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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.
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• Austrian print service provider Klampfer Druck installed a Jetfire 50 digital press to combine digital and offset short-run printing.
• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen shares traded at EUR 1.42 on 5 October 2026, down 30 percent since the start of the year.
• Heidelberg shares traded around EUR 1.39 pre-market on 6 October 2026, down 31 percent year to date
• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen will present technology at the All-in-Print China trade fair in Shanghai, 12-16 October 2026
• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen shares closed at EUR 1.42 on 7 October 2026, down 30 percent year to date