Komori Corporation
announced it has signed a
basic agreement with the
MBO Group, a global
company based in Germany
that specializes in the
manufacture and sale of
post-press equipment,
regarding the acquisition of
a 100% equity stake in the
latter with the aim of making
it a Komori subsidiary.
Komori has been focused
on developing the Print
Engineering Service Provider
(PESP) business since 2009.
To embody the PESP
business approach, Komori
launched the marketing of
paper cutters, die cutters,
blanking machines, pile
turning machines and other
post-press equipment that
supports package printing.
These products are greatly
helping resolve major issues
printing companies are now
confronting, such as labor
shortages.
Germany-based MBO
Group was founded in 1965
to manufacture paper
folding machines, a type of
machinery that performs an
important post-press
process. The MBO Group
has operated in this field for
more than a half century,
successfully commanding a
considerable market share
in Europe, the United States
and elsewhere. Today, the
MBO Group boasts plants in
two locations in Germany
(Oppenweiler in southern
Germany and Bielefeld in
central Germany) as well as
in Portugal. The MBO Group
is currently engaged in the
marketing of paper folding
machines and the provision
of after-sales services in
more than 60 countries.
The MBO Group’s
operations do not overlap
with those undertaken by
Komori. Through the
acquisition of the equity
stake in the MBO Group,
Komori expects to be able to
market unique products that
will support its PESP
business. Specifically, the
inclusion of the
aforementioned operations
into Komori’s business
portfolio will help it introduce
post-press solutions for
commercial printing, a new
field for Komori. When
coupled with IoT-based cloud
solutions, KP-Connect that
Komori is promoting on a
global basis, the MBO Group’s
products will also help provide
customers with even more
robust, seamless printing
production systems that
include post-press processing.
Komori is also looking to
develop new solutions
through the combination of
the MBO Group’s
technologies and Komori’s
DPS, offset printing presses
and other key products.
Komori believes that both
companies are well
positioned to complement
each other. Going forward,
Komori will strive to bring
together technologies and
networks offered by both
companies in the field of
post-press equipment
marketing. In these ways,
Komori will effectively push
ahead with its initiatives
aimed at transforming its
business structure.
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