“The K trade fair 2025 is a strong signal for us: 70 years of Kiefel stand for experience, and, especially for constant change. Our solutions combine efficiency, sustainability, and digitalization and offer customers worldwide real added value in a dynamic market environment." - Sven Engelmann, Vice President - Technology
Highlight 1: New SPEEDFORMER KTR 6.2 Speed sets standards in thermoforming
Kiefel is presenting the SPEEDFORMER KTR 6.2 Speed tilting machine at K live, a new generation of thermoforming, which optimizes both material consumption and line performance. The machine produces high-quality cups, from a range of materials including recycled PET. Various rPET materials were tested in advance in close collaboration with film partner Coexpan. At the Kiefel booth, visitors will gain exclusive insights into test results – and see how recyclability and high-quality design can be ideally united in cup production. Recycling meets high-tech: A second life – in a better shape.
Technologically, the machine excels with several newly developed features with patents pending. These include the intelligent SpeedGuard™ film guide and the high-performance
ProSpacing™ system, which ensures higher output even when handling varying product geometries. In short: These solutions offer a unique combination of automation, efficiency and flexibility for customers, in keeping with the company slogan - Driving your performance.
In addition, visitors can experience the digital twin of the machine live at the Siemens booth (Hall 3, Stand D16) and see for themselves the practical advantages of holistic project support.
Highlight 2: Fiber Packaging taken to the next level – with two technologies
Kiefel is once again demonstrating its pioneering spirit in the natural fiber sector: Visitors can watch live as the NATUREFORMER KFT Lab produces highly functional margarine shells from pulp using the new Double-Dip Process in the wet fiber process. The food-compliant packaging thus gains superior barrier properties for oils and fats through mono-material layers – whilst being suitable for recycling in the circular economy.
Kiefel is presenting a further example of innovation, its new dry-fiber technology: market-ready applications such as trays, beverage lids and technical packaging are produced directly from paper off the roll – an efficient solution with an impressive annual output of up to 70 million pieces for the most common requirements. Combined with the wet-fiber process, this shows that sustainability is not a rigid concept, but requires intelligent, complementary technologies, tailored to each application.