Shemesh Automation

What Shemesh Automation does

Shemesh Automation is a privately-held, family-owned manufacturer of automated packaging machinery headquartered in Rishon Lezion, Israel (R&D and engineering), with regional offices in London (UK sales coordination), Green Bay, Wisconsin (US service and operations), and Semur-en-Auxois, France. Founded in 1994 and operating for over 30 years, the company designs and sells turnkey packaging lines and individual machines spanning front-line (unscramblers, denesters, conveyors), core-line (filling, capping, sealing, labelling), and end-of-line (case packing, robotic palletizing) operations to manufacturers in cosmetics and personal care, pharmaceuticals and biotech, chemicals, nonwovens (wet wipes), and food and beverage. Named product lines include the XPANDER and CITADEL monobloc round wipes packers, ALANTRA P and P+ filler-capper monoblocks, ATTILUS continuous-motion capper, STRATUM servo-driven liquid filler, ENCORE monobloc pouch filler, SA-CF120 container unscrambler (up to 120 ppm), and APPOLON robotic palletizer, with a dedicated nonwovens sub-brand called SA Wet Wipes (SAW).

The company's technology centers on proprietary monobloc packaging architecture that consolidates multiple functions (filling, capping, sealing, labelling) into a single compact system, using Siemens PLC/HMI, Festo pneumatics, and ABB delta robots, with documented specifications such as tool-free color-coded format changeovers under 20-30 minutes, +/- 0.25% filling accuracy on Stratum machines, and Industry 4.0 SECOMA remote diagnostics. Shemesh states that it invests more than 15% of revenues into R&D, supporting iterative product launches including the 2025 Xpander Monobloc.

Revenue is generated principally from hardware sales of machinery and turnkey systems, supplemented by recurring spare-parts and after-sales service streams supported by a 24-hour parts center in Green Bay and direct enterprise field sales across 30+ countries with representatives in 13 additional markets. Distribution is via direct enterprise sales rather than resellers (except for the EEW partnership in US nonwovens), with trade shows such as PPMA, IDDBA, EastPack, WestPack, Interpack, and INDEX serving as primary customer acquisition channels. Pricing is quote-based, varies by configuration, and no public pricing is disclosed.

Name

Shemesh Automation

Legal name

Shemesh Automation Ltd.

Website

https://shemeshautomation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Shemesh Automation is a family-owned manufacturer of automated packaging machinery serving cosmetics, pharmaceutical, chemical, food & beverage, and nonwovens producers worldwide with monobloc, filling, capping, and end-of-line equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG), Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS/HFFS) Machines (IMAHAOAA), End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN), Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Equipment (IMAHAOAH), Palletizing, Depalletizing & Stretch/Shrink Wrapping Systems (IMALAOAF)

Keywords

• Automated packaging machinery
• Monobloc filling machines
• Industrial capping machines
• Turnkey packaging lines
• Wet wipes packaging equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Farnborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Packaging Machinery Sales: Sale of automated packaging machinery including monobloc systems, filling machines, capping machines, sealing machines, labeling machines, case packers, and palletizers. Machines are sold as complete units with standard specifications and custom configurations.
2. Turnkey Systems & Solutions: Complete automated packaging lines combining multiple machines for end-to-end production solutions. Includes semi-automatic and fully automatic configurations in both in-line and monobloc arrangements.
3. Spare Parts & After-Sales Support: Replacement parts, wear parts, and technical support services for the installed base of nearly 2,000 machines globally. 24-hour service available in certain regions.
4. Service & Repairs: On-site service visits, repairs, and maintenance services. Includes remote diagnostics through Industry 4.0 connectivity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Shemesh Automation designs, manufactures and supplies automated packaging machinery and integrated turnkey packaging lines for industrial manufacturers. Its portfolio spans front-line container handling (unscramblers, denesters, rinsers), core-line processing (filling, sealing, capping, labelling) and end-of-line equipment (case packers, robotic palletizers), with proprietary monobloc systems that consolidate multiple packaging steps into a single compact unit. Solutions are sold across cosmetics, chemicals, pharmaceutical, nonwovens/wet wipes, and food & beverage sectors globally.

Product overview

Shemesh Automation is a global provider of automated packaging machinery operating from the UK, US, France, and Israel. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of packaging solutions organized into Front Line (feeding machines, denesters, rinsers), Core Line (filling machines, sealing machines, capping machines, labelling machines), and End of Line (case packers, palletizers, depalletizers) machinery, along with integrated Monoblock machines and Turnkey Systems. The portfolio includes named products such as XPANDER (monobloc canister wipes packer), ALANTRA P/P+ (capping and filler-capper machines), ATTILUS (continuous motion capper), ENCORE (monobloc pouch filler), CITADEL J (monobloc for jumbo wipes), SEALPRO 200 (conduction sealer), STRATUM (servo-driven filler), SA-CF120 and SA-JF (container unscramblers), Automatic Buckets Denester, Bucket Lid Denester, APPOLON (robotic palletizer), THORO, Valextra, LWA, MULTI-1, RELENTLESS, Exane, and SAJF machines. The company also operates SA Wet Wipes (SAW), a specialized sub-brand for nonwovens downstream packaging. Solutions serve cosmetics, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, nonwovens, and food & beverage sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SA Wet Wipes (SAW): Specialized division focused on nonwovens downstream packaging equipment for wet wipes, including monobloc packers, canister wipes lines, bucket wipes solutions, and jumbo wipes baggers. Operated via dedicated website sawetwipes.com.

Products and services

• XPANDER Monobloc Round Wipes Packer Complete monobloc packer for round wipes in canisters. Consolidates multiple packaging processes including roll stuffing, liquid dosing, sealing, capping, and labeling into a single compact system. Designed for wet wipes producers.
• ALANTRA P+ Automatic Filler-Capper Monoblock Monoblock machine that combines filling and capping functions into a single compact unit for industrial packaging lines.
• ALANTRA P Automatic Capping Machine Automatic capping machine engineered to handle pump, trigger, screw-on and snap-on caps across diverse container formats.
• ATTILUS Continuous Motion Capping Machine Continuous motion capper designed for high-throughput application of trigger, pump, and screw caps.
• SEALPRO 200 Conduction Sealing Machine Automatic continuous conduction sealing machine for secure foil sealing of filled containers.
• STRATUM Automatic Liquid Filling Machine Servo-driven in-line liquid filler with multi-container capping capability, offering +/- 0.25% portioning accuracy and sub 20-minute tool-free changeover for viscous and free-flowing liquids.
• ENCORE Monoblock Pouch Filling Machine Monobloc pouch filling machine for flexible packs, operating up to 60 ppm with filling range from 50ml to 5L, suited to food, beverage, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products.
• CITADEL J Jumbo Wipes Monoblock Packer All-in-one monoblock packer for jumbo rolls in ready-made bags, designed for round wipes in flexible packs with throughput up to 30 ppm.
• APPOLON Robotic Palletizer Automatic robotic palletizer with proprietary vacuum grippers adjustable to new carton sizes, used at the end of packaging lines.
• SA-CF120 Container Unscrambler High-speed automatic container unscrambler for bottles and canisters at the start of packaging lines, handling up to 120 containers per minute.
• SA-JF Series PET Jars Descrimbler PET jars descrambler for square, oval and round jars with throughputs of 40-200 ppm and tool-less changeover under 10 minutes.
• Automatic Buckets Denester High-efficiency bucket denesting machine with servo-driven vertical stack carousel holding up to four bucket stacks, enabling continuous operation with on-the-fly reload at up to 25 buckets per minute.
• Bucket Lid Denester and Top Conveyor Fully automatic system that de-nests, places and presses lids onto buckets, with throughput up to 25 lids per minute and magazine capacity of 120-160 lids.
• FGW-J Series Gear Pump Dosing and Filling Machine Gear pump equipped linear dosing and filling machine with multiple stations built specifically for the wetting process of nonwoven rolls in buckets, using ultra-wide shower head nozzles for homogenous liquid absorption.
• ASTERRA Rotary Piston Liquid Filling Machine Rotary piston liquid filling machine using a mechanical CAM design for high-speed filling operations.
• THORO Multi-Container Capping Machine Automatic multi-container capping machine with torque precision for accurate, repeatable capping operations.
• Valextra Snap-On Capper Snap-on capper designed for the automatic application of snap-on caps to a variety of container types.
• LWA Automatic Labelling Machine Automatic labelling machine for front, back and wrap-around labelling applications.
• Multi-1 Horizontal Form-Fill-Seal Machine Horizontal form-fill-seal machine used for sachet packaging applications.
• RELENTLESS Form-Fill-Seal Case Packer Form-fill-seal case packing machine for end-of-line packaging operations.
• Exane Air Rinsing Machine Air rinsing machine for cleaning and preparing bottles before they enter the filling stage.
• BUNDIT Stacker Bundler Machine Stacker bundler machine used at the end-of-line to group and bundle finished products.
• SAJF Jar Unscrambler Jar unscrambling machine used for orientation and feeding of empty jars into packaging lines.
• Turnkey Packaging Systems Semi-automatic or fully-automatic complete packaging line solutions combining multiple machines into in-line or monobloc configurations for end-to-end production.

Quantifiable outcome

• Throughput up to 120 ppm on container unscrambling
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TechtexminorOthers · 1 September 2016Techtex, one of the UK's largest suppliers of healthcare and industrial fabrics, purchased Shemesh's innovative Buckets Line featuring fully automated filling, bucket lids de-nesting, capping and smart labelling functions. Demonstrated at PPMA 2016.
• Elsner Engineering Works (EEW)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal partnership for representation at industry events. EEW represents Shemesh Automation Wet Wipes (SAWW) at Hygenix and Pack Expo International, leveraging the partnership to showcase nonwovens packaging solutions in the US market.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ProMach: ProMach is a US-based provider of packaging and processing machinery with a broad portfolio covering filling, capping, labeling, and end-of-line systems. Highly comparable to Shemesh on multi-vertical packaging machinery mid-market and a North American / global service footprint.
• OPTIMA Packaging Group: German manufacturer of filling, sealing, and closing machines for pharma, cosmetics, and consumer goods. Comparable product platform (fillers, cappers, monoblocs) and vertical mix, especially in pharma and cosmetics where Shemesh is active.
• Marchesini Group: Italian packaging machinery specialist focused on pharma and cosmetics, including fillers, cappers, and turnkey lines. Closely aligned with Shemesh's pharma and cosmetics verticals and monobloc architecture.
• Syntegon Technology: Former Bosch Packaging Technology, offering processing and packaging machinery for pharma, food, and confectionery. Direct competitor in liquid filling, capping, and complete line solutions with global reach similar to Shemesh.
• IMA S.p.A. Italian packaging machinery group with strong focus on pharma, cosmetics, and food processing/packaging. Comparable mono-block architecture and vertical alignment, particularly in cosmetics and personal care where Shemesh plays.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: Large industrial group with beverage and packaging divisions (incl. GEA ARO, GEA Procomac) for liquid filling and turnkey lines. Competes with Shemesh in pharma, food, and chemical liquid-filling applications.
• Barry-Wehmiller (BW Packaging): Broad packaging machinery platform through brands like Accraply, BW Flexible Systems, and Pneumatic Scale Angelus. Direct overlap in fillers, cappers, labellers, and case packers across multiple verticals where Shemesh also operates.
• KHS GmbH: Salzgitter-based manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for beverages (KHS Corpoplast, KHS Plasmax), with digital/Industry 4.0 platforms comparable to Shemesh's SECOMA. Overlaps with Shemesh in spirits, soft drinks, and cosmetics filling lines.
• Krones AG: Global leader in beverage and food packaging lines, including fillers, cappers, labellers, and palletizers. Represents the large-incumbent benchmark for throughput and turnkey system delivery that Shemesh competes against in F&B.
• Coesia: Italian multi-brand industrial group (GDM, ACMA, Volpak, BF) producing packaging machinery across FMCG, pharma, and nonwovens. Larger incumbent competing in flexible packaging and wet-wipes where Shemesh's SAWW division also operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SaShemesh
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@shemeshautomationofficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/Shemesh-Automation-359451164069462
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shemesh-automation

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Shemesh Automation