What Koenig & Bauer Kammann does

Koenig & Bauer Kammann GmbH, founded in 1955 in Bünde, Germany and now headquartered in Löhne, is a specialized manufacturer of industrial printing and decoration machines for hollow bodies and containers made of glass, plastic, and metal. The company operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of publicly-listed Koenig & Bauer AG (Frankfurt: SKV) and runs a product portfolio of four core machinery families (K1 compact, HS high-speed, K20 large-format, and the new K15 rotary screen printing series) complemented by custom-engineered special machines and peripheral devices for feeding, curing, and quality control. Its customer base is concentrated in four verticals: glass container manufacturers (beverages, pharma, cosmetics, specialty chemicals), plastic container producers, pharmaceutical packaging, and consumer-goods packaging, with additional historical use in CD/DVD/Blu-ray decoration.

The business model is B2B industrial capital equipment: machines are custom-configured and sold via direct enterprise field sales supported by a global representative network and wholly-owned subsidiaries in China (Shanghai) and the United States (Portsmouth, NH), with quote-based pricing, 35% down-payment / 65% on shipment terms, and a multi-year contract structure. Revenue is generated through one-time machine sales, machine upgrades, a recurring service-and-maintenance contract stream, and a long-tail spare-parts business (20-year mechanical / 10-year electrical / 5-year electronic parts availability) that creates switching-cost lock-in. The company has no public funding history, no disclosed M&A activity, and no stated AI/ML capabilities; its differentiation rests on 70+ years of mechanical engineering know-how, proprietary UV-curable ink technology, German manufacturing heritage, and a globally distributed sales and service footprint developed through direct subsidiaries and trade-fair-led demand generation.

Name

Koenig & Bauer Kammann

Legal name

Koenig & Bauer Kammann GmbH

Website

https://kammann.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Koenig & Bauer Kammann is a German industrial printer of container decoration machines (K1, HS, K20, K15 families) serving glass, plastic, and metal container manufacturers in beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and consumer goods packaging, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koenig & Bauer AG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Printing Machinery

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)

akta.pro primary industry

Production & High-Volume Printing Systems (HDACAEAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial screen printing machines
• Container decoration equipment
• Hollow body printing
• Rotary screen printing
• Packaging machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Lohne

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Printing Machinery Sales: Sale of specialized printing and decoration machines (K15, HS, K20, K1 product families) as capital equipment to container manufacturers and packaging companies. Machines are custom-configured to customer requirements with significant order values.
2. Spare Parts Supply: Original spare parts for Kammann machines, offered through service department. Guaranteed availability: 20 years for mechanical parts, 10 years for electrical parts, 5 years for electronic parts.
3. Service and Maintenance Contracts: Comprehensive service contracts including technical support, preventive maintenance, product upgrades, and machine training programs.
4. Machine Upgrades: Product upgrades for existing hollow-body printing machines to enhance functionality and extend machine life.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Koenig & Bauer Kammann manufactures and sells industrial screen printing and decoration machines for hollow bodies and containers made of glass, plastic, and metal. Its offerings span four core product families (K15 rotary screen printing, HS high-speed, K20 large-format, and K1 compact) plus special custom machines and peripheral devices, supported by spare parts, service contracts, and machine upgrades. Customers are primarily container manufacturers and packaging companies requiring high-speed, multi-color decoration of curved surfaces.

Product overview

Koenig & Bauer Kammann is a manufacturer of industrial printing and decoration machines, operating as part of the Koenig & Bauer Group. The company produces specialized screen printing machines under multiple product families (K15, HS, K20, K1) for container decoration, label printing, and technical printing applications. The K15 Product Family represents their latest innovation with revolutionary rotary shuttle screen printing technology for hollow bodies. Alongside standard product lines, they offer special machines for custom applications and peripheral devices for complete production line integration. The company serves glass, plastic, and packaging industries with complete decoration solutions including Special machines and Peripheral devices as supporting offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K15 Product Family Rotary screen printing machine family designed for high-precision decoration of hollow bodies, featuring revolutionary round shuttle technology for superior print quality and efficiency on glass, plastic, and metal containers.
• HS Product Family High-speed screen printing machine series optimized for cylindrical containers and hollow bodies across various substrates.
• K20 Product Family Large-format screen printing machines engineered for industrial container printing applications with enhanced automation capabilities.
• K1 Product Family Compact screen printing solutions designed for smaller production volumes and specialized decoration requirements.
• Special Machines Custom-engineered printing machines tailored to specific customer requirements and unique production challenges.
• Peripheral Devices Supporting equipment and accessories for printing machines including feeding systems, curing units, quality control systems, and handling equipment.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ESMA (European Screen Printing and Imaging Association)minorOthersIndustry association membership providing networking, standards development, and industry best practices for screen printing technology.
• Institute of Packaging Professionals (IOPP)minorOthersProfessional association for packaging industry professionals, providing certification, education, and industry networking.
• VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau)minorOthersGerman Engineering Industry Association representing mechanical and plant engineering sector, providing industry representation and standards.
• OWL MASCHINENBAUminorOthersRegional machinery industry cluster in East Westphalia-Lippe region, promoting collaboration among machine manufacturers.
• Unternehmerverband der Metallindustrie Bielefeld - Herford - MindenminorOthersEmployers' association for the metal industry in the Bielefeld-Herford-Minden region, representing member interests in labor and policy matters.
• SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association)minorOthersGlobal trade association for print technology, providing standards, education, and networking for the specialty imaging industry.
• SGDCprominorOthersSpecialty graphic imaging association serving the decoration and design market segment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Krones AG: Global German packaging and bottling machinery supplier serving beverage and food producers with complete lines including labeling and decoration. Competes indirectly via integrated container decoration on full-line bids.
• KHS GmbH: Large German manufacturer of filling and packaging lines for beverage, food and non-food containers. Sells integrated decoration modules as part of broader turnkey lines, overlapping with Kammann at the container decoration step.
• Domino Printing Sciences: UK-based manufacturer of industrial coding, marking and digital printing equipment. Overlaps with Kammann in UV-curable inkjet decoration of containers and packaging across beverage, pharma and industrial markets.
• Markem-Imaje (Dover): Industrial coding, marking and digital printing solutions provider for consumer goods packaging. Competes at the container decoration/coding layer in beverage, cosmetics and pharmaceutical packaging lines.
• Sidel Group: French-based supplier of PET packaging solutions including blow molding, filling, labeling and decoration. Overlaps with Kammann in plastic container decoration and direct-to-shape printing for beverage and personal care customers.
• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG: One of the world's largest printing press manufacturers and a direct group-level competitor to Koenig & Bauer AG. Comparable as a broad incumbent German printing-machinery platform; Kammann competes with its label/specialty operations.
• Videojet Technologies (Dover): Global manufacturer of industrial inkjet, laser and thermal-transfer printing/coding systems. Adjacent competitor for container marking and decoration, particularly in food, beverage and pharmaceutical applications.

Emerging players

• HEUFT Systemtechnik GmbH: German specialist in quality inspection, labeling and container handling for beverage and food lines. Partial overlap as an emerging player supplying decoration-adjacent modules on the same packaging lines where Kammann machines are installed.

Direct peers

• Gernep GmbH: German manufacturer of rotary label and screen printing machines for cylindrical containers in the beverage, food and cosmetics industries. Direct overlap with Kammann's K-series machines in glass and plastic container decoration.
• Sacmi: Italian machinery group producing decoration, labeling and inspection equipment for containers across ceramics, beverage, cosmetics and closures. Closely comparable as a maker of industrial container-decoration lines sold to the same packaging manufacturers that buy Kammann machines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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