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BOBST Tech Stack

Industrial equipment manufacturer for packaging substrate processing, printing, and converting

Machinery Manufacturing Mex, Vaud 5,001–10,000 employees Founded 1890 Self-Owned

BOBST designs and manufactures substrate processing, printing, and converting machinery for label, flexible packaging, folding carton, and corrugated producers. The tech stack is firmly industrial—SAP, Siemens PLC, PROFINET, EtherCAT, and OPC UA dominate—with active migration to SAP S/4HANA and SAP MM underway. Engineering hiring (39 of 85 open roles) and a heavy pipeline of NPI, installation, and productivity projects signal a company scaling manufacturing footprint while addressing spare parts costs and machine downtime as core business levers.

Tech Stack 47 technologies

Core StackSAP Salesforce Azure DevOps CATIA SAP S/4HANA Power BI Tableau Siemens Siemens TIA Portal Excel PowerPoint Word PROFIBUS PROFINET Microsoft 365 Teams Servo drives PLC Visio CNC TwinCAT Git Delphi EtherCAT OPC UA 3DEXPERIENCE Siemens PLC SAP PLM Pascal Codesys+14 more

AdoptingSAP S/4HANA SAP MM Jaeger

What BOBST Is Building

◆Challenges

Optimizing machine performance
Driving down spare parts cost
Reducing machine downtime
Improving product quality
Expanding service and parts business
Complex multi-layered relationship
Performance improvement
Reducing quote and delivery time
Minimizing downtime
Achieving high production rates

▲Active Projects

Bobst transformation program
Cost-saving projects aligned with strategic roadmap
Npi projects
Installation and commissioning of printing machines
Productivity improvement program (pip)
Technology exchange project
Industrialization of new auxiliary plant designs
Technical analysis and identification of spare parts
Installation and troubleshooting of electrical/electronic side of folding carton glue machines
Electrical and electronic assembly of folding carton glue machines

Hiring Activity

Accelerating85 roles · 45 in 30d

Department

Engineering

39

Support

16

Finance

5

Sales

5

Ops

4

Quality

4

Operations

2

Product

2

Seniority

Mid

44

Senior

20

Junior

7

Lead

4

Intern

3

Director

2

Manager

1

Notable leadership hires: Controlling Director

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About BOBST

BOBST is a Switzerland-headquartered machinery manufacturer founded in 1890, now operating 21 production facilities across 12 countries with 6,400+ employees. The company supplies equipment and aftermarket services to mid-market and enterprise packaging converters globally. Core business lines span substrate processing, printing systems, and converting equipment; revenue hit CHF 1.891 billion in 2024. Active portfolio includes folding carton glue machines, printing systems, and related electrical and mechanical assemblies. Service and parts expansion, machine reliability, quote turnaround, and production rate optimization are current strategic priorities.

HeadquartersMex, Vaud

Company Size5,001–10,000 employees

Founded1890

Hiring MarketsGermany, United States, Switzerland, Netherlands, Poland, France, Italy, Tunisia

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What is BOBST's tech stack?

SAP (S/4HANA, PLM, MM), Siemens PLC, PROFINET, EtherCAT, OPC UA, TwinCAT, CNC, Servo drives, Codesys, Azure DevOps, Git, CATIA, 3DEXPERIENCE, Delphi, Pascal.