Bortolin Kemo
Bortolin Kemo is a privately held Italian industrial machinery manufacturer, founded in 1945 and based in Porcia, that designs and builds custom packaging lines and machines for producing caps and closures in aluminium, tinplate, and plastic for global enterprise customers in wine, spirits, beer, beverages, food, and chemicals.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1945
- HeadquartersPorcia, Italy
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Bortolin Kemo does
Bortolin Kemo S.P.A. is a privately held Italian industrial machinery manufacturer headquartered in Porcia (Province of Pordenone), founded in 1945 and organized as an Italian public limited company (S.P.A.) with share capital of EUR 1,032,000. The company operates two complementary divisions: a Packaging Machines division that builds tailor-made end-of-line and packing systems (depalletizers, decraters, basket unloaders, case erectors and feeding units, case packers, partition/divider/flap inserters, case sealers, packing monoblocs, palletizers, the proprietary Club BK Box, and complete turnkey lines and plants) and a Closures division that produces machines for the manufacture and assembly of caps and closures in aluminium, tinplate, and plastic (pressing plants, drawing-redrawing machines, trimmers, rolling machines, assembly machines, pleating and slitting machines, threading machines, curling and lug forming machines, vision systems, and cap packing equipment).
The company monetizes primarily through one-time capital equipment sales of custom-engineered machinery, supplemented by recurring engineering services (design and co-design, prototyping), deployment services (turnkey transport and installation), and an after-sales layer spanning training, maintenance, and spare parts supply. Pricing is quotation-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct sales to industrial customers, supported by trade show participation (including METPACK 2026), a multilingual corporate website (Italian, English, Spanish), and newsletter communications.
Bortolin Kemo serves enterprise customers across six primary verticals: wine, spirits and liquor, beer, beverages, food, and chemical and pharmaceutical. The customer base spans thousands of accounts worldwide and includes major global brand owners and packaging producers (among others, Diageo, Heineken, Carlsberg, Guinness, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestle, Bonduelle, Cargill, Martini, Jack Daniel's, Bacardi, William Grant & Sons, Remy Cointreau, Concha y Toro, Champagne Pol Roger, Evian, Nestle Waters, Shell, Amcor, Sacmi Imola, Guala, Bericap, and Chiarlo). The company holds patented technologies, emphasizes 80+ years of engineering experience (celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2025), and operates from a single production site in Porcia with 51-100 employees.
Bortolin Kemo firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Bortolin Kemo
- Legal name
- BORTOLIN KEMO S.P.A.
- Website
- https://bortolinkemo.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1945
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Bortolin Kemo is a privately held Italian industrial machinery manufacturer, founded in 1945 and based in Porcia, that designs and builds custom packaging lines and machines for producing caps and closures in aluminium, tinplate, and plastic for global enterprise customers in wine, spirits, beer, beverages, food, and chemicals.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Bortolin Kemo industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Packaging Machinery
- NAICS
- Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)
- SIC
- Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Machines (IMALAOAJ)
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Where Bortolin Kemo is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Porcia
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Bortolin Kemo business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Packaging Machinery Sales: Sale of packaging machines and complete production lines to industrial clients in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries
- Closures Machinery Sales: Manufacture and sale of machines for production of caps and closures in aluminium, tinplate and plastic
- Engineering and Design Services: Custom design and co-design services for tailor-made packaging and closure systems
- Spare Parts and After-Sales Service: Supply of spare parts and after-sales assistance and maintenance services
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Bortolin Kemo product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Bortolin Kemo designs, manufactures, and installs industrial machinery organized into two divisions: a Packaging Machines division producing depalletizers, case erectors, case packers, case sealers, palletizers, monobloc systems, and complete turnkey packing lines; and a Caps & Closures division producing pressing plants, drawing-redrawing machines, trimmers, rolling, assembly, pleating/slitting, threading, curling/lug forming machines, vision inspection systems, and cap packing equipment for aluminium, tinplate, and plastic closures. The company also provides design/co-design, prototyping, transport, installation, training, after-sales service, and spare parts to industrial customers in wine, spirits, beer, beverages, food, and chemical/pharmaceutical sectors.
Product overview
Bortolin Kemo is an Italian industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1945, specializing in two main divisions: Packaging Machines and Machines for the Production of Caps and Closures. The Packaging division offers equipment including basket unloading machines, decraters, depalletizers, case erectors, case packers, case sealers, packing monobloc systems, palletizers, and complete turnkey packaging lines serving wine, liquor/spirits, beer, beverages, food, and chemical/pharmaceutical industries. The Closures division manufactures equipment for producing caps and closures in aluminum, tinplate, and plastic including pressing plants, drawing-redrawing machines, trimmers, rolling machines, assembly machines, pleating/slitting machines, threading machines, curling/lug forming machines, vision systems for quality inspection, and cap packing equipment. Both divisions are supported by comprehensive services including design/co-design, prototyping, transport/installation, training, after-sales service, and spare parts supply. The company operates from facilities in Porcia, Italy with over 70 years of expertise serving customers worldwide.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Depalletizers Machines for automated removal of products from pallets, used in industrial packaging lines.
- Basket Unloading Machine Machine for unloading baskets from production lines as part of Bortolin Kemo's packaging division.
- Decraters Equipment for removing products from crates in industrial packaging operations.
- Case Erectors and Feeding Units Machines for erecting cardboard cases and feeding units for packaging lines.
- Case Packers Automated equipment for packing products into cases within packaging lines.
- Partition, Divider, and Flap Inserters Equipment for inserting partitions, dividers, and flaps into packaging cases.
- Case Sealers Machines for sealing cardboard cases in industrial packaging lines.
- Packing Monobloc Integrated monobloc packaging system combining multiple packaging operations into a single machine.
- Palletizers Equipment for automatically stacking and organizing products onto pallets as the end of packaging lines.
- Club BK Box Specialized packaging box solution for the beverage industry introduced by Bortolin Kemo.
- Complete Lines and Plants Turnkey complete packaging production lines and plants integrating all packaging equipment for industrial customers.
- Pressing Plants Equipment for pressing metal to form closures and caps, part of Bortolin Kemo's closures division.
- Drawing-Redrawing Machines Machines for drawing and redrawing metal sheets to produce closure shells in aluminium, tinplate, or plastic.
- Trimmers Equipment for trimming excess material from closures during manufacturing.
- Rolling Machines Machines for rolling closure edges to achieve required dimensional specifications.
- Assembly Machines Equipment for assembling closure components including liners and inserts.
- Pleating and Slitting Machines Equipment for pleating and slitting closure materials during cap manufacturing.
- Threading Machines Machines for threading closure openings for screw-cap applications.
- Curling and Lug Forming Machines Equipment for curling and forming lugs on closure edges.
- Vision Systems for Closure Quality Control Vision-based inspection systems for quality control of caps and closures during manufacturing.
- Cap Packing Equipment Equipment for packaging finished caps and closures into products ready for distribution.
- Design and Co-Design Services Custom design and co-design services for tailor-made packaging and closure systems.
- Prototyping Services Prototyping and testing services for new product development and validation of packaging and closure equipment.
- Turnkey Transport and Installation Services Turnkey transport and installation services for equipment deployment at customer sites worldwide.
- Training Services Classroom and online training services for equipment operation and maintenance.
- After-Sales Service After-sales assistance and maintenance services for installed packaging and closure equipment.
- Spare Parts Supply Supply of spare parts for maintenance and repairs of packaging and closure equipment.
Quantifiable outcome
- Serving thousands of customers worldwide
Companies that use Bortolin Kemo
Customer profileNamed customers25 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles6 records
Bortolin Kemo technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Bortolin Kemo partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators4 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Bortolin Kemo competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- GEA Group: Large German equipment supplier serving food, beverage and pharma with filling, packaging and processing technology. Overlaps with Bortolin Kemo's packaging-line business for food, beverage and chemical/pharmaceutical customers.
- Sidel Group: French-based global supplier of PET, beverage packaging and capping equipment. Comparable to Bortolin Kemo for beverage closures, capping systems and packaging lines serving water, soft drinks and beer producers.
- Tetra Pak: Swiss multinational for food and beverage processing and packaging. While dominant in carton packaging, Tetra Pak's filling and packaging equipment competes broadly with Bortolin Kemo for beverage and food processing customer wallet share.
- Krones AG: German global leader in beverage packaging and processing machinery — filling, capping, labeling, palletizing, complete lines. Overlaps with Bortolin Kemo's case-packing and palletizing product range for beverage customers, but operates at vastly greater scale.
- Barry-Wehmiller (BW Packaging): Global packaging machinery platform (including BW Flexible Systems, Pneumatic Scale Angelus, Accraply). Overlaps with Bortolin Kemo in case packing, palletizing, capping and integrated packaging lines for F&B and consumer goods customers.
- KHS GmbH: German packaging machinery manufacturer specializing in filling, capping and complete beverage lines. Direct overlap with Bortolin Kemo's closures and packaging-line offering for soft drinks, beer, water and spirits customers.
Direct peers
- Zechini Group: Italian manufacturer of case packers, wrap-around packers and end-of-line packaging solutions for premium wine, spirits and beverage producers. A direct Italian peer to Bortolin Kemo's case-packing and packaging-line business for the wine/spirits customer base.
- SMI S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of end-of-line packaging machinery — case packers, palletizers, stretch wrappers — serving beverage, food and household-products customers. A direct Italian peer to Bortolin Kemo's packaging-machinery division.
- ProMach: US-based packaging machinery holding company with brands across case packing, palletizing, capping and filling. Competes with Bortolin Kemo in case erecting, case packing, case sealing and palletizing equipment categories.
- SACMI: Italian-based global manufacturer of packaging and closure machinery (caps, containers, ceramics). SACMI is the most direct competitor to Bortolin Kemo — both serve beverage closures and packaging lines with overlapping product families and overlapping blue-chip customers.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Bortolin Kemo social profiles
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Bortolin Kemo leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Bortolin Kemo funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Bortolin Kemo M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Bortolin Kemo
What does Bortolin Kemo do?
Bortolin Kemo designs, manufactures, and installs industrial machinery organized into two divisions: a Packaging Machines division producing depalletizers, case erectors, case packers, case sealers, palletizers, monobloc systems, and complete turnkey packing lines; and a Caps & Closures division producing pressing plants, drawing-redrawing machines, trimmers, rolling, assembly, pleating/slitting, threading, curling/lug forming machines, vision inspection systems, and cap packing equipment for aluminium, tinplate, and plastic closures. The company also provides design/co-design, prototyping, transport, installation, training, after-sales service, and spare parts to industrial customers in wine, spirits, beer, beverages, food, and chemical/pharmaceutical sectors.
Is Bortolin Kemo a public or private company?
Bortolin Kemo is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Bortolin Kemo founded?
Bortolin Kemo was founded in 1945. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Bortolin Kemo based?
Bortolin Kemo is headquartered in Porcia, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does Bortolin Kemo make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Packaging Machinery Sales are the primary driver. The others are closures Machinery Sales, engineering and Design Services and spare Parts and After-Sales Service.
Who are Bortolin Kemo's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are GEA Group, Sidel Group, Tetra Pak, Krones AG, Barry-Wehmiller (BW Packaging) and KHS GmbH. Direct peers are Zechini Group, SMI S.p.A., ProMach and SACMI.
Does Bortolin Kemo have an API?
No public API is recorded for Bortolin Kemo.
What industry is Bortolin Kemo in?
Bortolin Kemo's product category is Industrial Packaging Machinery. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAOAG, Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines, with a secondary code of IMALAOAJ, Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Machines. Its NAICS code is 333241 and its SIC code is 3550.