Krones started manufacturing labellers in 1951. Today, the company is operating on a global scale. Krones has gone far beyond the classical confines of machine and plant engineering. With its holistic approach, the company has become an allrounder to its customers by harmoniously synergising and optimising machine design, line know-how, process engineering, microbiology and information technology. Krones has developed into a "systems technology" provider.
The company employs more than 9, 000 people worldwide. About 87 per cent of the lines produced go to foreign countries. The group's turnover in 2005 totalled 1.695 bn euros.

The Krones group designs, develops, manufactures and installs both machines and complete filling and packaging lines. Its principal customers are breweries and beverage producers, the food industry, and the chemical, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.