MSK press releases

At our headquarters in Kleve, we celebrated our company’s 50th anniversary on June 12–13. An event featuring invited guests from the business and political communities, as well as an open house for the public, provided a successful setting for looking back on significant milestones in our company’s history and, at the same time, looking ahead to the future as an innovative, international mechanical engineering company.

From a small craft business founded in 1975 by Reiner Hannen in Kalkar-Wissel to one of the world’s leading…

Founded in 1975 by Reiner Hannen, the MSK Covertech Group is celebrating its 50th anniversary. For years, this international mechanical engineering company – headquartered in Kleve, Germany, with international locations in Hungary, the United States, France, and China – has been expanding. The family-owned business, which employs approximately 600 people, has been led by Christina and Linda Hannen as Managing Partners since 2013.

50 Years of high-tech packaging machinery manufacturing
For 50 years, MSK has been shaping the…

Are you looking to automate the process between production and the warehouse and seeking a future-proof end-of-line automation solution?

Production, transport packaging, and pallet logistics are increasingly evolving into fully automated integrated systems. Growing demands for flexibility, efficiency, and throughput, as well as compliance audits, require solutions that are specifically designed for digital interfaces, particularly with regard to data handling. Today, this digitalization in intralogistics is what determines the…

Are you looking for a complete automated solution for your end-of-line packaging? Our MSK specialists will be happy to advise you on individual and sustainable pallet logistics. We offer you complete systems for your intralogistics: from unpacking pallets, palletizing and packaging to conveying and handling - all controlled and logged by our EMSY software.
We look forward to welcoming you to LogiMAT in Stuttgart. You will find us in hall 7, booth 7A80. Arrange an appointment at sales@msk.de. We look forward to seeing you!

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Pianist Clara Strobel and violinist Elena Meyer at MSK Industry meets Classic 2025

For the third time, MSK Verpackungs-Systeme GmbH in Kleve hosted a concert in one of its production halls to benefit young musical talents. The event on November 9 was filled to capacity.
After Linda Hannen and Uwe Jonkmanns from the MSK executive board welcomed the visitors, the concert program was opened by pianist Clara Strobel with Frédéric Chopin's Ballade No. 3 Op. 47 in A-flat major. She then joined violinist Elena Meyer in a duo performance of three movements from Edvard Grieg's Sonata in C minor, Op. 45. In the second…

Automatic pallet strapping has become the standard in packaging across many manufacturing industries. But did you know that debanding can also be automated? If you regularly handle strapped pallets, this solution could transform your operations.
The MSK Destraptech is an innovative automatic debander, offering a safe, fast, and efficient solution for automatically removing strapping from pallets, regardless of their size or contents.

With customized layouts in the areas of palletizing, pallet packaging, conveyor technology, and unpacking systems, MSK also offers you a sustainable end-of-line solution – tailored to your individual requirements.
Would you like to find out more? We look forward to welcoming you at Fachpack 2025 in Nuremberg. You will find us in Hall 3C, Booth 362. Arrange an appointment at sales@msk.de. We look forward to seeing you!

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At an American customer specialized in the supply of refractories products and services, a second MSK tailor-made complete system has been installed from the cooling area to the warehouse. Keep on reading to discover which equipment it includes.

The business relationship between this customer and MSK started five years ago when MSK Covertech Inc based in Acworth (GA), helped the company automatizing their plant in Michigan. Thanks to tailor-made engineering, a complete automatic system has been built for the plant, going beyond…

They return every year, and have been doing so for many years: A pair of oystercatchers have made the roof of the MSK company in Kleve their annual breeding ground and adopted home for their offspring. Their typical, loud call accompanies the staff of the mechanical engineering company from late spring through to summer. This year, three chicks have hatched on the MSK roofs. Many years ago, company founder Reiner Hannen made sure that a fence around the roof protected the youngsters on their discovery tours to prevent them from…

[Translate to Englisch:] Kinder-Frühlingsfest bei MSK in Kleve

This year's MSK Children's Spring Festival took place in glorious sunshine on Saturday, March 29. Many of our employees' families took part and were also involved in various activities themselves. There were craft activities for the children, a baking activity in MSK's own restaurant, a photo activity and glitter tattoos. There were also exciting activities outside, such as the egg race, a go-kart course, a soccer match and much more. Traditionally, the festival ended with a Punch and Judy show performed by MSK employees, which…