Komori has completed its takeover of post-press equipment manufacturer MBO Group, which will now trade as MBO Postpress Solutions.
MBO Postpress Solutions is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Komori, which has been focused on the development of peripheral equipment product lines under its print engineering service provider (PESP) business strategy. Komori expects to achieve significant synergy effect through sales expansion of MBO’s high precision, high productivity post-press equipment product lines into Asia and Japan in particular, where it can take advantage of its sales organisation, and through realization of its Connected Automation.
Ken Keyte, president at MBO America, said, ‘This is a very exciting move for both companies. Komori Group and MBO Postpress Solutions will complement each other with technologies and networks required to build a strong sales organization throughout the world. Together we are positioned to be a complete solution provider for the printing industry.
Mark Milbourn, executive vice president, sales and service, Komori America, said, ‘We see it as a testament to Komori’s commitment to the printing industry. Despite the uncharted waters we are experiencing right now, Komori is making a bold step to continue to be a valuable solutions provider to our customers and support them now and in the future in achieving productivity improvement throughout the printing and finishing processes.’
