What Albertina does

Albertina Packaging s.r.o. is a privately held Slovak industrial equipment distributor founded in 1994 and headquartered in Bratislava. The company imports, sells, installs, and services packaging, filling, labeling, sealing, palletizing, depalletizing, and material-handling machinery for manufacturers in the food, cosmetics, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Its product portfolio spans automatic and manual labeling scales (Espera, Germany), horizontal pouch packaging machines (Enflex, Spain), cartoning and group-packaging systems (Cosmapack, Italy), print-and-apply labelers (Etipack, Italy), and vacuum lifting and ergonomic handling devices (TAWI, Sweden, represented for more than 20 years).

The underlying technology is primarily industrial electromechanical rather than digital or AI-based; equipment ranges from ES-R automatic labeling scales (up to 140 pcs/min, 10 kg capacity, IP X5) to QuickBox cartoning robots (up to 4,000 cartons/hour), rotary labeling machines (up to 15,000 pcs/hour), Cartesio3 cartesian palletizers, and TAWI VM vacuum manipulators (up to 270 kg payload). Albertina does not manufacture these systems; it acts as the local channel partner providing pre-sales consultation, line design, installation, operator training, and warranty/post-warranty service for OEM brands.

The business model is project-based B2B capital equipment sales — one-time equipment transactions supplemented by professional services (consulting, integration, training, after-sales support) — with quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is direct enterprise sales by an in-house business and project team, marketed primarily through the company website (albertina.sk). No funding rounds, external investors, recurring revenue streams, or international offices were disclosed; operations appear concentrated in Slovakia with implicit reach into the broader Central European market.

Name

Albertina

Legal name

Albertina Packaging s.r.o.

Website

https://albertina.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Albertina Packaging s.r.o. is a Bratislava-based industrial equipment distributor importing, installing, and servicing packaging, filling, labeling, palletizing, and material-handling machinery from European OEMs for manufacturers in food, cosmetics, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery Distribution

NAICS

Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42383)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conveying, Feeding & Material Handling for Packaging Lines (IMALAOAG), Labeling, Relabeling & Compliance Packaging (Barcode, Serialization, Regulatory) (TLAIAGAE)

Keywords

• Industrial packaging equipment
• Labeling machines
• Packaging machinery supply
• Palletizing systems
• Vacuum lifting devices

Headquarters

HQ city

Bratislava

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Import and direct sales of handling, packaging, dosing, filling, closing, and labeling machines, equipment, and automatic production lines for food, cosmetics, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.
2. Professional Services: Provision of consultation, equipment design, delivery, installation, operator training, and warranty/post-warranty service as part of comprehensive equipment supply.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Albertina Packaging s.r.o. imports and distributes industrial handling, packaging, dosing, filling, closing, and labeling machines, devices, and automatic production lines for the food, cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. The company holds exclusive Slovak representation rights for European manufacturers Espera (labeling scales), Enflex (horizontal packaging), Cosmapack (cartoning and palletizing), Etipack (print-apply), and TAWI (vacuum lifting), and delivers comprehensive turnkey projects including consultation, equipment design, sales, installation, operator training, and warranty/post-warranty service.

Product overview

Albertina Packaging s.r.o. is a Slovak company that imports and provides manipulation, packaging, dosing, filling, closing, and labeling machines, devices, and automatic production lines for the food, cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. The company represents several international manufacturers including Espera (Germany) for labeling scales, Enflex (Spain) for horizontal packaging machines, Cosmapack (Italy) for cartoning and group packaging, Etipack (Italy) for print-apply systems, and TAWI (Sweden) for vacuum lifting devices and handling equipment. Their product portfolio spans weighing and labeling (ES-R, ES 7000, ES 5900, ES 6000, ES-M, ES 3000 automatic and manual labeling scales, plus label applicators and rotary/linear labeling systems), individual packaging (Enflex F11, F14, F17 horizontal packaging machines), group packaging (Forminc and QuickBox cartoning systems, carton sealers, film wrapping machines), filling and closing (Polaris GP filling machines, 1M closing machines), palletizing/depalletizing (layer palletizers, cartesian palletizers like Cartesio3, robotic palletizers, and various depalletizer types), and lifting equipment (TAWI vacuum manipulators VM/TP, rope hoists VH, and handling carts). They also provide consultation, equipment design, sales, delivery, installation, operator training, warranty and post-warranty service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Espera Automatic Labeling Scales (ES-R, ES 7000, ES 5900, ES 6000)
• Espera Manual Labeling Scales (ES-M, ES 3000) Manual digital labeling scales from Espera (Germany) with capacity up to 60–150kg, robust modular construction, and touchscreen control for the food production sector.
• Label Applicators (Energy, Strong, Extreme) Self-adhesive label applicators with outputs up to 30–80 m/min for applying labels onto products in industrial production lines.
• Linear Labeling Systems (System 1, System 2, System 4, System 5) Linear labeling systems for applying self-adhesive labels to cylindrical, flat, top, bottom, front, and back surfaces of food, chemical, and cosmetic products at outputs from 50 to 200 pcs/min.
• Print-Apply Systems (Etipack Intouch, Apply Stick, Euro Jumbo) Automatic print-apply systems from Etipack (Italy) for printing and applying labels on standing cartons, moving cartons, and pallets.
• Rotary Labeling Machines Modular automatic rotary labeling machines with up to six interchangeable or fixed labeling stations combining self-adhesive labels and/or cold-glue paper labels at outputs up to 15,000 pcs/hour.
• Sleeve Applicators Heat-shrink sleeve label applicators for low and high output, with steam or electric tunnel for sleeve shrinking.
• Enflex Horizontal Packaging Machines (F11, F14, F17) Horizontal packaging machines from Enflex (Spain) for filling sachets (flat or standing pouches) with loose, liquid, and solid products, including the compact F11, best-selling F14, and versatile F17 for medium-size pouches up to 500 cm3.
• Cosmapack Cartoning Machines (Forminc, QuickBox) and Carton Sealers Forminc monoblock carton folder-inserter and next-generation QuickBox cartoning robots from Cosmapack (Italy), with modularity of up to six different gripper heads and outputs up to 4,000 cartons/hour; includes hot-melt and tape carton sealers.
• Film Wrapping Machines (CLX, Welding Bar) Cosmapack film wrapping machines including the CLX (fastest, up to 35 packages/minute) and a welding-bar wrapper that wraps and seals products in two transverse film rolls, then cuts them apart.
• Polaris GP Filling Machine Linear filling machine with dose measurement using gear, lobe, or peristaltic pumps for automatic filling of high-viscosity liquid products, with pneumatic nozzle closing and bottom-up filling.
• 1M Closing Machine Automatic closing machine for various types of closures, including threaded and push-on caps.
• Palletizing Machines (MCPFP12 Layer Palletizer, Cartesio3, Robotic Palletizer) Cosmapack palletizing machines including the MCPFP12 layer palletizer, the space-saving Cartesio3 Cartesian palletizer, and 4-axis robotic palletizers (payloads typically above 450kg or around 180kg), with pallet magazines and interlayer inserting devices.
• Depalletizing Machines (Robot Depalletizer, DS11A Sliding Depalletizer, Cartesio2) Cosmapack depalletizing machines: magnetic-head robotic depalletizers for iron-based products, a DS11A sliding depalletizer for quick transfer, and the innovative Cartesio2 Cartesian depalletizer that uses optical scanning to remove products row-by-row with clamps, suction cups, or magnets.
• TAWI Vacuum Manipulators (VM, TP) and VH Rope Hoist TAWI (Sweden) vacuum manipulators and rope hoists — VM for loads up to 270kg with ergonomic single-hand operation and 360° rotation, TP Quick for boxes up to 65kg, and VH rope hoists for loads up to 120kg.
• TAWI Pro Handling Carts Mobile electric-lift handling carts from TAWI, easily adaptable to required lift height and capacity (load capacity up to 250kg, lift 840–1910mm), available in stainless steel versions for food and cosmetic industries.
• Stretchood Pallet Stability System Stretch hood system providing optimal pallet stability for finished goods.
• Espera NOVA Next-Generation Labeling Scales Next-generation Espera labeling scales positioned for increased efficiency in modern food production lines.
• Consultation, Equipment Design, Delivery, Installation, Operator Training, and Warranty/Post-Warranty Service Professional services offered alongside equipment supply, including customer-requirements analysis, equipment design, delivery and installation, operator training, and warranty as well as post-warranty technical service for all supplied machines and lines.

Quantifiable outcome

• QuickBox cartoning robots achieve speeds up to 4000 cartons/hour
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TAWI (Tawi by Piab)coreTechnology or IntegrationAlbertina Packaging has represented TAWI, the Swedish manufacturer of lifting equipment, for more than 20 years. They are a certified company for the supply and installation of lifting devices. The partnership provides access to vacuum manipulators, lifting trucks, and rope hoists with capacities ranging from 65kg to 270kg. Albertina offers consultation, installation, operation, and service support for TAWI equipment.
• Cosmapack (Italy)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Italian manufacturer Cosmapack for palletizing/depalletizing equipment and cartoning machines. The collaboration provides access to robot depalletizers with magnetic heads, layer palletizers, Cartesio systems, Forminc monoblock cartoners, QuickBox high-speed cartoning robots (up to 4000 cartons/hour), and film packaging machines.
• Espera (Germany)coreTechnology or IntegrationExclusive Slovak representation for German company Espera, a leading provider of labeling scales for weighed food products. Products include automatic labeling scales (ES-R, ES 7000, ES 5900, ES 6000) and manual labeling scales (ES-M, ES 3000) with capacities from 6kg to 150kg and outputs up to 140 pcs/min.
• Enflex (Spain)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Spanish manufacturer Enflex for horizontal packaging machines for flat or standing pouches. Products include F11 (compact, up to 160 bags/min), F14 (best-selling, versatile), and F17 (high versatility for medium pouches up to 500cm3) models for packaging loose, liquid, and solid products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Global packaging machinery manufacturer for pharma, food, and cosmetics. Overlaps with Albertina's filling, cartoning, and labeling lines and works through regional distributors in CE markets.
• Krones AG: German packaging and bottling machinery incumbent with broad food and beverage focus. Competes in filling, labeling, and palletizing—categories Albertina covers—via direct sales and local agents in CE.
• IMA Group: Large Italian manufacturer of packaging machinery for pharma, food, cosmetics, and chemicals. Competes with Albertina's portfolio at the OEM level and frequently partners with regional distributors across CEE.
• Sacmi: Italian packaging machinery group with strong CEE presence covering filling, closing, labeling, and end-of-line equipment. Competes with Albertina's Enflex/Cosmapack offering for food, cosmetics, and chemical customers.
• Multivac: German packaging machinery manufacturer specializing in thermoforming, labeling, and inspection, with strong sales/service footprint across CE. Competes with Albertina's packaging and labeling equipment in food and pharma.
• Schubert Packaging Systems: German manufacturer of modular top-loading packaging lines (TLM) for food, cosmetics, and pharma. Competes in the same end-of-line, cartoning, and palletizing categories Albertina covers through Cosmapack.

Direct peers

• Mettler-Toledo: Swiss-based supplier of industrial weighing solutions, product inspection, and labeling equipment with a strong CE presence. Overlaps with Albertina's Espera labeling-scale and checkweigher lines for food and pharma customers.
• Bizerba: Global manufacturer of labeling scales, checkweighers, and inspection systems; directly competes with Albertina's Espera-based weighing/labeling portfolio and serves overlapping food, pharma, and cosmetics customers through a mix of direct sales and regional distributors.

Regional players

• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery integrator with a portfolio of filling, labeling, and end-of-line brands. Functionally comparable as a multi-OEM packaging integrator, though primarily serving North America rather than directly competing in Slovakia.

Others

• Piab Group (TAWI parent): Swedish parent of TAWI, Albertina's longest-standing partner. Not a competitor but a key principal supplier whose own distribution strategy directly governs Albertina's Serbian vacuum-lifting and handling-cart revenues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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