Smyth orders USA’s first Kocher + Beck UR Precision

Smyth Companies, a label converter based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has ordered the first set of UR Precision automatic transfer machines from Kocher + Beck for shipment to the USA. The deal was signed at drupa on Kocher + Beck’s stand in hall 11 / C68.

‘K+B has done a great job. We are very excited to take delivery of these machines,’ said Scott Farkas, director of new product development at Smyth. ‘The technology that K+B has built into their equipment is very impressive and will fit well with our new Gallus RCS installation.’

‘This shipment to Smyth is a very significant milestone for Kocher + Beck,’ commented Karin Enderle, sales manager of new business segments for Kocher + Beck. ‘This will be our first installation outside of Europe. We are very humbled that a company with the reputation of Smyth has chosen the UR Precision machines for their plant in the US.’

Jim Ward, vice president of engineering for Kocher + Beck USA, added: ‘The market’s response to the UR Precision automatic splicers and rewinds has been overwhelming. This particular order is very significant because it proves that the value of these systems stretches well beyond Europe.’

Pictured: The teams from Kocher + Beck and Smyth celebrate the deal at drupa

Click here for more stories about Smyth on L&L.com.

Click here for more stories about Kocher + Beck on L&L.com.