On 7th September 2017 in Gossau, Switzerland, Gietz AG celebrated its 125th Anniversary. It is a family owned company, run by the fifth generation of the family – Claudia Gietz Viehweger and Hansjörg Gietz – and specialises in the design and manufacture of the highest level of high speed hot foil stamping systems. Members of the Gietz family personally welcomed over 120 customers, partners and sales representatives from around the world to a day of celebration.
The day comprised a speech of welcome by Hansjörg Gietz, before moving to a programme of three specialist presentations from industry leading figures, namely, Mr Bruno Sonderegger (Paper Ambassador of Sonderegger AG), Mr Dr Fanz-Josef Vollherbst (Chairman of Vollherbst Druck GmbH) and Mr Gordon Crichton (Managing Director of MAI International Purchasing Management Institute). A full tour of the Gietz factory and technology centers showed the latest technical development in both sheet fed and web hot foil technology and their application in the commercial, packaging and security sectors of the printing industry.
Of special interest to customers was the latest Gietz SECUR 20 security foiling stripe application system line for anti-counterfeiting . Also shown were the latest Gietz FSA 1060 Foil Commander sheet fed system for high speed hot foil stamping in the packaging sector. The day of celebration was concluded in the evening with a dinner cruise around Lake Constance where friends and colleagues joined the Gietz family in celebrating this special anniversary.
