Koenig & Bauer
World's oldest printing press manufacturer (founded 1817), producing sheetfed, web, flexo and security printing systems with integrated automation.
Koenig & Bauer AG is a German manufacturer of printing presses and industrial machinery, founded in 1817 by Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer in Oberzell near Wuerzburg, making it the oldest printing press manufacturer in the world. The company has been headquartered in Wuerzburg, Bavaria since its founding, with the current site in use since 1901. Koenig & Bauer designs and builds printing and converting systems organized by technology, application and substrate, including sheetfed offset printing, web offset printing, CI flexo printing, digital sheetfed and digital web printing, die-cutting, folder gluing, flexo post-printing and authentication solutions.
Its products serve commercial and book printing, decor printing, hollow ware printing, industrial coding and marking, label printing, metal decorating, packaging printing, postpress and security printing, and handle substrates ranging from corrugated board and folding carton to glass, metal, paper and plastic film. The group operates through subsidiaries including Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions, Koenig & Bauer Industrial, Koenig & Bauer Durst, Koenig & Bauer Kammann, Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint and Koenig & Bauer Coding. Industrial automation, measurement and control technology, and robotics-assisted material handling and logistics systems such as its Patras substrate transport system support its printing lines.
The company is led by an Executive Board chaired by Dr Stephen Kimmich, with Dr Alexander Blum. Koenig & Bauer is listed on the stock exchange and registered at the municipal court of Wuerzburg under HRB 109. Its digitalisation portfolio includes workflow and service solutions delivered through platforms such as myKyana.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Patras Substrate Transport System
Automated logistics and substrate transport system for printing production lines.
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Contact Koenig & Bauer
WEBSITE
https://www.koenig-bauer.comPHONE
+49 931 909 0HEADQUARTERS
Germany
Company Facts
Founded
1817
Primary Role
Manufacturer
Company Size
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Primary Region
Europe
Annual Sales
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Funding Stage
Public
Funding Total
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