What Elmar Industries, Inc. does

Elmar Industries, Inc. is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of custom-engineered filling systems, incorporated in 1972 and headquartered in Depew, New York, with a wholly-owned German subsidiary, Elmar Europe GmbH. The company designs and builds rotary piston fillers, monoblock fillers, gallon fillers (1-5 gallon), volumetric particulate fillers, and vacuum syrupers across a catalog of over 100 different models ranging from 6 to 81 stations. End customers include major food, beverage, petrochemical, personal care, automotive fluid, household product, and pet food manufacturers — with named logos spanning Smuckers, Heinz, Starbucks, NESTLE USA, Campbell's, Frito's, and Nivea, among others.

The technology stack is rooted in mechanical engineering rather than software: patented IPSA (Individual Piston Stroke Adjustment) technology enables per-piston micro-adjustment to eliminate overfill waste, supported by motorized volume and height adjustment, NCNF (No Container-No Fill) controllers, vacuum syruper valve systems, X-ray detectable components, and tool-free change parts. A remanufactured filler line provides refurbished machines with new-equipment warranties, and an accessories catalog (guarding packages, recirculation jacketed bowls, sanitary cleaning systems, quick change nozzles) extends configurability for varied viscosities and container types.

Elmar's business model is built on quote-based, custom-engineered machine sales with multi-year contracts, complemented by recurring aftermarket revenue from replacement parts (including for competitor-brand fillers), worldwide field service and installation, and remanufactured equipment sales. Go-to-market runs through direct enterprise field sales, an online parts storefront, and a service network covering North America and Europe. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional ownership, no public revenue, and no external funding rounds in evidence.

Name

Elmar Industries, Inc.

Legal name

Elmar Industries, Inc.

Website

https://elmarworldwide.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Elmar Industries designs and manufactures custom-engineered rotary piston, monoblock, gallon, and volumetric particulate filler machines serving food, beverage, petrochemical, personal care, and household product manufacturers worldwide from its Depew, NY headquarters with a European subsidiary in Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filling Machinery

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Equipment (Liquid, Powder, Aseptic) (IMALAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF), Bulk Packaging Filling/Discharge Systems & Handling Aids (Spouts, Lifting, Dischargers) (IMALAGAI)

Keywords

• Rotary piston fillers
• Custom filling machines
• Packaging machinery
• Volumetric particulate fillers
• Bottle filling equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Depew

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Custom Filler Machine Manufacturing: Elmar designs and manufactures custom filler machines including piston fillers, monoblock fillers, gallon fillers, volumetric particulate fillers, and vacuum syrupers. Each machine is custom engineered to customer specifications and fully tested prior to delivery. This represents the primary revenue stream.
2. Parts & Replacement Components: Replacement parts for Elmar machines and most major brand fillers. Customers can request parts via phone, email, or through the online parts storefront.
3. Service & Technical Support: Worldwide service including mechanical and electronic service, installation assistance, modification, maintenance, and training. Service inspections, training programs, and seminars are offered.
4. Remanufactured Fillers: Remanufactured filler machines that meet present day standards, custom retrofitted to customer needs with new machine warranty. Includes piston, monoblock, gallon, volumetric particulate fillers and vacuum syrupers.
5. Electronic Control Systems: Complete control packages from concept and design to start-up and commissioning. Custom designed programs for controlling all aspects of the filling process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Elmar Industries designs, engineers, and manufactures custom filling systems for rigid containers, including rotary piston fillers, monoblock fillers, gallon fillers, volumetric particulate fillers, and vacuum syrupers serving food, beverage, petrochemical, and personal care manufacturers. The company offers over 100 different filler models ranging from 6 to 81 stations, supported by electronic control systems, the patented IPSA (Individual Piston Stroke Adjustment) technology, remanufactured machine options, replacement parts, and worldwide service and technical support.

Product overview

Elmar Industries is a manufacturer of custom designed filler machines offering over 100 different models from 6 to 81 stations. The product portfolio centers on a family of filling machines including Rotary Piston Fillers, Monoblock Fillers, Gallon Fillers (1-5 gallon), Volumetric Particulate Fillers, and Vacuum Syrupers as core products. Supporting these are add-on modules including Electronic Control Systems for process automation, IPSA (Individual Piston Stroke Adjustment) Technology for precision fill volume control, and various Accessories/Features. The company also offers Remanufactured Fillers as a cost-effective alternative. Together, these products serve liquid, dry, and high-viscosity filling applications across multiple container types and sizes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IPSA (Individual Piston Stroke Adjustment): Patented technology for micro-adjustment of piston dispensing volume in rotary piston fillers.

Products and services

• Rotary Piston Fillers Custom designed rotary piston filling systems for liquid products in rigid containers (plastic, glass, composite, or metal), available with 6 to 81 stations, with one-year machine warranty and IPSA optional.
• Monoblock Fillers

Quantifiable outcome

• Customers save thousands per year through IPSA technology by eliminating overfill waste
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Elmar Europe GmbHcoreOthersElmar's European subsidiary providing service and support to European customers. Located in Germany with managing director Ingmar Mallis. Phone: 49-2156-915-7380.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Krones AG: Global leader in beverage and food packaging/filling machinery. Competes with Elmar in rotary and volumetric filling for food, beverage, and liquid product manufacturers, though at much greater scale and with full-line integration.
• ProMach: Major North American packaging machinery provider with dedicated filling business units (e.g., Federal, Pneumatic Scale Angelus). Competes head-to-head with Elmar in liquid, particulate, and gallon filling for CPG and food customers.
• Pneumatic Scale Angelus (BW Packaging): Specializes in can seaming, capping, and filling equipment. Overlaps with Elmar's monoblock and gallon filler lines in food/beverage and household products, serving similar CPG customers.
• Federal Machine (a ProMach brand): Manufacturer of drum, pail, and gallon filling equipment. Direct overlap with Elmar's gallon filler product line for industrial fluids, lubricants, and large-container food/personal-care filling.
• Serac Group: French specialist in liquid filling and capping for dairy, food, personal care, and chemical products. Competes directly with Elmar's rotary piston and monoblock filler portfolio across European CPG customers.
• Filamatic: US-based manufacturer of liquid filling machinery (piston, peristaltic, inline) for pharma, personal care, and specialty food. Similar mid-sized custom-filling positioning to Elmar, often competing on similar quote-based CPG bids.

Broad incumbents

• Tetra Pak: Global incumbent in food and beverage processing and packaging. Overlaps with Elmar in liquid and particulate filling for dairy, beverages, and prepared foods, but at vastly larger scale and with integrated processing/packaging lines.
• GEA Group: Large industrial supplier with a Filling & Packaging division serving dairy, food, beverage, and pharma. Competes with Elmar on filling machinery but also provides upstream processing and complete plant solutions.
• Coesia: Italian industrial group with multiple packaging machinery brands (e.g., Galdi, ACMI, P.E. Labellers). Competes with Elmar in liquid and dry goods filling for food, beverage, and personal-care manufacturers across Europe and globally.

Regional players

• Sidel: Tetra Laval group member focused on PET/beverage packaging and filling equipment. Overlaps with Elmar on beverage filling applications for European and global beverage producers, though concentrated in PET rather than glass/metal.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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