KBA-MetalPrint
KBA-MetalPrint is the metal-decorating division of Koenig & Bauer AG, designing and supplying industrial offset and digital metal printing, coating, drying, and sheet-handling systems — plus aftermarket service — to food and beverage can manufacturers worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1974
- HeadquartersStuttgart, Germany
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What KBA-MetalPrint does
Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint GmbH (DBA KBA-MetalPrint) is the specialized metal-decorating division of publicly listed Koenig & Bauer AG (Frankfurt: SKB), headquartered in Würzburg, Germany. The company designs, manufactures, and services industrial offset and digital printing machines, coating systems, drying and curing equipment, air purification units, and sheet-handling automation used by metal packaging manufacturers — primarily food and beverage can producers — to print, coat, and finish coated metal sheets at production scale.
Its core platform spans the MetalStar 4 and Mailänder 283 offset presses, the MetJET ONE digital metal printing machine, MetalCoat 471/484 coating machines, HighEcon thermal drying ovens, MetalCure UV and LED curing systems, EcoTNV/TNV air purification, and the MetalControl measuring and control system, all orchestrated by the LogoTronic MES. The offering is sold as a full-line system supplier model covering printing, coating, drying, quality control, and end-of-line sheet handling and logistics.
Revenue is generated through three streams: capital equipment sales (high-value, long-cycle industrial machinery), recurring aftermarket services (spare parts, packages, repair, maintenance, overhauls, upgrades, consumables), and used equipment and relocation services. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales complemented by major industry trade shows (notably METPACK), multilingual digital presence, and the global distribution footprint of parent Koenig & Bauer AG.
KBA-MetalPrint firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- KBA-MetalPrint
- Legal name
- Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint GmbH
- Website
- https://kba-metalprint.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1974
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- KBA-MetalPrint is the metal-decorating division of Koenig & Bauer AG, designing and supplying industrial offset and digital metal printing, coating, drying, and sheet-handling systems — plus aftermarket service — to food and beverage can manufacturers worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
KBA-MetalPrint industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Metal Decorating Equipment
- NAICS
- Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities (3328)
- SIC
- Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Metal Packaging Decoration & Printing (Lithography, Digital, Sleeving on Metal) (IMALADAL)
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Where KBA-MetalPrint is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Stuttgart
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
KBA-MetalPrint business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Industrial Printing and Coating Equipment Sales: Sale of high-value industrial offset and digital metal printing machines, coating machines, and drying systems. These are capital equipment purchases with typically long sales cycles to enterprise customers in the metal packaging industry.
- After-Sales Service, Maintenance and Spare Parts: Comprehensive service offerings including technical support, repair services, maintenance contracts, overhauls, upgrades, spare parts packages, and consumables for the installed base of equipment.
- Used Equipment and Relocation Services: Sale of used equipment and relocation services for existing customers upgrading or repositioning machinery.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
KBA-MetalPrint product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint GmbH (KBA-MetalPrint) manufactures and supplies industrial multicolor metal printing and coating machines for the metal packaging industry. The portfolio includes offset metal printing presses (MetalStar 4, Mailänder 283), digital metal printing systems (MetJET ONE), coating machines (MetalCoat 471, MetalCoat 484), drying and curing systems, air purification units, sheet handling equipment, and the proprietary MetalControl measuring and control system and LogoTronic MES. KBA-MetalPrint also provides after-sales services including spare parts, maintenance, overhauls, upgrades, and used equipment relocations.
Product overview
KBA-MetalPrint (Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint GmbH) is a market and technology leader in metal decorating, offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial printing and coating solutions. The product portfolio consists of offset metal printing machines (MetalStar 4, Mailänder 283) and digital metal printing (MetJET ONE) as the core printing platforms. These are complemented by coating machines (MetalCoat 471, MetalCoat 484), drying and curing systems (HighEcon Drying Oven, MetalCure UV, MetalCure LED, Thermal Drying Ovens, Drum Dryers), and air purification systems (EcoTNV, TNV). Supporting equipment includes sheet handling systems such as Pallet Changers, Sheet Transport Systems, Modular Stacker, Pile Turner, Delivery Logistics, Sheet Management System (SMS), Inspection Conveyor, and Venturi Conveyors. Quality control is provided through the MetalControl measuring and control system, while production management is handled by LogoTronic MES. The company positions itself as a full-line system supplier for the metal packaging industry.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- MetalStar 4 High-quality offset metal printing machine designed for high-volume metal packaging decoration. Targeted at metal packaging manufacturers producing food cans, beverage cans, and other metal containers.
- Mailänder 283 Offset metal printing machine designed for metal packaging decoration, providing high-quality multicolor printing on metal sheets.
- MetJET ONE Digital metal printing machine enabling direct-to-metal digital decoration for flexible, short-run, and customized metal packaging printing.
- MetalCoat 471 Coating machine for applying protective and decorative coatings to metal surfaces in metal packaging production lines.
- MetalCoat 484 Industrial coating machine for metal decorating applications, providing protective and decorative coatings to metal packaging.
- MetalControl Measuring and Control System Proprietary quality measurement and control system for monitoring and controlling print quality during metal decorating operations.
- LogoTronic (Manufacturing Execution System) Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for end-to-end production monitoring and control of metal decorating operations.
- HighEcon Drying Oven Energy-efficient drying oven for metal printing and coating processes, designed to reduce energy consumption in metal decorating production lines.
- Thermal Drying Ovens Thermal drying systems for metal decorating production lines, providing uniform drying of coatings and inks on metal sheets.
- MetalCure UV UV curing system for metal printing applications, providing fast curing of UV-curable coatings and inks on metal substrates.
- MetalCure LED LED curing system for energy-efficient curing of metal prints, reducing VOC emissions and energy consumption compared to conventional UV.
- Drum Dryers Industrial drum drying equipment for metal processing in metal decorating production lines.
- EcoTNV Air purification system for printing and coating operations, removing emissions generated during metal decorating.
- TNV Thermal oxidation air purification system (TNV) for industrial emissions produced by metal printing and coating operations.
- Pallet Changers Automated pallet changing system for sheet-fed metal printing lines, enabling continuous material supply.
- Sheet Transport Systems Conveyor and transport systems for moving metal sheets through metal decorating production lines.
- Modular Stacker Modular stacking system for neatly stacking finished metal sheets at the end of the production line.
- Pile Turner Equipment for turning and inverting metal sheet piles in metal decorating operations.
- Delivery Logistics Systems for managing finished product output and delivery at the end of metal decorating lines.
- Sheet Management System (SMS) Control system for managing metal sheet flow through production, coordinating transport and handling of metal sheets.
- Inspection Conveyor Conveyor system for quality inspection of printed metal sheets, enabling visual and automated inspection of finished output.
- Venturi Conveyors Pneumatic conveyor system for metal sheet handling using Venturi technology.
- Spare Parts & Packages Spare parts packages providing replacement components for the installed base of metal printing and coating equipment.
- Repair Service & Maintenance Technical support, repair services, and ongoing maintenance for the installed base of KBA-MetalPrint equipment.
- Overhauls & Upgrades Comprehensive overhauls and technology upgrades that extend the life and performance of existing metal printing and coating equipment.
- Used Equipment & Relocation Sale of used metal printing and coating equipment and relocation services for existing customers upgrading or repositioning machinery.
- Consumables Consumables (inks, coatings, and related supplies) for use with KBA-MetalPrint metal printing and coating equipment.
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduced VOC emissions, energy consumption, and CO2 footprint through UV-LED coating technology (related industry advancement)
Companies that use KBA-MetalPrint
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
KBA-MetalPrint technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature9 records
KBA-MetalPrint partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Koenig & Bauer AGcoreKoenig & Bauer MetalPrint GmbH is a subsidiary of Koenig & Bauer AG, a leading international printing press manufacturer with over 200 years of history. The parent company provides strategic direction, R&D support, and global distribution infrastructure. MetalPrint operates as the specialized metal decorating division within the larger group.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
KBA-MetalPrint competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Durst Group: Digital industrial printing specialist expanding into label, packaging, and metal decoration applications. Emerging competitive vector in the digital metal printing space where KBA-MetalPrint also competes via MetJET ONE.
- Mark Andy: Narrow-web and label printing press manufacturer expanding into flexible packaging and decoration. Adjacent competitor for converters diversifying beyond traditional metal decoration into digital and hybrid formats.
Broad incumbents
- Heidelberger Druckmaschinen: Large established printing press manufacturer with a broad portfolio across commercial, packaging, and label printing. A broader incumbent whose packaging press line competes for converter capex that could otherwise flow to KBA-MetalPrint.
- Komori Corporation: Japanese printing press manufacturer with offset and specialty printing machinery. A broad incumbent in industrial printing whose capabilities overlap with KBA-MetalPrint's offset and packaging decoration technologies.
- Koenig & Bauer AG: Parent company of KBA-MetalPrint and broader industrial printing group. While not an external competitor, the group structure and competitive context — including its sheetfed and digital/webfed divisions — frames the strategic and capital environment for the MetalPrint business.
Direct peers
- BOBST: Swiss-based packaging machinery manufacturer that, via its Belvac business, supplies metal can-making and metal packaging equipment. Direct competitor in metal decoration machinery serving the same converter customer base.
- The Stolle Machinery Company: US-based supplier of metal can-making and metal decorating equipment. Direct peer serving the same metal packaging converter end market with overlapping product categories.
- Soudronic: Specialist in metal can body welding and related metal packaging equipment. Comparable niche focus on metal can manufacturing machinery and overlapping converter customers.
Others
- Krones AG: German beverage packaging and bottling equipment supplier. Adjacent to metal printing via its metal-packaging-related offerings, serving the same FMCG/beverage customer base but with a different core product set.
- Sidel Group: PET packaging solutions and equipment supplier. Not a direct competitor but serves overlapping beverage brand owners and packaging converter decision-makers, providing a read on adjacent packaging capex dynamics.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
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Frequently asked questions about KBA-MetalPrint
What does KBA-MetalPrint do?
Koenig & Bauer MetalPrint GmbH (KBA-MetalPrint) manufactures and supplies industrial multicolor metal printing and coating machines for the metal packaging industry. The portfolio includes offset metal printing presses (MetalStar 4, Mailänder 283), digital metal printing systems (MetJET ONE), coating machines (MetalCoat 471, MetalCoat 484), drying and curing systems, air purification units, sheet handling equipment, and the proprietary MetalControl measuring and control system and LogoTronic MES. KBA-MetalPrint also provides after-sales services including spare parts, maintenance, overhauls, upgrades, and used equipment relocations.
Is KBA-MetalPrint a public or private company?
KBA-MetalPrint is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was KBA-MetalPrint founded?
KBA-MetalPrint was founded in 1974.
Where is KBA-MetalPrint based?
KBA-MetalPrint is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does KBA-MetalPrint make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Industrial Printing and Coating Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are after-Sales Service, Maintenance and Spare Parts and used Equipment and Relocation Services.
Who are KBA-MetalPrint's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Durst Group and Mark Andy. Broad incumbents are Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Komori Corporation and Koenig & Bauer AG. Direct peers are BOBST, The Stolle Machinery Company and Soudronic. Others are Krones AG and Sidel Group.
Does KBA-MetalPrint have an API?
No public API is recorded for KBA-MetalPrint.
What industry is KBA-MetalPrint in?
KBA-MetalPrint's product category is Industrial Metal Decorating Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMALADAL, Metal Packaging Decoration & Printing (Lithography, Digital, Sleeving on Metal). Its NAICS code is 3328 and its SIC code is 3555.