Heidelberger Druckmaschinen and pfenning group partner on pharma packaging
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen has agreed a partnership with German logistics group pfenning to combine printing, packaging and data-driven logistics into one offering for pharmaceutical packaging production. The tie-up extends Heidelberg's system-integrator strategy, unveiled at interpack 2026, into serialisation, track-and-trace and GDP/GMP-compliant logistics. No financial terms were disclosed.
Why this mattersMachinery makers are moving beyond press sales into end-to-end packaging and logistics services, reshaping how pharma customers source compliance-driven supply chains.
- Heidelberg and pfenning group announced the partnership on 30 September 2026 at Heidelberg's Wiesloch-Walldorf site.
- The collaboration covers printing, packaging and data-driven logistics for pharmaceutical products.
- It builds on Heidelberg's system-integrator strategy announced at interpack 2026.
- pfenning group operates 110 European locations, 1 million square metres of logistics space and 7,000 employees.
- Heidelberg has previously announced similar partnerships with Pack-Smart and Metsä Board.
- No deal value or investment figure was disclosed.