MacDue

Name

MacDue

Legal name

MAC DUE S.r.l.

Website

https://macdue.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MacDue is an Italian (Bologna) manufacturer founded in 1981 that designs and produces automated packaging machinery and complete turnkey lines across five business units (Tissue, Thermoformed, Panels, Shapemold, Household), serving industrial manufacturers globally through direct sales and a network of channel partners in nine countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Machines (IMALAOAJ), Wrapping & Bundling Equipment (Shrink/Stretch) (IMAHAOAD), Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK)

Keywords

• Industrial packaging machinery
• Automated packaging lines
• End-of-line packaging
• Palletizing systems
• Tissue packaging equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bologna

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Automated Packaging Machinery Sales: MacDue generates primary revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of automated packaging machines and complete production lines. The company sells individual machines as well as turnkey lines covering the full packaging process from primary packaging to final palletization.
2. After-Sales Service and Spare Parts: The company provides specialized technical assistance, spare parts delivery, machine upgrades, and retrofit services. Fast and punctual deliveries worldwide through a large warehouse and stocks.
3. Used Machines: MacDue sells refurbished and used packaging machinery including bundlers, tunnels, utility machines, complete lines, and robot palletizers at various price points ranging from 8,000€ to 250,000€.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MacDue designs, manufactures, and supplies automated packaging machines and complete turnkey packaging lines for industrial rolls, folded products, insulating panels, thermoformed products, and shapemold products. The company organizes its offering across five business units (Tissue, Thermoformed, Panels, Shapemold, and Household) and integrates IoT-enabled line management systems for Industry 4.0 control of customer production plants.

Product overview

MacDue is a manufacturer of automatic packaging machines with five main business units: TISSUE (tissue products), THERMOFORMED (trays, plates, cups), PANELS (EPS/XPS and fiber panels), SHAPEMOLD (thermal containers), and HOUSEHOLD (trash bags, foils). Each business unit offers a modular product portfolio including Primary Packaging machines, Cartoners, Bundlers, Case Packers, Handling Systems, Palletizers, specialized Devices (Label Print & Apply, Handle Applicators, Hot Guns, etc.), and Conveyors. These components can be configured as individual machines or integrated into complete turnkey packaging lines. The company also offers used machines and comprehensive customer service including IoT-based line management and machine upgrades.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TISSUE Business Unit

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased packaging efficiency and control of defective products
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Kurtz ErsacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKurtz Ersa serves as a partner in the USA market (1779 Pilgrim Road, Plymouth, WI 53073), representing MacDue for Thermoformed and Panels product lines.
• Prosima TechcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProsima Tech is the Spanish partner (Carrer de Provença, 385, 08025 Barcelona) representing MacDue for Tissue and Shapemold product lines.
• ItalindiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalindia serves as the Indian partner (93, Kondayampalayam, Vaiyampalayam Post, Coimbatore - 641 110) for MacDue, providing local representation and support.
• Davinci MachinescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDavinci Machines represents MacDue in Brazil (204 Sebastião S. de Borba Street, Espinheiros - Joinville - SC), supporting the South American market.
• SMPScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSMPS serves as MacDue's Australian partner (Olive Avenue, Mildura, Victoria, 3500) providing local sales and support for customers.
• Rent ServicecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRent Service is MacDue's Polish partner (Mosina 112/4, 62-050) providing local representation and service capabilities.
• JPHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJPH represents MacDue in Chile (José Leyan 1111, Talagante, Región Metropolitana), supporting the Latin American market.
• Innova TissuecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInnova Tissue serves as MacDue's African partner (Località Cerbaia 43, Altopascio - Italy) providing coverage for the African market.
• MacDue KitcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMacDue Kit is MacDue's Italian partner providing local service and support within Italy.
• Cartindustria EurocartaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCartindustria Eurocarta is an important Italian tissue company that relies on MacDue lines for efficient complete product management. The project developed together is an excellent example of Industry 4.0 at the service of precise and effective productivity.
• VirosacflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirosac is the leading company in Italy for the Household market. MacDue provides high performance machines for complete product management with perfect integration between solutions and production lines, resulting in increased packaging efficiency.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Beumer Group: German end-of-line packaging systems provider specializing in palletizing, conveying and packaging line integration — directly comparable to MacDue's palletizer, conveyor and end-of-line integration offerings at a larger scale.
• Cavanna: Italian packaging machinery specialist serving the personal care, tissue and household sectors with flow-wrappers, cartoners and complete lines — closely mirrors MacDue's tissue and household business units and customer profile.
• Pester Pac Automation: European end-of-line packaging specialist focused on case packers, palletizers and complete packaging line integration for pharmaceutical, food and consumer goods — directly comparable to MacDue's case packers, palletizers and turnkey line scope.
• Cama Group: Italian-based packaging machinery manufacturer designing turnkey lines for food, personal care and household products — directly comparable to MacDue's multi-vertical, end-of-line integration model with similar engineering heritage.
• TMI Group: Spanish/European supplier of machinery and integrated lines for tissue converting and packaging — directly comparable to MacDue's Tissue and AFH rolls business units and serves overlapping European customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Coesia: Bologna-headquartered industrial group of packaging machinery brands with broad portfolio across consumer goods; competes in adjacent packaging categories and shares the Italian packaging engineering ecosystem with MacDue.
• IMA Group: Large Italian packaging machinery incumbent offering automated processing and packaging lines across multiple industries; overlaps with MacDue on end-of-line integration and turnkey capabilities but at much greater scale.
• ProMach: Large North American packaging machinery platform with broad portfolio in filling, wrapping, palletizing and integrated lines — competes with MacDue especially in tissue, household and end-of-line integration segments.
• Optima Group: German packaging machinery group providing turnkey filling and packaging lines for consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and household products — overlaps with MacDue on turnkey line delivery and IoT-enabled line management.
• BW Packaging (Barry-Wehmiller): Broad incumbent packaging machinery platform serving multiple consumer end markets with filling, cartoning and end-of-line solutions; overlaps with MacDue on case packing, palletizing and integrated line delivery for tissue and household customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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