• One-Stop-Shopping provides competitive advantages for customers
• Product portfolio includes modules and integrated system solutions
• Exhibition innovations for the pharma, confectionery and food industry

CHICAGO/STUTTGART - Bosch Packaging Technology, one of the leading suppliers of complete solutions in packaging and processing technology, emphasizes with its exhibition its strategic orientation as a full-range sup­plier: with its one-stop-shopping concept, the company offers reliable solu­tions for the entire value-added chain. These solutions optimize the pro­duction processes and can reduce the overall operating costs significantly. “As a full-range supplier, Bosch offers not only individual one-stop solu­tions, we also provide the cost transparency for the whole life cycle of the equipment -- so important for investment projects,” explains Friedbert Kle­fenz, President of Bosch Packaging Technology.

The one-stop-shopping strategy is also a decisive factor in the expansion of the Bosch Packaging Technology portfolio. With the acquisition of the packaging and automation specialist Paal in September, Bosch strengthens its system business and rounds off its range in the area of secondary and multipack packaging.

Bosch at Pack Expo 2008: new and further developments

Bosch’s exhibition focus at Pack Expo 2008 is the presentation of modules and system solutions.

Doboy, a Bosch Packaging Technology company, presents the CBS-DM Band Sealer for medical applications. The system is suitable for the heat sealing of bags for medical and sterile applications in clean room envi­ronments. It provides process validation and registers deviations from set parameters. The CBS DM Band Sealer meets the highest standards for quality and accuracy.

For the pharmaceutical and food industry, Bosch and its company Sig­pack Systems present the HxL, a horizontal flow wrapping machine for hermetic packaging in the high speed range. The new sealing technique is supported by sensors which ensure a hermetic seal. The 2-D Matrix Code attached to the packaging provides new possibilities for documentation as it contains a considerably higher information density than conventional barcodes. The 2-D Matrix Code makes the logistics supply chain easier to manage. Protection against counterfeiting of products is also increased.

For the production of confectionery, muesli or cereal bars, Bosch presents the new Contiline Bar Forming System. It provides optimum productivity and operational availability. In the cutting area, Contiline produces bars with unique cross and rectangular cuts.   The new fanning system positions the bars in a crosswise direction to prevent items from sticking together. As all removable or adjustable machine parts are equipped with a quick release mechanism, the Contiline’s machine operator does not require any tools. The Contiline is therefore easy to handle and flexible for different applications and/or formats.

About Bosch Packaging Technology

Bosch  Packaging  Technology, headquartered in Waiblingen (Germany), is one of the leading suppliers for holistic systems for packaging and process technology. In 16 countries worldwide, the company develops, produces and distributes modules and systems for the pharmaceutical, confectionery and cosmetics industries, as well as other food and non-food industries. In 2007, 4,460 associates achieved a turnover of approximately 650 million Euros($890 million). In the US, Bosch Packaging Technology is represented with two production sites as well as several sales and service sites.

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Contact for press inquiries:

Margit  Nuck

Manager Communication

Bosch Packaging Technology

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Tel.: +41 52 674 6228

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E-mail: margit.nuck@bosch.com

Internet: www.boschpackaging.com

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology, some 272,000 associates generated sales of 46.1 billion Euros in fiscal 2007. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 300 subsidiary and regional companies in over 50 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Bosch spends more than three billion Euros each year for research and development, and in 2006 applied for over 3,000 patents worldwide. The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.”

The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.

Additional information can be accessed at www.bosch.com.