KHS AG, Dortmund - an international manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for the beverage, food, and non-food industries - was established in 1993 from a merger of Holstein & Kappert AG of Dortmund, founded in 1868, and Seitz-Werke GmbH, which was founded in 1887 and later became SEN AG, Bad Kreuznach.
   In addition to several plants in Germany, KHS AG has production plants abroad in the United States, Brazil, Mexico, India and China. The competence center for cleaning and pasteurizing technology is based in Dortmund. The labeling technology center is in Dortmund and Hamburg. Bad Kreuznach is the site of a beverage engineering competence center,which combines the following
engineering areas: Filtration, beverage-blending technology,high gravity brewing systems, flash pasteurizing and degassing systems, as well as rinsing, filling, and sealing technologies for bottles and cans. The competence center for kegging technology is located in Kriftel. KHS produces packing and palletizing equipment including the final packaging system sector at sites in Worms, Kleve, and Arolsen. KHS of Hamburg is active in the PET filler sector, particularly in the field of aseptic filling. KHS of Niederzissen offers the trade an extensive range of inspection facilities.
   With the headquarter in Dortmund and more than 4,500 employees over the world, KHS Group reached turnover of 750 million Euros in 2006 and 930 million Euros in 2007.
   KHS is a global leader and solution provider of first choice in the packaging industry with a focus on beverage applications and turnkey solutions.
  Established in 1975, Guangdong Light Industrial Machinery Plant 2 Ltd (GLM2) is located in Shantou City Chaoyang District, with covering area of 120,000m2 and building area of 80,000 m2. Now the company has 820 employees, among which more than 100 are technical professionals and 80 are R&D technicians. The company’s registered capital is 36.8 million RMB, with total asset 312.35 million RMB and fixed asset 105 million. The production output is 350 million RMB.
  GLM2 is a large enterprise among National High and New Tech Enterprises, specialized in manufacturing of complete set of equipments for beer (beverage) filling line with the main products of beer (beverage) filling lines with capacity from 12000bph to 40000bph. Its production and sales have been among the highest in the industry in recent years. It has more than 240 new and old customers, with domestic market share above 40%. The company has annual capacity of 40 filling lines. Its 40000bph filling line, which is the first one built at home, and the 30000bph draft beer filling production line self-developed has successfully replaced the equivalent imported equipments. Its product quality and the service are well recognized by most users. It’s a contribution to the independent development of China’s equipment manufacturing industry.
  In the morning of Aug. 18th, 2006, the signing ceremony of the joint venture between GLM2 and Germany KHS was held in Shantou Regency Hotel in a cordial and friendly atmosphere. The mayor of Shantou City Mr Huang Zhiguang and other relevant leaders attended the ceremony. The Board Chairman of GLM2 Mr Zheng Jiannong and the CEO of Germany KHS Mr Valentin Reisgen, as the Representatives of both parties, signed on the joint venture document.
  From the moment on, GLM2 established a joint venture with the global leading manufacturer of packaging line-KHS Machinery Manufacturing Company, which holds the major share of 70%. KHS GLM2 has successfully integrated the local brand with international brand, and become the youngest member of KHS and the production and sales base in Shantou, China. It’s dedicating to the engineering, development, production and sales of beer and beverage filling equipments, pasteurizing and packaging equipments, whole packaging line and automation, bringing the advanced technology to the broader market. KHS GLM2 is one of KHS’ eight global major business districts, running in parallel with other 7 districts of Germany headquarter, Western Europe, America, South Africa, North Africa, India and Asia-Pacific.
  Located in Shantou SEZ, KHS GLM2 is the leading enterprise of “Important High and New Technological
Enterprise of China Torch Program”,“Guangdong High and New Technological Enterprise” and leading enterprise of China Brew & Beverage Packing Machinery Industry. The company specializes in the engineering, development and production of automation and complete sets of equipment for beer (beverage) packaging line with principal products of beer (beverage) filling lines with capacity from 12000bph to 40000bph. Its sales have been among the best in the industry, with market share of above 48%.
  KHS GLM2 expect to become the market leader of China’s beer (beverage) filling and packaging equipment industry, based on KHS’ advanced technology and GLM2’s customer resources and extensive coverage of sales network. GLM2’s customers include top brewing companies like Qingdao Group, Yanjing Group, CRB Group, AB Inbev Group, Kingway Group, and San Miguel Group.
  The upgrading of technology of KHS GLM2 is also in continuous process. Till now multiple transfers have been completed and applied in customers’ production lines: KHS beer CSD glass bottle filling valve, glass crowner, Mechanical PET rinser/filler(CC Cofco Nanchang), Glass Bottle Rinser (Shenzen Asahi Tisngdao), KHS PU control and Innopas C (Liqiuan Yaning, CRB Shandong, Shanxi), Bottle washer plastic cell bottle carrier (localisation planned Q4 2009, Shenzen Asahi Tisngdao). It is also preparing for the following know-now transfer in the near future: KHS world conveyor (first delivery planned Q4 2009) Sweep off (bulk) depalletizer (first delivery planned Q4 2009) Crate/carton palletizer (first delivery planned Q4 2009) Crate depaletizer (first delivery planned Q1 2010).
  The successfully transferred technology has gain it wide recognition in the market. Series of advanced technology, such as the filling technology by which the beer filling temperature can reach 12°C, and CSD filling temperature can reach 15°C and even 18°C highest, and the high PU control precision up to ±0.5PU in balanced condition of C-type pasteurizer, etc.. These brought unparalleled competitiveness to the company.
  KHS GLM2 will make good use of its advantage and follow the market trends to manufacture a series of products for the Asian market with advanced technology, super quality, good service and reasonable price. Its new products include bottle washer, filler, sealer, pasteurizer, packer / unpacker, palletizer, conveying systems and so on. The joint venture will build the best brand in Asia beer (beverage) filling and packaging field with its advanced manufacturing technology, strong economic capability, recognized brand and perfect service.
We can supply single packaging machine and whole packaging line for beer (beverage) with capacity from 15000bph to 48000bph, mainly including the following products and service:
Filler & Crowner: ZP.BT Filler & Crowner (1st generation)
JZP.BT Hygienic Filler & Crowner (3rd generation)
Bottle Washer: XP Single-end Bottle Washer
SXP Double-end Bottle Washer
Pasteurizer: SBW Pasteurizer, C-type Pasteurizer
Packer / Unpacker: ZX.BQ Packer, ZX.Q Packer, XX.BQ Unpacker, XX.Q Unpacker
Depalletizer, Palletizer
Conveying system, No-pressure control system for whole lines