Siropack

What Siropack does

Siropack Italia S.r.l. is a privately held Italian industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 2001 by Rocco De Lucia and headquartered in Cesenatico. The company designs and builds customized packaging automation systems for two end markets: the food industry (fruit, meat, fish, and clamshell tray handling, handle application, absorbent pad insertion, and label application across the S03, SR08, S35, and S52 platforms) and the pharmaceutical industry (serialization, aggregation, tamper-evident sealing, and Print&Apply bottle labelling across the SBT S60, S44, and S48/S49 platforms, plus complete secondary packaging lines). Its technical core is built around vision-based quality control — OCR/OCV cameras on pharma lines, luminophore-based camera detection on the RESPECT tray-sealing system — and around a portfolio of approximately ten commercialized patents, including the RESPECT mono-material APET tray sealing system (ASTM-D4991 certified and APR-verified for recyclability), One Shot (first ultrasonic-welded-handle tray, patented 2011), and Codice Dormiente (anti-counterfeiting, filed 2016).

The company's revenue model is built on quote-based, custom-engineered hardware sales under multi-year contracts, complemented by recurring technical-services revenue from remote monitoring, telephone/telematic assistance, and maintenance video tutorials. Sales are conducted through a direct enterprise field-sales motion with on-the-ground sales representatives in Spain (2011), Peru (2015), Great Britain (2018), and Canada (2019), supplemented by website-based inbound inquiry channels. The go-to-market targets major global packaging producers without disclosing named customer logos, and the company's two-vertical segmentation (food vs. pharmaceutical) provides some diversification, though the absence of public customer references and the reliance on a small number of large enterprise accounts implies moderate concentration risk.

Siropack operates three production units in the Villalta area of Cesenatico (opened 2004, 2010, 2014) and consolidated operations into a new Bagnarola headquarters in 2019, which houses the TAILOR research laboratory operated in collaboration with the University of Bologna's Department of Industrial Engineering. The company has no disclosed venture, private equity, or institutional ownership and remains under founder control, with 11-50 employees, no public revenue disclosure, and a track record of national and regional awards including Welfare Index PMI 1st place (2018, out of 4,014 companies) and Campioni della Crescita 2018.

Name

Siropack

Legal name

SIROPACK ITALIA s.r.l.

Website

https://siropack.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Siropack Italia is an Italian packaging-machinery manufacturer (founded 2001, Cesenatico) that designs and builds customized automation systems for global food and pharmaceutical producers, including tray sealers, serialization, and anti-counterfeiting equipment based on patented technologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG), Blister, Skin & Thermoform Packaging Machines (IMAHAOAI), Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK)

Keywords

• Packaging machinery manufacturing
• Pharmaceutical serialization equipment
• Food packaging automation
• Tray sealing systems
• Anti-counterfeiting packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Cesenatico

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Machinery and Equipment Sales: Sale of packaging machinery and automation systems including S03, SR08, S35, S52 for food industry and serialization systems, aggregators, labellers for pharmaceutical industry. Machines are customized solutions built to customer specifications.
2. Complete Packaging Lines: Design and supply of complete secondary packaging lines combining systems such as Pick&Place, Print&Apply, cartoning machines, SBT, and rotating tables upon specific customer request.
3. Technical Support and Services: Remote monitoring services, telephone and telematic technical assistance, and video tutorials for machine installation and maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Siropack designs, manufactures, and supplies customized packaging machinery and complete packaging lines for the food and pharmaceutical industries. Food-industry machines (S03, SR08, S35, S52) automate handle application, absorbent paper/bubble wrap insertion, and label application on trays, clamshells, and baskets. Pharmaceutical offerings include the SBT serialization system (S60), S44 bottle labeler, S48/S49 aggregation systems, and fully engineered secondary packaging lines combining Pick&Place, Print&Apply, casing machines, SBT units, and rotating tables.

Product overview

Siropack is a packaging machinery company serving the food and pharmaceutical industries. The food sector portfolio includes four main machines (S03, SR08, S35, S52) for handle application, absorbent paper/bubble wrap insertion, and label application on trays, clamshells, and cups. The pharmaceutical sector offers serialization systems (SBT/S60), bottle labelers (S44), aggregation systems (S48/S49), and complete packaging lines. The flagship technology is RESPECT, a patented tray sealing system using adhesive technology that enables high recyclability of mono-material APET trays. All machines incorporate vision-based quality control systems with cameras for verification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• S03 Offline machine for automatic application of handles and customization of fruit and vegetable trays, designed for compliance with the European PPWR regulation.
• SR08 Automatic machine for applying absorbent paper or bubble wrap inside food trays (max. 340x270xh115mm), with two independent or simultaneous processing lines, supporting traceability, multi-application, laser marking, and ultrasonic application.
• S35 Inline machine for applying absorbent paper, bubble wrap, or sealed pads on thermoforming tray lines, positioned between the molding machine and cutting station (tray depth 25-120mm, max 4 rows, 32 cavities per shot).
• S52 Automatic label applicator for lids, clamshells, and baskets (max. 270x180xh80mm) with conveyor feeding, 2 labeling stations with vision cameras, and stacked output on second belt.
• SBT Serialization System (S60) All-in-one system for pharmaceutical packaging combining variable data and datamatrix printing, pharmaceutical stamp application, and tamper evident seal application with vision-based OCR/OCV controls.
• S44 Etichettatrice Print&Apply system for pharmaceutical bottles printing variable data via thermal transfer and applying/wrapping labels on bottles with vision-based OCR/OCV verification.
• S48/S49 Aggregator Manual and automatic aggregation systems for pharmaceutical cases inside boxes and pallets with control cameras for verifying correct aggregation of serial codes.
• Complete Secondary Packaging Lines Custom-designed complete secondary packaging lines combining Pick&Place, Print&Apply, casing machines, SBT systems, and rotating tables per customer specifications.
• RESPECT Tray Sealing System Innovative sealing technology for mono-material APET trays using surface treatment, adhesive coating, and quality control via luminophore-based vision system, achieving high recyclability verified by APR member laboratory to ASTM-D4991 standard.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% plastic recovery achieved in #CorriPulito project - 100% of plastic from 6,000+ marathon participants recovered and recycled
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fondazione Maratona AlzheimercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Founding member of Fondazione Maratona Alzheimer, supporting Alzheimer's research and awareness through marathon events.
• Consorzio Romagna IniziativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Member of Romagna Iniziative Consortium, participating in initiatives like #CorriPulito project for sustainable event management.
• Department of Industrial Engineering - University of BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration on TAILOR (Technology and Automation for Industry LabORatory) research laboratory. Joint research activities, student training through internships and theses, involving professors, PhD students and research fellows. The collaboration enabled the Plastic Waste Free project and scientific model for waste measurement.
• Istituto Oncologico Romagnolo (IOR)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Supporter of Istituto Oncologico Romagnolo, a cancer research institute. Barbara Burioli serves on the Board of Directors of IOR.
• Fondazione Romagna SolidalecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Founding member of Fondazione Romagna Solidale, a foundation focused on social welfare initiatives in the Romagna region.
• C.I.S.E. (Centro per l'Innovazione e lo Sviluppo Economico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRocco De Lucia became a member of C.I.S.E., Center for Innovation and Economic Development, a special organization of the Chamber of Commerce.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Krones: German global leader in packaging and bottling machinery, primarily for beverage and food. Comparable in label application and complete line integration, though focused on higher-throughput beverage packaging.
• Syntegon Technology (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Large German packaging machinery incumbent serving pharma, food and cosmetics. Overlaps with Siropack in serialization, labelling and secondary packaging, but operates at global scale across multiple packaging categories.
• GEA Group: Large German industrial machinery group serving food, pharma and dairy. Overlaps with Siropack in food packaging/processing equipment and pharma processing, but as part of a much broader process engineering portfolio.
• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery conglomerate serving food, beverage and pharma with multiple product brands. Comparable in offering integrated packaging lines, but at much larger scale with broader product breadth.

Direct peers

• MULTIVAC: German-based global leader in packaging machinery for food, medical and pharmaceutical industries. Directly competes with Siropack in tray sealing, thermoforming line integration, and labelling, but at significantly larger scale and broader product breadth.
• ULMA Packaging: Spanish packaging machinery manufacturer offering flow-pack, tray sealing and thermoforming solutions for food industry. Comparable mid-sized European peer with overlapping food packaging customer base and similar customized machinery approach.
• Marchesini Group: Italian manufacturer of packaging machinery for pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. Comparable to Siropack's pharmaceutical line in serialization, labelling and complete packaging lines, with broader portfolio and larger international footprint.
• IMA Group: Italian pharmaceutical packaging machinery specialist headquartered near Bologna. Closest geographic and product peer, with overlapping capabilities in serialization, aggregation, and complete secondary packaging lines for the same pharma customers Siropack targets.
• Schubert Packaging Systems: German packaging machinery specialist in pick-and-place, cartoning and complete packaging lines for food and pharma. Directly competes with Siropack's complete secondary packaging line offering.
• Cavanna Packaging: Italian packaging machinery manufacturer specializing in flow-wrappers and stick-pack solutions for food and pharma. Closely comparable as a mid-sized Italian peer with similar customization and customer profile.

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

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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