Manufacture and processing of corrugated board into transport packaging, sales packaging and displays
Köster Kartonagenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
21337 Lüneburg · 25436 Tornesch (former site, relocated)New on Amplifa
Company
Köster Kartonagenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG is an owner-managed family company based in Lüneburg that produces and processes corrugated board under the Cartoflex brand. The company manufactures transport packaging, shipping packaging, sales packaging as well as displays and merchandise presentations in large and small production runs. The value chain includes consulting, conception and development of customised packaging solutions by its own development department, production on modern folding carton gluing machines, as well as complete warehousing and delivery. The plant in Lüneburg comprises around 15.000 m² of production halls in which corrugated board formats are produced; in addition, the company has its own raw material supply. Customers are companies from industry and trade; the focus of delivery is in northern Germany.
- Site
- Lüneburg
- Processes
- Production and processing of corrugated board (packaging, displays, cartons), Manufacture of transport packaging, sales packaging and displays in large and small production runs, Consulting and conception of customised packaging solutions, Warehousing and delivery of packaging, Production of corrugated board formats, Consulting, Conception, Production
- Materials
- Corrugated board, Paper, cardboard and board
- Founded
- 1999-04-19
- Industries
- Industry, Trade
- 01
Consulting
- 02
Conception and development
- 03
Production of corrugated board formats
- 04
Processing (gluing, packing)
- 05
Warehousing
- 06
Delivery and service
Materials
Corrugated board
Base material for transport packaging, sales packaging and displays.
Paper, cardboard and board
Material basis for packaging according to the commercial register.
Sites
Lüneburg
DEProduction plant and headquarters
- Lot size
- Large and small production runs
- Materials
- Corrugated board, cardboard
- Folding carton gluing machine TURBOX I (Bahmüller)
- Folding carton gluing machine TURBOX BTX 2300 (Bahmüller)
- Packing system POWERPACKER I with robotic technology
- Packing system POWERPACKER II
Tornesch
DEFormer production site (Borstelweg 1), relocated to Lüneburg in 2013/2014
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production and processing of corrugated board (packaging, displays, cartons)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
| Manufacture of transport packaging, sales packaging and displays in large and small production runsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
| Consulting and conception of customised packaging solutionsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Warehousing and delivery of packagingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of corrugated board formatsPlastics | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folding carton gluing machine TURBOX I | Wilhelm Bahmüller TURBOX I | 1 | – | 2006 | Lüneburg |
| Folding carton gluing machine TURBOX BTX 2300 (TURBOX II) | Wilhelm Bahmüller TURBOX BTX 2300 | 1 | – | – | Lüneburg |
| Fully automatic packing system with robotic technology POWERPACKER I | Wilhelm Bahmüller POWERPACKER I | 1 | – | 2006 | Lüneburg |
| Packing system POWERPACKER II | Wilhelm Bahmüller POWERPACKER II | 1 | – | – | Lüneburg |
Additional services
History
- 1999
Registration of Köster Kartonagenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG on 19.04.1999 at the Pinneberg Local Court (HRA 1300 EL).
- 2005
Investment in the first TURBOX folding carton gluing machine from Bahmüller with fully automatic POWERPACKER I.
- 2006
Merger of Köster Kartonagenfabrik GmbH on 05.09.2006; management company Wiese mbH becomes general partner; delivery of TURBOX I with POWERPACKER I (robotic packing system).
- 2012
Panther Packaging GmbH terminates its minority stake in Köster Kartonagenfabrik retroactively as of 1.1.2012.
- 2013
Relocation of headquarters to Lüneburg (register change to the Lüneburg Local Court HRA 201801); construction of a new plant for producing corrugated board formats with an investment of ca. 18 Mio. € and ca. 15.000 m² of halls; start of production in January 2013.
- 2014
Merger of CARTOFLEX GmbH Cartonagen with Köster Kartonagenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (29.08.2014); investment in a second TURBOX BTX 2300 folding carton gluing machine; relocation of the Tornesch site to Lüneburg with 80–100 additional jobs.