What MACPI Group does

MACPI Group (Macpi S.p.A.) is a privately held Italian industrial machinery manufacturer founded in Milan in 1961 and headquartered in Palazzolo sull'Oglio since 1964. The company designs, engineers, and sells professional ironing presses, industrial laundry equipment, heat-sealing machines for apparel and accessories, and clothing logistics systems, serving major fashion houses (Armani, Gucci, Prada, Versace), mass-market apparel brands (Zara, H&M, Brooks Brothers), sportswear manufacturers (Nike, Adidas, Lululemon, Under Armour), intimate apparel producers (Victoria's Secret, Triumph), and industrial laundry operators across more than 100 countries. Its installed base exceeds 10,000 customers and incorporates over 3,000 proprietary garment forms, with a custom form-creation software system differentiating its finishing capabilities.

MACPI's technology stack spans pneumatics, mechanics, electronics, and digitalization, with all machinery now interconnectable through its Macpi 4.0 network platform and a tracked-component traceability system for intelligent production management. Recent product activity has emphasized automated and connected units, including a 2024 four-station automatic shirt blow-stirring machine, a 2019 modular ironing tunnel, and proprietary heat-sealing and seamless-joining technologies that replace traditional stitching for sportswear, intimate apparel, and technical garments. The company holds ISO 50001, SA 8000, UNI/PdR 125:2022, CE, and Ergocert certifications, and has been recognized by the Italian government with the Marchio Storico (Historic Trademark) designation.

MACPI generates revenue primarily through one-time sales of customized industrial machinery priced by quote, complemented by recurring post-sale services including installation, training, troubleshooting, and a multi-decade spare parts supply operation that services machines more than 25 years old. Distribution is entirely direct: the company sells through wholly-owned subsidiaries and showrooms in France, the UK, the USA, Shanghai/Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and India, supported by field engineers who assist customers with plant optimization and new factory development. Ownership remains entirely with the founding family, with the third generation having joined the business in 2019; no external private equity or venture capital is disclosed.

Name

MACPI Group

Legal name

Macpi S.p.A.

Website

https://macpi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MACPI Group is a privately held Italian manufacturer, founded 1961, of industrial ironing, heat-sealing, laundry, and logistics machinery for the apparel industry, serving more than 10,000 fashion houses, sportswear brands, and laundry operators across 100+ countries via wholly-owned international subsidiaries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Palazzolo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: MACPI designs and manufactures professional pressing machines, industrial laundry machinery, heat sealing machines for apparel and accessories, and logistics machinery for clothing. Machines are sold directly to customers with customization options including over 3,000 available forms or custom form creation.
2. Professional Services (Post-Sale): After-sales services including machine installation, technical training, troubleshooting, and supply of original spare parts. Services are provided globally through subsidiaries in each country, including for machines over 25 years old.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MACPI designs, manufactures, and sells customized industrial ironing and pressing machinery, industrial laundry equipment, heat sealing machines for apparel and accessories, and clothing logistics systems. The company sells directly to major fashion houses and industrial clothing manufacturers through a direct field sales model with engineering support, custom form creation from a library of 3,000+ garment forms, installation, training, and global after-sales service including spare parts for machinery over 25 years old.

Product overview

MACPI Group is an Italian manufacturer of professional ironing/pressing machinery for the apparel industry, heat sealing/welding equipment, industrial laundry solutions, and clothing logistics systems. The company offers four main product divisions: Stiro Professionale (Professional Ironing), Soluzioni per Lavanderia (Laundry Solutions), Termosaldatura (Heat Sealing/Welding), and Logistica d'abbigliamento (Clothing Logistics). The Stiro Professionale division includes ironing presses, mannequins, industrial ironing machines, steam generators, aspirators, and adhesivators. The Lavanderia division provides automated ironing machines, steam irons, ironing mannequins, tables, and steam generators for industrial laundries. The Termosaldatura division offers strip welding machines, edge binding machines, hemming machines, ultrasonic machines, lamination machines, and thermoforming machines for heat-sealing garments and accessories without traditional stitching. The Logistica d'abbigliamento division provides finishing tunnels, universal ironing solutions, and automatic bagging machines for hanging garment logistics. All divisions are supported by custom engineering, installation, training, and after-sales services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Marchio Storico (Historic Brand): The Historic Brand designation from the Italian Register of Historic Trademarks recognizes MACPI's value and continuity over time, reserved for Italian companies with more than 50 years of history.

Products and services

• Professional Iron (Ferro da stiro professionale) Professional steam irons with built-in boiler for continuous ironing operations, designed for impeccable results and workflow continuity in apparel manufacturing and finishing.
• Industrial Ironing Press (Pressa da stiro) Industrial ironing presses that combine controlled force and precision, delivering uniform and excellent results for shirts, trousers, jackets, and other garments.
• Ironing Mannequin (Manichino per stirare) Ironing mannequins that transform ironing of delicate and three-dimensional garments into a fast and precise operation, available in Ergocert-certified models with telescopic mannequins.
• Industrial Ironing Machine (Macchina da stiro) Industrial ironing machines offering speed and precision on the largest volumes and most delicate fabrics, including modular tunnels for ironing garments with 4.0 system interconnection capability.
• Adhesivators (Adesivatrici) Adhesivators that guarantee precise and uniform application of heat-adhesive materials for impeccable garment finishing, available in continuous and automatic loading/unloading variants.
• Industrial Steam Generator (Generatore di vapore industriale) Industrial steam generators providing the support needed to power professional ironing machines, industrial presses, and advanced ironing systems.
• Automatic Laundry Ironing Machine (Macchina da stiro automatica per lavanderia) Automatic ironing machines designed to optimize times and results in industrial laundries, minimizing manual intervention and guaranteeing impeccable finishes on thousands of garments per day.
• Strip Welding Machine (Macchina nastratrice) Compact strip welding machine that creates homogeneous heat seals, ideal for technical and fashion garment manufacturing including sportswear and intimate apparel with direct skin contact.
• Edge Binding Machine (Macchina per bordare) Edge binding machine that creates precise and resistant finishes through controlled application of heat-adhesive tapes and bindings.
• Ultrasonic Welding Machine (Macchina ad ultrasuoni) Ultrasonic machine using high-frequency vibrations to weld and seal materials without thread or glue, ensuring clean and precise joins in garment manufacturing.
• Lamination Machine (Macchina per laminazione) Lamination machine designed to couple fabrics and membranes through controlled thermal processes, creating high-performance composite materials.
• Thermoforming Machine (Macchine per termoformatura) Thermoforming machines that shape materials through combined heat and pressure action, conferring stable and performing three-dimensional forms to garments including bra cups.
• Finishing Tunnel (Tunnel di finissaggio) Automated solution for final treatment of hanging garments, designed to optimize logistics flows and guarantee presentation uniformity in apparel distribution centers.
• Automatic Bagging Machine (Imbustatrice automatica) Automatic bagging machine that transforms garment packaging into a continuous process, minimizing manual intervention and outputting finished bagged garments ready for warehouse or retail.
• Custom Form Manufacturing System A proprietary machine and software system that produces perfectly paired upper and lower garment pressing forms, with over 3,000 forms already in use across the apparel industry.
• Custom Engineering, Installation, Training, and After-Sales Services Global services including customized machinery design, plant optimization, new factory development support, on-site installation, technician training, troubleshooting, and lifetime supply of original spare parts for MACPI machinery through wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ satisfied customers in over 100 countries worldwide
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers31 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Italian Government (Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico)minorOthers · 1 January 2023MACPI received a government grant supporting energy efficiency improvements to buildings and/or production facilities. The company committed to completing interventions by December 31, 2024, with certification of consumption reductions planned for 2025.
• DHL ExpressminorOthersMACPI has obtained the DHL GoGreen Plus certificate, confirming the company's commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its shipments through more sustainable logistics solutions. This partnership enables MACPI to demonstrate its environmental responsibility in global shipping operations.
• AERE (Associazione per l'Efficienza Energetica)minorOthersAERE conducted an energy audit of MACPI's facilities and issued a certificate attesting to actual energy cost savings achieved through efficiency improvement measures. MACPI received a grant supporting energy efficiency upgrades to buildings and production facilities under a government subsidy program.
• VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau)minorOthersMACPI is a member of VDMA, the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association. This membership enhances MACPI's visibility and credibility in the European and global market for industrial machinery.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves21 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Veit Group: German family-owned manufacturer of industrial ironing, pressing, and finishing equipment for the apparel industry. Directly comparable product portfolio including form-finishing, steaming, and pressing machines serving similar fashion and laundry customers globally.
• Brisay: Italian manufacturer of industrial ironing and pressing machinery for the garment industry. Competes head-to-head with MACPI in professional ironing presses, mannequins, and finishing equipment, particularly in European fashion manufacturing markets.
• Rotondi Group: Italian-based manufacturer of ironing and finishing equipment for the apparel industry, including steam generators, presses, and laundry ironing systems. Comparable customer base in industrial clothing manufacturing and laundry operations.
• Renzacci: Italian manufacturer of industrial laundry and dry-cleaning machinery. Directly overlaps with MACPI's Laundry Solutions division in automated ironing equipment for industrial laundries serving similar hospitality, healthcare, and garment processing customers.
• Jensen Group: Belgian-listed industrial laundry equipment manufacturer. Overlaps with MACPI's laundry division in automated garment finishing, ironing, and handling systems for industrial laundries worldwide.
• Stalam: Italian manufacturer of radio-frequency drying and finishing equipment for textiles, garments, and technical fabrics. Comparable in providing specialized finishing technology to garment manufacturers and laundries, particularly for technical textiles.
• Sclavos: Greek manufacturer of garment finishing and dyeing machinery with ironing and pressing equipment serving apparel manufacturers. Comparable product range in industrial finishing for the textile and garment industry.

Broad incumbents

• Cefla: Italian industrial group with finishing divisions serving apparel, wood, glass and other industries. Overlaps with MACPI in industrial finishing and surface-treatment machinery but operates across multiple non-apparel verticals at much larger scale.
• Miele Professional: German premium commercial laundry equipment division of Miele. Competes with MACPI in industrial laundry ironing and finishing but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple commercial laundry segments.
• Kannegiesser: German industrial laundry and garment processing equipment manufacturer. Overlaps with MACPI's laundry ironing machinery but operates at much larger scale serving global industrial laundries and textile-service companies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries14 records

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 →

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