Printing, folding cartons and publishing: printing, die-cutting, packaging production and finishing since 1892.
B. KRAUSE GmbH
Radebeul · Wilhelm-Eichler-Straße 9, 01445 RadebeulNew on Amplifa
About B. KRAUSE
B. KRAUSE GmbH in Radebeul is a fifth-generation family business that has been producing printed matter and packaging products since 1892. Its service portfolio includes design and typesetting, offset, letterpress and digital printing, as well as finishing with die-cutting, embossing, binding, folding and gluing. In the folding carton segment, the company produces specialty packaging, solid corrugated packaging and precisely fitted compartments, including automated die-cutting and gluing. Products include business cards, letterheads, forms, brochures, books, labels, calendars, admission tickets, pop-up cards, 3D folding folders, card games, board games and Advent calendars. In addition, the company offers mailing and direct advertising, web design and marketing, a mail service, and the Spiel-Tour-Press publishing house with production and distribution of art postcards. All steps from consulting through printing to finishing are carried out in-house at Wilhelm-Eichler-Straße 9 in Radebeul near Dresden.
- Site
- Radebeul
- Processes
- Offset printing, Digital printing, Letterpress printing, Die-cutting, Gluing, Embossing, Binding (incl. Wire-O binding), Folding
- Materials
- Paper, Paperboard, Corrugated board
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1892
- Industries
- Printing, Packaging, Publishing
- 01
Design
- 02
Typesetting
- 03
Printing (offset, letterpress, digital)
- 04
Die-cutting/Embossing
- 05
Binding, folding, gluing
- 06
Packaging production
- 07
Mail/Shipping service
Materials & Processes
Paper
Base material for printed matter such as letterheads, forms, brochures, books and calendars.
Paperboard
Material for photographic board products, specialty packaging, pop-up cards and 3D folding folders.
Corrugated board
Used for solid corrugated packaging and transport packaging with precisely fitted compartments.
Locations
Radebeul
DEHead office with printing plant, folding carton production and publishing house
- Lot size
- One-offs to series production runs
- Materials
- Paper, paperboard, corrugated board
- Offset printing
- Letterpress printing
- Digital printing
- Die-cutting
- Embossing
- Automated die-cutting and gluing
- Binding
- Folding
- Gluing
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offset printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Paper, Paperboard |
| Digital printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Paper, Paperboard |
| Letterpress printingPrinting | – | – | – | – | Paper, Paperboard |
| Die-cuttingForming | – | – | – | – | Paperboard, Corrugated board |
| GluingJoining | – | – | – | – | Paperboard, Corrugated board |
| EmbossingFinishing | – | – | – | – | Paper, Paperboard |
| Binding (incl. Wire-O binding)Finishing | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| FoldingFinishing | – | – | – | – | Paper, Paperboard |
| Packaging production (folding cartons/corrugated packaging)Packaging | – | – | – | – | Paperboard, Corrugated board |
| Typesetting/DesignEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
According to company statements, quality is assured in every respect, from consulting and design through printing to finishing. A test-specific QM system is not documented on the website.
| Evidence | Radebeul |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1892
Bernhard Krause starts manufacturing photographic board products in Dresden-Nord
- 1897
Relocation to Oberlößnitz and to Radebeul, Carolastraße
- 1905
Purchase of the property at Gartenstraße 24, Radebeul; up to 120 employees
- 1919
William Krause joins the company (OHG)
- 1939
Rudolf Kynzl buys the company; relocation to Wilhelm-Eichler-Straße 9
- 1960
Takeover of the Vieweg letterpress printing works
- 1964
Takeover of the company R. & A. Kreibich; production of scatter meal and model railway track ballast
- 1979
Undine Meißner takes over management of the company
- 1991
Concentration on a single company location in Radebeul
- 1999
Takeover of the Spiel-Tour-Press publishing house (art postcards)
- 2002
Conversion into a GmbH (limited liability company)
- 2014
Renaming to B. KRAUSE GmbH
- 2015
Burghard Meißner becomes managing director
- 2016
Shareholding passes to Undine Meißner's sons
- 2017
125th company anniversary
- 2024
Start of the transformation project to introduce an ERP system (02.12.2024–30.11.2025)