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Mold & Robotics Group – rapid development
Sandro Wiesendanger, Investment Director
It is an ambitious vision: to build the first globally present market leader in injection molding tools and automation systems focusing on thin-walled plastic packaging containers and in-mold labeling. To get there, CGS – as the new majority shareholder of H. Müller, Fabrique de Moules – is partnering with Udo Gröber, CEO and former sole owner. Just over one year into the partnership, they have taken major steps towards this vision: Mold & Robotics Group now encompasses three companies and is solidly anchored in Europe and North America.
Packages manufactured by Mold & Robotics Group machines are part of consumers’ daily lives worldwide. They package a vast array of goods including yogurt, butter, cheese spread, ice cream, baby food, and hygiene products. Companies with well-known brands of consumer goods rely on the group’s packaging systems, its expertise, and its next-door approach to customer service.
Attractive market with promising prospects
The in-mold labeling method inserts labels during injection molding, making the packaging process more efficient and cutting its total cost. The market for thinwalled packaging is constantly growing by an average of 5–6% annually. The US represents a particularly highpotential market and promises the highest growth rates because market penetration is expanding quickly.
System expertise is a decisive competitive advantage in this market that is still far from consolidation. As a single-source supplier of molds as well as automation, Mold & Robotics Group helps customers integrate its products into their production methods and cut their total operational costs sustainably.
The heart of Mold & Robotics Group
H. Müller, Fabrique de Moules (Müller) forms the core of Mold & Robotics Group. It is specialized in top-quality complete systems and known as a pioneer for in-mold labeling applications. Its services range from packaging development and optimization to construction of topperformance production lines and customer support throughout the equipment’s entire service life. Müller’s outstanding track record has made the company a global leader in this specialized sector.
Daily delights! Top brands packaged by Mold & Robotics Group machines.
Targeted Buy & Build strategy
One year after the acquisition of Müller, the group can now boast three specialized companies with fully complementary operations. After sifting through the North American market with a fine-toothed comb, the selected candidates CBW Automation and Dollins Tool joined Mold & Robotics Group. CBW is specialized in robots and automatization solutions while Dollins manufactures molds for thin-walled plastic containers.
Mold & Robotics Group’s presence in Europe and North America brings it closer to its customers, improves and accelerates development processes, and boosts reactiveness when urgent support is required. It is now time to integrate the three companies before tackling further market penetration in Europe and the US as well as embarking on expansion to Asia.
see www.moldandrobotics.com and www.muller-iml.com for more information
Udo Gröber, CEO 0f H. Müller, Fabrique de Moules:
“Partnering with CGS is fortuitous for Müller as well as for me personally. By combining our technical expertise with the financial strength of CGS and its know-how in building internationally leading corporate groups, we can open up opportunities for development that we never would have had alone. Mold & Robotics Group and with it Müller have a highly promising future. I can now start mentoring my successor calmly, step by step.”
