What BoatoPack does

BoatoPack S.r.l. is a privately held Italian manufacturer of automatic primary and secondary packaging machinery for industrial sachet packaging, founded in 1957 and headquartered in Staranzano (Gorizia), Italy. The company designs and builds high-speed vertical continuous form-fill-seal machines producing four-side seal sachets, stick packs, and flowpack (pillow) bags for liquids, semi-liquids, powders, granules, solids, and wet-tissue products, primarily for food and beverage, pharmaceutical, wet-wipe, and household/personal care manufacturers. Its product portfolio centers on the Tornado EVO / EVO2, Tornado STICK, and Tornado FLOW machine families, complemented by a catalogue of interchangeable doser modules (FDCP, FFDCP, FDM, FAF, FSSS, GPV, FWT, COUNTING, FTD, WEIGHER) and three turnkey lines (Tornado Falcon, Falcon Pharma, Pegasus) that integrate primary sacheting with secondary cartoning and casing.

All BoatoPack machines are built on the proprietary BPMBS® (Boato Pack Modular Block System) modular construction platform, marketed as the "ORIGINAL" modular system in this segment, which enables fast changeover of doser size, sachet width, and number of production lanes and reduces preventive maintenance to approximately 4 hours per year per shift. The Tornado FLOW is a patented 4-5-6 lane flowpack concept producing up to 480 bags per minute from a single wrapping-material reel. BoatoPack also operates a 20-plus-year-old remote-service platform (predating the Industry 4.0 label) offering IoT machine status view, augmented-reality remote support, and smart data transfer, and sells pharmaceutical-grade configurations compliant with CFR Title 21 parts 11, 210, 211 and EudraLex Volume 4 GMP.

The business model is built on direct enterprise sales of high-value capital equipment on a quote-based pricing model, supported by dedicated sales ([email protected]), technical support ([email protected] / WhatsApp), and spare-parts ([email protected]) channels, a multilingual (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French) corporate website, a Virtual Tour showroom, and an international trade-show circuit spanning Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Recurring aftermarket revenue from spare parts, technical support, and remote service contracts complements the core machinery sales, and the installed base creates ongoing dependence on BoatoPack for parts, format changes, and service. The company is closely held, with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or public financials, and operates with 11–50 employees from a single Italian site.

Name

BoatoPack

Legal name

Boato Pack S.r.l.

Website

https://boatopack.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BoatoPack S.r.l. is a privately held Italian (Staranzano) manufacturer founded in 1957 that designs and builds modular high-speed vertical sachet packaging machines (Tornado EVO/EVO2, FLOW, STICK) plus turnkey Falcon/Pegasus lines, serving industrial food and beverage, pharmaceutical, wet-tissue, and household/personal care manufacturers worldwide via direct quote-based enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Machines (IMALAOAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF), Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Equipment (IMAHAOAH), Form-Fill-Seal (VFFS/HFFS) Machines (IMAHAOAA), Primary Packaging (Form-Fill-Seal, Blister, Sachet/Stick Pack, Bottling) (TLAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Sachet packaging machines
• Form fill seal machinery
• Multilane packaging equipment
• Pharmaceutical packaging lines
• Turnkey packaging solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Staranzano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sale of primary and secondary packaging machinery: BoatoPack sells high-speed automatic sachet packaging machines (4 side seal, 3 side seal stick, 3 side seal flowpack, complete packaging lines such as Tornado Falcon, Falcon Pharma, and Pegasus) and dosing systems (FDCP, FFDM, FFDCP, FAF, FSSS, GPV, FTD, COUNTING, WEIGHER, WT) to industrial customers. Sales are quote-based (a dedicated "Quotations" page on the website) for high-value capital equipment; revenue is recognized at the time of sale/delivery of each machine.
2. Spare parts: BoatoPack provides spare parts via the dedicated email [email protected], generating recurring aftermarket revenue from the installed base of packaging machines.
3. Technical support and remote service contracts: BoatoPack provides post-sale technical support ([email protected] / WhatsApp +39 344 1861381) and remote services using its Industry 4.0 platform (worldwide remote access, IoT worldwide machine status view, augmented reality support, smart data transfer), supporting ongoing service relationships with installed equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BoatoPack manufactures and sells high-speed automatic primary packaging machinery for sachets, stick packs, and flowpack bags, using its proprietary BPMBS® modular block construction system. The offering includes four-side seal machines (Tornado EVO/EVO2), three-side seal stick pack (Tornado STICK) and flowpack (Tornado FLOW) machines, a catalogue of interchangeable doser modules for liquids, powders, solids and wet tissues, and complete turnkey packaging lines (Tornado Falcon, Falcon Pharma, Pegasus) that integrate primary sacheting with secondary cartoning/casing. Industrial customers in food, pharmaceutical, household care, and wet-tissue sectors purchase configured machines via a quote-based sales motion, with post-sale support via a dedicated Industry 4.0 remote service platform.

Product overview

BoatoPack S.r.l. (founded 1957, Staranzano, Italy) sells a platform-plus-modules architecture for automatic primary sachet packaging: a core platform of vertical four-side seal and three-side seal sachet machines (Tornado EVO, Tornado EVO2, Tornado STICK, Tornado FLOW) combined with a catalogue of interchangeable doser modules (FDCP / FDCP-D, FFDCP, FDM for liquids; FAF, FSSS, GPV/FGPV for powders; COUNTING, FTD, WEIGHER for solids; FWT for wet tissues) and three complete turnkey packaging lines (Tornado Falcon, Tornado Falcon Pharma, Tornado Pegasus) that integrate primary sacheting with secondary cartoning/casing. All machines are built on the proprietary BPMBS® modular block system, which lets operators change doser, sachet width and number of lanes without tools. Primary machines are sold as stand-alone units or in line with the company's secondary packaging equipment, and the Tornado EVO2 / WT-EVO2 / Falcon Pharma configurations are explicitly designed to pharmaceutical standards (CFR Title 21 parts 11, 210, 211; EudraLex Volume 4 GMP; PackML). Sachet formats produced include four-side seal, three-side seal stick pack, three-side seal flowpack/pillow bag, and strips/display cartons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BPMBS® (Boato Pack Modular Block System): Boato Pack's proprietary modular construction system for primary packaging machines, enabling quick change of doser size, sachet width, and number of lanes.
• Tornado EVO / EVO 2
• Tornado FLOW (FLOWPACK)
• Tornado STICK
• Tornado FALCON / FALCON PHARMA / PEGASUS

Products and services

• Tornado EVO (four-side seal sachet machine) High-speed automatic four-side seal vertical sachet packaging machine that forms, fills, and seals thermosealable material on multiple lanes using the BPMBS® modular construction. Designed to work as a stand-alone machine or in line with BoatoPack secondary packaging lines, producing four-side seal, twin, and triple sachets (solid/powder/liquid per lane) for industrial customers in food, beverage, household care, and pharmaceutical sectors.
• Tornado EVO2 (four-side seal sachet machine, new generation) New-generation vertical continuous sachet machine forming, filling, and sealing four-side seal sachets in thermosealable material for liquids/semi-liquids, powders/granules, solids, and wet tissues. Features full servo motion, hardened anodized aluminium frame, BPMBS® modular block system, 12-inch HMI with gateway function for remote connection, and design compliance to CFR Title 21 parts 11, 210, 211 and EudraLex Volume 4 GMP. Targeted at industrial food, pharmaceutical, and hygiene manufacturers.
• Tornado STICK (three-side seal stick pack machine) Three-side seal stick pack machine handling reels up to 900 mm width and 1000 mm diameter, with servo-driven transversal sealing jaws, servo-driven reel unwinding with constant material tension/diameter control, per-lane longitudinal temperature control, double conveyor for full/empty stick separation, and remote diagnostics modem. Designed for industrial manufacturers of single-serve powder, granule, and liquid stick packs.
• Tornado FLOW (three-side seal flow pack machine) Patented 4-5-6 lane flow pack machine producing pillow bags from a single reel of wrapping material with long-run capability (only one reel change per day), eliminating the need for multiple machines. Independent per-lane tension control via a double servomotor pulling system and per-lane thermal control; runs at approximately 40-80 cycles per minute (up to 160-480 bags per minute total). For industrial multilane flowpack applications.
• Tornado Falcon complete packaging line Complete turnkey packaging line integrating BoatoPack primary sachet machines (Tornado EVO/EVO2) with secondary packaging modules (cartoning, display/case, strips into case via pouch loader) for liquids & semi-liquids, powders & granules, solids, and wet tissues. Designed for industrial customers seeking a single-supplier "primary packaging in display" solution.
• Tornado Falcon Pharma complete packaging line Pharmaceutical-configured complete packaging line integrating BoatoPack primary sachet machines (Tornado EVO2) with secondary packaging for liquids & semi-liquids, powders & granules, solids, and wet tissues, designed to pharmaceutical and cleaning-in-place (CIP) standards. Targeted at pharmaceutical manufacturers requiring GMP-compliant turnkey packaging.
• Tornado Pegasus complete packaging line Complete packaging line integrating BoatoPack primary sachet machines with secondary packaging modules for liquids & semi-liquids, powders & granules, solids, and wet tissues. Targeted at industrial customers requiring turnkey primary-to-secondary packaging.
• WT – EVO2 (four-side seal wet-tissue sachet machine with FWT doser) New variant of the four-side seal wet-tissue sachet machine featuring the FWT doser with automatic tissue folding, photocell reel-join detection, automatic reel centering, full servo motion, BPMBS® modular block system, 12-inch HMI gateway, and pharmaceutical-grade (CFR Title 21 parts 11, 210, 211 / EudraLex Volume 4) design compliance. For wet-tissue and non-woven hygiene product manufacturers.
• Spare parts (aftermarket) Aftermarket spare parts for the installed base of BoatoPack packaging machines, ordered via the dedicated [email protected] channel. Generates recurring aftermarket revenue and supports the global installed base.
• Technical support and remote service (Industry 4.0 platform) Post-sale technical support ([email protected] / WhatsApp +39 344 1861381) and remote services using the Industry 4.0 platform: worldwide remote access via internet, IoT worldwide machine status view, augmented reality for remote mechanical/process support, smart data transfer, and digital manuals/troubleshooting on HMI. Provided to industrial customers with installed BoatoPack machinery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Speed approx 40-80 cycles/min, up to 160-480 bags/min/total on Tornado FLOW (4-5-6 lanes from a single reel, one reel change per day)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 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

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IMA S.p.A. Italian-headquartered global leader in packaging machinery for food, pharma and cosmetics, with a broad VFFS and sachet portfolio that directly overlaps BoatoPack's Tornado EVO2 / FLOW / STICK / Falcon lines, especially in primary packaging of powders, liquids and pharma.
• Marchesini Group S.p.A. Italian packaging-machinery specialist focused on pharmaceutical primary and secondary packaging, directly comparable to BoatoPack's Tornado EVO2 / Falcon Pharma line for pharma-compliant VFFS sachets.
• Rovema GmbH: German manufacturer of VFFS machines, including stick-pack and flowpack formats, competing head-to-head with BoatoPack's Tornado STICK and Tornado FLOW lines in European food and non-food primary packaging.
• Hassia-Redatron GmbH: German specialist in vertical form-fill-seal sachet and stick-pack machines for food, pharma and cosmetics, the closest direct competitor to BoatoPack's Tornado EVO/EVO2 and Tornado STICK platforms in terms of product format, dosing philosophy and customer base.
• Mespack S.L. (Coesia Group): Spanish manufacturer of horizontal and vertical sachet and stick-pack machines serving the same food, beverage, personal-care and pharma customers as BoatoPack, and a fellow Coesia-adjacent peer with comparable multilane VFFS technology.

Broad incumbents

• Coesia Group S.p.A. Italian industrial group that owns several packaging-machinery brands (including GDM and Mespack), competing broadly with BoatoPack across VFFS, sachet and stick-pack formats and offering customers the kind of multi-line, multi-region capability that BoatoPack cannot match.
• GEA Group AG: German industrial machinery group with a significant packaging and filling portfolio (including VFFS for food and dairy), overlapping BoatoPack's multilane sachet platforms but with a much broader equipment and service footprint.
• Syntegon Technology GmbH (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Large German packaging-machinery incumbent offering broad VFFS, sachet and stick-pack solutions across food and pharma; competes with BoatoPack's full Tornado portfolio but typically at a larger scale and on multi-line, multi-region tenders.
• MULTIVAC Sepp Haggenmüller SE & Co. KG: German packaging-machinery incumbent offering thermoform, VFFS and tray-sealing solutions; competes with BoatoPack in food and pharma primary packaging but with a substantially larger product range and global service network.
• Ishida Co., Ltd. Japanese manufacturer of multihead weighers and VFFS packaging systems for snacks, food and non-food, overlapping BoatoPack's Tornado EVO/FLOW weigher-based dosing architectures but at a much larger global scale and with broader weighing technology IP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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