What GIAVE does

GIAVE S.A. is a family-owned Spanish industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1968 and headquartered in Les Franqueses del Vallès, Barcelona province, where it operates a 4,000 m2 manufacturing facility. The company designs and builds custom printing and converting machinery for flexible materials including plastic, paper, metallized film, and aluminum bands. Its product portfolio spans four categories: rotogravure presses (Titania, Edlos, Multicolor, Mithra), flexographic presses (Mizarflex, Ares C, ARES-C II), a UV LED flexographic press (Gialux, launched 2024), and slitter rewinders (CR/TR, Tanis, RG 160/180, BM, BR). Core technical features include Direct Drive servomotor technology on main shafts, UV LED curing, GAP pre-register systems, shaftless transmission for quick sleeve changeovers, and a telematic remote assistance platform installed on all rotogravure presses.

The company's customer base is enterprise and mid-market flexible packaging converters serving pharmaceutical, food and beverage, decorative paper, capsule, and sacks/bags end markets. GIAVE generates revenue primarily through one-time, quote-based capital equipment sales of customized machinery, complemented by long-tail aftermarket services including spare parts, breakdown repair, and maintenance on machines installed over 50 years ago. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales from Barcelona headquarters with a network of regional sales agents covering more than 10 countries across Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. The firm is currently managed by Oriol Ginestí Crusells, founder's grandson, representing third-generation family ownership, and was recognized as a Pyme Innovadora by the Spanish Government in 2022.

Name

GIAVE

Legal name

GIAVE, S.A.

Website

https://giave.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GIAVE is a family-owned Spanish manufacturer founded in 1968 that builds custom rotogravure, flexographic, UV LED flexographic, and slitter rewinder machinery for flexible packaging converters serving pharmaceutical, food, and industrial markets worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Printing Machinery Sales: Giave manufactures and sells custom-built printing presses including rotogravure, flexography, and UV LED flexography machines. Each machine is customized to customer specifications. Revenue is generated through one-time capital equipment sales to printing companies.
2. Slitter Rewinder Sales: Sale of slitter rewinders (CR/TR, Tanis, RG 160/180, BM, BR models) for cutting and rewinding flexible materials. Machines are sold with various configurations and optional equipment.
3. Special Project Equipment: Custom-designed machinery including hybrid presses combining flexo and gravure, printing groups in line with other machines (extruders, baggers), and custom machines for coatings and laminations.
4. After-sales Service: Long-term customer relationships through spare parts management, breakdown repair, and maintenance services. The company continues performing maintenance on machinery manufactured over 50 years ago.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GIAVE manufactures and sells custom-built printing and converting machinery for flexible materials including plastic, paper, metallized film, and aluminum bands. The portfolio covers rotogravure presses (Titania, Edlos, Multicolor, Mithra), flexographic presses (Mizarflex, Ares C, ARES-C II), UV LED flexography presses (Gialux), and slitter rewinders (CR/TR, Tanis, RG 160/180, BM, BR), along with special/customized projects. Each machine is tailored to specific customer requirements, with long-term after-sales support including spare parts and remote assistance.

Product overview

GIAVE is a manufacturer of printing and converting machinery for flexible materials, offering a comprehensive portfolio organized into four main product categories: Rotogravure printing presses (Titania, Edlos, Multicolor, Mithra), Flexography presses (Mizarflex, Ares C, ARES-C II), UV LED Flexography (Gialux), and Slitter Rewinders (CR/TR, Tanis, RG 160/180, BM, BR). The company also provides Special Projects for customized solutions. All products are designed for flexible packaging, paper, and related materials, with a focus on customization to meet specific customer requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Titania: High-productivity rotogravure printing press with excellent printing quality, designed for medium and high runs of flexible packaging materials.
• Edlos
• Multicolor
• Mithra
• Mizarflex
• Ares C
• ARES-C II
• Gialux
• CR/TR
• Tanis
• RG 160 / RG180
• BM
• BR

Products and services

• Titania Rotogravure Press High-productivity rotogravure printing press with excellent printing quality, designed for medium and high runs of flexible packaging materials at maximum speed of 450 m/min.
• Edlos Rotogravure Press Rotogravure press designed for printing all types of flexible materials with fast job changes, waste reduction, and modern compact format.
• Multicolor Narrow Web Rotogravure Press Narrow web rotogravure printing press specially designed for short runs of flexible packaging, capsules and labels; compact and flexible machine with all elements easily accessible from the ground.
• Mithra Rotogravure Press Rotogravure printing press specially designed for the decorative paper sector, considered a reference in this market, with high-precision electronic transmission and synchronous servomotors.
• Mizarflex Flexographic Press Latest generation stack type flexographic printing press completely gearless, allowing high-quality printing and fast job changeovers, with double-sided printing in a single pass.
• Ares C Flexographic Press Stack-type flexographic printing press suitable for printing one or two-sided plastic materials, papers and composed materials, featuring shaftless transmission, pre-registration positioning and quick sleeve changeover.
• ARES-C II Flexographic Press Latest generation stack type flexographic printing press without gears, designed for high quality printing and fast job changes, with double-sided printing in one pass and servomotor technology.
• Gialux UV LED Flexographic Press Sustainable flexographic printing press equipped with UV LED drying technology, solvent-free with zero VOC emissions, optimized for reduced acoustic sound, high energy efficiency, and compact size; capable of printing on both sides in a single pass.
• CR/TR Slitter Rewinder Slitter Rewinder specially designed for the narrow web market, with TR version offering inline die-cutting system and integrated electronic register system achieving excellent precision on any support.
• Tanis Slitter Rewinder Double-turret slitter rewinder suitable for working with plastic films, laminates and papers, capable of operating at speeds up to 600 m/min, designed for high production levels with automatic reel change cycle of 35 seconds.
• RG 160 / RG 180 Slitter Rewinder Slitter rewinder specially designed for cutting and rewinding all types of flexible materials, available with expansible shaft and/or shaftless, operating at speeds up to 600 m/min.
• BM Slitter Rewinder

Quantifiable outcome

• MIZARFLEX printing press achieves 450 m/min printing speed
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• TEKNOSMART, LTD. STI.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2013Giave's representative in Turkey. Giave participated as exhibitor at EURASIA 2013 in Istanbul through TEKNOSMART's booth. Partnership established to extend commercial network and international reputation in Turkey.
• DARGAM PACKminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2013Agreement established in 2013 for DARGAM PACK to collaborate with Giave providing technical service in Mexico. This partnership was formed during Giave's visit to Expopack 2013 exhibition in Mexico to support the local market with technical assistance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bobst: Swiss global leader in packaging substrate and converting machinery with a substantial flexographic and gravure printing portfolio for flexible packaging, labels, and folding cartons. Larger competitor operating broadly in packaging machinery, of which printing presses for flexible materials is one segment.
• Koenig & Bauer (KBA): German printing machinery incumbent with historical presence in flexographic and rotogravure packaging presses. Comparable at the broad printing-machinery OEM level though more diversified into commercial printing and other segments.
• Heidelberg / Gallus: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen's Gallus subsidiary produces label and flexible packaging printing presses including flexo and digital systems. Comparable in narrow-web flexo and slitter rewinder functionality for label converters.

Direct peers

• Comexi Group: Spanish manufacturer of flexographic, offset, and gravure printing and converting machinery for flexible packaging. Closest direct competitor to Giave in geography, product scope, and customer base, offering offset CI presses alongside flexo solutions for flexible packaging converters worldwide.
• SOMA Engineering: Czech manufacturer of flexographic printing presses and slitter rewinders for flexible packaging. Overlaps with Giave across both flexo press and slitter rewinder product lines for similar converter customers.
• Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H): German family-owned manufacturer of flexographic and rotogravure printing presses, blown film extruders, and converting machinery for flexible packaging. Overlaps directly with Giave's rotogravure and flexo press lines and serves the same converter and brand-owner end markets.
• PCMC (Paper Converting Machine Company): US manufacturer of converting machinery including flexographic printing presses and slitter rewinders for paper, film, and foil substrates. Directly comparable to Giave's slitter rewinder and flexographic press product lines for converters.
• Nilpeter: Danish manufacturer of flexographic and digital label printing presses. Overlaps with Giave's narrow-web flexo and slitter rewinder offerings (CR/TR, Multicolor) for label and packaging converters.
• Mark Andy: US-based manufacturer of flexographic and digital narrow-web printing presses serving label and flexible packaging converters. Compares to Giave's flexographic stack-press lines (Mizarflex/ARES-C II) in target customer base and customization model.
• Uteco Group: Italian-headquartered manufacturer of flexographic, rotogravure, and digital printing presses for flexible packaging and labels. Directly comparable in technology stack (CI flexo, gravure) and target customer segment of flexible packaging converters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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