C.B. Kaymich

What C.B. Kaymich does

C.B. Kaymich & Co. Limited, incorporated in 1973 and headquartered in Sheffield, United Kingdom, designs and manufactures adhesive application, flavour application, and fluid control systems for the process industry, with the tobacco sector as its primary end market. The company's core product set comprises four application systems: the Gemini Flavour Application System (its flagship, offered in Ultra-Low Dosage at 0.5–30 ml/min, Standard, and High Capacity variants), the Rod Application System, the Filter Rod Application System, and the Packing Application System. This hardware portfolio is extended by proprietary accessories such as the SN125000 needle and nozzle assembly, which replaces three legacy part types to reduce customer spares inventory, and a Low Volume 6L Sampling Tank designed for short production runs.

The company's offering is completed by a suite of lifecycle services: installation, training, scheduled maintenance, support contracts, product development trials, and bespoke design and development. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled through direct sales engagement, consistent with a capital-equipment sales motion. Go-to-market combines direct sales from the UK headquarters with a global distributor network covering Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Australasia, supported by a multilingual corporate website (English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Indonesian).

The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or revenue figures, and operates with an 11–50 employee footprint. Its value proposition centers on precision dosing, system uptime, inventory rationalization, and payback economics for customers in a niche, declining vertical, with brand longevity (over 50 years operating) cited as a core differentiator.

Name

C.B. Kaymich

Legal name

C.B. Kaymich & Co. Limited

Website

https://kaymich.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C.B. Kaymich is a UK-based industrial equipment manufacturer, founded in 1973, that designs and produces adhesive application, flavour application, and fluid control systems primarily for the tobacco and process industries, sold globally through a distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheffield

HQ country

United Kingdom

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

Revenue model

1. Adhesive and Flavour Application Systems: Manufacturing and sale of adhesive application systems, flavour application systems (including Gemini), and fluid control equipment for the process industry, primarily serving the tobacco sector.
2. Service and Support: Installation, training, scheduled maintenance, support contracts, product development trials, and bespoke design and development services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

C.B. Kaymich & Co. Limited designs and manufactures adhesive application systems, flavour application systems, and fluid control systems primarily for the tobacco/process industry. Its flagship offering is the Gemini Flavour Application System, complemented by rod, filter rod, and packing application systems, plus accessories such as needle/nozzle assemblies and low-volume sampling tanks. The company also delivers installation, training, scheduled maintenance, support contracts, product development trials, and bespoke design and development services to support its equipment through its lifecycle.

Product overview

C.B. Kaymich & Co. Limited is a manufacturer of adhesive and flavour application systems for the process industry, operating since 1973. The product portfolio centers on four core application systems: the Gemini Flavour Application System (the flagship product featuring configurable dosing options), Rod Application System, Filter Rod Application System, and Packing Application System. The Gemini system is complemented by accessories including the Low Volume 6L Sampling Tank and the SN125000 Needle and Nozzle Assembly. The company also offers a comprehensive suite of services including Installation, Training, Scheduled Maintenance, Support Contracts, Product Development Trials, and Bespoke Design & Development to support their equipment throughout its lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gemini Flavour Application System Flagship flavour application system for the process industry, providing configurable precision dosing (Ultra-Low Dosage 0.5ml–30ml/min, Standard, and High Capacity pumps) for tobacco and related manufacturing processes.
• Rod Application System Adhesive and fluid application system designed for rod-related processes in the manufacturing workflow.
• Filter Rod Application System Specialized adhesive and fluid control system for filter rod manufacturing and processing applications.
• Packing Application System Adhesive application system designed for packing operations in the process industry.
• SN125000 Needle and Nozzle Assembly Side seam applicator needle and nozzle assembly that replaces SN111000 and SN113000 types, enabling users to rationalise spares inventory and save cost without sacrificing quality or productivity.
• Low Volume 6L Sampling Tank Low volume tank for use with the Gemini flavour application system, designed to facilitate short production runs or sampling by reducing the volume of flavour required.
• Installation Services
• Training Services
• Scheduled Maintenance
• Support Contracts
• Product Development Trials
• Bespoke Design & Development

Quantifiable outcome

• Payback in less than 30 shifts with Gemini's superior uptime
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered standard.

• Raddon GmbHstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGermany-based distributor handling sales and support for Kaymich products in the German market. Located at Wilhelm-von-Siemens Str. 12-14, Berlin 12277, Germany.
• Pedro Lopez GimenezstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpain-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at Plaza de Santo Domingo 17-5, Spain.
• SAC Agency LimitedstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBangladesh-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at ABC House (3rd Floor), 8 Kernal Ataturk Avenue, Bangladesh.
• Centenary LimitedstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHong Kong/China-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at 6/R Prosperous Commercial Building, 54-58 Jardines Bazaar, Hong Kong.
• Fi-Tech IncstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanada-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at 501 Research Road, Richmond, Canada.
• Deliadis SA RepresentationstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGreece-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at 1 Psychari Street, 154 51-N Psychiko, Greece.
• Hitkari Trading CorporationstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndia-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at Hitkari House, 7th Floor, India.
• Bangkit JayaastandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndonesia-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at Head Office Jl Palem I/TC 24-25, Komplek Pertokoan Pondok Candra Indah, Sidoarjo 61256, Indonesia.
• Sanjo Shoji Co. LtdstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJapan-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at 10th Floor, Kyoyu Bldg, Japan.
• Noya Vera Dis Ticaret LimitedstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTurkey-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at Sahin Esref Bulvari No:15, Ihsan Kayin Plaza D:84, Turkey.
• SangShin Trading Co. LtdstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSouth Korea-based distributor for Kaymich products.
• Bushra Trading International LtdstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPakistan-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at Suite #16 Second Floor, Aslam Business Square, Pakistan.
• Specialist Sales CorporationstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPhilippines-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at 2nd floor unit 200, Hollywood Terraces Condominium, Philippines.
• Star Industrial Supplies CorporationstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPhilippines-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at No. 9 Violago Homes Phase 1, Congressional Avenue, Philippines.
• Oarsman CorporationstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTaiwan-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at 6F-1, No.361, Taiwan.
• P Prachume Co LtdstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThailand-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at 328 Phaholyothin Road, Samsen Nai, Thailand.
• SIS TradingstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVietnam-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at No 51, 715 Ta Quang Buu Street, Vietnam.
• ImexconsultstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBosnia Herzegovina-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at PO Box 1164, Stara Zagora, Bosnia Herzegovina.
• Castel Fils s.a.r.lstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBurkina Faso-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at 51 Cours Clemenceau, Rouen, France.
• Pioneers AgencystandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEgypt-based distributor for Kaymich products. Located at 4 Business Centre, Rak Investment Authority Office 3, Egypt.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Coesia Group: Global industrial group owning multiple tobacco machinery brands (e.g., G.D). Competes with Kaymich indirectly as a broad-line process equipment incumbent that offers integrated lines which may displace standalone subsystems from smaller specialists.
• IMA (Industria Macchine Automatiche): Large diversified machinery OEM serving pharma, cosmetics, food, tea, coffee and tobacco packaging. While broader than Kaymich, IMA's dosing and adhesive application product lines compete in adjacent process equipment markets where Kaymich may seek to expand.

Direct peers

• Decoufle: French supplier of cigarette making and packing machinery, including sub-systems used to apply adhesives and coatings on tobacco products, overlapping directly with Kaymich's core equipment portfolio.
• Borgwaldt: Supplier of laboratory, testing, and smoking-machine equipment, plus selected process systems serving cigarette R&D and production. Comparable to Kaymich as a specialised, niche supplier to the tobacco manufacturing sector.
• Hauni (Körber): The world's leading supplier of machines and equipment for the tobacco industry, including cigarette making, filter rod, and related process systems. Directly comparable to Kaymich as a tobacco-process equipment specialist serving the same primary customer base of cigarette manufacturers.
• Garbuio (Garbuio Ibéria): Italian/Spanish firm specialising in dosing, gluing, and application systems for industrial manufacturing lines including tobacco and packaging, with overlapping technology and customer overlap with Kaymich.
• G.D (Coesia Group): Italian manufacturer of cigarette making and packing machinery, now part of the Coesia group. Competes with Kaymich in the tobacco line-side and packing application system categories used by the same global tobacco majors.
• Sodimat: French manufacturer of process equipment and dosing/metering systems used in tobacco manufacturing. Directly comparable to Kaymich's dosing and application focus with similar precision-fluids expertise.
• Molins (Molins PLC): Long-established UK-based supplier of cigarette making and packing machinery, historically a parallel specialist to Kaymich in the tobacco process industry and a natural peer in adhesive/flavour application systems.

Others

• Filtrona / Essentra Filter Products: Major supplier of filter rods and related components to the tobacco industry, historically a customer-side counterpart for Kaymich's filter rod application system. Comparable as a tobacco-filter value-chain player rather than a direct equipment competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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