PLAST CONTROL

What PLAST CONTROL does

PLAST-CONTROL GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer of automation and control systems dedicated to blown film extrusion lines used in plastics processing. Founded in 1978 in Remscheid, Germany, the company has operated for more than 45 years with a stated installed base of over 25,000 systems worldwide and wholly-owned subsidiaries in the United States, United Kingdom, India, China, and Taiwan. Its customer base consists primarily of plastics converters and packaging manufacturers requiring tight film thickness tolerances and process automation on extrusion lines.

The company's product portfolio is organized into five interconnected families: dosing systems (PRO-GRAV, PRO-BATCH, PRO-CLEAN & PRO-DRAIN); conveying systems (iLance, PRO-VIDER, PRO-VAC); profile measurement (C HEAD, AIR-CC, C-SCAN, PRO-WIDE); profile control cooling rings (PRO-CON, PRO-CON DUO II, PRO-CON F-Type); and central control platforms (GT3+, ACS). Its core technical differentiators are the AIR-CC system, described as the world's only capacitive, 100% non-contact film tolerance measurement system, and the patented FLEX lip technology embedded in the PRO-CON F-Type cooling ring. These technologies feed measurement data into control algorithms for closed-loop cooling-ring regulation, with the PCC networking layer providing plant-wide real-time production transparency across all extrusion lines.

PLAST-CONTROL sells industrial capital equipment through an enterprise field sales motion with a global branch network covering all five continents. Revenue is generated primarily as one-time equipment sales bundled with on-site installation, commissioning, and after-sales technical support. The company is privately held and management-controlled, with Alessandro Wernli and Dirk Eimeyer serving as Managing Directors. No venture capital, private equity, or parent company ownership is disclosed.

Name

PLAST CONTROL

Legal name

PLAST-CONTROL GMBH

Website

https://www.plastcontrol.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PLAST CONTROL is a manufacturer of automation systems for plastics extrusion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Remscheid

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial automation systems and components: PLAST-CONTROL generates revenue through the sale of automation and control systems for the plastics industry, specifically for blown film extrusion lines. Their product portfolio includes dosing systems, conveying systems, profile measurement, profile control, and special solutions. Revenue is generated through direct sales with installation and commissioning services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PLAST-CONTROL manufactures and sells automation and control systems for plastics extrusion, specifically blown film extrusion lines. Its product portfolio covers dosing systems, conveying systems, profile measurement, profile control, integrated control systems, and special solutions. The company sells these industrial capital equipment products directly to plastics manufacturers and converters worldwide, supported by installation, commissioning, spare parts, and after-sales service.

Product overview

PLAST CONTROL is a modular automation and control platform for blown film extrusion, comprising five interconnected product families: Dosing systems (PRO-GRAV, PRO-BATCH, PRO-CLEAN & DRAIN) for precise material feeding; Conveying systems (iLance, PRO-VIDER, PRO-VAC) for material transport; Profile measurement tools (C HEAD, AIR-CC, C-SCAN, PRO-WIDE) for thickness monitoring; Profile control systems (PRO-CON, PRO-CON DUO II, PRO-CON F-Type) for automatic cooling ring regulation; and central control systems (GT3+, ACS) for extrusion line management. Special solutions including PRO-SONIC, Central Vacuum, PRO-CAGE, PCC, PRO-LAB, PIPE-IDENT, and PCH-E address niche requirements. The portfolio operates as an integrated ecosystem where measurement data from profile sensors feeds control algorithms for the cooling rings, while dosing and conveying systems supply material to the extrusion line—all coordinated through the GT3+ or ACS control platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PRO-GRAV: Gravimetric extruder control and continuous feeding system for up to 7 components
• PRO-BATCH
• PRO-CLEAN & DRAIN
• PRO-VIDER
• PRO-VAC
• PRO-CON
• PRO-CON DUO II
• PRO-CON F-Type
• C HEAD
• AIR-CC
• C-SCAN
• GT3+
• ACS
• iLance
• PRO-SONIC
• PRO-LAB
• PCC
• PIPE-IDENT
• PRO-CAGE
• PRO-WIDE
• PCH-E

Products and services

• PRO-GRAV Gravimetric extruder control and continuous feeding system supporting up to 7 components per extruder for precise material dosing in blown film extrusion lines.
• PRO-BATCH Discontinuous batch mixers with integrated extruder control for batch mixing operations in plastic film production.
• PRO-CLEAN & PRO-DRAIN Integrated solution for clean gravimetric metering process and fully automatic drain process to minimize material loss during job changes.
• iLance Intelligent suction lance for efficient material conveying with no residual material when changing products, optimized for low stock operations.
• PRO-VIDER Demand-oriented material conveying system from silo to extrusion line for consistent material supply.
• PRO-VAC Energy-optimized vacuum pump with high-performance filter system for material conveying applications.
• GT3+ System for gravimetric control of an extrusion line, designed for weighing a maximum of three hoppers.
• ACS Advanced control system that handles all extrusion line functions simultaneously for comprehensive automation.
• C HEAD Easy and precise film tolerance measurement system for fast, effective measurement directly at the film bubble using a traversing unit on a rotating ring.
• AIR-CC World's only capacitive, 100% non-contact film tolerance measurement system for precise thickness monitoring.
• C-SCAN Measurement system for barrier films without radioactive measuring equipment, measuring tubular film on its way down to the winder with 100% precision via intelligent measuring software.
• PRO-WIDE Width measurement system for films with side gussets using ultrasonic sensors of the IBC, or separate width measurement for films without side gussets.
• PRO-CON Modern, highly efficient air volume profile control system providing fastest control results without additional energy input into the film, featuring automatic segmented cooling ring technology.
• PRO-CON DUO II Double cooling ring system that improves both output and mechanical properties of the film, with electric height adjustment and optimized geometry for high BUR ranges.
• PRO-CON F-Type Automatic high-performance cooling ring with FLEX lip technology for significantly faster and more precise cross-profile tolerance control, based on patented technology.
• PRO-SONIC Non-contact measurement system using three ultrasonic sensors integrated into any PLAST-CONTROL computer for film measurement.
• Central Vacuum Centralized vacuum generation system for material conveying from silos to machines in extrusion plants.
• PRO-CAGE Calibration basket for producible quality of film in blown film extrusion lines.
• PCC Plant-wide networking system creating real-time transparency of all actual processes in production across all extrusion lines.
• PRO-LAB Laboratory measurement system equipped with probe for absolute measurement of foil profiles according to DIN 533370/ISO 4593/ASTM-D 6988-08 standards.
• PIPE-IDENT Coupling detection system that largely prevents faulty coupling of pipelines during material conveying operations.
• PCH-E Dust and impurity removal solution for addressing problems in the extrusion process caused by contaminated material.

Quantifiable outcome

• PRO-CON technology halves output tolerances
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ATACminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017PLAST-CONTROL partnered with ATAC (a leading Turkish machine manufacturer) to present a producing 3-fold coextrusion line at Plast Eurasia exhibition in Istanbul. The line was equipped with PLAST-CONTROL's PRO-BATCH 4-component batch dosing with integrated layer thickness control, material conveying, PRO-FIL on-line profile measurement, and PRO-CON automatic thickness profile control.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Windmöller & Hölscher: German manufacturer of complete blown film extrusion lines and printing/converting equipment. Most directly comparable because it is the leading OEM of the same production lines that PLAST-CONTROL automates and retrofits, often integrating its own control systems.
• Reifenhäuser Group: German maker of blown film and cast film extrusion lines. Comparable as a competing systems integrator whose line offerings can include proprietary automation that competes with PLAST-CONTROL's stand-alone controls and dosing products.
• Hosokawa Alpine: Manufacturer of blown film extrusion lines, including multi-layer packaging films. Comparable as an OEM that serves the same blown-film converter customer base and competes for both line and retrofit automation budgets.
• Kiefel GmbH: Specialist in packaging machinery including blown film systems. Comparable because Kiefel sells integrated packaging production lines that can displace PLAST-CONTROL components, and operates in the same packaging converter segment.
• Macro Engineering & Technology: North American blown film extrusion line builder. Comparable as a competing line OEM targeting converters with bundled automation, directly contesting PLAST-CONTROL's addressable market for retrofit and component sales.
• SML Maschinengesellschaft: Austrian manufacturer of film extrusion lines (cast and stretch). Comparable because SML competes for the same flexible film converter customers and offers integrated line-level control systems that overlap PLAST-CONTROL's offering.
• Bandera (Luigi Bandera SpA): Italian blown film and flat film extrusion line manufacturer. Comparable as another line OEM serving flexible packaging converters in the same European base, competing for both line and automation budgets.
• Brückner Maschinenbau: German maker of film stretching and extrusion lines for packaging and technical films. Comparable as a competing line OEM whose integrated automation competes with PLAST-CONTROL's standalone measurement and control solutions.

Broad incumbents

• Davis-Standard: Large U.S.-headquartered extrusion systems provider covering blown film, cast film and other polymer processing. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes with PLAST-CONTROL on automation and line-level control in adjacent polymer-processing segments.
• Siemens AG (Industrial Automation): Global industrial automation platform with extensive factory automation, drives, controls and process analytics. Comparable as the dominant broad automation incumbent whose control platforms increasingly encroach on extrusion-specific niches like PLAST-CONTROL's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plast-control-inc.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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