Buoyed by a shift towards short-notice orders for label and folding carton printing machines, the Gallus Group raised its sales last year by 8% to CHF202m.
Sales accelerated over the second half of 2014 and the Switzerland-based group posted a record total for the final quarter.
Strong sales in core European markets offset faltering growth in emerging markets such as Brazil and China as well as a slump in demand due to political crises in parts of Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Gallus also benefited from the launch in September 2014 of the Gallus DCS 340 digital label printer with a multi-colour inkjet module.
Developed in collaboration with Heidelberger Druckmaschinen and its inkjet technology partner, Fujifilm, the DCS 340 is intended for small production runs and versioning label and packaging products.
At Labelexpo 2015 in September the new machine will be launched as part of a complete system comprising a digital label printing machine with specially adapted consumables (including inks) as well as workflow solutions and service packages.
Meanwhile, the group has responded with cost-cutting measures to the scrapping of a minimum exchange rate for the Swiss franc with the euro.
Gallus said it would maintain its strategy of focusing on labels and folding cartons in the packaging segments as well as expanding its digital printing portfolio.