Sales and consulting for corrugated board converting machines – from flexo printing to die-cutting to box making.
Orange Corrugated (Division of General Business Consulting GmbH)
Zug (CH)New on Amplifa
About Orange Corrugated
Orange Corrugated is a division of General Business Consulting GmbH, based in Zug (Switzerland), specializing in the sales of new and used machines for corrugated board converting. The team builds on the know-how of Klett-Maschinen, a traditional manufacturer of flexo printing machines, case makers, flatbed die-cutting machines and box making machines, with experience from more than 300 machine installations in over 15 countries. The portfolio covers flexo printing, flexo folder gluers (FFG), rotary and flatbed die-cutting technology, multi-point gluer systems, boxmaking equipment as well as digital printing machines and peripherals such as pref feeders, palletizers and roller conveyor systems. In addition to machine sales, the company offers plant layout planning, co-developments such as the Key-Belt system and Steady-Line Creasing, as well as access to machines from a network that are not openly available on the market. Customers are sheet plants and corrugated converters worldwide; a sales network exists in the USA, the UK, Scandinavia, France, Italy, Poland, South Africa and Australia.
- Site
- Zug
- Processes
- Multi-Point-Gluing (gluing of corrugated/solid board), Flexoprinting, Flexo Folder Gluer (FFG), Rotary Diecutting, Automatic Flatbed Diecutting, Semi-automatic diecutting, Manual / hand-fed platen diecutting, Boxmaking equipment and sealing solutions
- Materials
- Corrugated board, Solid board
- Industries
- Corrugated board industry, Corrugated board converting (sheet plants), Packaging machinery manufacturing
- 01
Consulting and needs analysis
- 02
Sourcing of new and used machines via network
- 03
Co-development of machine technology
- 04
Plant layout and workflow planning
- 05
Financing brokerage and installation
Materials & Processing Areas
Corrugated board
Main material processed by the brokered machines for printing, die-cutting, gluing and box making.
Solid board
Processed, among others, in multi-point gluers, embossing systems and flatbed die-cutting machines.
Location
Zug
CHHeadquarters / Sales and Consulting
Machines & Equipment
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Point-Gluing (gluing of corrugated/solid board)Joining | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board, Solid board |
| FlexoprintingSurface | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
| Flexo Folder Gluer (FFG)Forming | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
| Rotary DiecuttingForming | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
| Automatic Flatbed DiecuttingForming | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
| Semi-automatic diecuttingForming | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
| Manual / hand-fed platen diecuttingForming | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
| Boxmaking equipment and sealing solutionsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
| Digital printing machinery (single pass & multi-pass)Surface | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
| Peripherals: Prefeeder, Palletizer, Roller conveyor systems, Materials Handling, Plant layoutEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Embossing (solid board)Forming | – | – | – | – | Solid board |
| Nick-breakingForming | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
| Laser-plotter-systems / electronic laser systemsForming | – | – | – | – | Corrugated board |
10 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Point-Gluer Press Station | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fully Assembled Multi-Point-Gluer | – | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-Point-Gluer Alignment Section | – | – | – | – | – |
| Flexo printer slotter | – | – | – | – | – |
| Flatbed diecutter (Cobra / Cobra Express) | Klett Cobra, Cobra Express | – | – | – | – |
| Flatbed diecutter Eterna PE1620 | Eterna PE1620 | – | – | – | – |
| Box maker BoxKing GT | Klett BoxKing GT | – | – | – | – |
| FFG Eurostar | Eurostar | – | – | – | – |
| FFG Topra | Topra | – | – | – | – |
| FFG NT-Series | NT-Series | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1937
Alfred Klett founds Klett-Maschinen; the company becomes one of the leading suppliers for corrugated converting businesses (sheet plants).
- 1972
Detlef Hulverscheidt sen. becomes the new managing director of Klett and introduces numerous machine solutions for the corrugated industry.
- 1982
First Drupa participation by Klett; focus on flexo printing and flexo folder gluer (FFG); Detlef Hulverscheidt jr. joins the business.
- 2000
Program expansion to include multi-point gluing, flatbed die-cutting machines and boxmaking; by 2009 more than 90 Cobra flatbed die-cutters and almost 100 BoxKing GT units are sold.
- 2009
Klett fails as a result of the 2008/2009 financial crisis.
Orange Corrugated (GBC) continues the expertise of Klett and builds a network of customers, suppliers, technology-oriented projects and financing.