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Dortmund
44143
Germany
+49 231 569-0
ACTIVE MATERIALS
Aseptic; Fiber-Based; Flexible Plastics; Glass; Labels & Labeling; Machinery; Packaging Machinery; Printing & Pre-Press; Recyclable; Reusables; Rigid Plastics
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The KHS Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of filling and packaging systems for the beverage and liquid food industries. Besides the parent company (KHS GmbH) the group includes various subsidiaries outside Germany, with production sites in Ahmedabad (India), Waukesha (USA), Zinacantepec (Mexico), São Paulo (Brazil) and Kunshan (China). It also operates numerous sales and service centers worldwide. KHS manufactures modern filling and packaging systems for the high-capacity range at its headquarters in Dortmund, Germany, and at its factories in Bad Kreuznach, Kleve, Worms and Hamburg. The KHS Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the SDAX-listed Salzgitter AG corporation. In 2020 the KHS Group and its 5,085 employees achieved a turnover of around €1.130 billion.
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With preferential heating KHS provides an energy-efficient method for producing oval PET bottles with an optimized weight. Not only the food industry but also consumer goods manufacturers such as Henkel are opting for this cutting-edge technology. It also enables complex containers to be economically produced in-house, with no need for external procurement. In using preferential heating Henkel improves its ecological footprint and simplifies its logistics and production processes. At its facility in Wassertrüdingen, Germany, the concern has now invested in a KHS stretch blow molder featuring the new technology for its Fa body care brand. Reducing the bottle weight while simultaneously increasing the percentage of recyclate used in the packaging were the key factors that influenced Henkel’s decision to buy.
PACKAGING & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
01 Apr 2024 --- March began with the British government backing Ineos’ Project One ethane cracker in Belgium, despite heavy opposition from environmental and legal rights organizations.... Read More
PACKAGING & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
11 Jan 2024 --- Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) is investing over €11.5 million (US$11.6 million) to modernize its KHS filling and packaging equipment at CMBC’s brewery... Read More
PACKAGING & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
29 Nov 2023 --- KHS is presenting its “cutting-edge” innovations at BrauBeviale as the beverage industry returns to Nuremberg, Germany, from November 28 to 30, after a four-year... Read More
PACKAGING & TECHNOLOGY NEWS
17 Apr 2023 --- KHS is presenting its washing and filling module branded Innokeg X for craft brewers at the Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville, US. The two-in-one solution has an output of 25... Read More
TECH & INNOVATION
03 Apr 2023 --- KHS is launching a simplified stretch blow molder with in-built magazine for easier replacement of change parts and newly developed mandrel heads that can be removed more quickly to... Read More
18 Jan 2024 --- Ferrum Packaging showcased its can seamer branded Smart Can at BrauBeviale 2023. The can seamer has a decreased total cost of ownership (TCO) by lowering changeover times. We speak to Marc Zubler, the head of sales and product management at Ferrum Packaging and Chantal Kissling, the company’s CCO, about the can seamer and the current trends in the can business market.
15 May 2023 --- Arne Wiese, product manager of bottles and shapes and Sören Storbeck, product manager packaging division at KHS, talk about the company’s new Loop Lite bottle at Interpack 2023. KHS shows off a tool designed by the University of Hamburg, Germany, that compares different products and materials for bottle solutions. Wiese explains how the Loop Lite cuts production emissions by 36%. Wiese continues that the need for rPET can be mitigated by an increased collection of not only bottles but other packaging solutions across sectors.
23 Sep 2022 --- Speaking at Drinktec 2022, Arne Wiese, product management at KHS, presents the 0.5 L Loop Lite 100% recycled PET bottle. The lightweighted design has enabled the bottle’s weight to be reduced by up to 25% compared to current market standards. Moreover, due to an innovative glass coating, the bottle’s shelf life is practically twice that of conventional bottles, helping cut the carbon footprint by 60%.
15 Jun 2021 --- Ernst van Wickeren from KHS’s site in Kleve, Germany, shares insights on how the packaging machinery company is helping prepare customers for increasingly stringent European plastics legislation, ranging from paperboard alternatives to glue adhesive solutions. He also shares his views on how the German Packaging Law is set to affect the packaging machinery sector.
03 Apr 2018 --- At Anuga Foodtec 2018, KHS filling and packaging worldwide, displayed their innovative addition to the aseptic beverage filling system. Stefan Muhs, Aseptic Filling Manager, spoke to WorldPackagingOnline about their new technology allows high viscosity products, with chunks up to 10x10x10 mml in size, to be packaged aseptically. The process also allows for longer shelf life and fresher products. This largely responds to consumer trends in Asia, where dairy drinks with food chunks are hugely popular.
