WIFAG-Polytype
Swiss industrial group with two business units, PLASTIC and METAL, supplying packaging decoration and metal packaging machinery.
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Overview
WIFAG-Polytype Group is a Swiss industrial group consisting of two business units: PLASTIC and METAL. According to its group page, it operates 5 locations with 500 employees and has been in business for over 100 years. Its Plastic Packaging unit is described as the Swiss expert for conventional and digital printing and as a decoration machine provider for packaging solutions such as cosmetic tubes, jars, cups, lids, bottles, cans and closures. Its Metal Packaging unit supplies machinery for the production of aluminium cans and tubes, with core competences in forming a hollow body by Impact Extrusion or DWI, trimming, printing, necking and shaping. The group is headed by WIFAG-Polytype Holding AG in Fribourg, Switzerland.
History
WIFAG-Polytype Group is a Swiss industrial group that, according to its group page, has been in business for over 100 years. It consists of two business units, PLASTIC and METAL, and operates 5 locations with 500 employees. The group is headed by WIFAG-Polytype Holding AG, based at 26, route de la Glâne, CH-1701 Fribourg, Switzerland. Its Plastic Packaging unit is described as the Swiss expert for conventional and digital printing and as a decoration machine provider for packaging solutions such as cosmetic tubes, jars, cups, lids, bottles, cans and closures. Its Metal Packaging unit supplies machinery for the production of aluminium cans and tubes, with core competences in forming a hollow body by Impact Extrusion or DWI, trimming, printing, necking and shaping. The group's Board of Directors includes Prof. Dr. Martial Pasquier as Chairman, Martin Tschumi as Vice Chairman, and Christian Kauter, Dr. Pascal Sieber and Patrick Zurkinden as members; Martin Tschumi is also listed as CEO.
Products and positioning
Swiss expert for conventional and digital printing in plastic packaging decoration, and machinery provider for metal packaging production.
Plastic Packaging decoration machines
Decoration machine provider for packaging solutions such as cosmetic tubes, jars, cups, lids, bottles, cans and closures; described as the Swiss expert for conventional and digital printing.
Metal Packaging machinery
Machinery for the production of aluminium cans and tubes, with core competences in forming a hollow body by Impact Extrusion or DWI, trimming, printing, necking and shaping.
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