The Kern Group's exhibition booth at the Hunkeler Innovationdays in Lucerne met with great interest. Following the takeover of Müller Apparatebau GmbH, the portfolio on show in Switzerland was more diverse than ever. A mailbox system from HSW GmbH was also part of the trade fair presentation.

Right at the entrance to Hall 1, the Kern Group's impressive trade fair presence shone in the unmistakable Kern red. The inserting systems on display were in top form and impressed visitors with their speed and efficiency. Many customers, especially from Switzerland and Germany, came to find out about the latest systems and solutions, and the international visitors also showed great interest in the Kern booth.

The extended exhibition space made it possible to present three machines: The Kern 3200 and Kern 3600 high-performance inserting systems and a Müller MK8500 for the medium output range. The trade fair appearance was complemented by presentations of the PackOnTime Multiformat 3D packaging system, Kern Service and the ADF mailFactory software solutions. In particular, the newer topics such as the stitching module and the cut-sheet feeder module (EFG) on the Kern 3200 as well as the new Kern 972 cut-sheet feeder met with great interest.

Another highlight was the HSW PBSplus mailbox system, which was presented together with HSW GmbH. This was installed at the exit of the K3600 and enables mailboxes to be filled automatically.

It was also the Kern 3600 that convinced visitors to the trade fair of its enormous speed (27,000 envelopes per hour into the HSW PBS). The Kern 3200 focused on the wide range of functions such as stapling and the fast automatic format change thanks to the two envelope feeders. All systems ran fault-free throughout and were fully convincing. Visitors used the information stand to ask questions about kernService, kernSoftware and kernPack.

The recent takeover of Müller Apparatebau was also a topic of discussion for many customers. Müller employees were available to answer questions at any time, which was well received by the trade visitors. Overall, customers were impressed by the Kern systems and innovations. The general development of the Kern Group over the past two years was commented on positively all rounds.

‘The Kern Group together with Müller and HSW at the Hunkeler Innovationdays: that's a successful combination. We are also very satisfied with all four days of the trade fair this year. There was a great deal of interest in our systems and we had promising discussions with our customers and partners. This direct personal dialogue is essential for us. We are very confident about the coming months,’ says Stefan Wüthrich, CEO Kern Group.