Market Position

Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer ushered in the era of industrial printing with their invention of the cylinder printing press in 1812
The company Schnellpressenfabrik Koenig & Bauer, founded in Oberzell near Würzburg in 1817, was the world's first printing press manufacturer
For 200 years, Koenig & Bauer has driven innovation in press manufacture and leads the field in patent statistics
High quality standards and flexible responses to market changes and customer wishes characterise the companies of the KBA group
KBA possesses the most extensive know-how and the broadest product portfolio of all press manufacturers, with offerings for practically all segments of the print market
KBA builds upon future-oriented structures and is thus ideally positioned in the growth markets of digital, special-purpose and packaging printing
KBA is market and technology leader in
- banknote and security printing
- large-format sheetfed offset
- folding cartons, metal decorating and the printing of hollow glass containers
- newspaper printing
KBA holds an attractive position in flexible packaging and in coding and marking solutions