Stolle Machinery

What Stolle Machinery does

Stolle Machinery Company, LLC is a privately held US-based manufacturer of high-speed machinery for the two-piece metal can and end-making industry. Headquartered in Centennial, Colorado with operating manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Poland, China, Vietnam, and sales/service coverage across India and the Middle East, the company is the leading single-source supplier to global beverage can, food can, beverage end, food end, and aerosol can manufacturers. Its portfolio spans cupping systems (DynaForm, Triton), body makers (Standun, Ragsdale), decorators (Concord, Rutherford), end conversion systems (EO6, Tetrad, Mega), compound end liners (EHSL, Vortex), ovens (DecoCure, InterCure), washers and dryers (Optimus), neckers (E-NCKR), conveyors, and light testers, supplemented by Stolle Global Systems' turnkey can and end plant design, construction, and commissioning services.

Core technology is built on proprietary, patented mechanics and software, including the Smart Decorator line (Inkjector and Remote Registration), the EHSL high-speed liner rated at 3500 EPM (43% above prior models), the energy- and water-efficient Optimus can washer, and the 2025-launched Stolle InSight real-time operational analytics HMI. Precision machining is conducted in-house at facilities in North America, China, and Brazil to .0001-inch tolerance, supporting proprietary tooling and a global OEM parts business that anchors recurring revenue.

Commercial activity is run through direct enterprise sales with named account managers and product directors, supported by a global network of field service engineers, regional warehouses stocked with OEM spare parts, and authorized international agents in Jordan, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, India, and Thailand. Revenue is generated from capital equipment sales (individual machines, line modules, and full turnkey plants), OEM spare parts, field service and technical support, machine rebuilding and refurbishment, and customer training. Pricing is quote-based through direct sales contacts with multi-year contract cadences, with no publicly disclosed list pricing. The company employs 501-1,000 people globally and operates 9+ wholly owned subsidiaries under the Stolle Machinery Company, LLC parent entity.

Name

Stolle Machinery

Legal name

Stolle Machinery Company, LLC

Website

https://stollemachinery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Stolle Machinery Company, LLC is a privately held US-headquartered manufacturer of high-speed, two-piece metal can and end-making machinery, supplying beverage, food, and aerosol can producers worldwide through its global direct sales, OEM parts, and field service network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Can Making Machinery

NAICS

All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (333998), Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)

akta.pro primary industry

Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Capping, Closing & Sealing Equipment (Capper, Induction, Heat Seal) (IMALAOAC)

Keywords

• Can making machinery
• Beverage can equipment
• Food can production
• End conversion systems
• Metal packaging machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Centennial

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 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. Capital Equipment Sales: Stolle designs, manufactures, and sells high-speed can and end manufacturing machinery including cupping systems, body makers, decorators, end-making lines, conversion systems, washers, dryers, and ovens. Machines are sold as individual units, line modules, or complete turnkey plant installations.
2. OEM Spare Parts: Stolle stocks and sells OEM spare parts for all its machinery worldwide, with strategically located warehouses across North America, Europe, Latin America, China, and Asia Pacific for rapid delivery.
3. Field Service and Technical Support: Stolle provides field service engineers, machine rebuilding, tooling refurbishment, and technical support services globally. Services include installation, commissioning, line audits, and operator/maintenance training.
4. Machine Rebuilding and Refurbishment: Stolle offers comprehensive rebuilding services for tooling die sets and machinery, restoring equipment to original specifications using OEM parts and SIP high-precision machining centers in Canton and Europe.
5. Customer Training: Stolle offers comprehensive training solutions to help customers remain competitive, including training at Stolle facilities or at the customer's factory, delivered by ex-factory personnel and field service technicians.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stolle Machinery designs, manufactures, and supplies high-speed capital equipment for two-piece metal can and end manufacturing. Its portfolio spans cupping presses, body makers (DWI/D&I), decorators, compound end liners, conversion systems, can washers/dryers, ovens, neckers, light testers, and complete turnkey can and end plant construction, sold to beverage can, food can, beverage end, and food end producers worldwide. The company also operates a global OEM spare parts, machine rebuilding, field service, and training business.

Product overview

Stolle Machinery is the world leader in supplying equipment to the 2-piece can and end manufacturing industry for beverages, food, and aerosol products. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of machinery organized into four main product lines: Beverage Can Line, Beverage End Line, Food Can Line, and Food End Line, plus Food Machinery and Global Systems services. The product portfolio includes cupping systems (DynaForm, Triton), bodymakers (Standun, Ragsdale), decorators (Concord, Rutherford), liners (EHSL, Vortex, VHSL, HSL), conversion systems (EO6, Tetrad, Mega), ovens (DecoCure, InterCure), can washers/dryers (Optimus), neckers (E-NCKR), and complete turnkey plant construction through Stolle Global Systems. The company operates as a single unified product ecosystem where individual machines can be purchased separately or as complete integrated production lines, supported by global parts, service, and precision machining facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stolle EO6 Conversion System High-speed six-output easy-open end conversion system for beverage cans, producing up to 5100 EPM with a new 140-ton press operating at up to 850 SPM.
• Stolle Tetrad Conversion System Four-output easy-open end conversion system, the world leader in EOE conversion systems, producing up to 3000 ends per minute.
• Stolle EHSL Compound End Liner World's fastest sealant applicator for beverage ends; a 10-station machine can process up to 3500 EPM, representing a 43% increase in production capacity over previous models.
• Stolle Vortex Liner High-speed compound end liner with speeds up to 2600 EPM (10 stations), part of the company's compound end liner product line.
• Stolle Concord Decorator Industry-leading high-speed, high-quality printing machine for 2-piece beverage cans with 8 inkers plus varnish station for maximum production flexibility; features exclusive Rotary Trip mandrel increasing production speeds up to 2200 CPM.
• Stolle Rutherford Decorator Trusted decorator machine for over 50 years, setting the standard for high-quality, high-speed can decoration. Available in 9-color configuration with extended version for aluminum bottles and tall aerosol cans.
• Stolle Standun Bodymaker Industry-leading horizontal presses for DWI (Drawn and Ironed) can body production, maintaining extremely tight tolerances required for 2-piece cans.
• Stolle Ragsdale Bodymaker Preferred bodymaker known for reliability and precision, available in five stroke lengths with production speeds of 225 to 375 cans per minute.
• Stolle DecoCure Pin Oven Curing oven for external ink on 2-piece cans after the basecoater or decorator, designed to cure thermosetting inks in less than 10 seconds.
• Stolle InterCure Oven Cures water-based internal coating on 2-piece beverage cans and finalizes curing of ink and varnish on can exteriors. Features 3-zone configuration with next-generation gas burners.
• Stolle Optimus Can Washer Most water and energy efficient can washer available, with smart counterflow and reflux systems minimizing water usage and discharge; features optional heat recovery and rinse water recycling.
• Stolle Optimus Can Dryer Efficiently dries cans using a recirculated suction air impact system, allowing high heat transfer rate while maintaining can stability through vacuum.
• Stolle E-NCKR Die Necker Modular machine for forming the neck of 2-piece cans to accept the specified end diameter; can be equipped with vision inspection systems.
• Stolle DynaForm Cupping System High-speed cupping system reaching 300 SPM or more, featuring a 165-ton high-speed press with optional magnetic die clamping for faster tool changes.
• Stolle Triton Cupper Most widely used and trusted cupping system in can factories worldwide, equipped with a reliable 150-ton double-action press.
• Stolle Food End Conversion Systems (Mega 4, Mega 3, Mega 2H) Flexible food end conversion systems for converting steel or aluminum ends in various sizes, formats, and metal thicknesses. Includes high-volume 4-lane Mega 4 and 3-lane Mega 3 systems.
• Stolle SRC Shell and End System Single-action rotary curl system configured to produce any type of round steel or aluminum food end, including easy-open conversion shells or finished sanitary ends.
• Stolle Global Systems Complete turnkey design, construction, upgrades, and process analysis for can and end manufacturers worldwide. Provides complete plant construction from concept to commissioning.
• Stolle VHSL/HSL Compound End Liners Rotary machines for applying sealant compounds to beverage or food ends with diameters from 200 to 603 with maximum efficiency.
• Stolle Conveying Systems Complete conveyor systems for all segments of a can line including pressurized tables, cup recirculation systems, bodymaker feed sections, trimmer discharge tracks, wet can conveyors, and more.
• OEM Spare Parts Stolle-stocked and sold OEM spare parts for all its machinery worldwide, with strategically located warehouses across North America, Europe, Latin America, China, and Asia Pacific for rapid delivery.
• Field Service and Machine Rebuilding Field service engineers, machine rebuilding, tooling refurbishment, installation, commissioning, line audits, and operator/maintenance training services delivered globally, restoring equipment to OEM specifications using SIP high-precision machining centers.
• Customer Training Comprehensive training solutions to help customers remain competitive, delivered at Stolle facilities or at the customer's factory by ex-factory personnel and field service technicians.

Quantifiable outcome

• EHSL liner achieves 3500 EPM – 43% faster than previous models
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CanovationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026Stolle continues as a development partner providing engineering and tooling support for CanReseal, a resealable aluminum can end technology. Canovation and CANPACK formalized the collaboration to advance CanReseal toward commercial readiness and pilot-scale deployment. Stolle's role is specifically in engineering and tooling.
• CANPACKminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 June 2026CANPACK provides global manufacturing expertise and infrastructure for the CanReseal resealable can end technology. Stolle provides engineering and tooling support as development partner. The companies expect to complete development activities and establish pilot operations for future commercial deployment.
• Rockwell AutomationcoreTechnology or IntegrationStolle was designated OEM Platinum Partner by Rockwell Automation. This strategic partnership involved meeting criteria for product design, marketing, and business relationship with Rockwell Automation technology across the enterprise. The partnership is intended to further help Stolle develop software and hardware innovations across its product lines.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Schuler AG: Schuler is a major German press and can-making machinery manufacturer offering bodymakers, cuppers, and complete can lines to beverage and food can producers worldwide. It is one of the closest global competitors to Stolle in two-piece can and end-making equipment.
• CMB Engineering: CMB Engineering is an Italian manufacturer of can-making equipment including cupping presses, bodymakers, and complete two-piece can lines. It is a direct competitor to Stolle serving beverage and food can producers, particularly in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
• Lanico Maschinenfabrik: Lanico is a German specialist in can-making and can-end production machinery, including bodymakers, easy-open end lines, and conversion systems. It is a direct competitor to Stolle in the European and global can-end equipment market.
• Pemamek (Soudronic): Pemamek acquired Soudronic, a long-standing Swiss manufacturer of can-end and welding machinery for the metal packaging industry. Pemamek/Soudronic competes directly with Stolle in end-making, conversion, and resistance welding systems used in can plants globally.
• Ferrum Group: Ferrum is a Swiss manufacturer of can-making machinery supplying cupping presses, bodymakers, and can-end production equipment to global metal packaging customers. It directly competes with Stolle in two-piece can and food end manufacturing systems.
• Belvac Production Machinery: Belvac is a direct competitor to Stolle in the design and manufacture of can-making equipment for two-piece beverage cans, food cans, and ends. Like Stolle, it sells cupping, bodymaking, and end-conversion systems to global can manufacturers, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of ProMach.

Broad incumbents

• Krones AG: Krones is a leading German manufacturer of packaging and bottling machinery for the beverage and food industries, including equipment used by can manufacturers and fillers. It is a broad incumbent with overlapping customers but does not specialize in two-piece can-making machinery like Stolle.
• GEA Group: GEA is a global industrial machinery group supplying process technology and components to food, beverage, and packaging producers. It is a broad incumbent serving many of the same end customers as Stolle, with comparable scale, global manufacturing footprint, and capital-equipment sales model.
• ProMach: ProMach is a US-based packaging machinery conglomerate whose portfolio includes Belvac (Stolle's closest direct competitor). ProMach serves metal can makers with a broader portfolio of filling, labeling, and can-making equipment, making it a broad incumbent in Stolle's addressable market.
• Bühler Group: Bühler is a Swiss plant engineering group serving the food, feed, and advanced materials industries, including some metal packaging exposure. It is a broad incumbent with comparable scale, global footprint, and capital-equipment business model, though it does not directly compete in Stolle's core can-making niche.

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

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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