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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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