What Per-Fil Industries does

Per-Fil Industries, founded in 1974 by Horst Boellmann in Riverside, New Jersey, designs, engineers, and manufactures precision auger filling machines at a single US facility. The product portfolio spans semi-automatic fillers (E-11, MF-11, Micro-Filler series), automatic multi-spindle and rotary continuous-motion fillers (MF-XC, RCM series capable of 300+ containers per minute), micro dosers (nano-Filler, pico-Filler, and Micro-Filler series covering fills from 25mg to 5g), and high-capacity systems (MF-11HCW for fills up to 100+ lbs). Core proprietary technologies include patented inline multi-spindle filler architecture with feedscrew indexing, dust-free filling termination systems, servo-driven independent auger and agitation control, and a fill-by-weight feedback algorithm delivering +/- 0.5% accuracy. Controls are built on Allen Bradley PLCs with Mettler Toledo weighing integration.

Per-Fil serves manufacturers across pharmaceutical, food and spices, nutraceutical, chemical, cosmetic, and toner industries, plus OEM partners integrating fill heads into Vertical Form Fill Seal, stick pack, and pre-made pouch machinery. Named enterprise customers include Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Teva, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Coca-Cola, Conagra, Xerox, Lexmark, Brother, Purina, and Alimentos Polar, alongside SMB and mid-market customers (Coffee Gourmet, Fresh Incorporated, Dead Down Wind, Merlex Stucco). The company sells exclusively through a direct sales motion with no resellers or distribution network, supported by quote-based pricing, free product testing at the Riverside facility, and turnkey packline integration including Factory Acceptance Testing and operator training.

Revenue is generated primarily through capital equipment sales, complemented by aftermarket parts supply for machines dating to 1974, field service and on-site start-up support, and turnkey packline integration projects. The company remains family-owned with no external funding; founder Horst Boellmann serves as Chairman and his daughter Shari Becker (joined 1989) serves as President. Per-Fil reports thousands of installations across 90+ countries, with equipment engineered for 30-50+ years of service life, and ongoing product launches including the pico-Filler Series in 2026 and PACK EXPO International 2026 booth commitment (N-6020).

Name

Per-Fil Industries

Legal name

PER-FIL INDUSTRIES INC.

Website

https://www.per-fil.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Per-Fil Industries is a family-owned US manufacturer founded in 1974 that designs and builds precision auger filling machines for pharmaceutical, food, nutraceutical, chemical, cosmetic, and toner manufacturers, with thousands of installations across 90+ countries and equipment engineered for 30-50+ year service life.

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 Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Filling & Dosing Equipment (Liquid, Powder, Aseptic) (IMALAOAB), Bulk Packaging Filling/Discharge Systems & Handling Aids (Spouts, Lifting, Dischargers) (IMALAGAI)

Keywords

• Auger filling machines
• Powder filling equipment
• Industrial packaging machinery
• Micro dosing systems
• Turnkey packaging lines

Headquarters

HQ city

Riverside

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Auger Filler Equipment Sales: Core revenue from manufacturing and selling precision auger filling machines. Product line spans semi-automatic to high-speed automatic systems across multiple size and precision tiers. Equipment sales ranges from entry-level compact units to multi-spindle high-speed rotary systems and full turnkey packlines.
2. Turnkey Packline Integration: Design, engineering, manufacturing and integration of complete packaging lines including bulk feeding systems, unscramblers, metal detectors, checkweighers, cappers, and labelers, integrated with PER-FIL auger fillers. Includes Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and operator training.
3. Aftermarket Parts: Replacement parts for PER-FIL auger fillers, including augers, funnels, agitators, tooling sets, dust terminations, and control components. Parts supply for machines dating back to 1974.
4. Service and Support: Field service, technical support, and on-site start-up assistance for PER-FIL equipment. Service coverage includes troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and emergency repair for machines in production.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PER-FIL Industries designs, engineers, and manufactures precision auger fillers and powder filling machines in Riverside, New Jersey. The product portfolio spans semi-automatic and automatic auger fillers, micro dosers (nano-Filler, Micro-Filler, pico-Filler), multi-spindle and rotary continuous-motion fillers, high-capacity fillers, OEM fill heads for VFFS integration, and complete turnkey packaging lines. Equipment is sold to pharmaceutical, food, nutraceutical, chemical, cosmetic, household, and toner manufacturers worldwide, with capabilities from 25 mg micro doses to 100+ kg bulk fills and throughputs up to 300+ containers per minute.

Product overview

PER-FIL Industries manufactures precision auger fillers and powder filling machines as a single unified product portfolio. The core offering spans Semi-Automatic and Automatic Auger Fillers, with specialized Micro Dosing systems (nano-Filler, Micro-Filler, pico-Filler series) for pharmaceutical, food, nutraceutical, chemical, cosmetic, and toner industries. The product line ranges from entry-level E-11 models for startups to high-speed multi-spindle and rotary fillers achieving 300+ containers per minute. Turnkey Packlines integrate PER-FIL fillers with bulk feeding systems, checkweighers, cappers, and labelers. All equipment is designed, engineered, and manufactured in Riverside, New Jersey, USA since 1974.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Micro-Filler®: The original compact micro doser series invented in 1994, for precision powder filling from a few grams to 500g+
• nano-Filler®
• MR-1 MICRO-RECHARGER®
• pico-Filler®

Products and services

• E-11 Series Entry-Level Auger Filler Entry-level full-size semi-automatic auger filler introduced in 2018. Capable of filling small and large sizes well above 2 kg, with a 2 cu. ft. filler hopper. Designed for startups and small batch producers filling spices, baking mixes, and flours. Upgradable to fill-by-weight operation.
• MF-11 Series Servo Auger Filler High performance servo-operated full-size semi-automatic powder filler. Provides independent auger and agitation speed control, capable of filling challenging free-flowing and non-free-flowing products, with optional accessories for customization.
• MF-11HCW High Capacity Auger Filler High capacity gravimetric powder filling machine. Filler hopper capacity from 3 cu. ft. to 6.5 cu. ft., fill-by-weight into bag-in-a-box, bags, pails, and drums. Fills over 100 lbs at high speeds while maintaining better than +/- 1.0% accuracy.
• nano-Filler Series Micro Doser High precision pharmaceutical micro dosing system for fills from 25 mg to 5.0 g. Designed for pharmaceutical lab environments and commercial production. Available in volumetric (nano-Filler) and gravimetric (nano-W) configurations with Allen Bradley controls and Mettler Toledo integrated balance. Designed for glovebox or dust hood integration.
• Micro-Filler Series Micro Doser Original compact micro doser introduced in 1994. Fills from a few grams to 500 g+. Available in volumetric (Micro-Filler), gravimetric (Micro-W), servo operated (Micro-S), and servo gravimetric (Micro-SW) configurations. Installed in over 90 countries. Described as the most emulated machine in the industry.
• pico-Filler Series Ultra-Small Batch Filler Newly released ultra-small batch gravimetric filler for high-value products. Compact 250 ml to 1 liter hopper with fill weights from 10 mg to 5.0 g. Built-in scale offers four decimal place resolution with proprietary intelligent feedback system.
• Multi-Spindle Auger Fillers (MF-XC Series) Patented inline multi-spindle powder filler using multiple augers (2 to 8) in one common filler hopper with feedscrew indexing to fill multiple rigid containers per cycle. Fill ranges from a few grams to over 2 kg. Superior alternative to rotary machines for non-free-flowing powders.
• RCM Rotary Continuous Motion Filler Ultra-high speed rotary continuous motion auger filler. Fills 300+ containers per minute. Designed for free-flowing products and capable with non-free-flowing powders when speed is critical.
• MR-1T Toner Filler Compact portable toner auger filler invented and patented in 1994 for the toner cartridge recycle industry. Features bulk toner bag loading inside the machine, tool-free hand-knob disassembly, dust-free operation, and optional drum dumper for dust-free bulk feeding. Available in volumetric or fill-by-weight.
• OEM Fill Heads OEM auger fillers designed to integrate with Vertical Form Fill Seal machines, Stick Pack machines, and Pre-Made Pouch machines. Includes nano-OEM, Micro-OEM, MF-11-OEM, and MF-X-OEM models for various throughput requirements, with compact fill heads for space-constrained installations.
• Turnkey Packlines Complete integration of packaging line components with PER-FIL automatic auger filler. Includes bulk feeding, unscrambler, capper, labeler, metal detector, and checkweigher. Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and operator training included, shipped from the Riverside, NJ facility.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fill accuracy of +/- 0.5% or better with gravimetric (fill-by-weight) systems
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature11 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery: Spee-Dee is one of the closest direct competitors to Per-Fil, manufacturing auger-based powder filling machinery for food, dairy, nutraceutical, and chemical markets. Overlapping product categories (volumetric and gravimetric auger fillers) and similar customer verticals make it the most directly comparable peer.
• All-Fill Inc. All-Fill manufactures auger fillers, net weigh fillers, and checkweighing equipment for powder, granular, and liquid filling. Direct overlap with Per-Fil in powder filling machinery for food, pharmaceutical, and chemical applications, with comparable focus on volumetric and gravimetric dosing accuracy.
• AMS Filling Systems: AMS Filling Systems (now part of the IMA Group) produces auger and volumetric powder filling equipment alongside liquid filling systems. Direct competitor in pharmaceutical, food, nutraceutical, and cosmetic powder filling with overlapping technology stack.
• Cozzoli Machine Company: Cozzoli manufactures powder and liquid filling machinery, including auger-based systems for pharmaceutical, food, and chemical applications. Long-established US-based direct peer serving the same customer verticals as Per-Fil.
• Mateer-Burt (ProMach): Mateer-Burt, a ProMach brand, manufactures auger fillers and powder filling equipment historically focused on pharmaceutical, food, and chemical applications. Direct competitor to Per-Fil in the multi-spindle and single-spindle auger filler categories.
• Filling Equipment Co. (FECO): FECO designs and manufactures precision auger and volumetric filling machinery for dry products including powders and granules. Direct peer in powder filling equipment with overlapping applications in food, pharmaceutical, and specialty chemical markets.

Broad incumbents

• IMA Group: IMA is a global incumbent in packaging machinery, now including AMS Filling Systems, with broad pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetics packaging lines including powder filling equipment. Larger, more diversified competitor with the resources to bundle powder filling into full-line packaging solutions.
• Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Syntegon is a broad incumbent in processing and packaging machinery for pharmaceutical, food, and consumer goods industries. Includes powder filling capability as part of a much wider portfolio, competing with Per-Fil mainly in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical customer RFPs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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