Founded in Switzerland in 1890, it is a well-known supplier of equipment and services for packaging and label manufacturers, and a leading company in post-press processing machinery and equipment
BOBST is the world's leading supplier of high-quality machinery and services to folding cartons, corrugated board and flexible material packaging plants.
Founded in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1890 by Joseph Bobst, BOBST operates in more than 50 countries, with 11 production plants in 8 countries and more than 5,000 employees worldwide. As of December 31, 2013, the company's consolidated turnover amounted to CHF 1,354 million.
BOBST has production sites on three continents and a sales and service network in more than 50 countries. The global network is one of the key factors for BOBST to be a leader in the industry. By supporting customers in close proximity in their native language, while respecting the customs of their location, BOBST helps customers achieve higher quality, increase productivity and reduce operating costs.
With its 120 years of expertise, BOBST provides equipment, solutions and technologies for the folding carton, corrugated board and flexible material processing industries to ensure that its customers meet packaging requirements with improved quality, efficacy and productivity.
Since January 1, 2010, the Group has three business units – sheetfed, web and service:
Business Unit: Sheet-fed Feeding Department
With its world-renowned production lines BOBST, Asitrade and Martin, BOBST has been recognized as a trusted partner and innovation leader in the folding carton and corrugated board converting industry. In this business unit, BOBST offers in-line and off-line lines for flexo, litholaming, foil stamping, flat-and-round dies, flexo-folder-gluer lines, as well as peripherals for folding and corrugated converting.
Business Unit: Web Feeding
BOBST's web feed lines – BOBST, Fischer & Krecke, General, Kochsiek and Rotomec – are the industry's leading suppliers of web feed printing and converting equipment to the flexible materials and folding carton converting industries. Through this business unit, BOBST offers efficient solutions for the production of gravure, flexo, coating, lamination, vacuum coating for food packaging or non-food packaging, as well as for labeling, decoration and security applications, as well as for the pre-printing of pasted wallpaper, adhesive tapes, professional papers and linerboard.
Business Unit: Service Department
Through its global network of service centers, BOBST provides the packaging industry with first-class service, ensuring that its machinery and solutions continue to perform at their best after the market. Its services range from expert consultation to the provision of core services, maintenance programs, equipment improvements, technical and efficiency solutions.
