Cosmar

What Cosmar does

Cosmar Srl is an Italian designer and manufacturer of aerosol and Bag-on-Valve (BOV) filling machines, founded in 1982 in Pero and now headquartered in Arconate, Italy. The company produces a full range of semi-automatic and fully automatic filling equipment — including product fillers, propellant fillers, hot water bath leak testers, robotic cap/actuator placers, and cleaning-in-place systems — based on a core technology platform of servo-motor driven star-wheel indexing (up to 28 pockets), volumetric pumps, and Coriolis mass flowmeter dosing, with machines available in CE, UL, ATEX Zone 1/2, and FDA-compliant material configurations. Pharmaceutical capability was elevated in 2022 through a pMDI (pressurized metered dose inhaler) production line developed in collaboration with the University of Parma.

The company serves five industrial verticals — cosmetics, pharmaceutical, household, food, and technical/industrial — with cosmetics and pharmaceutical flagged as primary focus. Its go-to-market is B2B, sales-led and event-driven, distributed globally through direct quote-based sales and presence at ADF (Paris Packaging Week), COSMOPROF Worldwide Bologna, Interpack Düsseldorf, and FEA Global Aerosol Events. Revenue derives principally from one-time capital equipment sales, supplemented by after-sales maintenance and technical support services; pricing is fully custom with no standardized tiers published.

Ownership changed hands in 2018 when Mr. Liang Peihui acquired the company, followed by a relocation to the current Arconate plant in 2020, ERP and R&D investment in 2021, and a 2022 brand renewal together with a strategic components partnership with Majesty Packaging Systems. 2022 was a particularly active year for product launches, including the MG propellant filling line (up to 250 cpm), the Virgo olive oil BOV filler, a Cleaning-in-place system for BOV, the hot water bath leak tester, and the entry into pMDI pharmaceutical equipment. The company employs 11–50 people and carries a share capital of €80,000.

Name

Cosmar

Legal name

Cosmar Srl

Website

https://cosmar.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cosmar Srl is an Italian manufacturer of aerosol and Bag-on-Valve filling machines for industrial clients across cosmetics, pharmaceutical, household, food, and technical sectors, using servo-driven star-wheel systems and proprietary Coriolis flowmeter dosing technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF), Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG), Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Machines (IMALAOAJ)

Keywords

• Aerosol filling machines
• Bag-on-valve equipment
• Pharmaceutical filling systems
• Packaging machinery manufacturing
• Industrial filling technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Arconate

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: One-time capital equipment sales of aerosol and BOV filling machines including fully automatic lines and semi-automatic machines for small scale production. Machines are designed and manufactured in Italy to meet customer needs.
2. After-sales Services: Maintenance services for liquid filling and spray machines. Technical support and assistance offered to customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cosmar designs and manufactures industrial aerosol and Bag-on-Valve (BOV) filling machines, offering both semi-automatic and fully automatic filling lines for cosmetics, pharmaceutical, household, food, and technical/industrial sectors. The company produces servo-motor driven rotary machines, pMDI pharmaceutical filling equipment, and related accessories like robotic placing and hot water bath testing systems, all engineered and manufactured in Italy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MR Product Filling Machine Automatic multiple indexing rotary aerosol product filling machine with servo-motor driven star-wheel up to 28 pockets, supporting volumetric pumps or flowmeter technology and membrane filling heads for hygienic solutions, achieving speeds up to 160 cpm. Designed for industrial aerosol filling operations.
• MG Propellant Filling Machine Multiple indexing rotary aerosol machine for filling all types of aerosol propellants (LPG, DME, compressed gas) with ATEX Zone 1 compliance, available in six-indexing 120 CPM and high-speed rotary 250 CPM configurations. Targeted at industrial propellant filling applications.
• BOV (Bag-on-Valve) Filling Machines Filling technology for viscous and liquid products using semi-automatic and automatic machines with servo-motor driven star-wheel up to 28 pockets, supporting saline solution, food liquid, and gel filling with CIP/SIP cleaning capability. Used for BOV product packaging.
• pMDI Pharmaceutical Filling Equipment Single and double stage pharmaceutical filling equipment for pressurized Metered Dose Inhalers with micro dosing heads, vacuum crimping, ceramic piston/Titanium chamber metering cylinders, and clean room systems meeting pharmaceutical grade standards. Targeted at pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Atlas1 Semi-automatic Filling Machine Semi-automatic machine for small scale aerosol production, suitable for laboratory and small batch applications. Part of Cosmar's product range spanning semi-automatic to fully automatic production lines.
• VIRGO Olive Oil Filling Machine Electronic and programmable indexing machine designed for olive oil filling with anti-drop head, suitable for UTC crimping and edible oil filling in BOV technology. Available in safe and ATEX execution configurations for the food sector.
• VIRGO PLUS Robotic Placing Machine SCARA robot-based multicomponent placing machine achieving 60 cpm with 18 positions, vision system capability, and high-speed movement for actuator and cap placing on aerosol cans.
• Hot Water Bath Testing Machine Hot water bath testing machine with S/S 304 water tank achieving 50-55°C, special grippers on chain transport, air blowing jet for drying, with maximum speed up to 250 cpm for aerosol can leak testing.
• Cleaning-in-Place (CIP) System for BOV Machines Automated Cleaning-in-Place (CIP) system for BOV filling machines, providing automatic cleaning procedures for the entire circuit with pre-rinse and rinse programs to ensure hygienic operation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Production speeds ranging from 25 cpm (semi-automatic Atlas1) to 250 cpm (high-speed rotary MG)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Majesty Packaging SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2022Strategic partnership announced in 2022 allows Cosmar to offer not only the whole range of filling systems but also high quality components for the aerosol sector. This partnership supports Cosmar's new strategy for supply of components and enables the company to provide comprehensive solutions to customers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: Large German process and packaging equipment supplier with strong presence in food, dairy, and pharma. Overlaps with Cosmar in food filling (olive oil, edible spray) and pharma dosing applications, and represents a benchmark scale competitor for multinational contracts.
• Coesia Group: Italian-headquartered group of packaging machinery companies serving consumer goods, pharma, and industrial customers. Geographically and culturally proximate to Cosmar, with the scale and product breadth to compete for the same Italian and European accounts across multiple packaging formats.
• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery integrator serving food, beverage, personal care, and pharma with broad filling, labelling, and processing solutions. Relevant as a competing North American and global channel for the same end customers Cosmar serves from Italy.
• KHS GmbH: Large German manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for beverages, food, and non-food liquids. While not specialized in aerosol/BOV, KHS competes for the same FMCG customers' capex budgets and represents the kind of broad-line incumbent that can displace Cosmar in strategic supplier evaluations.
• Syntegon Technology (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Global packaging machinery incumbent serving pharma, food, and consumer goods with broad filling, processing, and packaging solutions. Represents the larger-competitor threat in pharmaceutical filling (relevant to Cosmar's pMDI push) where customers prefer single-vendor multi-line suppliers.

Emerging players

• Norden Machinery: Swedish specialty manufacturer of tube filling and packaging machines for cosmetics, pharma, and food. A smaller, more focused competitor that competes for similar cosmetics and pharma filling projects where Cosmar's BOV and tube-adjacent capabilities are evaluated.

Direct peers

• Coster Group: Italian-headquartered specialist in aerosol valves, BOV, and filling equipment serving cosmetics, pharma, and food end markets. Comparable in geography (Italian engineering heritage), customer verticals, and BOV technology focus, and an obvious local competitor for Italian and European accounts.
• KP Aerofill (Crown Holdings): US-based aerosol and BOV filling equipment manufacturer owned by Crown Holdings, with global reach across personal care, household, food, and pharma. Directly competes with Cosmar in BOV and propellant filling equipment and brings deeper parent-company resources to customer programs.
• Pamasol Willi Mäder AG: Swiss-based manufacturer of aerosol and BOV filling machinery, with a directly comparable product portfolio (semi-automatic and fully automatic filling lines, propellant dosing, laboratory machines) and a similar focus on cosmetics, pharma, household, and food customers. The closest head-to-head competitor to Cosmar in the specialty aerosol filling segment.
• IWK Verpackungstechnik GmbH: German manufacturer of tube filling and packaging machinery with overlap into aerosol and liquid dosing applications. Comparable mid-sized specialty machinery OEM competing for cosmetics and pharma customers with custom-engineered filling solutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 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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