Framax
Framax is an Italian manufacturer of turn-key bottling and packaging machinery and production lines, serving beverage, food, and chemical producers worldwide. Revenue comes from custom-engineered capital equipment sales, project engineering services, and after-sale support delivered via subsidiaries in Italy, the UK, and Japan.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1993
- HeadquartersSerravalle Pistoiese, Italy
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Framax does
Framax is an Italian privately held company that designs and manufactures machinery and complete turn-key production lines for the bottling and packaging industry. Founded as FRAMAX S.r.l. in January 1993 as a spin-off from CAMEX (itself tracing back to INTERCANOX, founded in 1970), the company is headquartered in Serravalle Pistoiese, Italy, and operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries in Southampton (UK) and Kobe (Japan), supported by a network of appointed representatives in additional countries.
The company's product portfolio centers on a broad set of proprietary filling technologies — Counter Pressure, Low Vacuum-Gravity, Electronic Volumetric Flow Meter (achieving 0.2% dosing precision), Volumetric Piston (+/- 1.5 cc tolerance on 1-litre cylinders), Net Weight, High Vacuum, Positive Pressure, and Hot Filling (up to 90°C) systems — complemented by the integrated ModulBlock rinsing-filling-closing machine, the MODUL-KEG modular keg line (up to 1,000 kegs/hour), counterpressure canning machines (up to 90 filling valves / 2,000 cans/hour), returnable-bottle line equipment, depalletising/palletising systems using Cartesian and six-axis anthropomorphic robots, secondary packaging (shrink wrap, wrap around, cluster), and beverage process equipment including syrup plants, carbonating systems, pasteurisation, CIP/SIP, UV disinfection, and filtration. Framax primarily serves beverage producers (beer, wine, spirits, mineral water, soft drinks, juices, edible oils, dairy) with extensions into food and chemical sectors.
Framax generates revenue through three streams: hardware sales of capital machinery and turn-key production lines, custom project planning and engineering services from initial budgetary proposal through installation, commissioning, and training, and ongoing after-sale service and support delivered through the international representative network. Pricing is quote-based and bespoke for each project, with no publicly disclosed tiered pricing, reflecting the custom-engineered nature of every installation.
Framax firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Framax
- Legal name
- FRAMAX S.r.l.
- Website
- https://framax.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1993
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Framax is an Italian manufacturer of turn-key bottling and packaging machinery and production lines, serving beverage, food, and chemical producers worldwide. Revenue comes from custom-engineered capital equipment sales, project engineering services, and after-sale support delivered via subsidiaries in Italy, the UK, and Japan.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Framax industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Bottling and Packaging Machinery
- NAICS
- Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)
- SIC
- Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084), Beverages (2080)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN), Bottling Line Maintenance, Automation & Integration Services (AFAFAJAN), Non-Alcoholic Beverage Bottling/Canning & Packaging Operations (AFAFABAO), Alcoholic Beverage Contract Manufacturing & Co-Packing (AFAFAAAI)
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Where Framax is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Serravalle Pistoiese
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Framax business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Machinery and Equipment Sales: Sale of bottling and packaging machinery including filling systems, conveyors, depalletising systems, and automation equipment. Complete Turn Key production lines are supplied for the bottling and packaging industry.
- Project Planning and Engineering Services: Custom project planning and engineering from initial budgetary proposal through final project plan, including manufacturing, installation, start up, commissioning and training services.
- After-Sale Service and Support: Technical support and after-sales service through network of appointed representatives worldwide, including staff training and on-site support.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Framax product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Framax manufactures industrial machinery and delivers complete turn-key bottling and packaging production lines, primarily for the beverage sector and also for the food and chemical sectors. Each solution is custom-engineered and supported end-to-end, covering project planning, equipment manufacture, installation, commissioning, and operator training.
Product overview
Framax is a machinery and turn-key production line supplier for the bottling and packaging industry, specializing primarily in the beverage sector with offerings for food and chemical sectors since 1993. The company's product portfolio centers on its filling technologies (Counter Pressure, Low Vacuum-Gravity, Electronic Volumetric, Volumetric Piston, Net Weight, High Vacuum, Positive Pressure, and Hot Filling Systems), complemented by specialized equipment for canning (Canning Machines), keg filling (WSF-Keg Series, One-Way Keg Systems), and integrated solutions (ModulBlock combining rinsing, filling, and closing). The portfolio extends to handling and automation (Depalletising/Palletising Systems, Secondary Packaging Systems), beverage production processing equipment (syrup plants, carbonating systems, pasteurisation, CIP/SIP), and project planning and engineering services. The company supports various container types including PET, glass, cans, HDPE, and kegs, and serves products ranging from beer, wine, spirits, soft drinks, mineral water, edible oils, dairy products, and fruit juices.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Quantifiable outcome
- Electronic Volumetric Flow Meter achieves dosing precision of 0.2%
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Framax
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Framax technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature9 records
Framax partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators4 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Framax competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- CFT Group: Italian specialist in beverage processing and packaging equipment for juices, soft drinks, and dairy, with significant overlap to Framax in food and beverage turn-key bottling lines, particularly in Mediterranean markets.
- IC Filling Systems: UK-based supplier of complete bottling and packaging lines for water, soft drinks, oils, and chemicals, with a similar scale and European focus as Framax, often competing for mid-market beverage and chemical projects.
- Arol Group: Italian manufacturer of capping and closing systems for the beverage industry, complementing and partially overlapping with Framax's Capping, Sealing & Closing product capabilities within turn-key bottling lines.
Direct peers
- Sidel (Tetra Pak): French-based provider of beverage packaging equipment and complete line solutions, competing with Framax in PET, glass, and can filling technologies for water, soft drinks, beer, and edible oils.
- Sacmi Group: Italian-headquartered manufacturer of packaging machinery including bottling, capping, and complete beverage lines, a direct European peer with overlapping filling technology and beverage industry customer base.
- KHS GmbH: German manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for beverages, directly competing with Framax in counter-pressure filling, keg systems, and turn-key bottling lines for beer, water, and soft drinks.
- Krones AG: German global leader in filling and packaging machinery for the beverage and food industries, offering complete turn-key bottling lines directly competitive with Framax's product portfolio across beer, water, soft drinks, and dairy.
Broad incumbents
- Tetra Pak: Global food and beverage packaging giant offering processing, filling, and packaging solutions; competes with Framax in beverage processing equipment and turn-key plant solutions across multiple categories.
- ProMach: US-based packaging machinery conglomerate with filling, capping, and labeling brands serving beverage, food, and chemical end markets, competing with Framax in turn-key packaging line integration.
- GEA Group: Large German industrial group with a beverage and food process technology division offering homogenization, pasteurization, and filling equipment that overlaps with Framax's beverage process technologies portfolio.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Framax social profiles
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Framax leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Framax subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Framax funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Framax M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Framax
What does Framax do?
Framax manufactures industrial machinery and delivers complete turn-key bottling and packaging production lines, primarily for the beverage sector and also for the food and chemical sectors. Each solution is custom-engineered and supported end-to-end, covering project planning, equipment manufacture, installation, commissioning, and operator training.
Is Framax a public or private company?
Framax is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Framax founded?
Framax was founded in 1993. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Framax based?
Framax is headquartered in Serravalle Pistoiese, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does Framax make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Machinery and Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are project Planning and Engineering Services and after-Sale Service and Support.
Who are Framax's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are CFT Group, IC Filling Systems and Arol Group. Direct peers are Sidel (Tetra Pak), Sacmi Group, KHS GmbH and Krones AG. Broad incumbents are Tetra Pak, ProMach and GEA Group.
Does Framax have an API?
No public API is recorded for Framax.
What industry is Framax in?
Framax's product category is Industrial Bottling and Packaging Machinery. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAOAF, Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid), with a secondary code of IMAHAOAN, End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems. Its NAICS code is 333993 and its SIC code is 3550.