A huge thank you to all our partners and customers who visited us in the heart of the Corrugated Show by FESPA and Brunton Publications in Barcelona.
We shared our stand with colleagues from Koenig & Bauer Celmacch and Durst Group. It was an incredible week packed with valuable insights, great discussions, and meaningful connections with our customers and partners.
And we are now feeling even more inspired and energized for the future of corrugated packaging!
Enjoy the highlights from our recent VIP Open House in Radebeul attended by over 80 packaging experts!
See the VariJET 106 running live, feel the inspiration, and discover why early adopters are so excited about our joint venture technology!
At our recent VariJET 106 Open House, over 80 industry leaders gathered to explore how our printing technology is reshaping print manufacturing. Early adopters like SCHELLING and Amcor shared exclusive insights into driving profitable growth and seamlessly integrating workflows.
Keynote speakers Markus Weiss and François Martin highlighted a crucial message: the future of print isn’t about choosing between offset and digital—it’s about mastering both to meet rapidly evolving market demands.
Click the link below to read our full press release and learn how the VariJET 106 can transform your business!
Our Managing Director Daniel Velema previews our Open House dedicated to digital print packaging transformation in folding carton markets in Radebeul on April 28-29. Participants will see the complete cycle from the start of production to the finishing, including postpress capabilities, with the spotlight on our VariJET 106.
The events will also show tools to enable businesses to be more competitive, such as brand protection, workflow automation and authentication.
Watch the video and then reach out to local sales teams to book your slot at either event.
By Andreas Friedrich, Koenig & Bauer’s Vice President Sales, Asia Pacific
Thailand’s printing industry is thriving, with numerous brand owners serving both domestic and export markets. We’re excited to meet in person at Pack Print International in Bangkok, 17-20 September!
Koenig & Bauer is renowned for its offset machinery and engineering excellence. Durst is known for its advanced digital printing solutions. By combining their strengths, the two companies created a joint venture that developed the VariJET 106 – a flagship single-pass inkjet folding carton press, unique in the global digital printing market for packaging converting. At this show, we can’t wait to bring this technology closer to our visitors in South East Asia.
Looking at data from the last three event, about 75% of attendees come from Thailand, with the rest representing international visitors across ASEAN and beyond. With such a strong audience, our team is eager to engage with packaging converters exploring digital printing. The VariJET won’t be physically on display, but it will be one of the key topics for discussion. We’ll have plenty of print samples to share and discuss, helping visitors see its potential and benefits firsthand.
With offset-like quality and a modular system combining digital and conventional Rapida offset technology, the VariJET gives converters the best of both worlds. They can choose which products to produce digitally or conventionally, and even add customized features to every sheet. Packaging converters are ready to meet the near-future demands of their brand owners, as already seen in European markets.
Do you want to find out more and be among the first?
Come meet us at our booth N02!
Koenig & Bauer recently hosted an Open House event, where it showcased solutions for expanding business models for packaging production.
Live presentations from highvolume production, through medium runs to short-run segments were demonstrated, as well as acting as a platform for in-depth exchange with experts from various Koenig & Bauer business units.
It was the chance to see the company’s complete solutions for folding carton production for packaging printers, converters, and commercial printers.
Guest blog by Thomas Goeke, Customer Experience and Marketing, Koenig & Bauer
Knowledge sharing, a celebration of achievements and future-forward approaches with partnerships based on trust… all among the overwhelmingly positive feedback to our recent Open House.
A heartfelt thank you to all the attendees at our ‘Expand Your Business Model’ event over two weeks at our Sheetfed division headquarters in Radebeul, Germany.
I have a strong belief in the need to inspire customers and provide value with our total one-stop shop approach.
It wasn’t just a showcase for die-cutting, folder-gluer and offset and digital printing processes, we were able to communicate our complete value proposition as a trusted partner.
Guests were able to see live demonstrations of integrated, innovative technology in an inspiring environment covering solutions in folding carton, label, commercial, and corrugated board sectors.
We covered everything from high-volume to short-run production, digital and showed the myKana digital ecosystem portal, including AI-supported products that add tangible added value for product optimisation.
One of the undoubted highlights was the “From Zero to Carton Hero” in 15 minutes, the timeframe it takes to complete a folding carton production value chain from sheet to finished product.
And of course, the VariJET digital production machine from Koenig & Bauer Durst was another!
Witnessing the positive reaction from a fully focused audience every day was truly awe-inspiring.
As a one-stop solutions provider, we enable our customers to be successful.
We help them to look beyond products, understand the pain points and develop a profitable business model to help them grow with good guidance.
If you missed our “Expand Your Business Model” Open House, you can find out more here or here.
By Eric Frank, Senior Vice President, Koenig & Bauer
What started as small carton associations banding together to survive the Great Depression has evolved into the unified organization we know today, representing the $12-billion paperboard packaging industry.
The Paperboard Packaging Council is a vibrant community of leaders, innovators and changemakers exclusively dedicated to North American converters of paperboard packaging and their suppliers.
Packaging requirements are evolving faster than ever, driven by sustainability demands, AI-powered advancements, and a shift away from plastics. Brand and retailers are racing to adapt, as are converters.
With all this in mind, I am looking forward to the PPC Spring Conference meeting in Indianapolis from April 23-25 that will have a packed agenda over the three days.
There I will be introducing the latest updates on the VariJET 106, the digital inkjet press, which has been jointly developed by Durst and Koenig & Bauer.
The VariJET uses the know-how from Koenig & Bauer, the leader in offset printing, with Durst’s unparalleled expertise in digital inkjet technology and software. We have reimagined the possibilities by combining the power of these two processes.
Greater geopolitical and societal instability, supply chain challenges, labour shortages, and legislative changes are all among additional factors that make digital production increasingly important in folding carton and corrugated markets.
And now seems to be the perfect time to fully introduce this unique offering to the American market, which is now a key target territory for sales.
The future is now for digital production in folding carton packaging. And I am convinced that the VariJET106 will play an important part in developments.
For those visiting the Spring Conference, I look forward to being there and fostering meaningful connections.
Chris Lyons, President/Publisher Packaging Impressions & PPC (far left) and David Pesko, Event Director of the Digital Packaging Summit (far right), present Sandra Wagner, Vice President Digitalization at Koenig & Bauer, and Stephen Sanker, National Sales Director for Digital Web at Koenig & Bauer (US), with the award for the Best Folding Carton Case Study at the Digital Packaging Summit in Florida
Koenig & Bauer is extremely proud to accept the first-place award for the best folding carton case study at the tenth annual Digital Packaging Summit, held in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL in early November 2024. Its two top executives – Stephen Sanker, National Sales Director for Digital Web at Koenig & Bauer (US), and Sandra Wagner, Vice President Digitalization at Koenig & Bauer – successfully delivered a very compelling folding carton case study to the summit’s senior managers and business executives who want to understand how current and future digital production printing technology, software and solutions will impact their business and investment decisions.
Stephen Sanker says: “This is our second win in three years. We felt that we made a huge impact with converters showing them the impressive capabilities of Koenig & Bauer’s digital portfolio including the VariJET 106 digital sheetfed printing system, RotaJET digital web-fed printing system, the myKyana digital ecosystem, and our groundbreaking Connected Packaging solution. Our presentation of a real-life application fostered a lot of questions and interest, opening dialogue about planning and strategy. We were able to demonstrate how Koenig & Bauer has set itself apart and offer very effective tools.”
During the three-day event, experts presented cutting-edge digital solutions that are transforming the packaging industry. Sandra Wagner was one such expert who presented an analysis of how digital printing can open up new possibilities for companies of all sizes. She also shared valuable insights into how Koenig & Bauer is leveraging the latest technology to drive innovation and enhance the customer experience. Both Sanker and Wagner conducted a series of popular one-on-one meetings. Their message to converters was to embrace the future of industrial scale digital production while forging stronger connections between brands and consumers.
Koenig & Bauer’s massive knowledge in sheet and web-fed solutions fueled application developments in the folding carton segment offering unmatched industrial production volumes and brand level color surpassing all standards in the category. Its RotaJET high-speed industrial digital inkjet web press prints and produces with superior image quality, substrate versatility, and print volume. The VariJET 106 from Koenig & Bauer Durst integrates all the know-how and expertise by combining digital and offset so customers can have the best of both worlds for the ultimate hybrid printing system. The central customer portal, myKyana, offers data-driven productivity tools with real-time production data analysis to help to make smarter decisions faster for positive impact.
“This is a very important event on the digital packaging marketing calendar,” says Sandra Wagner. “It offers strategic-level insights into what printing and converting industry leaders should do to improve and optimize their business. We felt that the tremendous positive reaction we received from the attendees lets us know that we have the correct approach. The Digital Packaging Summit is the leading event for digital printing and digitalization.”
Interesting website: www.digitalpackagingsummit.com
By André Menge, Service Manager, Koenig & Bauer Durst
It’s been a whirlwind first three months in my new role as service manager for Koenig & Bauer Durst.
Coming from the semi-conductor industry, it was always going to be a steep learning curve. However, everybody has been so accommodating and welcoming as we continue to ramp up our service offering to our international customer base.
Everything is done with the customer always the prime focus. We strive for the highest possible standards and quality – all achieved through direct and open communications.
One of the highlights for me has been practical on-the-job training and meeting so many interesting people. It’s important to be ‘hands-on’ to expand my knowledge base.
Some people unaware of my job title at first were surprised when I wanted to do some practical maintenance during my initial two-week induction.
It’s not just pushing the button and being the voice at the end of a phone.
Having a close working relationship with the technicians who are on site and understanding the service tool is crucial.
My aim has been to soak up as much information as possible in the shortest possible time and get to know my colleagues from within Koenig & Bauer Durst, as well as colleagues from our two parent companies.
Helping to facilitate even better communication between all three companies is an important part of my role, as is visiting the customers to understand their requirements.
It is good to see how all the people are working so closely together. We are a great team!
Koenig & Bauer Durst GmbH
Friedrich-Koenig-Str. 4
97080 Würzburg
Germany
Phone: +49 931 909 0
Email: info@koenig-bauer-durst.com
Koenig & Bauer Durst GmbH
Friedrich-Koenig-Str. 4
97080 Würzburg
Germany
Phone: +49 931 909 0
Email: info@koenig-bauer-durst.com