Custom packaging made from corrugated board, cardboard and paper – printing, converting and development from a single source.

Amsa Verpackung GmbH (123BAG)

Altach (A-6844), AustriaNew on Amplifa

2021Founded

~10Employees

1Location (Altach, AT)

3200 × 3200 mmMax. plotter format (Kongsberg C64)

up to 500 piecesSmall series without tooling

About 123BAG

Amsa Verpackung GmbH operates 123BAG, a specialised online shop for packaging materials and custom packaging solutions, based in Altach, Vorarlberg. The team of around ten packaging developers, product designers and production staff develops and produces product packaging, shipping boxes, gift boxes, carrier bags and packaging accessories made from corrugated board (E- and B-flute), solid cardboard and paper. Production includes digital printing on a SwissQprint ORYX with white printing and varnish finishing, plotter and die-cutting with two Kongsberg MultiCut systems for prototypes and small series up to 500 pieces, as well as offset printing for larger quantities. Customers come primarily from e-commerce, retail and branded goods, including Red Bull and Bando. The company relies on FSC-certified and recycled materials as well as CO2-neutral production and delivers to Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Site: Altach, Austria
Processes: Digital printing for packaging & displays (packaging printing), Offset printing (packaging printing, outside and inside printing), Plotting/cutting of packaging (prototypes, sampling, small series up to 500 pieces), Packaging development/design (3D development module, construction, die-cut data), Production of product boxes/packaging made from corrugated board (FEFCO 0427, E- and B-flute), Printing of carrier bags (paper bags, cotton bags), Printing of boxes (product packaging, shipping boxes, gift boxes), Printing of packaging materials (tissue paper, packing tissue, stickers, packaging tape)
Materials: E-flute corrugated board, B-flute corrugated board, Solid cardboard, Paper (FSC-certified, recycled paper up to 80% recycled content), PaperWise paper (organic waste / plant residues), Kraft paper (brown, thread-reinforced for packaging tape), Cotton (organic & Fairtrade, Öko-Tex Standard 100), Tissue paper / packing tissue (18 g or 28 g)
Certificates: FSC certification (materials, predominantly), Öko-Tex Standard 100 (cotton bags), Fairtrade (cotton bags), FSC materials, CO2-neutral (climateline.org), REACH regulation
Founded: 2021
Employees: ~10
Industries: E-commerce, Retail/packaging materials, Branded goods

01
Packaging development & design (3D development module, die-cut data)
02
Digital/offset printing
03
Plotting/die-cutting (Kongsberg)
04
Finishing (varnish, white printing)
05
Converting & shipping

Materials & Processes

WEL

Corrugated board (E-flute, B-flute)

Used for product boxes and shipping boxes, including FEFCO 0427, up to 645 × 600 × 220 mm.

HKA

Solid cardboard

For premium product packaging and gift boxes.

PAP

Paper (FSC, recycled content up to 80%)

Environmentally conscious material for boxes, carrier bags and packaging accessories.

PWI

PaperWise paper (organic waste)

Paper made from plant residues, significantly more environmentally friendly than virgin-fibre and recycled paper.

KRP

Kraft paper

Thread-reinforced material for packaging tape and packing accessories.

BAW

Cotton (organic & Fairtrade, Öko-Tex Standard 100)

For printed carrier bags from 250 pieces.

SEI

Tissue paper / packing tissue (18 g, 28 g)

Two-way opaque filling and wrapping paper, printable from 500 sheets.

DIG

Digital printing (SwissQprint ORYX)

High-quality printing including white printing and varnish finishing on a wide variety of materials, also in small quantities.

OFF

Offset printing

Cost-effective process printing for product boxes and carrier bags from 250–500 pieces.

PLO

Plotting/die-cutting (Kongsberg C64/C24)

Tool-free production of prototypes, sampling and small series up to 500 pieces.

Locations

Altach

Headquarters, production and online shop

Lot size: Prototypes to small series (500 pieces)
Materials: Corrugated board, solid cardboard, paper, cotton

SwissQprint ORYX (digital printing, white printing, varnish)
Kongsberg C64 MultiCut (3200 × 3200 mm, feeder, stacker, underside camera)
Kongsberg C24 MultiCut (3200 × 1600 mm, feeder with camera)

Products & Components

**Corrugated product box in offset print**Offset printing · E-commerce

**Kraft board envelope**Packaging · Retail

**Garment sleeve 60 × 110 cm**Converting · Retail

**Printed tissue paper**Digital printing · E-commerce

**Printed carrier bag**Offset printing · Retail

**Special packaging with sliding mechanism (Red Bull)**Custom development · Branded goods

Inside the production

Product developer Alexander Böhler in the production hall

Industries

E-commerceRetail/packaging materialsBranded goods

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Digital printing for packaging & displays (packaging printing)Surface	–	–	–	–	Corrugated board, Solid cardboard, Paper, Wide variety of materials
Offset printing (packaging printing, outside and inside printing)Surface	–	–	–	–	Corrugated board, Paper
Plotting/cutting of packaging (prototypes, sampling, small series up to 500 pieces)Forming	–	3200 mm	–	1 – 500 pieces	Corrugated board, Cardboard, Paper
Packaging development/design (3D development module, construction, die-cut data)Engineering	–	–	–	–	Corrugated board, Solid cardboard, PaperWise paper
Production of product boxes/packaging made from corrugated board (FEFCO 0427, E- and B-flute)Joining	–	645 mm × 600 mm × 220 mm	–	20 pieces	E-flute corrugated board, B-flute corrugated board
Printing of carrier bags (paper bags, cotton bags)Surface	–	–	–	250 pieces	Paper, Cotton
Printing of boxes (product packaging, shipping boxes, gift boxes)Surface	–	–	–	25 pieces	Corrugated board, Solid cardboard
Printing of packaging materials (tissue paper, packing tissue, stickers, packaging tape)Surface	–	–	–	–	Paper, Kraft paper
Converting and shipping (e.g. 400 parcels Red Bull project)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–
Varnish finishing (white printing, varnish for effects)Surface	–	–	–	–	Corrugated board, Paper

3 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Digital printing machine (flatbed, white printing, varnish finishing)	SwissQprint ORYX	1	–	–	Altach, Austria
Multicut die-cutting/plotting system with feeder, stacker and underside camera	Kongsberg C64	1	3200 mm x 3200 mm	–	Altach, Austria
Multicut die-cutting/plotting system with feeder with camera	Kongsberg C24	1	3200 mm x 1600 mm	–	Altach, Austria

Additional services

Custom packaging developmentDigital printing (SwissQprint ORYX, white printing, varnish finishing)Plotter/small-series production (Kongsberg C64/C24, up to 500 pieces)Prototypes and samplingOnline design editor (web-to-print)Packaging analysis/optimisationStock items of packaging materialsConsulting and design through to production

Reference customers

Red BullBando

Quality & Certification

Production is carried out with camera-assisted Kongsberg systems and high-quality digital printing technology; materials are predominantly FSC-certified, produced in a CO2-neutral manner and Reach-compliant. Climate-neutral production and delivery are offset via climateline.org.

Evidence	Altach
FSC materials
Öko-Tex Standard 100 (cotton bags)
Fairtrade (cotton bags)
CO2-neutral (climateline.org)
REACH regulation

History

1992
Alexander Böhler begins his career in the packaging industry; later head of the development department and prepress at a corrugated board manufacturer.
2021
Founding of 123BAG as a specialised online shop for packaging materials and packaging accessories.