Manufacture of self-adhesive labels and finishing in digital, flexo, screen and embossing printing since 1928
Koch AG Grafische Anstalt St.Gallen
St. Gallen · SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About Koch AG
Koch AG was founded in 1928 by Carl Koch as a letterpress printing works in St. Gallen and today manufactures self-adhesive labels as well as special finishes. Production is carried out using digital printing (HP Indigo WS6000 7C), UV flexographic printing, screen printing, embossing printing, letterpress printing and offset printing. Specialities include peel-off labels with or without coding, booklets, neck hangers and finishes such as hot and cold foil stamping, relief screen printing, blind embossing, laminating and varnishing. The printed materials include self-adhesive paper as well as transparent and silver materials with opaque white. Customers come from the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors as well as the chemical-technical industry and the wine and spirits segment. The company with 40 employees has been part of the French Stratus Packaging Group since 2021 and produces at the site at Flurhofstrasse 154 in St. Gallen.
- Site
- St. Gallen
- Processes
- Digital printing (HP Indigo WS6000 7C), UV flexographic printing, Screen printing, Embossing printing, Letterpress printing, Offset printing, Hot foil stamping, Cold foil stamping
- Materials
- Paper (self-adhesive), Transparent material with opaque white, Silver material with opaque white, Self-adhesive paper
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 15378 / ISO 9001 GMP, BRCGS, FSC, PEFC, EcoVadis COMMITTED, FSC®
- Founded
- 1928
- Employees
- 40
- Industries
- Food, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Chemical-technical industry, Wine and spirits
- 01
Prepress (in-house)
- 02
Printing (digital, UV flexo, screen, embossing, letterpress, offset)
- 03
Finishing (embossing, laminating, varnishing)
- 04
Die-cutting and converting
- 05
Inspection
- 06
Assembly/process support
Materials and printing processes
Self-adhesive paper
Processed, among other things, in digital, flexo, letterpress and offset printing for labels; FSC®/PEFC-certified paper from sustainable forestry.
Transparent material with opaque white
For labels such as jam labels in digital and flexographic printing, among others for Räber AG.
Silver material with opaque white
For spirits and beer labels in flexo or digital printing, e.g. with two varnish coats.
Site
St. Gallen
CHProduction and administration
- Lot size
- smallest to largest runs
- Materials
- Paper, transparent and silver material
- HP Indigo WS6000 7C digital printing press
- MPS EF430-10 UV flexographic printing press
- MPS EF430-6 UV flexographic printing press
- Omega SRI 430 inspection and converting machine
- ABG Digicon Series 3 (hot/cold embossing, blind embossing, flexo and screen printing)
- Printing, die-cutting and converting machines
Labels
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital printing (HP Indigo WS6000 7C)Printing (labels) | – | – | – | – | Paper, transparent material, silver material |
| UV flexographic printingPrinting (labels) | – | – | – | – | Paper, transparent material, silver material |
| Screen printingPrinting (labels) | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| Embossing printingPrinting (labels) | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| Letterpress printingPrinting (labels) | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Offset printingPrinting (labels) | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Hot foil stampingFinishing | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| Cold foil stampingFinishing | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| Relief screen printingFinishing | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| Blind embossing (raised and recessed)Finishing | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| LaminatingFinishing | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| VarnishingFinishing | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| Peel-off labels (with and without coding)Label specialities | – | – | – | – | Self-adhesive material |
| BookletsLabel specialities | – | – | – | – | Paper |
| Neck hangersLabel specialities | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| Exclusive label formatsLabel specialities | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| Die-cuttingProcessing | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| Converting (inspection and conversion)Processing | – | – | – | – | Label material |
| Prepress (in-house)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Process supportEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital printing press | HP Indigo WS6000 7C | 1 | – | – | St. Gallen |
| UV flexographic printing press | MPS EF430-10 | 1 | – | – | St. Gallen |
| UV flexographic printing press | MPS EF430-6 | 1 | – | – | St. Gallen |
| Inspection and converting machine | Omega SRI 430 | 1 | – | – | St. Gallen |
| Converting machine | ABG Digicon Series 3 | 1 | with hot and cold embossing, blind embossing, flexo and screen printing | – | St. Gallen |
| Printing, die-cutting and converting machines (general) | – | – | – | – | St. Gallen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and certifications
Competent certification bodies inspect Koch AG at regular intervals; in addition, in-house quality controls are carried out to ensure compliance with standards and customer requirements.
| Evidence | St. Gallen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 15378 / ISO 9001 GMP | |
| BRCGS | |
| FSC® | |
| PEFC | |
| EcoVadis COMMITTED |
Company history
- 1928
Founded as Koch letterpress printing works by Carl Koch; initially production of cardboard packaging
- 1940er
Switch to cigar rings during the Second World War
- 1950er
Production of punched cards as core business with the introduction of electronic data processing
- 1970er
Transition to production of self-adhesive labels (today around 90% of revenue)
Occupancy of new building at Flurhofstrasse 154
- 1987
Company taken over by the Borter family
- 1996
ISO certification
Thomas Borter takes over management
BRCGS certification
First HP Indigo WS6000 7C digital printing press in Switzerland for label printing
- 2022
FSC® and PEFC certification (certificates 2022)
MPS EF430-10 and MPS EF430-6 UV flexographic printing presses
Omega SRI 430 inspection and converting machine
Installation of ABG Digicon Series 3 with hot and cold embossing, blind embossing, flexo and screen printing
- 2021
Koch AG transferred to the French Stratus Packaging Group