Bonn (Germany), September 2025 – This year, the Bonn,Germany, based blow molding pioneer Kautex Maschinenbau celebrates its 90th anniversary. Nine decades of pioneering spirit, innovation, and plastics know-how. Since building Europe’s first blow molding machine in 1949, Kautex has shaped the industry like few others. Today, the company combines this legacy with a bold vision for the future: “Future needs Origins.”
At K 2025, the spotlight is on the Kautex Technikum in Bonn – the company’s very own “Idea Factory,” where concepts turn into market-ready products. Here, Kautex bundles its expertise in three domains: Plastics Know-How, Automation Know-How, and Technology Know-How. With four dedicated lab machines, the Technical Center offers customers a unique platform for simulation, prototyping, sampling, small-series productions and material testing.
From Pioneer to Idea Factory
“Our Technical Center is more than a lab – it’s an innovation hub where we’ve been shaping the future together with our customers for decades. What we test here today becomes tomorrow’s production reality,” says Andreas Menzlin, Head of the Technology Center at Kautex Maschinenbau.
Kautex Know-How – three domains, one purpose:
- Plastics Know-How: Polymer expertise, in-house extruder and head design, simulation, testing, partnerships.
- Automation Know-How: Integrated solutions including post processing like robotics, cooling, and quality assurance.
- Technology Know-How: Patented innovations, such as innovative servo hydraulic Blue Hydraulic technology, modular controls, digital twins, sensor integration.
Kautex Process Know-How with partners in Action – Trade Fair Highlights:
- K-ePWDS®/ SFDR® system by Feuerherm: Precision wall thickness distribution
- InoEx radar technology: Real-time, non-destructive wall thickness measurement
- Technical Center insights: Direct exchange with Kautex engineers and developers
Open House @ Kautex Bonn – Exclusive Side Event during K 2025
On October 9th and 14th, 2025, Kautex invites customers to its Open House at the Technical Center in Bonn. Visitors will experience direct interaction with Blow Molding experts, and presentations from innovation partners and extrusion blow molding machines in live production:
- KBS20: Producing 40L liners
- KEB20 GREY: Producing jerrycans
- SKYREEF 2.0 GREEN: Producing watering cans
