Chicago | McCormick Place
October 18 to 21, 2026 | Booth W-26022
Highlights:
🔷 The modular machine KMO
🔷 Integrated folding box processing
🔷 Winner of the German Packaging Award 2026
🔷 KOCH turnkey expertise from assembly and filling to packaging
PACK EXPO Chicago:
Experience KMO with folding box processing live
PACK EXPO Chicago 2026
A clearer path through changing packaging requirements.
Product portfolios are becoming less predictable. Formats change, batch sizes vary, and manufacturers have to evaluate material choices, automation and investment risk at the same time. A machine concept designed around one fixed requirement can quickly limit the next project.
At PACK EXPO Chicago, KOCH presents the modular answer: the modular KMO machine with integrated folding box processing.
A core transport system, standardized interfaces and Plug & Play functional modules create a configurable platform. Automatic format adjustment supports changing package sizes, while horizontal cartoning with side product insertion extends the packaging range.
When products, formats and production requirements change, your packaging concept should be ready to adapt. KOCH goes modular.
Why visit KOCH at PACK EXPO?
🔷 Discuss your application
Bring your products, formats, output requirements and open process questions.
🔷 Explore the modular machine KMO
See how modular expansion, standardized interfaces and automatic format adjustment can support changing requirements.
🔷 Evaluate integrated folding box processing
Discuss horizontal cartoning with side product insertion for your products and folding box formats.
🔷 Think beyond packaging with KOCH
Discuss how product assembly, filling and packaging can be coordinated across your entire process chain.
🔷 Meet three experts at one booth
KOCH, Uhlmann and Cremer bring complementary expertise together at Booth W-26022.
Flexibility
Expand modularly instead of replacing.
The KMO can adapt as products, formats and production requirements change. Functional modules can be added, exchanged or duplicated, while automatic format adjustment supports a broad format range with less manual intervention.
Proven Technology
Built on proven KOCH technology.
The KMO combines established KOCH machine technology with standardized interfaces and a clear integration approach. Proven functional modules and more than 50 years of packaging expertise provide a reliable basis for demanding packaging processes.
Smart Service
Support throughout the KMO lifecycle.
KOCH supports reliable operation with service, spare parts, training, retrofits and digital solutions throughout the machine lifecycle. Service specialists help maintain availability, respond to technical changes and keep production processes stable as requirements develop.
From modular to turnkey line
KMO as a component of the turnkey solution
Many KMO projects begin with a defined packaging process and grow into a broader line concept. If assembly, filling, feeding, inspection, labeling, end-of-line equipment or IT and OT integration are also required, KOCH can coordinate the implementation as a complete system.
This turns a modular KMO configuration into a turnkey solution with clear interfaces, coordinated technologies and defined responsibilities.
Three experts. One booth.
At PACK EXPO, KOCH, Uhlmann and Cremer bring complementary packaging expertise together at Booth W-26022. Visitors can discuss their requirements with specialists from across the Uhlmann Group and look at individual machines, integrated processes and broader packaging solutions in one place.
Meet us in Chicago:
October 18 to 21, 2026 | Booth W-26022
Award-winning innovation in packaging.
The KMO with integrated folding box processing won the German Packaging Award 2026 in the Packaging Machines category. The awarded concept combines modular flexibility, standardized interfaces and integrated folding box processing.
KOCH was also recognized as a TOP 100 Innovator 2026, underlining the company's systematic approach to innovation.
Discover the award-winning KMO at PACK EXPO:
October 18 to 21, 2026 | Booth W-26022
PACK EXPO Chicago 2026
October 18 to 21, 2026 | McCormick Place, Chicago | Booth W-26022
Meet KOCH, Uhlmann and Cremer at one shared booth. Bring your packaging requirements and discuss the machine, process and service questions behind your next project.
FAQ
The KOCH KMO is a modular packaging machine that can be configured for different process and format requirements. Standardized interfaces and automatic format adjustment support flexible adaptation. The latest KMO innovation integrates folding box processing with horizontal cartoning and side product insertion.
Horizontal cartoning with side product insertion is integrated into the KMO platform. This extends the modular concept to folding box applications and supports controlled product handling.
The KMO with integrated folding box processing won the German Packaging Award 2026 in the Packaging Machines category. The award is organized by the German Packaging Institute and decided by an independent jury.
For companies supplying the European market, KOCH can support discussions about material selection, process integration, testing and PPWR-related packaging requirements. The applicable requirements must be assessed for the specific product and market.
Yes. Use the short meeting form and provide the application context. The KOCH team will connect you with the appropriate contact before the show.
Use the KOCH registration link and invitation code 65U21. The registration for PACK EXPO International is free of charge through this invitation.
KOCH, Uhlmann and Cremer will be at Booth W-26022 at McCormick Place in Chicago
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