But don't lose heart. These joint ventures and company mergers offering customers genuine and measurable added value still exist in practice. Because the professionals, yes highly trained experts, comprising the team realize one thing above all: If we don't put ourselves in our customers' position with regard to existing as well as future challenges and offer them the right,

individual, technically perfect, and future-oriented solutions for their companies, we won't stand a chance. And these professionals of course know that as a rule customers do favor “everything from a one source” for good reason. But perfectly.

In this issue, you will find a special section on the subject of dry area equipment / packing and palletizing technology. And in this special section, you will notice that “all from one source” and “synergies” to the benefit of the customer do exist after all. For now that KHS and Kisters have joined forces, the know-how and the willingness to provide top performance of the technological leader of the packaging technology market (keyword: PC-based machine control) have been combined with that of the worldwide leader of the multi-packaging machine market.

The customer is thus provided not only top engineering and around-the-clock service but also flexible suggestions and solutions on all issues regarding design, cost reduction, supplemental products, service interfaces, through personnel, computers, and on and on.

KHS plus Kisters: We bring together the outstanding packing and palletizing technology from KHS with the leading multi-packaging expertise from Kisters and thus technologically as well as economically complement frontend and backend solutions from Kisters. Synergies to the advantage of the customer. It really is all from a one source.