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Q&A
Bottles made from rPET.
Sustainable
thinking
across the
board
Germany-based Krones is mostly known for its filling, packing and process
machines and lines. Krones, however, does more - much more. Sustainable Plastics
sat down with Michael Lässing, head of product treatment and cleaning technology,
to talk about the company's aims and goals in an industrial environment where
sustainability is fast becoming priority number one.
As a leading supplier of filling,
packing and process
machines and lines, Krones
has pulled ahead of its competitors
in this space. What's
the secret behind this success?
Does it help to have the
founding family still involved
in the company?
One of our success factors is easily
described: Since being founded
in 1951, Krones has become far
more than a traditional-style machinery
and line manufacturer:
we have evolved into an all-round
vendor for our clients, to the extent
that we can offer turnkey
projects that no other company
can. We have a unique position in
the industry worldwide.
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Michael Lässing
But there are several other reasons
for our success, as well:
our specialised knowledge of
mechanical engineering and
the customer sectors involved,
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a technical lead driven by continuingly
high expenditure on
research and development, production
facilities featuring stateof-the-art
equipment operating
to the most stringent of quality
standards, backed up by worldwide
24/7 service support, and
most especially by the skills of
our highly trained and motivated
staff. More than 6,400 full and
utility patents bear eloquent witness
to our innovative potential.
And indeed, having the
founding family involved is a
huge plus. In the case of Krones,
the founder family ensures
stability, reliability, and continuity
through majority shareholder
Kronseder. These points also
have an impact on Krones' employees,
since this stability and
good teamwork keep motivation
high. At the same time, we enable
the employees to think " out
of the box " and to try out and
implement their ideas, no matter
how crazy they may sometimes
seem. That's why we also
have our professional innovation
management system, which
includes company-wide ideas
competitions and inter-divisional
developer fairs. And it's a huge
success: The best example here
is the Dynafill, which was a revolution
in filling technology.
Do you develop all your own
technology?
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