Variety securely assembled, filled, and packaged – with solutions from KOCH Pac-Systeme

International machine manufacturer and consulting partner for turnkey solutions along the entire process chain.

We are an internationally operating mechanical engineering company and consulting partner for turnkey solutions with our headquarters in Pfalzgrafenweiler in southern Germany. For over 55 years, we have been implementing automation and packaging solutions from assembly and filling to packaging for consumer products, healthcare, and contact lenses.

Over 400 employees worldwide develop and produce individual, modular, and standardized solutions tailored to product, market, and regulatory requirements. Digital solutions as well as a global sales and service network ensure efficient processes and stable operation throughout the entire lifecycle.

As part of the Uhlmann Group, the company contributes to the safe availability of sensitive products and creates added value worldwide in terms of performance, flexibility, and efficiency.

About us

A man and a woman in blue work jackets looking together at a metal component held in his hands

Internationally operating machine manufacturer and consulting partner for turnkey solutions, from assembly to filling to packaging, in the consumer products, healthcare, and contact lens industries.

Among the leading 
innovators

Worldwide sales 
& service locations

Modern glass office building of the KOCH headquarters in Pfalzgrafenweiler, seen in evening light

Internationally operating machine manufacturer and consulting partner for turnkey solutions, from assembly to filling to packaging, in the consumer products, healthcare, and contact lens industries.

Over 55 years 
expertise in mechanical engineering

Headquarters in
Pfalzgrafenweiler

KOCH Pac-Systeme team and employee image – over 400 employees worldwide with an above-average training rate of 10 percent

Internationally operating machine manufacturer and consulting partner for turnkey solutions, from assembly to filling to packaging, in the consumer products, healthcare, and contact lens industries.

Over 10 percent
training rate

Over 400 employees
worldwide

Thomas Winkler
CEO | Managing Director

“As a family-owned medium-sized company, we combine reliability and long-term thinking with genuine innovative strength. This combination creates partnerships built on trust and enables developments that grow and endure over many years. KOCH contributes all relevant competencies as a trusted turnkey partner. We develop solutions that work seamlessly from the initial concept through to stable operation and provide our customers with maximum security, efficiency and future readiness”.

Best prospects: For customers and employees

A healthy earning power and a solid capital structure are the foundation for realizing our visions. Our corporate culture includes securing our employees’ jobs in the long term, taking responsibility for society and the environment, and acting according to clear ecological principles. Sustainable and economically sound operations enable us to maintain the necessary independence and freedom to shape our future. This is what we stand for – today and in the future.

We are a team.
We are purposefully.
We are innovative and flexible.
We are conscientious.
We are competent.
Two people discussing a packaging machine drawing on a wall

For our customers: Creating added value

For our customers, we develop solutions with real added value – from increased OEE and secure processes to sustainable packaging concepts. This has made KOCH a reliable partner to renowned brands worldwide for decades.

Three employees examining a pneumatic machine gripper together in a production facility at KOCH Pac-Systeme

For our employees: Securing the future

Our employees are our greatest asset. Through continuous training, attractive development opportunities, and modern workplaces, we create prospects – and thus ensure the long-term success of our customers and our company.

Sustainability & Responsibility

Pack responsibly and for the future.

Sustainability is not a trend for us, but an attitude. We support you in conserving resources, using monomaterials, and achieving your ESG goals – without compromising on protection, efficiency, or brand impact.

Our history. Shaped by innovation, customer proximity, and technological excellence.

Since its founding in 1969 by Dieter Koch, we have been developing technologies and solutions that have a lasting impact on the market. What began as a family business in Pfalzgrafenweiler has become an internationally recognized partner for flexible turnkey solutions – from development and assembly to filling and future-oriented packaging concepts.

Every milestone stands for progress, closeness to the customer, and the goal of realizing sustainable and economical solutions worldwide.

Black-and-white photograph of the first Koch Maschinenbau GmbH building in 1969, with cars parked outside

1969

Dieter Koch founds Koch Maschinenbau GmbH

Black-and-white photograph of the first form-fill-seal machine developed by Koch Maschinenbau GmbH in 1973

1973

Development of the first forming, filling and sealing machine

Kitchen knife in a Nurpak® card packaging with printed product imagery, introduced by KOCH Pac-Systeme in 1988

1988

Introduction of the sustainable packaging concept "Nurpak®"

Uhlmann Group logo with member companies including KOCH Pac-Systeme, marking the 2006 group membership

2006

KOCH becomes a member of the Uhlmann Group and is renamed KOCH Pac-Systeme GmbH

Aerial view of the KOCH Pac-Systeme headquarters in Pfalzgrafenweiler, Schornzhardt business park, opened in 2009

2009

Relocation to the new company building in the Schornzhardt industrial park in Pfalzgrafenweiler

Close-up of a KOCH packagingLine brand sign introduced in 2011 to strengthen KOCH Pac-Systeme's line expertise

2011

Strengthening KOCH line competencies through the introduction of the KOCH packagingLine brand

Ground-breaking ceremony for the assembly hall extension in Pfalzgrafenweiler in 2012, with five people holding spades

2012

Expansion of the assembly hall in Pfalzgrafenweiler (construction phase 2) by 1,800 sqm

Contact lens blister packs with blue folding carton, produced on next-generation high-speed packaging systems developed in 2015

2015

Development of the next generation of highly flexible high-speedsystems for contact lens packaging

KOCH Pac-Systeme office building in Pfalzgrafenweiler with Uhlmann Group and town flags flying in front, photographed in 2018

2018

Start of construction of the new office and communications building with reception

Exterior view of the new KOCH Pac-Systeme office and communications building in Pfalzgrafenweiler, opened in the anniversary year 2019

2019

50th company anniversary with occupation of the new office and communications building

KOCH KBS-C medplus® packaging machine launched in 2020, a medically compliant form-fill-seal system

2020

Market launch of the KBS-C medplus® – a packaging machine compliant with medical industry standards

Product range of KOCH sustainable packaging brands cyclePac®, cycleBox® and cycleForm®, introduced in 2021

2021

Introduction of new sustainable packaging and technologies with the brands cyclePac®, cycleBox®, and cycleForm®

TOP 100 Top-Innovator 2022 award trophy displayed in the KOCH Pac-Systeme reception area

2022

KOCH Pac-Systeme is one of the TOP 100 Innovators of 2022

Three people reviewing packaging samples and process diagrams at the KOCH Packaging Competence Center, opened in 2023

2023

Opening of the KOCH Packaging Competence Center to strengthen our consulting expertise along the packaging process and move into the new assembly hall

Two people examining a small packaging sample in a production environment, illustrating PPWR-aligned packaging development at KOCH Pac-Systeme in 2024

2024

Further development of sustainability through PPWR alignment of machines and packaging

KOCH KMO modular packaging machine and KSI seam inspection system, both launched in 2025 by KOCH Pac-Systeme

2025

Market entry of the modular machine concept KMO as well as the sealing inspection KSI

KOCH KMO modular packaging machine with expanded portfolio including a new folding carton processing module, launched in 2026

2026

2026 Expansion of the KMO portfolio including a new module for folding box processing