Krones AG

Krones AG is a German packaging and bottling machine manufacturer. It produces lines for filling beverages in plastic and glass bottles or beverage cans. The company manufactures stretch blow-moulding machines for producing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, plus fillers, labellers, bottle washers, pasteurisers, inspectors, packers and palletisers. This product portfolio is complemented by material flow systems and process technology for producing beverages for breweries, dairies and soft-drink companies.

== History == Krones' corporate evolution is closely connected to the socioeconomic conditions prevalent in Germany following World War II. Hermann Kronseder, the father of the present-day chairman of the supervisory board, used his own designs to manufacture semi-automatic labellers starting with 1951. In the further development as from the 1960s, the firm's range of machinery was extended to include packers and filling systems. In 1980, the company was converted into a stock corporation as Krones AG. With acquisitions of other companies the present-day range of machines for the beverage industry was reached: 1983: Anton Steinecker Maschinenfabrik (brewhouse manufacture), Freising, Germany 1988: Zierk Maschinenbau GmbH (bottle washers), Flensburg, Germany 1998: Max Kettner GmbH (packaging machines), Rosenheim, Germany 2000: Sander Hansen A/S (pasteurising systems), Brøndby, Denmark 2015: Gernep Group (labellers), Barbing, Germany 2016: System Logistics S.p.A. (60% of shares), Fiorano Modenese, Italy