MSK history

Serving our customers for 50 years

As a family business, we have been serving our customers for 50 years. Even in the beginning we were inventing systems that have proven to be significant for the entire branch. Through continuous innovations in systems and software, comprehensive customer service and a powerful team of employees we achieved a leading position as a partner for industrial packaging lines and logistics systems.

1975

Foundation of the family-run company MSK at Wissel, near Kleve (Germany)

1976

MSK 200 vertical shrink column (semi-automatic)

1977

Shrinking system installation with conveying technology

1979

Semi-automatic hooding installation at Wissel

1980

MSK sets up on the British market and opens a subsidiary in Loughborough, UK

1981

Fully-automatic hooding installation MSK 330 according to the parachute principle

1982

MSK shrink frame technology

1982

MSK undershrink system

1983

The company’s domicile is moved to Kleve (Germany) where production halls and offices are built on 5,000m²

1984

MSK sets up on the French market and opens a subsidiary in Villefranche sur Saône (near Lyon). 12 years later, MSK France moved to Reyrieux.

1985

MSK Towertech hood applicator

1987

MSK sets up on the American market and opens a subsidiary in Marietta, Georgia

1988

Presentation of the MSK Safetytech

1989

Stretch hood applicator MSK Tensiontech

1990

Capsulated MSK Recotech heating system

1991

Glass palletizer MSK Quintech

1992

In-house development of software MSK EMSY (Electronic Management System) for the supervision and control of packaging installations

1994

Unwrapping machine MSK Defotech

1995

MSK purchases a former manufacturer of machine tools in Hungary and turns it into its main production plant (15,000m²) in Nyirbator

1996

MSK Triotech swivel-arm glass palletizer

1997

MSK Multitech hood applicator with performances above 230 products per hour

1998

MSK sets up on the Asian market and opens a subsidiary in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1999

Film-curtain system MSK Flowtech for the appliance industry with more than 300 products per hour

2000

MSK sets up on the Chinese market and opens a subsidiary in Qingdao, China

2001

Adaptation of the MSK Flowtech for the paper industry

2004

Unique MSK load centring device for the paper industry

2006

High-speed MSK Multitech compact machine with performances of 120 products per hour

2007

Latest MSK stretch hood technology

2008

Universal palletizing concept MSK Unitech that enables palletizing of bulk and cases without downtime for job change

2010

New MSK Multitech generation, unique shrink hood applicator with lowerable machine head

2010

New stretch hood machine MSK Tensiontech with lowerable machine head

2011

MSK bottle conveying systems with EMSY controls

2012

MSK EMSY 5.0 with multi-touch technology

2012

Expansion of production plant at MSK Hungary

2013

Development of MSK Shrinkcover: Energy saving shrink system, savings up to 40%

2015

New generation of shrink hooding machine MSK Paratech

2016

New location & building including production hall at MSK USA

2017

Development of the MSK Flowtech with shrink portal for pallet loads up to approx. 5000 mm in length

2018

Market introduction of the EMSY analytics software, for networking the data of MSK machines in the sense of Industry 4.0

2019

Revision of the electric MSK Corritech shrink frame

2019

Automatically adjustable MSK palletizing systems for fast job change in case of various container glass types

2020

Development of MSK EMSY move for mobile operation and fine adjustment of machines in the field

2020

Development of the MSK EMSY smart app for mobile status monitoring of MSK systems

2020

Redesign of the unwrapping machine MSK Defotech for transversal pallet transport

2020

Market launch of the new MSK shrink frame generation for sustainable energy savings

2021

Film forming device MSK Formtech for open pallet feet for handling in automated warehouse and transport systems

2021

Energy-saving kit MSK Covershrink for shrink wrapping machines

2022

New electric shrink frame MSK Corritech with eCovershrink

2023

Introduction of the MSK Destraptech debander for fully automatic removal of strapping bands

2025

High-performance electroshrink technology for 400 products per hour

2025

Digital service support through MSK EMSY service

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