About KOCH Pac-Systeme – Packaging Expert for Over 50 Years

Variety securely assembled, filled, and packaged – with solutions from KOCH Pac-Systeme

International machine manufacturer and consulting partner for turnkey solutions along the entire process chain.

We are an internationally operating mechanical engineering company and consulting partner for turnkey solutions with our headquarters in Pfalzgrafenweiler in southern Germany. For over 55 years, we have been implementing automation and packaging solutions from assembly and filling to packaging for consumer products, healthcare, and contact lenses.

Over 400 employees worldwide develop and produce individual, modular, and standardized solutions tailored to product, market, and regulatory requirements. Digital solutions as well as a global sales and service network ensure efficient processes and stable operation throughout the entire lifecycle.

As part of the Uhlmann Group, the company contributes to the safe availability of sensitive products and creates added value worldwide in terms of performance, flexibility, and efficiency.

Discover the Uhlmann Group What defines KOCH

A man and a woman in blue work jackets looking together at a metal component held in his hands

Internationally operating machine manufacturer and consulting partner for turnkey solutions, from assembly to filling to packaging, in the consumer products, healthcare, and contact lens industries.

Among the leading
innovators

Worldwide sales
& service locations

Modern glass office building of the KOCH headquarters in Pfalzgrafenweiler, seen in evening light

Internationally operating machine manufacturer and consulting partner for turnkey solutions, from assembly to filling to packaging, in the consumer products, healthcare, and contact lens industries.

Over 55 years
expertise in mechanical engineering

Headquarters in
Pfalzgrafenweiler

KOCH Pac-Systeme team and employee image – over 400 employees worldwide with an above-average training rate of 10 percent

Internationally operating machine manufacturer and consulting partner for turnkey solutions, from assembly to filling to packaging, in the consumer products, healthcare, and contact lens industries.

Over 10 percent
training rate

Over 400 employees
worldwide

Thomas Winkler

CEO | Managing Director

“As a family-owned medium-sized company, we combine reliability and long-term thinking with genuine innovative strength. This combination creates partnerships built on trust and enables developments that grow and endure over many years. KOCH contributes all relevant competencies as a trusted turnkey partner. We develop solutions designed to work seamlessly from the initial concept through to stable operation, supporting our customers in achieving reliable processes, efficient production, and long-term adaptability.”

Best prospects: For customers and employees

A healthy earning power and a solid capital structure are the foundation for realizing our vision. Our corporate culture includes securing our employees' jobs in the long term, acting responsibly, and operating according to clearly defined corporate principles. Economically sound operations enable us to maintain the independence and freedom to shape our future. This is what we stand for – today and in the future.

We are a team.

We are purposefully.

We are innovative and flexible.

We are conscientious.

We are competent.

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For our customers: Creating added value

For our customers, we develop solutions tailored to their specific requirements, ranging from increased OEE and reliable processes to individual packaging concepts.

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For our employees: Securing the future

Our employees are our greatest asset. Through continuous training, attractive development opportunities, and modern workplaces, we create prospects – and thus ensure the long-term success of our customers and our company.

Sustainability & Responsibility

Implement packaging concepts with confidence.

Long-term thinking and responsible business practices are part of our corporate culture. We support our customers with expertise in packaging concepts, machine technologies and project implementation tailored to specific requirements.

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Our history. Shaped by innovation, customer proximity, and technological excellence.

Since its founding in 1969 by Dieter Koch, we have been developing technologies and solutions that have a lasting impact on the market. What began as a family business in Pfalzgrafenweiler has become an internationally recognized partner for flexible turnkey solutions – from development and assembly to filling and future-oriented packaging concepts.

Every milestone stands for progress, closeness to the customer, and the goal of realizing practical and economical solutions worldwide.

1969

Dieter Koch founds Koch Maschinenbau GmbH

1973

Development of the first forming, filling and sealing machine

1988

Introduction of the Nurpak® packaging concept based on paperboard and cardboard materials

2006

KOCH becomes a member of the Uhlmann Group and is renamed KOCH Pac-Systeme GmbH

2009

Relocation to the new company building in the Schornzhardt industrial park in Pfalzgrafenweiler

2011

Strengthening KOCH line competencies through the introduction of the KOCH packagingLine brand

2012

Expansion of the assembly hall in Pfalzgrafenweiler (construction phase 2) by 1,800 sqm

2015

Development of the next generation of highly flexible high-speedsystems for contact lens packaging

2018

Start of construction of the new office and communications building with reception

2019

50th company anniversary with occupation of the new office and communications building

2020

Market launch of the KBS-C medplus® – a packaging machine compliant with medical industry standards

2021

Introduction of new packaging concepts and technologies with the brands cyclePac®, cycleBox®, and cycleForm®

2022

KOCH Pac-Systeme is one of the TOP 100 Innovators of 2022

2023

Opening of the KOCH Packaging Competence Center to strengthen our consulting expertise along the packaging process and move into the new assembly hall

Two people examining a small packaging sample in a production environment, illustrating PPWR-aligned packaging development at KOCH Pac-Systeme in 2024

2024

Further development of sustainability through PPWR alignment of machines and packaging

2025

Market entry of the modular machine concept KMO as well as the sealing inspection KSI

2026

KOCH – your partner for reliable solutions for more than 55 years

Variety securely assembled, filled, and packaged – with solutions from KOCH Pac-Systeme

About us

Best prospects: For customers and employees

We are a team.

We are purposefully.

We are innovative and flexible.

We are conscientious.

We are competent.

For our customers: Creating added value

For our employees: Securing the future

Implement packaging concepts with confidence.

Our history. Shaped by innovation, customer proximity, and technological excellence.

Dieter Koch founds Koch Maschinenbau GmbH

Development of the first forming, filling and sealing machine

Introduction of the Nurpak® packaging concept based on paperboard and cardboard materials

KOCH becomes a member of the Uhlmann Group and is renamed KOCH Pac-Systeme GmbH

Relocation to the new company building in the Schornzhardt industrial park in Pfalzgrafenweiler

Strengthening KOCH line competencies through the introduction of the KOCH packagingLine brand

Expansion of the assembly hall in Pfalzgrafenweiler (construction phase 2) by 1,800 sqm

Development of the next generation of highly flexible high-speedsystems for contact lens packaging

Start of construction of the new office and communications building with reception

50th company anniversary with occupation of the new office and communications building

Market launch of the KBS-C medplus® – a packaging machine compliant with medical industry standards

Introduction of new packaging concepts and technologies with the brands cyclePac®, cycleBox®, and cycleForm®

KOCH Pac-Systeme is one of the TOP 100 Innovators of 2022

Opening of the KOCH Packaging Competence Center to strengthen our consulting expertise along the packaging process and move into the new assembly hall

Further development of sustainability through PPWR alignment of machines and packaging

Market entry of the modular machine concept KMO as well as the sealing inspection KSI

2026 Expansion of the KMO portfolio including a new module for folding box processing