PACKAGING machinery specialist Hugo Beck is celebrating after receiving the ‘Top 100’ award, which honours the most innovative companies in the German SME sector, for the fourth time.
The award commends the company’s success in innovation management and its achievements in developing sustainable packaging solutions.
Hugo Beck was previously honoured in 2006, 2011 and 2016. With over 65 years of experience in providing film packaging machinery, the manufacturer has recently expanded its portfolio to include paper packaging machines.
“Sustainable packaging is the number one topic of the future for our customers to help them meet their environmental objectives,” said Timo Kollmann, MD of Hugo Beck. “As a packaging machine manufacturer, we must lead the way and offer future-proof solutions, continuously looking to innovate in the field of packaging technology with sustainability and Industry 4.0 at the top of our agenda.
“We work in close collaboration with our customers, to realise their requirements and to deliver the ideal packaging solution to suit their needs. We’re delighted to be recognised for our customer-focused innovation.”
Hugo Beck launched the first of its hybrid packaging machines in 2019, which the company said helps reduce material consumption using ‘extremely thin’ film and environmentally friendly paper within one application. This innovation was described as a key factor in the Top 100 audit process.
A more recent innovation is the development of the packaging machine paper e-com fit which uses uncoated, recyclable paper which can then be sewed closed. Hugo Beck revealed this has been popular in the e-commerce and mail order sector.
