Audrey LaForest

Munich-based KraussMaffei Group GmbHset aside financial figures and economic outlooks in favor of showing off its new corporate identity to K trade show attendees.

In the short term, anyone would be concerned if numbers go down, Billion President and CEO Korbinian Kiesl said. But the big-picture view is that it's business as usual and something Kiesl called his "special philosophy," where the issues causing the highs and lows of an industry or the economy are ever-changing.

The Hengelo, Netherlands-based company is gaining momentum — and financial support under new ownership — to increase its market wingspan even further.

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. has tapped into a variety of markets for the plastics processing industry, but its portfolio for the food and beverage packaging sector is the major focus at K 2019.