Hema

What Hema does

Hema, legally HEMA S.A.S, is a French designer and manufacturer of industrial filling, capping, and seaming equipment headquartered in Quimper, Brittany. Founded in 1936 by Henri Marchadour and renamed Hema in 1948, the company was acquired by Barry-Wehmiller in 2015 and now operates within the BW Packaging Systems platform alongside Pneumatic Scale Angelus, Synerlink, Accraply, BW Flexible Systems, BW Integrated Systems, and Winkler+Dünnebier. Its portfolio centers on the Quatro electronic rotary filler family (with variants for edible oils, sauces, liquid dairy, and home/personal care), the Volufill mechanical rotary filler, the Canfill linear piston filler for meat-based products, the Canseam seamer for shaped cans, the Angelus V-series high-speed seamer, and Burt labelers, plus complete turnkey lines for liquid products and meat canning.

The underlying technology rests on four filling principles — electronic weight, volumetric electronic, mass flow Coriolis, and mechanical volumetric — supported by a patented double flap valve, EHEDG/3A hygienic design, and PLC-driven dosing achieving sub-0.5g standard deviation on 1L fills and output levels above 98%, with throughputs up to 40,000 containers per hour. Hema monetizes through one-time capital equipment sales, spare parts, recurring maintenance contracts, reconditioning, line conversions, second-hand machines, and operator training.

The company serves eight verticals — edible oils, liquid dairy, sauces and dressings, sweetened products, pre-prepared foods, meat-based products, household products, and personal care — selling to local, regional, and major international food and HPC manufacturers through its own direct sales force augmented by the Barry-Wehmiller global network. It has a workforce of approximately 110 employees and reports over 16,000 Angelus V-series installations across 132 countries.

Name

Hema

Legal name

HEMA S.A.S

Website

https://hema-filler.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hema is a French designer and manufacturer of precision industrial filling, capping, and seaming equipment, serving food, beverage, household, and personal care manufacturers worldwide via direct sales and the Barry-Wehmiller group's global network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Equipment (Liquid, Powder, Aseptic) (IMALAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Industrial filling machines
• Packaging equipment
• Rotary fillers
• Canning seamers
• Capping machines

Headquarters

HQ city

Quimper

HQ country

France

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. Industrial Filling and Packaging Equipment Sales: Sale of capital equipment including fillers (Quatro, Volufill, Canfill), seamers (Canseam, Angelus), and cappers. Equipment ranges from standalone machines to complete production lines with capacities up to 40,000 containers per hour.
2. Spare Parts: Availability and quality of original manufacturer components for equipment maintenance and repairs.
3. Maintenance Solutions and Contracts: Services to optimise operating availability of equipment and industrial performance. Includes preventive and corrective maintenance services.
4. Reconditioning Services: Equipment refurbishment and restoration services to ensure durability of operational resources.
5. Line Conversions and Upgrades: Flexibility solutions to adapt existing equipment for changing production requirements, including equipment conversions.
6. Second-hand Machines: Stock of machines in good condition available for purchase as alternative to new equipment.
7. Training Services: Competency development programs to help customers get started quickly with Hema equipment. Includes on-site installation support and personalised training sessions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hema designs and manufactures industrial filling, capping, and seaming machines, alongside complete turnkey production lines, for liquid to pasty products across food, beverage, household, and personal care industries. The product portfolio centers on the Quatro electronic rotary filler platform, mechanical Volufill and Canfill volumetric fillers, Canseam and Angelus seamers, capping turrets, and Burt labelers, with capacities up to 40,000 containers per hour. The company also provides aftermarket services including spare parts, maintenance contracts, reconditioning, line conversions, second-hand machines, and operator training.

Product overview

Hema designs and manufactures industrial filling and packaging machines as part of the Barry-Wehmiller group's Synerlink packaging division. The core product portfolio centers on the Hema Quatro electronic rotary filler platform (with four specialized variants: Quatro Access for edible oils, Quatro Nutri for sauces/dressings, Quatro Sensi for liquid dairy, and Quatro Care for home/personal care), complemented by mechanical fillers (Volufill for viscous foods and Canfill for meat/pasty products). Supporting equipment includes cappers, seamers (Canseam and Angelus V-series), and Burt labelers. Hema also delivers complete turnkey production lines for liquid products and meat canning operations, along with comprehensive aftermarket services. All equipment serves food, beverage, household, and personal care industries with focus on hygiene, accuracy, and integration within automated packaging lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hema Quatro: Electronic rotary fillers with weight, volumetric electronic, or mass flow technology
• Hema Volufill
• Hema Canfill
• Hema Canseam
• Angelus V-series

Products and services

• Hema Quatro Access Electronic rotary filler dedicated to the edible oil market, utilizing weight or mass flow technology with speeds up to 40,000 bottles per hour for PET, HDPE, and glass containers. Built for producers and manufacturers of edible oils requiring precise filling solutions.
• Hema Quatro Nutri Electronic rotary filler dedicated to the sauces and dressings market, supporting weight, volumetric electronic, or mass flow technologies with speeds up to 40,000 bottles per hour. Designed for sauce and condiment manufacturers requiring flexible filling solutions that preserve product integrity.
• Hema Quatro Sensi Electronic rotary filler dedicated to sensitive liquid dairy products including fresh milk, UHT and pasteurised milk, drinking yoghurt, probiotics, vegetal milk, fresh cream, and evaporated or condensed milk, with weight or mass flow technology. Designed for hygienic filling environments.
• Hema Quatro Care Electronic rotary filler for home and personal care products such as shampoo, shower gel, liquid soap, lotion, washing-up liquid, laundry detergent, and fabric softener, using weight or mass flow technology at speeds up to 40,000 bottles per hour.
• Hema Volufill Mechanical rotary volumetric filler for liquid and viscous food products including sauces, dressings, jam, honey, soups, baby food, sweetened products, and pre-prepared foods, handling pieces up to 20x20x20mm with output levels over 98 percent.
• Hema Canfill Linear volumetric piston filler designed for pasty meat-based products such as corned beef, luncheon meat, pâté, meat in sauce, and fish products, handling pieces up to 60x40x40mm at up to 24,000 containers per hour with output around 98 percent.
• Hema Cappers Capping turrets integrated into filling monobloc equipment or standalone, supporting 3 to 22 heads at speeds up to 40,000 caps per hour for snap-on, screw-on, pump, or trigger caps.
• Hema Canseam Vacuum or atmospheric seamer for round and shaped metal cans at speeds up to 10,800 cans per hour, designed for meat, fish, and pre-prepared food canning operations. Single seamer head with vertical movement chuck and complete tool changeover in under 4 hours.
• Angelus V-Series Seamer High-speed atmospheric seamer for round metal cans at speeds up to 24,000 cans per hour (700 bpm), with hygienic design featuring 304 stainless steel exposed parts, motorised height adjustment, and titanium ceramic rollers. Over 16,000 installations in 132 countries with rapid tool changeover in under 45 minutes by one technician.
• Burt Labeler Adhesive hot melt glue labeler for metal cans, plastic, or glass jars with speeds up to 800 containers per hour and container diameters from 45 to 183mm.
• Complete Lines for Liquid Products Turnkey production lines for liquid and viscous products including edible oils, dairy products, sauces, sweetened products, and condensed milk, with throughput up to 18,000 containers per hour.
• Complete Lines for Meat Canning Turnkey canning lines for meat-based products including empty can depalletizers, Canfill fillers, Canseam or Angelus seamers, check weighers, washers, and basket handling equipment up to 24,000 containers per hour.
• Hema Services Comprehensive aftermarket services including spare parts supply, maintenance solutions and contracts (preventive and corrective), equipment reconditioning, line conversions and upgrades, second-hand machine inventory, and operator training programs to help customers get started quickly with Hema equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Filling accuracy: standard deviation less than 0.5 grams for 1 litre (weight/mass flow technology)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SynerlinkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHema belongs to the Synerlink packaging division within BW Packaging Systems. Synerlink brings together six companies offering combined primary packaging, labeling, and end-of-line packaging systems capabilities.
• Pneumatic Scale AngeluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHema operates within the Pneumatic Scale Angelus packaging division of Barry-Wehmiller, offering comprehensive packaging solutions across complementary equipment categories.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Accraply: Accraply is another Barry-Wehmiller packaging machinery brand providing labeling and container handling solutions. Comparable as a sister company within BW Packaging Systems that bundles complementary equipment with Hema's fillers in turnkey line offerings, while also competing in adjacent filling categories.
• GEA Group: GEA is a large industrial equipment supplier with filling, homogenization, and processing machinery serving food, dairy, beverage, and pharma. Comparable as a broader incumbent with overlapping filling equipment lines for liquid dairy and viscous food applications where Hema operates.
• Krones: Krones is a global leader in filling and packaging machinery for beverages, food, and HPC, with a broad portfolio spanning stretch blow-molders, fillers, labelers, and complete line solutions. Directly comparable to Hema as a primary competitor in liquid filling technology, though at materially larger scale and with broader beverage industry focus.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak is a global packaging equipment and solutions provider specializing in liquid food, dairy, and beverage processing and packaging. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving many of the same verticals (dairy, juice, pre-prepared foods) with competing filling and packaging line offerings.
• ProMach: ProMach is a US-based packaging machinery conglomerate offering filling, capping, labeling, and integrated line solutions across food, beverage, dairy, and HPC. Comparable as a broad incumbent peer within Barry-Wehmiller's competitive set, with broader reach into North American CPG customers.

Direct peers

• Sidel: Sidel is a leading global provider of PET packaging solutions including blow-molding, filling, and complete liquid packaging lines. Notably the former parent of Hema (1995-2015), Sidel competes most directly in edible oils, dairy, and liquid food filling with blow-fill-cap capabilities—Hema's own combined BFC modules were developed during the Sidel era.
• Synerlink: Synerlink is the BW Packaging Systems division housing Hema and other primary packaging companies (including dairy and HPC filling specialists). As Hema's parent division within BW, Synerlink is the most immediate organizational peer and bundles Hema with complementary cup/filling and packaging technologies.
• Serac: Serac designs and manufactures rotary filling machines for liquid, viscous, and powder products across food, dairy, home care, and personal care verticals. Highly comparable to Hema in product category (rotary volumetric and weight fillers), target verticals, and customer profile (food and HPC majors).
• Pneumatic Scale Angelus: Pneumatic Scale Angelus is the Barry-Wehmiller sister division with which Hema is co-located within BW Packaging Systems. PSA specializes in can seamers and cappers for food, beverage, and HPC—Hema actively markets the Angelus V-series seamer under its own brand, making PSA both a sibling and a complementary equipment partner/peer.

Emerging players

• Winkler+Dünnebier (W+D): Winkler+Dünnebier is a BW Packaging Systems company specializing in envelope, mail, and tissue/nonwoven converting machinery. A sister company within Barry-Wehmiller rather than a direct competitor; included as an adjacent BW platform peer illustrating the broader packaging ecosystem Hema is integrated into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 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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