The digital transformation of Makoter d.o.o.

Makoter d.o.o. received co-financing for the implementation of the operation “Digital Transformation of Makoter d.o.o.” The investment is funded as part of the Union’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bags

STT (flexiloophandle), DKT (Patched handle bags), Vest bags, Bags for industrial use, …

Foils

Construction foil, Foils for machine packaging, Polyethylene foil, Stretch foils, Thermo contractile foil

Our company

The main products of the company are polyethylene foil and bags.

Quality and environmental management policy

 

QUALITY is the fundamental orientation of the company and an established value recognized by all of us who participate in business processes. It means achieving the requirements of all interested parties better, more cheaply, faster, and more safely. Further improvement is achieved by setting objectives. With the help of indicators, we measure, monitor, and improve process objectives.

The company’s quality system is aligned with and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 9001 quality management system standard, through which we have defined processes, their objectives, and their owners. The quality system is linked to the requirements for products and services, meaning that the objectives of the quality system are at the same time also the objectives of the processes and are consistent with the company’s business objectives.

Makoter through time

1981

Milica Makoter registers an afternoon craft.

1984

Janko Makoter takes over from Milica Makoter a craft workshop with an area of 200 m2.

1985

Construction of an additional 50 m2 of business premises and purchase of machines for the production of PE film and bags.

1986

Purchase of an extruder and a printing machine.

1987

Purchase of a new machine for making bags and an extruder for making foil. Extension of an additional 200 m2 of business premises.

1989

Purchase of two PE film making machines, a six color printing machine and an automatic bag making machine. The number of employees increases to 10.

1990

Extension of a new production hall with a dining room, changing rooms and a washroom with a total area of 600 m2. Arrangement of the parking lot. The number of employees increases to 17.

1991

Registration of the company Makoter d.o.o.

1992

Construction of own transformer station.

1994

Purchase of two additional bag making machines and a plate making machine.

1996

The launch of Makoter d.o.o.

1997

Transfer of assets and transfer of employees from the entrepreneur Janko Makoter to the company Makoter d.o.o.

1998

Obtaining the ISO 9001 certificate for product and business quality.

1999

Modernization of production capacities. Purchase of an extruder for the production of three-layer PE foil, an eight-color printing machine, a machine for welding bags with a flexible handle, construction of a new production plant. The total area of ​​business processes is 4,000 m2. The company already employs 62 workers.

2000

Sales revenue exceeded 20 million German marks. The production capacity reaches 4500 tons annually. At the end of the year, the company employs 86 workers.

2001

Purchase of a waste film recycling machine and a paint mixer. The company employs 90 workers at the end of the year.

2002

Sales revenue reached approx. €10 million, investments were made in infrastructure and capacity increase and quality improvement of existing equipment; the company employs 92 workers at the end of the year.

2003

Investments in the amount of approx. SIT 88 million, the largest of which are the replacement and expansion of the transformer station, graphic equipment, and the construction of a canopy and roof covering. The company employs 103 workers at the end of the year.

2004

Purchase and start-up of a DKT bag making machine. Purchase and start of implementation of a new information system. The company employs 111 people at the end of the year.

2005

Purchase and commissioning of INLINE printing machine and co-extruder. Introduction of a new information system. The company employs 105 workers at the end of the year.

2006

Expansion of its capacities with a new 8-color flexo printing machine and a ready-made machine for industrial bags of the hygiene program.

2007

Makoter strives for satisfied customers. Thus, we increased our capacity by purchasing a machine for the production of bags with handles in order to shorten delivery times. In order to make production more efficient, we have additionally invested in a chip processing device.

2008

Investing in a device for the production of bags of max. 4m and registration of the new activity CONSTRUCTION (facade and painting works, production of KNAUF systems and ARMSTRONG ceilings); at the end of the year, the company employs 130 workers, of which 12 are in construction.

2010

Investment in a new 10 color printing machine.

2011

Investing in a new bag making machine.

2012

Start-up of the incinerator (RTO-REGENERATIVE THERMAL OXIDATION).

2013

Investment in noise protection, closed refrigeration compression system.

2014

Construction of new storage facilities, new production facilities and start-up of a new machine for making industrial bags.

2015

Launch of a new printing machine with a printing width of 1700mm.

2016

Launch of a new industrial bag making machine.

2018

Launch of a new regeneration line and two machines for the production of industrial bags.

2019

Commissioning of a new printing press.

2020

Investing in a new cutting line with laser perforation.

2021

Purchase of a new wicket machine.

2022

Purchase of a new wicket machine.

Company vision

The company wants to be among the leading manufacturers of hygienic packaging in Slovenia and comparable to the leading European manufacturers.