Kento Digital Printing

What Kento Digital Printing does

Kento Digital Printing, S.L. is a Spanish private industrial-equipment manufacturer, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Burriana, Castellón, that designs and builds hybrid printing lines for the corrugated packaging industry. Its core product, Kento Hybrid®, is positioned as the world's first fully integrated system combining single-pass digital inkjet, HD flexo and inline rotary die-cutting on a single production line under 30 metres. The platform is offered in three modular configurations — Explorer (entry-level digital, under €2M), Performer (maximum hybrid flexibility with 1–4 flexo modules) and Converter (inline rotary die-cutting for finished boxes in one pass) — built on Siemens industrial automation electronics and governed by Kento's patented dual-mode registration system that reads each board and triggers digital print with either board lead-edge or flexo colour-mark detection. An open ink architecture validates food-contact-compliant formulations from INX International and Itaca (Nestlé Guidance and Swiss Ordinance SR 817.023.21).

The company sells exclusively through direct enterprise sales, organised by region (Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Central Asia) with dedicated email contacts, and supports demand generation through a demo center near Valencia, trade shows (notably DRUPA 2024), a structured demo process (remote, on-site, sample pack), and quantified case studies. Revenue is generated from four streams: hardware sales of the Kento Hybrid lines and options, recurring KENTO OEE+ lifecycle service agreements on a fixed monthly fee, spare parts and consumables (Pick & Pay model), and field service and training. Reported customer outcomes — 80% ink savings versus pure digital on solid backgrounds, 3× production capacity vs adding a second flexo line, 77% plant uptime (from 57%), 62% setup-time reduction at Grupo La Plana, and a 95% technical-availability target under OEE+ — anchor the value proposition for corrugated converters and the CPG brand owners they serve.

Name

Kento Digital Printing

Legal name

Kento Digital Printing, S.L.

Website

https://kentodigitalprinting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kento Digital Printing manufactures Kento Hybrid®, the world's first fully integrated hybrid flexo-digital inkjet printing system with inline rotary die-cutting for the corrugated packaging industry, selling direct to converters and brand owners globally alongside recurring lifecycle service agreements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corrugated Printing Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment (3555)

akta.pro primary industry

Production & High-Volume Printing Systems (HDACAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Direct-to-Container & Digital Printing (Inkjet/Laser) (IMALAKAF), Finishing, Converting & Die-Cutting Services (IMALAKAN), Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH)

Keywords

• Hybrid printing systems
• Corrugated packaging equipment
• Digital inkjet printing
• Flexo printing machinery
• Industrial printing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Burriana

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Kento Hybrid Printing Systems (Capital Equipment): Sale of hybrid printing lines at three configuration levels — Explorer, Performer, and Converter — with modular upgrade paths. Entry investment for Explorer configuration is under €2M (~$2.2M). Additional modules (additional flexo units, rotary die-cutter, cleaner stacker, zero-defect system) are added as optional upgrades. This is the primary revenue stream, representing large-ticket industrial capital equipment sales to corrugated packaging converters.
2. Lifecycle OEE+ Service Agreements: Recurring service contracts under the KENTO OEE+ model that combine operational excellence support, process and maintenance audits, scheduled on-site interventions, spare parts management (Pick & Pay model), consignment stock at customer facilities, continuous remote condition monitoring, and remote service platform access. Customers pay a fixed monthly fee for cost predictability. The Lifecycle OEE+ agreement with Grupo La Plana targets 95% technical availability. Modular agreements can be scaled as the customer's operation grows.
3. Spare Parts & Consumables: Sale of spare parts including OEM parts integrated into maintenance support, strategic parts for 1–3 years of normal maintenance, and consumable ink and coating materials. Validated digital ink suppliers include INX International and Itaca (food-contact compliant formulations). Pick-and-pay consumable parts model. Parts in stock in Americas and EMEA regions.
4. Field Service & Training: Field service delivered by local technicians across main market areas (Americas and EMEA). Operator and maintenance training programmes including process, pre-press and press training; TPM hands-on maintenance training; and production training on Lean concepts adapted to OEE including 5S and SMED methodologies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kento Digital Printing manufactures and sells Kento Hybrid®, the world's first fully integrated hybrid printing system for corrugated packaging, combining single-pass digital inkjet, HD flexo, and inline rotary die-cutting in a single production line under 30 metres. The platform is sold in three modular configurations — Explorer (compact digital entry point, entry investment under €2M), Performer (maximum hybrid flexibility with 1–4 flexo modules), and Converter (inline rotary die-cutting for finished boxes in one pass) — and is supported by a six-module Lifecycle Services suite (OEE+, Parts, Remote, Service, Advance Training, LCS Agreements) sold on subscription and recurring service contracts.

Product overview

Kento Digital Printing offers Kento Hybrid®, the world's first fully integrated hybrid printing system for corrugated packaging. The system combines digital inkjet, HD flexo, and inline rotary die-cutting in a single production line. Three configurations are available: Explorer (compact digital entry point), Performer (maximum hybrid flexibility with 1-4 flexo modules), and Converter (inline rotary die-cutting for finished boxes in one pass). Lifecycle Solutions provide comprehensive support through six modules: KENTO OEE+ (operational excellence), KENTO PARTS (spare parts management), KENTO REMOTE (condition monitoring), KENTO SERVICE (field service), KENTO ADVANCE TRAINING (operator and maintenance training), and KENTO LCS AGREEMENTS (service agreements combining multiple modules). The company also offers demonstration services including remote demos, on-site visits at their demo center near Valencia, Spain, and sample packs for evaluation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kento Hybrid®: The world's first fully integrated hybrid printing system for corrugated packaging combining digital inkjet, HD flexo and inline rotary die-cutting in a single line.
• Kento UV
• KENTO OEE+
• KENTO PARTS
• KENTO REMOTE
• KENTO SERVICE
• KENTO ADVANCE TRAINING

Products and services

• Kento Hybrid® Explorer Compact base configuration of the Kento Hybrid® single-pass hybrid flexo-digital printing line, providing a digital entry point for corrugated converters. Includes vacuum feeder, one flexo unit, digital station, and standard UV at 360 dpi, with optional upgrades (additional flexo unit, transition table, OPV/varnish, rotary die-cutter, Kento stacker, 600 dpi upgrade, zero-defect system). Entry investment under €2M (~$2.2M).
• Kento Hybrid® Performer Maximum hybrid flexibility configuration of the Kento Hybrid® line with full single-pass flexo-inkjet configuration and 1–4 flexo modules (Quick-Set), primer, OPV/varnish, Rotowheel lead-edge feeder, and standard UV at 600 dpi QS. Optional cleaner stacker and zero-defect system (Valco).
• Kento Hybrid® Converter Finished-boxes-in-one-pass configuration of the Kento Hybrid® line that combines full flexo-inkjet hybrid with inline rotary die-cutting as standard, enabling print, conversion, and box-ready output in a single pass.
• KENTO OEE+ Lifecycle Service Agreement Recurring subscription-based lifecycle service agreement combining operational excellence support, process and maintenance audits, scheduled on-site interventions, spare parts management (Pick & Pay), consignment stock, continuous remote condition monitoring, and remote service platform access. Customers pay a fixed monthly fee for cost predictability, with a KENTO OEE Bespoke option for tailored scope and terms.
• KENTO LCS Agreements (Lifecycle Service Agreements) Lifecycle service agreement bundles that combine OEE+, Parts, Remote, Service Hours, and Training into pre-configured or tailor-made packages aligned to specific plant operating profiles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% ink savings vs pure digital on solid backgrounds
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Emmepi GroupcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2025Technical and commercial collaboration agreement signed November 2025 for integration between Kento's hybrid flexo-digital printing technology and Emmepi Group's handling and conveying systems. Covers three areas: (1) Feeding systems — automatic prefeeders optimising material flow; (2) Transport systems — conveyors and transfer tables for precise board handling between processes; (3) Outfeed automation — stripping, stacking, and palletising systems for lines with inline rotary die-cutters. Both companies share a Siemens electronic platform for synchronised production. Emmepi Group, founded in 2011, employs 280 people and is based in Perugia, Italy.
• INX InternationalcoreTechnology or IntegrationValidated digital ink supplier for Kento Hybrid printing systems. INX International provides advanced digital ink formulations compatible with Kento's open ink architecture, including food-contact compliant options. INX is a major global ink manufacturer serving packaging, commercial, and digital printing markets.
• ItacacoreTechnology or IntegrationValidated digital ink supplier for Kento Hybrid printing systems. Itaca provides digital ink formulations for corrugated packaging applications. Part of Kento's open ink architecture strategy enabling supply chain flexibility and no vendor lock-in.
• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationIndustrial automation partner providing drives and control systems integrated across the Kento Hybrid line. Siemens electronics form the backbone of Kento's patented registration system and overall line control architecture. Both Kento and partner Emmepi Group's systems communicate through a shared Siemens electronic platform.
• SERRA / SERRAPIDcoreTechnology or IntegrationSERRAPID technology by SERRA integrated into the rotary die-cutting unit of Kento Hybrid installations. Used in QPI Quality Packaging's Kento Hybrid Rotary Die Cutter 66 × 82 configuration. The rotary die-cutter with SERRAPID technology enables precision die-cutting as part of the fully integrated hybrid converting line.
• Generalitat Valenciana / IVACEminorOthersRegional government of the Valencian Community, Spain. Kento received multiple forms of public support: IVACE funding (IMINOK/2023/144 — €104,872.25 for inline die-cutting innovation, 60% co-financed by EU through ERDF Operational Programme Valencian Community 2021-2027); internationalisation support through Ministry of Innovation, Industry, Trade and Tourism (INTPRM/2025/487 — €11,975.92); and Pyme Innova Program support (€3,750 grant, €6,250 total investment).
• European Union (ERDF)minorOthersEuropean Union through the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) — co-financier of Kento's innovation projects. Multiple grants co-financed: IVACE inline die-cutting project (60% of project cost), Pyme Innova Programme, and subordinated loan operation co-financed by EU through Comunitat Valenciana FEDER 2021-2027 Programme.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• Mark Andy: US-based manufacturer of narrow-web printing and converting equipment for labels and flexible packaging, with growing industrial print capabilities. Adjacent category with similar capital equipment, services, and consumables business model serving packaging converters.

Broad incumbents

• BHS Corrugated: Global broad incumbent in corrugated machinery, with strengths in corrugators, rotary die-cutters, and inline converting equipment that complement the die-cutting side of the Kento Hybrid line. Adjacent overlap in the corrugated converter workflow.
• Koenig & Bauer (KBA): German-based broad incumbent industrial printing machinery manufacturer serving commercial, packaging, and security printing markets. While KBA's core focus is offset and security, its growing packaging segment overlaps with corrugated printing, and its engineering scale represents a competitive threat.
• BOBST: Swiss-based broad incumbent in packaging printing and converting equipment for labels, flexible packaging, and corrugated. BOBST's broader portfolio overlaps with Kento in corrugated converting and inline finishing, though not focused purely on the hybrid single-pass digital-flexo niche.

Direct peers

• Durst Group: Italian manufacturer of industrial digital inkjet printing systems, including the Tau single-pass presses for corrugated packaging. Durst is the most direct competitor to Kento Hybrid in the corrugated digital inkjet category, targeting the same converter base with comparable throughput claims.
• Winkler+Dünnebier (W+D): German manufacturer of packaging converting machinery including folder-gluers and inline converting systems for corrugated and folding cartons. Direct overlap in inline converting/die-cutting capabilities integrated with printing lines, serving the same corrugated converter customers.
• Comexi: Spanish-headquartered manufacturer of flexographic printing and converting equipment for flexible packaging and labels, with overlap into corrugated applications. Comparable technology stack and similar Iberian manufacturing base serving the same converter customers.
• EFI Nozomi: EFI's Nozomi C18000 Plus is a single-pass digital inkjet press for corrugated packaging. Direct competitor to Kento Hybrid, serving the same corrugated converters with digital-printing economics for short-to-mid runs.
• SOMA Engineering: Czech-based manufacturer of flexo printing presses and full converting lines for packaging including corrugated. Direct technology overlap as a flexo-press competitor to the flexo side of the Kento Hybrid line, serving similar converters.
• HP PageWide Industrial: HP's PageWide Web Press T250i/T1100 series are single-pass digital inkjet presses for corrugated packaging, directly competing with Kento Hybrid for the same converter customers pursuing short-run versioning and shorter lead times.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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