico. The exhibition exists since 1979 and represents the complete graphic industry. Companies from all over the world got the chance to provide their latest technologies and developments from the respective sector. Besides the classical engineering...

The >China Print< is already one of the most important events regarding the print industry in Asia and will be held every four years. By now, 160,000 square meters total exhibition area were available for numerous exhibitors. Furthermore, the amazing size should be extended until the next event in 2021. The main categories were divided in >Prepress...

This year the LUXE PACK Monaco, the international specialist show for creative luxury packaging, was celebrating a special anniversary. A festive show programme in the Grimaldi Forum theatre celebrated the 30-year anniversary. For the 4th time, KOLBUS exhibited at the LUXE PACK Monaco; this time with an 18 sqm stand. From the edition ›August &...

Muller Martini takes over the perfect binding and bookline business from KOLBUS. This includes also the service and spare parts business for all KOLBUS bookbinding systems installed worldwide. KOLBUS sets the focus on the packaging and case making business, parts manufacturing and the foundry business.

“Structural change has changed the graphic arts...

Increasing numbers of visitors enabled exhibitors to enjoy the ›Luxe Pack‹ in New York and, almost at the same time, the Italian ›Packaging Première‹. With machine-made ›Luxury Packaging by KOLBUS‹, we offered a highly visible stage for packaging manufacturers in New York and Milan, informing about the profitable production concept BOXline.

Live in Tokyo – at the IGAS box making becomes an experience.

The EDELMEISTER awards, sponsored by the Professional Association of the German Print Media Industry (f:mp.) and its partners, recognize inspirational, attractive and effective products and projects implemented using digital printing.