Dieter Arabin dies in tragic accident

The relationship between the Gallus Group, the Rüesch family and the Arabin family began in the early 1990s.

Gallus became aware of the Arsoma (Arabin Sondermaschinen) company, which was founded and managed by Dieter and Siegfried Arabin, through the innovative technology it developed for the still very new flexographic printing process. Both sides recognised the potential benefits of a possible collaboration.

In 1992, a partnership was set up in the form of a financial stake, which led in 1998 to the full takeover of Arsoma Druckmaschinen GmbH by the Gallus Group. After the takeover of their company by Gallus, the relationship and partnership between Dieter and Siegfried Arabin and Gallus remained close.

In a statement, Gallus said: 'Dieter – along with his brother Siegfried – made a lasting impression on the development of Gallus and the label printing industry, in many different ways. This includes the Gallus EM 280 machine platform, the first modular platform machine (Gallus EM series) and his vision of a highly automated and user-friendly, fully servo-driven machine, which would represent a new milestone in the label-printing industry and which subsequently came to the market as the Gallus RCS.'

Dieter and his brother Siegfried were passionate collectors and restorers of classic motorbikes and sidecars, and for many years engaged in motorbike races.

Continued the Gallus statement: 'We would like to pay tribute to a great man and a great friend, and are grateful for our many memorable encounters with him.The hearts of his former employees and colleagues go out to his wife Maria, his sons, his brother Siegfried and all his family.'