Cluster for packaging machinery and automation in Germany

Founded in 2007, the Packaging Valley Germany e. V. cluster is the world's most innovative centre of excellence for intelligent and sustainable packaging, machinery and automation solutions.

The cluster for packaging machine construction and automation emerged from a merger of the Packaging Valley Germany Region Hohenlohe and Packaging Excellence Region Stuttgart clusters and today networks over 100 companies throughout Germany. These include manufacturers of packaging systems and packaging machines, providers of software and automation solutions, manufacturers of components, providers of services relating to the packaging industry and public institutions. The companies in Packaging Valley are always one step ahead of the future and offer the market the best technologies in the field of packaging machine construction and automation. International market leaders from the food, beverage, confectionery, pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors are among its customers. The head office of Packaging Valley Germany e. V. is in Waiblingen, with a further office in Schwäbisch Hall. The majority of members are based in the south-west, with a focus on the Stuttgart and Hohenlohe regions. Since 2024, the regional focus of the cluster has been extended beyond the south-west of Germany in order to be able to integrate companies in the packaging machinery industry based throughout Germany.