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VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG


VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG offers complete solutions for vacuum packaging. The machines from VC999® are used wherever high-quality vacuum packaging (bags, trays, films) is used professionally.

VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG has been operating in the vacuum technology sector since 1971 and offers a wide selection of vacuum packaging machines. Our machines are characterized by a sturdy, long-life and hygiene-conscious construction. Our promise: impressive Swiss quality, construction optimized for cleaning, and flawless performance at the highest level!

With our vacuum machines, we guarantee the smooth packaging of cheese, meat, fish, fruit & vegetables, bakery products, convenience products, liquids, industrial goods, electronics, medical products and much more. For all vacuum-packaged products, we guarantee a maximum extension of the shelf life as well as protection against damage and germ formation. Our solutions thus offer visually attractive, sustainable and rational stockkeeping.

The newest division of VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG is VC999 Medical, which specializes in sterile and process-oriented packaging in medical technology (medtech/medical sector). As the only manufacturer in the world to do so, VC999® has carried out its own packaging validation in the medical sector with a shelf life guarantee of ten years. We therefore comply with the latest regulations and meet the highest requirements for cleanroom compatibility, process reliability and traceability.

VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG is a traditional family business with a global alignment – "Made in Switzerland". Our team of experts will accompany you in the implementation of your projects, from the packaging solution to the installation of the machine at your premises.

As a family-run business we develop, design and manufacture our packaging machines ourselves. All models are created in Herisau in Switzerland – with the exception of the rollstock thermoformers, for which our subsidiary in North Kansas City, USA is responsible. VC999® operates around the globe

The product range offers everything you need for the packaging of your high-quality products, from the smallest countertop vacuum machine to a complete production line, including shrink systems and dryers as well as tray sealing machines and rollstock thermoformers.

The brand name VC999® stands for "Vacuum Capacity 99.9%", which is the maximum vacuum value that can be achieved when packaging foodstuffs under optimum conditions. But not only that! VC999® is your guarantor of quality and high performance in vacuum packaging – worldwide!

VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG is an Inauen Group company. The parent company is situated in Switzerland. The group has its own sales companies in Switzerland, Canada, Mexico, Columbia and the USA. The production facilities are located in Switzerland and the USA. VC999® is represented in numerous countries worldwide.

Market segments
VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG has always occupied a strong position in the meat processing trade. EMilk processors, in particular cheese producers, are also important buyers of VC999® packaging solutions. We also occupy good market positions in the future-proof convenience food and organic product sectors. The non-food solutions are used above all in the medical sector, in the watchmaking industry and in various other branches of industry. 

Distribution and service
Thanks to a well-developed worldwide network of sales partners and branch offices, VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG guarantees competent local consulting and service for all machine series.

Employees
250, of which 70 in Switzerland

Our Management Team 

competent, reliable, committed

Providing packaging solutions since 1971

VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG is 100% family-owned (Inauen) 

VC999® is a registered trademark

The company's headquarters are located in Herisau, Switzerland

1971

Market introduction of the first machine: „Swissporter“

1971

1973

Commencement of export business with Scobie & Junior, East Kilbride, Glasgow, Schottland

1973

1975

February 27th, founding of Inauen Maschinen AG, Herisau, Switzerland. Registration and launch of the brand name VC999

1975

1986

Founding of VC999® Packaging Systems in North Kansas City, Missouri, USA

1986

1989

October 15th, founding of Inauen Maschinen GmbH, Engen, Germany

1989

1991

Acquisition of PMP Präzisionsmechanik AG, Herisau, Switzerland

1991

1993

Juli 1st, founding of Inauen Maschinen GmbH, Henndorf near Salzburg, Austria

1993

1998

Founding of the sales company VC999® UK Ltd. in Northampton, England

1998

2001

Takeover of the operational activities of GMS-Ilpra Verpackungsmaschinen AG, Boswil, Switzerland Founding of the company group's holding company B+M Holding AG, Herisau, Switzerland

2001

2002

Founding of the sales company VC999 Canada Ltd. in Montreal

2002

2006

Extension of the production building at VC999 Packaging Systems in North Kansas City, USA Founding of the sales company VC999® Packaging Systems Mexico, in Guadalupe, Mexico

2006

2007

Opening of a sales and logistics center in Saint-Charles De Drummond, Canada Commencement of sales activities with the company's own sales organization VC999® Packaging Systems Americas in Bogotá, Columbia Opening of the 2nd location of VC999 Mexico in Mexico City, D.F. Granting of the construction permit and start of the factory extension at the site of the VC999® Group's parent company in Herisau

2007

2008

Commencement of production by Inauen Maschinen AG, Herisau, Switzerland in the newly-built production buildings with new logistics center

2008

2009

Inauen Maschinen AG renamed VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG

2009

2011

Founding of VC999 Packaging Systems Benelux AG, Lommel, Belgium

2011

2012

Start of the production facility for the production of slicers in Buchenau, Germany

2012

2016

Reopening following the expansion of the VC999 Packaging Systems plant in Canada, which has now doubled in size

2016

2017

Opening of VC999 Packaging Systems S.A.S. in Bogota, Columbia Sale of the slicer production facility

2017

2019

Founding of the business unit VC999 Medical

2019

2020

ISO 13485 certification

2020

2021

Merger of PMP with VC999 Verpackungssysteme AG

2021

2024

Purchase of the neighboring property in Kansas City for the expansion of VC999 Packaging Systems

2024

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Central customer service: 

+41 71 353 59 00

Immediate service and standby service:

+41 71 353 59 89

Technical customer service

Head of Sales: 

+41 71 353 59 09

Alain Rüegger

Email: 

info@vc999.ch