Manufacturer of customized adhesive labels in offset, digital, flexo and letterpress printing with finishing and security solutions.
Dieter Kempa Etiketten GmbH
Feucht (Industriestraße 75, 90537) · GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Kempa Etiketten
Dieter Kempa Etiketten GmbH, based in Feucht near Nuremberg, is a family-owned label manufacturer that has been producing customized adhesive labels since 1980. The focus is on technically demanding special solutions: refined product and decoration labels, roll and sheet adhesive labels, customized labels with sequential numbering and barcodes, as well as security labels on holographic film (Kempa BrandProtect). Production takes place in wet offset, digital (HP Indigo), letterpress and UV flexo printing, complemented by finishing processes such as hot and cold foil stamping, blind embossing, varnishing, laminating and lamination, as well as personalization via UV inkjet, thermal, thermal transfer and laser marking. Materials are paper and polyester film with protective laminate. Industries served include pharmaceuticals and healthcare, telecommunications, chemical industry, food, wine and spirits, cosmetics and the textile industry. Final inspection is performed by camera monitoring of every single label.
- Site
- Feucht
- Processes
- Roll adhesive labels (label printing on rolls, automatic labeling), Offset printed labels (product and decoration labels), Sheet adhesive labels (individually cut, perforated), Security labels (hologram labels, Kempa BrandProtect, numbering), Personalized labels (sequential numbering, barcodes, lot size one), Wet offset printing, Digital printing, Letterpress
- Materials
- Polyester film, Holographic film (Kempa BrandProtect), Paper (label paper), Substrate material with protective laminate, Label Paper, Polyester Film, Holographic Film (Kempa BrandProtect), Substrate Material with Protective Laminate
- Certificates
- 100% optical final inspection (camera monitoring), TÜV-certified green electricity
- Founded
- 1980
- Employees
- over 30
- Industries
- Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Telecommunications, Chemical Industry, Food & Delicacies, Wine & Spirits, Drugstore/Cosmetics
- 01
Prepress / Data Intake
- 02
Printing (Offset, Digital, Letterpress, Flexo)
- 03
Finishing (Foil Stamping, Varnishing, Laminating, Lamination)
- 04
Personalization (UV Inkjet, Thermal, Laser)
- 05
Die-Cutting and Final Processing
- 06
Converting, Packaging, Warehouse and Logistics
- 07
Final Inspection with Camera Monitoring
Materials and Printing Processes
Label Paper
Base for roll, sheet and product adhesive labels in all printing processes.
Polyester Film
Extremely durable material for high-stress labels such as CODE-No. labels.
Holographic Film (Kempa BrandProtect)
Tamper-proof security film for product protection labels, available exclusively from Kempa.
Substrate Material with Protective Laminate
Laminated protection for virtually indestructible ownership and identification labels.
Wet Offset Printing
High-quality, brilliant product labels, also for smaller print runs.
Digital Printing (HP Indigo)
Cost-efficient printing without printing plates, ideal for highly diverse and small runs.
UV Flexo Printing
Roll processing with UV curing for label production.
Letterpress
Classic process in the printing plant's machine park.
Hot and Cold Foil Stamping
Finishing with metallic and specialty foils for premium brand labels.
Personalization (UV Inkjet, Thermal, Thermal Transfer, Laser)
Sequential numbering, barcodes and lot size one through to direct laser marking.
Location
Feucht
DEHeadquarters, Production and Administration
- Lot size
- small to large runs
- Materials
- Paper, Polyester Film, Holographic Film
- HP Indigo Digital Printing Press
- Semi-Rotary Printing and Die-Cutting Machines
- Rotary Printing and Die-Cutting Machines
- 4-Color Rotary Presses
- 6-Color Rotary Presses
- Wet Offset Presses
- Letterpress Machines
- UV Flexo Printing Machines
- Processing Machines for Further Finishing
- Processing Machines for Specialty Finishing and Final Processing
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roll adhesive labels (label printing on rolls, automatic labeling)Plastics | – | – | – | Small run – Large run | Paper, Polyester Film |
| Offset printed labels (product and decoration labels)Plastics | – | – | – | Small run | Paper, Label materials |
| Sheet adhesive labels (individually cut, perforated)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Security labels (hologram labels, Kempa BrandProtect, numbering)Plastics | – | – | – | Small run | Holographic film |
| Personalized labels (sequential numbering, barcodes, lot size one)Plastics | – | – | – | 1 | Substrate materials (high-quality) |
| Wet offset printingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Digital printingPlastics | – | – | – | Small run | Paper |
| LetterpressPlastics | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Flexo printing (UV flexo printing)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Hot foil stampingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cold foil stampingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Blind embossingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Coating with varnishes, laminating and laminationSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Personalization via UV inkjet, thermal and thermal transferPlastics | – | – | – | – | – |
| Direct laser markingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Die-cutting (semi-rotary and rotary)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Paper, Film |
| Converting & final processing (bundling, dispenser converting, packaging, warehouse/logistics)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Final inspection with camera monitoring (100% optical inspection)Inspection | – | – | – | – | – |
11 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP Indigo digital printing press | HP Indigo | – | – | – | Feucht |
| Semi-rotary printing and die-cutting machines | – | – | – | – | Feucht |
| Rotary printing and die-cutting machines | – | – | – | – | Feucht |
| 4-color rotary presses | – | – | – | – | Feucht |
| 6-color rotary presses | – | – | – | – | Feucht |
| Wet offset presses | – | – | – | ab 2007 | Feucht |
| Letterpress machines | – | – | – | – | Feucht |
| UV flexo printing machines | – | – | – | – | Feucht |
| Processing machines for further finishing | – | – | – | – | Feucht |
| Processing machines for specialty finishing and final processing | – | – | – | – | Feucht |
| Label applicators (DWR Round and DWR Dispenser, distribution) | DWR Round / Dispenser | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality Assurance
At the end of the production process, camera monitoring is used in which every single label is optically inspected. The printing presses are operated entirely with certified water supply (TÜV Rheinland).
| Evidence | Feucht |
|---|---|
| 100% optical final inspection (camera monitoring) | |
| TÜV-certified green electricity |
Company History
- 1980
Dieter Kempa founds the company on 1 July 1980 with a printing press in the basement of his house.
- 1981
New machine purchased, move to a former laundry.
- 1984
Move to Industriestraße in Feucht, still the company's location today.
- 1986
Ulf Kempa joins the company, responsible for production technology; conversion to a GmbH.
- 1989
Ralf Kempa joins as customer advisor.
- 1993
First experience with label personalization.
- 1998
Special solutions for telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, textile industry and other sectors; market leader in PIN/TAN covers.
- 1999
Ulf and Ralf Kempa become managing directors.
- 2007
Entry into offset printing; death of Dieter Kempa, the sons continue to run the company.
- 2016
Introduction of high-end digital printing (HP Indigo) with downstream processing technology.