Extrusion lines for laminating and coating •
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Polytype Group- The science of perfect finishing
we are a worldwide network of people and ideas.
Polytype is dedicated to the science of converting/finishing. Curiosity carried us into new dimensions of packaging concepts, precisely as the vital force instills new life, creating and shaping nature’s products. And, we attentively listen to the language nature talks, to learn from it, and when searching to transform ideas in converting/finishing into economically sound and environmentally friendly solutions, we accept the guiding clues. We started 50 years ago in Fribourg, a town built along German-French language border, in the middle of multilingual Switzerland. Today, the world is our home.
We work with strong partners. Polytype is a subsidiary of the renown WIFAG organization which has a fine reputation as a manufacturer of web printing presses. Polytype continues to explore ideas and integrate experiences from our network to serve you, our customer. We now have production centers in Switzerland, Germany, USA and Asia.Polytype is a closely knit manufacturing, marketing and service network, a reliable partner that understands your language.
1904
Foundation WIFAG Berne
1960
Foundation Polytype Fribourg by Otto Wirz, owner of WIFAG Berne
1962
First Polytype printing machine for cans, built in Fribourg
1979
Change from Alfred Brauen to Battista Corti as Managing Director
1990
Purchase of American Production Machinery, today Polytype America Corp.
1995
Foundation and majority shareholding of
Mall+Herlan GmbH Germany and Metzger & Becker Germany
1999
Inauguration of the new Converting technical center and expansion of the main assembly hall
2002
Merger of the departments „Cup/Lid“ and „Tubes/Cans“ to „Container Decorating Systems“
2003
Foundation of Polytype Holding AG�- CEO and board member Battista Corti
Polytype SA and Polytype Converting AG became independant companies
Matthias Krause, new CEO of Polytype Converting AG, Fribourg
2006
Foundation of the daughter company
Polytype Asia Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
2007
Polytype Asia Pacific Ltd. begins its activity,
managed by Hakan Carlsson
Peter Ruth, new CEO of Polytype SA, Fribourg
The companies of the entire WIFAG Group are consolidated in a joint new legal parent company, WIFAG-Polytype Holding.
Establishment of the "Ursula Wirz foundation
