When designing your custom blister machine or packaging line for consumer products, Healthcare and contact lenses, we think way beyond the design and assembly of your packaging solution.
KOCH machines are technically advanced, customized and have an above-average operating lifespan. In addition to the maschines, we offer our service, which is specially matched to you and your requirements. With K 4.0, you can also use digital services that substantially simplify and speed up your operating and maintenance processes.
What sets us apart: the personal support from specialists with in-depth technical training and years of experience – from the headquarters in Pfalzgrafenweiler to our locations and sales & service partners around the globe. They ensure the reliable operation and maximum availability of your packaging machine. For highly productive packaging – throughout the entire service life of the machine and beyond.
TRAINING
Recognizing and fully utilizing machine potentials
A smooth, efficient packaging process requires humans and machines to harmoniously work together. A perfectly coordinated KOCH training based on your requirements and level of expertise allows us to optimally prepare your employees for working with the respective machine types and configurations.
An experienced, certified team of trainers will convey a holistic training concept. Through a mixture of theory and practice your employees will acquire applicable skills right away. To guarantee the routine and productive operation of the machines and operational reliability.
Our training services at a glance (Presence training):
- Start-up-support: By a service technician/Trainer before or after commissioning
- Basic training: Before and during the acceptance process
- Performance training: After setup, modernization or expansion. It is based on the basic training and the manual of the machine
- Advanced training: Requirement-oriented content with training at the supplementing components and custom, machine-specific training materials
Our training services at a glance (Virtual training):
- E-Learning: Digital training according to customer requirements
INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING
Custom packaging systems, standard procedures
In most cases, a KOCH blister machine or packaging line is one of a kind and customized according to your specifications. After it has been installed and accepted in Pfalzgrafenweiler (factory acceptance test/FAT), the required adjustments are made while you can approve packaging materials and products for production. We then disassemble your system, ship it to your production environment and set it up. Then we do test runs and prepare everything for the site acceptance test (SAT) – in accordance with the DIN norm or contractually defined criteria. The acceptance is documented in a detailed protocol. You will have it in writing that your KOCH packaging machine works as designed.
Our installation and commissioning services at a glance:
- Machine acceptance at KOCH
- Professional disassembly and transport
- Setup on costumers site by expert personnel
- Final machine acceptance with a detailed protocol
- Start-up support including training of your personnel and production support
- Virtual commissioning
KOCH SealPlus
Your KOCH sealing station can become even more efficient - thanks to the new KOCH SealPlus coating. To make sealing counterplates more resistant and more efficient, we have developed the pioneering KOCH SealPlus two-layer non-stick coating together with a renowned coating partner. This innovative coating increases the service life of the sealing counterplates, reduces surface marks on the sealing cards, and optimizes performance over the entire service life thanks to its outstanding mechanical strength.
The high-tech coating at a glance:
- Significantly longer service life
- Increase process reliability
- Reduce surface marks on sealing cards
- Increase abrasion resistance
- Remarkably smooth surface
- Comply with regulations for food contact (EC 1935/2004, FDA CFR 21)
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Always there for you – via a hotline, online or on site
Machine downtimes are expensive and have to be fixed as quickly as possible. The service hotline is the first place to go for quick and competent support. You will talk to a specialist who can help right away or pass your inquiry on to a service technician. They will access the operating system or the machine controller and, if necessary, consult with additional experts. Together with your employees at the system, this allows us to fix two-thirds of all problems right away.
If the problem can only be fixed on site, we will immediately schedule a service appointment. We will first order any required spare parts and schedule the repair appointment so that your production will be affected as little as possible. The service appointments are coordinated by the headquarters in Pfalzgrafenweiler or one of our service locations around the world. The international service network of the Uhlmann Group will also be involved.
Our technical support services at a glance:
- Phone support via the service hotline on all working days 7:00 a. m. - 6:00 p. m. (CET)
Global: +49 7445 181-181
USA: +1 973 936-1001
South-East Asia: +65 9072 9723 - Mail Support
Global: service@koch-pac-systeme.com
USA: service@kochpackaging.com
South-East Asia: service@koch-pac-systeme.sg - Online support via the service chat on the website on all working days 7:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.(CET)
- Online support via Internet and other digital media
- Online support via remote access
- Smart support worldwide with sound and image via service glasses (mixed reality glasses)
SERVICE AVAILABILITY
Better performance, fewer downtimes
All KOCH blister machines, cartoners and packaging lines feature a user-friendly design, are easy to operate, offer quick format changes and top packaging precision. We assist you in fully tapping into that potential and to keep the availability of your system on a consistently high level. From temporary production support in case of bottlenecks to a comprehensive production analysis of the entire packaging process with subsequent output optimization.
AUTOMATION AND INTEGRATION
Components and modules for consistent processes
Regardless of which KOCH blister packaging machine or packaging line you have chosen: If you want to make your packaging process easier, more efficient and safer, we will provide the right components that allow you to do so. They are optimally matched to the machine – including programming and control technology.
For example, when using KOCH robot handling, pre-packed or loose products can be inserted into pre-fabricated blister packs very quickly. Integrated inspection systems take care of the product control and check validation-related information. For labeling compliant with
track & trace guidelines, you can use custom inline systems or high-performance offline variants. Additional elements can be added and seamlessly integrated into your SCADA and/or ERP systems.
Our automation and integration services at a glance:
- Higher degree of automation with feeding components
- Inspecting & labeling
- Integration of all process steps – from grouping to final packaging
- Consistent, user-friendly controls through IPC (K 4.0)
- Integration into superordinate BDE or ERP systems
- Calling up production data using the KOCH Smart App (K 4.0)
- System qualification upon customer request
FORMAT PARTS
Nothing beats the original – manufactured in-house, quickly available
Whether it is feeds, forming, sealing, perforating, embossing or planting tools: KOCH format parts are perfectly tuned to your packaging systems and your production process. The highly precise format parts are operational quickly, and ensure long service lives and top results. If you want, we will also assist you in the commissioning of the tools and take care of program adaptations or validations.
Our format parts services at a glance:
- Custom-fitted tools with design and manufacturing from a single source
- Archiving of all data for repeat orders
- Extensive experience in: Standard and specialized tools and feeding solutions
- Highest quality through: Total Quality Management and defined Quality Gates
- Optional, format-specific qualification/validation documentation for format parts
SPARE PARTS
KOCH original spare parts guarantee the optimal operation of your systems as well as an increased machine availability. We have all standard parts in stock and they are available immediately. Upon request, we will install the parts or supply you with a system-specific spare parts package.
Our format spare parts services at a glance:
- Original spare parts: Production reliability through highest quality and fitting accuracy
- One-stop shopping: The entire range of spare parts from a single source
- Fair prices: Market-oriented pricing for our global spare parts
- Fast parts identification: Our service experts are available to advise you at any time
- Reliable, worldwide delivery: The right spare part in the right place at the right time
When designing your custom blister machine or packaging line for consumer products, Healthcare and contact lenses, we think way beyond the design and assembly of your packaging solution.
KOCH Support & Services is the comprehensive, modular portfolio with which we support you throughout the entire life cycle of your packaging solution. Take advantage of a custom service package that is the perfect fit for your blister machine, your packaging line and your production environment. With K 4.0, you can also use digital services that substantially simplify and speed up your operating and maintenance processes.
What sets us apart: the personal support from specialists with in-depth technical training and years of experience – from the headquarters in Pfalzgrafenweiler to our locations and sales & service partners around the globe. They ensure the reliable operation and maximum availability of your packaging solution. For highly productive packaging – throughout the entire service life of the machine and beyond.
Service team global
KOCH Pac-Systeme GmbH
Dieselstraße 13
72285 Pfalzgrafenweiler
Our service team is ready for you from 7 A.M. until
6 P.M. from Monday through Friday (local time DE).
Spare Parts Team Global
KOCH Pac-Systeme GmbH
Dieselstraße 13
72285 Pfalzgrafenweiler
Our service team is ready for you from 7 A.M. until
6 P.M. from Monday through Friday (local time DE).
Service team USA
KOCH Packaging Systems Inc.
1050 Nine North Drive, Suite D
Alpharetta, GA 30004 . USA
Our service team is ready for you from 7 A.M. until
6 P.M. from Monday through Friday (local time USA).
Spare parts team USA
KOCH Packaging Systems Inc.
1050 Nine North Drive, Suite D
Alpharetta, GA 30004 . USA
Our service team is ready for you from 7 A.M. until
6 P.M. from Monday through Friday (local time USA).