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A success story that is making history.<\/h2>\n[\/nectar_responsive_text][nectar_highlighted_text color_type=”regular” highlight_color=”#b31218″ style=”full_text” highlight_expansion=”default” text_direction=”default”]In the more than 30 years<\/em><\/span> of our existence, we have established a solid position in the market through our own developments. For example, we are one of the leading specialists in the automatic processing of wet adhesive tape in our packaging systems. 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Our customers<\/h4>\n

Our customers are companies from all industries that package and ship products. While our focus used to be primarily on the German market, we now operate throughout Europe and worldwide.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”top” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” animation_easing=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][nectar_icon icon_family=”iconsmind” icon_style=”soft-bg” icon_color_type=”color_scheme” icon_color=”Accent-Color” icon_padding=”10px” pointer_events=”all” icon_iconsmind=”iconsmind-Statistic” icon_size=”40″ margin_bottom=”30″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1760614188945{padding-right: 10% !important;}” text_direction=”default”]\n

Company growth<\/h4>\n

We have grown steadily alongside our target market: we started in 1990 with six employees and today we have around 70 people\u2014and we are still growing. We focus on long-term, organic company growth in order to ensure the long-term security of the jobs we have created.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#ffffff” scene_position=”center” left_padding_desktop=”7%” constrain_group_2=”yes” right_padding_desktop=”7%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][carousel script=”flickity” flickity_formatting=”default” desktop_cols_flickity=”3″ desktop_small_cols_flickity=”3″ tablet_cols_flickity=”2″ phone_cols_flickity=”1″ flickity_controls=”touch_total” flickity_touch_total_style=”default” flickity_touch_total_icon_color=”dark” color=”default” flickity_overflow=”visible” flickity_wrap_around=”no-wrap” flickity_spacing=”default” flickity_column_vertical_alignment=”default” column_padding=”0″ flickity_element_spacing=”default” border_radius=”none”][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1760614474700-4″ tab_id=”1760614474700-3″ title=”Item”][fancy_box box_style=”color_box_hover” icon_family=”iconsmind” image_url=”32″ color=”accent-color” color_box_hover_overlay_opacity=”default” box_alignment=”left” enable_border=”true” border_radius=”default” image_loading=”lazy-load” color_scheme=”dark” secondary_content=”here’s some awesome text that would only be shown on hover” icon_iconsmind=”iconsmind-Duplicate-Layer” min_height=”300″]\n

09\/2023<\/h3>\n

Move into the new building in Northeim with modern work and social areas and plenty of space for future growth[\/fancy_box][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1760614474710-4″ tab_id=”1760614474710-3″ title=”Item”][fancy_box box_style=”color_box_hover” icon_family=”iconsmind” image_url=”329″ color=”accent-color” color_box_hover_overlay_opacity=”default” box_alignment=”left” enable_border=”true” border_radius=”default” image_loading=”lazy-load” color_scheme=”dark” secondary_content=”” icon_iconsmind=”iconsmind-Engineering” min_height=”300″]\n

07\/2022<\/h3>\n

Groundbreaking ceremony and start of new construction in Northeim[\/fancy_box][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1760614474715-9″ tab_id=”1760614474716-9″ title=”Item”][fancy_box box_style=”color_box_hover” icon_family=”iconsmind” image_url=”810″ color=”accent-color” color_box_hover_overlay_opacity=”default” box_alignment=”left” enable_border=”true” border_radius=”default” image_loading=”lazy-load” color_scheme=”dark” secondary_content=”here’s some awesome text that would only be shown on hover” icon_iconsmind=”iconsmind-Affiliate” min_height=”300″]\n

10\/2021<\/h3>\n

Participation by globally active Storopack Hans Reichenecker GmbH from Metzingen[\/fancy_box][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1760614474720-2″ tab_id=”1760614474720-4″ title=”Item”][fancy_box box_style=”color_box_hover” icon_family=”iconsmind” image_url=”41″ color=”accent-color” color_box_hover_overlay_opacity=”default” box_alignment=”left” enable_border=”true” border_radius=”default” image_loading=”lazy-load” color_scheme=”dark” secondary_content=”here’s some awesome text that would only be shown on hover” icon_iconsmind=”iconsmind-Checked-User” min_height=”300″]\n

10\/2021<\/h3>\n

Tim Opitz joins the management team[\/fancy_box][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1760614474726-8″ tab_id=”1760614474726-5″ title=”Item”][fancy_box box_style=”color_box_hover” icon_family=”iconsmind” image_url=”1331″ color=”accent-color” color_box_hover_overlay_opacity=”default” box_alignment=”left” enable_border=”true” border_radius=”default” image_loading=”lazy-load” color_scheme=”dark” secondary_content=”here’s some awesome text that would only be shown on hover” icon_iconsmind=”iconsmind-Checked-User” min_height=”300″]\n

2014<\/h3>\n

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07\/2006<\/h3>\n

New foundation by G\u00fcnther & Beate Opitz[\/fancy_box][\/item][item simple_slider_bg_image_position=”default” simple_slider_overlay_strength=”0.3″ simple_slider_bg_image_loading=”default” id=”1760614474736-6″ tab_id=”1760614474736-2″ title=”Item”][fancy_box box_style=”color_box_hover” icon_family=”iconsmind” image_url=”812″ color=”accent-color” color_box_hover_overlay_opacity=”default” box_alignment=”left” enable_border=”true” border_radius=”default” image_loading=”lazy-load” color_scheme=”dark” secondary_content=”here’s some awesome text that would only be shown on hover” icon_iconsmind=”iconsmind-Stopwatch” min_height=”300″]\n

1990<\/h3>\n

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