Vaskon

What Vaskon does

Vaskon is a Belgian custom machine builder and precision mold manufacturer, founded in 1993 in Roeselare and operating today as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valtech Group, a diversified Belgian engineering conglomerate. The company runs two complementary divisions: Vaskon Menen (Special Machine Construction) and Vaskon Oudenaarde (Molds & Precision Components, originating from the 2009 Pedeo Techniek acquisition). Vaskon Menen designs and builds custom-made special machines including rotary and linear assembly machines, integrated robot cells, custom laser machines (marking, cutting, welding, ablation, cladding), ergonomic manipulators, and a portfolio of tobacco processing equipment spanning high-speed weighers (CTW250, type 6052), filling stations, case erectors, robot palletizers, and track-and-trace laser coding/serialization systems. Vaskon Oudenaarde produces high-quality injection molds for plastics and non-ferrous metals (including composite, thermo-hardener, punching, hot forming, and blowing dies) under the HB by Vaskon sub-brand, plus mold maintenance, repair, and high-precision components serving automotive, medical, electronics, aviation, space, defense, and graphical industries.

The company's business model is project-based capital equipment sales and custom mold manufacturing, sold directly to enterprise clients through a direct field sales motion. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, with revenue recognized on milestone delivery of bespoke machines. Vaskon serves a globally distributed enterprise customer base, with named flagship clients including Samsonite (12-machine patented turnkey thermoforming line for the Cosmolite CURV suitcase) and a European RYO/MYO tobacco manufacturer served via the 2016 Cymco acquisition. The company leverages Valtech Group's 450+ skilled engineering professionals for cross-functional capability and operates two Belgian production sites in Menen and Oudenaarde. Its value proposition centers on being a single-source supplier for complete, integrated production lines backed by comprehensive aftersales service covering machines dating to its early years.

Name

Vaskon

Legal name

Vaskon

Website

https://vaskon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vaskon is a Belgian custom machine builder and precision mold manufacturer, operating since 1993 as a Valtech Group subsidiary, serving enterprise clients in tobacco, automotive, medical, aerospace, defense, and consumer goods with tailored production equipment and injection molds.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Machine Shops (332710)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Machines (IMALAOAJ), Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG), Custom Injection Molding & Contract Manufacturing (Job Shops/CMs) (IMANAFAJ)

Keywords

• Custom machine building
• Precision mold manufacturing
• Industrial automation equipment
• Injection mold fabrication
• Tobacco packaging machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Menen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Machine Construction: Design and build custom-made special machines including assembling machines, robot cells, tobacco machines, laser machines, and manipulators. Machines are tailored to specific customer production needs and sold as capital equipment.
2. Mold Manufacturing & Services: Design and production of high-quality injection molds for plastics and non-ferrous metals, including composite material molds, thermo-hardener molds, punching dies, hot forming dies, and blowing dies. Also includes mold maintenance, repair, and modification services.
3. Precision Components Manufacturing: Production of unique parts or small series of components for various industries including automotive, medical, electronics, aviation, space and defense, graphical industry. Includes subcontractor work for space applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Vaskon designs, engineers and manufactures custom-made special machines — including assembling machines, robot cells, tobacco weighing and filling machines, special laser machines, and manipulators — as well as high-precision injection molds and machined components for plastics, non-ferrous metals, composites, and aerospace applications. Machines are tailored to each customer's specific production needs and delivered as integrated, turnkey production line solutions with accompanying mold making, maintenance and repair services.

Product overview

Vaskon is a custom machine builder and precision mold maker operating under the Valtech Group, offering two main divisions: Special Machine Construction (Vaskon Menen) and Molds & Precision Components (Vaskon Oudenaarde, formerly Pedeo Techniek). The special machine portfolio includes custom assembling machines, robot cells, tobacco machines (weighers, fillers, track & trace solutions, case erectors), special laser machines, and manipulators. The mold division provides injection moulds for plastics and non-ferrous metals, mold engineering and construction (HB by Vaskon brand), mold maintenance and repair services, and high-precision components for aerospace, medical, automotive, and defense industries. Key tobacco machines include Tobacco Weigher type 6052 and CTW250, along with various track & trace laser coding and serialization solutions. The company operates from two Belgian locations and serves global clients including Samsonite.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assembling Machines Custom-built assembly machines engineered around rotary indexing tables or linear transfer systems for industrial manufacturers, integrating flexible feeding systems, screwdriving units, vision systems, gluing and greasing systems, printers, barcode scanners, marking lasers, leak testers, and robots for fully or semi-automatic production lines.
• Robot Cells Integrated robotic solutions for industrial picking, assembly, gluing, packaging and palletizing applications, frequently combined with vision systems, including standardized vision-guided picking robot cells.
• Special Laser Machines Custom laser machines for marking, cutting, welding, ablation, and cladding applications, including proprietary high-speed laser ablation for creating electrical patterns on coated glass and laser etching with ionization and aspiration systems.
• Special Manipulators Custom-built manipulators in pneumatic, electric, or hydraulic configurations, designed for either lightweight high-speed handling or heavy-duty precision movement of parts in industrial production lines.
• Tobacco Weigher (type CTW250) High-speed tobacco weigher for larger RYO/MYO portions typically filled into cans or tins, with a 20–250 gr weighing range and throughput up to 40+ portions per minute, compliant with e-regulation.
• Tobacco Weigher (type 6052) High-speed tobacco weigher for smaller RYO tobacco portions used in pouches (20–50 gr), with a 5–60 gr weighing range and throughput up to 55+ portions per minute, compliant with e-regulation.
• RYO/MYO Weighing Line Custom-built integrated weighing and filling line for RYO/MYO tobacco tins, combining CTW250 weighing machines with filling stations, bulk tobacco feeding, empty tin handling, checkweigher integration, and a central control system, delivering up to 60 tins per minute.
• Cobot Case Erector Collaborative robot-based case erector for automated box forming in tobacco and other packaging lines, designed for safe human-robot collaboration.
• Tobacco Can Filling Station Dedicated filling station for filling tobacco cans and tins, used as part of integrated RYO/MYO tobacco packaging lines.
• Robot Palletizer for Tobacco Boxes Robotic palletizer designed to stack boxes filled with tobacco pouches at the end of RYO/MYO packaging lines.
• Track and Trace Serialization Solution for Tobacco Products Serialization solution enabling track-and-trace coding of tobacco products to meet regulatory e-regulation requirements, available for tobacco pouches and round tobacco tins.
• Injection Moulds High-quality injection moulds for plastics and non-ferrous metals, encompassing composite material moulds, thermo-hardener moulds, punching dies, hot forming dies, and blowing dies.
• HB by Vaskon (Mold Engineering & Construction Solution) Sub-brand offering a complete mold-making solution including 3D product drawings, mold construction, and project management to produce high-quality molds according to European standards.
• Molds Maintenance & Repair Mold modification, repair, and maintenance service including laser welding repair, 3D CAD/CAM support, and 3D measuring, specializing in small and medium molds up to 800x600 mm.
• High-Precision Components High-precision machine components (unique parts or small series) manufactured for automotive, medical, electronics, aviation, space, defense, and graphical industries, including subcontractor work for space-grade applications.
• Thermoforming Production Line for CURV Material (Samsonite) Patented turnkey thermoforming production line for lightweight CURV composite suitcases, comprising 12 innovative Vaskon machines that perform automatic feeding, stretch film application, preheating, fixing and forming, designed and delivered for Samsonite's Cosmolite range.
• Custom Special Machine Construction Services Design and build of custom-made special machines including assembling machines, robot cells, tobacco machines, laser machines, and manipulators, with each machine tailored to specific customer production needs and delivered as capital equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tobacco weigher CTW250 achieves up to 40+ tins per minute for 70gr portions
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Valtech GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999Valtech Group is the parent company of Vaskon. The group comprises companies with specific working areas and expertise that together offer tailored solutions to customer needs. Vaskon became part of Valtech Group in 1999 and moved to Menen. Group collaboration enables Vaskon to offer complete end-to-end solutions while ensuring one dedicated point of contact.
• Valvan Baling SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerValvan Baling Systems developed the presses used in the patented thermoforming solution for Samsonite's Cosmolite suitcase production line.
• AllhydrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllhydro provided the hydraulic systems for the patented thermoforming solution delivered to Samsonite for production of Cosmolite suitcases.
• DymachminorOthersDymach was a local competitor in special machine construction acquired by Vaskon in 2002 to strengthen capabilities in the field.
• Pedeo TechniekminorOthersPedeo was acquired in 2009 and renamed to Vaskon division Pedeo Techniek, establishing Vaskon's presence in Oudenaarde focused on mold making and precision components.
• Haeck SubcontractingminorOthersHaeck subcontracting was acquired by Vaskon in 2012, further expanding manufacturing capabilities.
• CymcominorOthersCymco, a well-known manufacturer of tobacco machines, was acquired in 2016. This acquisition made Vaskon a trusted partner for RYO/MYO tobacco sector manufacturers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ATS Automation Tooling Systems: Canadian-listed custom automation and specialty machinery builder serving multiple industries with bespoke production lines, robots cells, and assembly systems — directly comparable to Vaskon's Special Machine Construction division in both business model and target customer profile.
• IMA Group: Italian manufacturer of automatic packaging machines for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, and tobacco — a highly relevant peer given Vaskon's portfolio of tobacco weighing, filling, sealing, case-erecting, and track-and-trace equipment for the RYO/MYO segment.
• Hauni (Körber Group): Global market leader in tobacco machinery (makers, primary processing, filter production) — competes with Vaskon's Cymco-acquired tobacco line on weighing, primary processing, and downstream packaging equipment for tobacco manufacturers worldwide.
• G.D (Coesia Group): Italian supplier of high-speed machinery and complete lines for tobacco processing and packaging, including weighers, makers, and packers — the most direct competitive overlap with Vaskon's RYO/MYO product portfolio.
• Heitec: German specialist in automation, assembly, and special machinery with deep experience in custom-engineered production systems — closely comparable to Vaskon's assembling machines, robot cells, and manipulator offerings for industrial customers.
• Mikron Holding: Swiss manufacturer of high-precision, customized machining and automation solutions for automotive, medical, and industrial customers — overlaps with Vaskon's precision-component and special-machine activities in regulated, high-mix industries.

Broad incumbents

• Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Large-scale processing and packaging machinery incumbent serving pharma, food, and tobacco with full-line integration capabilities — competes with Vaskon on tobacco and packaging lines but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• GF Machining Solutions: Division of Georg Fischer providing EDM, milling, and laser-texturing solutions as well as automation — relevant peer for Vaskon's mold-making and precision-component manufacturing services that rely on similar toolchains.

Regional players

• Decouflé: French specialist engineering firm focused on bespoke machinery for tobacco and luxury packaging — comparable niche focus and customer base as Vaskon, primarily serving European tobacco manufacturers.

Others

• Stäubli Robotics: Global supplier of industrial and collaborative robots, often integrated by custom machine builders like Vaskon into assembling, palletizing, and case-erecting cells — represents both a supplier relationship and a benchmark for the robotics capability embedded in Vaskon's robot-cell offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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