Agepa
Agepa is a Belgian privately-held distributor and engineering services provider, founded in 1947 and based in Sankt Vith, specializing in winding and web-handling equipment for the paper, plastic film, technical textile, and printing/packaging converting industries across Belgium and Luxembourg.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1947
- HeadquartersSankt-vith, Belgium
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Agepa does
Agepa (legal entity AGEPA SRL) is a Belgian privately-held specialty distributor and engineering services provider founded in 1947, headquartered in Sankt Vith, Belgium (Kaiserbaracke 166B). The company sells machines, components, and engineered solutions for the converting industry, with a domain specialization in winding and unwinding technology for continuous web materials including paper, plastic film, technical textiles, and metallic films. Its core capabilities cover web guiding, tension control, static electricity treatment, web cleaning, slitting, coating, lamination, and viscosity measurement, sourced through authorized distribution agreements with over 30 European manufacturers (including Comexi, Deublin, Polytype Converting, Schlumpf, Vorwald, Meech, and BST International).
Agepa operates an enterprise field sales GTM targeting industrial converters in Belgium and Luxembourg, organized around four primary segments: paper producers, plastic film producers, technical textile manufacturers, and printers/packagers. The company combines one-time machine and component resale with custom engineering services (turnkey solutions, refurbishment of used equipment) and recurring aftermarket revenue from spare parts and technical support. Pricing is quote-based with no public disclosure. The firm is led by CEO Mario Gangolf alongside a management team that handles project sales, administration, accounting, and logistics, and claims a base of 500+ regular clients supported from a 1,000 m² storage facility.
Agepa functions primarily as a value-added reseller rather than an equipment manufacturer: its competitive position rests on the breadth of its partner portfolio, depth of winding-technology expertise accumulated over 75+ years, and aftermarket service coverage rather than proprietary product IP. The company carries no external investors, has no parent company, has no disclosed funding rounds, and has not executed M&A or international expansion beyond the Belgium–Luxembourg corridor. Revenue, ownership structure details beyond the named proprietor, and customer-level financials are not publicly disclosed.
Agepa firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Agepa
- Legal name
- AGEPA SRL
- Website
- https://agepa.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1947
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Agepa is a Belgian privately-held distributor and engineering services provider, founded in 1947 and based in Sankt Vith, specializing in winding and web-handling equipment for the paper, plastic film, technical textile, and printing/packaging converting industries across Belgium and Luxembourg.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Agepa is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Sankt-vith
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Agepa business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Machine and component sales: Sale of machines and machine components for the converting industry, including products from partner manufacturers
- Technical services and engineering: Custom engineering solutions, machine refurbishment, and technical consulting services
- After-sales service and support: Technical support, spare parts, and after-sales service for installed equipment
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels3 records
Agepa product offering
Product offeringCore offering
AGEPA is a specialized B2B distributor and solution provider for the converting industry, selling machines and machine components for paper, plastic film, technical textile, and metallic web producers and users. The company focuses on winding and unwinding technology, supplying equipment for new machines and components for refurbishment of used equipment, complemented by custom engineering, turnkey solutions, and after-sales service including spare parts supply. Products are sourced from 30+ European partner manufacturers and delivered with technical consultation to industrial clients across Belgium and Luxembourg.
Product overview
Agepa is a specialized distributor and solution provider for the converting industry, offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial machinery and components for paper, film, textile, and metallic material processing since 1947. The core offering centers on winding/unwinding solutions, web guiding, and processing equipment, supported by an extensive range of peripheral components and machines from partner manufacturers. The product portfolio includes ESTERLAM doctor blades for coating systems, VORWALD and SCHLUMPF expansion shafts and spindles for coil clamping, SLITTEC cutting holders, SAMIFLEX ATEX couplings, PSA roll slitting machines, POLYTYPE CONVERTING coating and lamination machines, MEECH static electricity and web cleaning systems, OPTI-COLOR viscosity control, OWECON braking and tension control, and DEUBLIN rotating joints. Agepa provides complete turnkey solutions combining their expertise with these manufacturer partnerships.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Winding and unwinding solutions for continuous web materials Core solutions for unwinding, rewinding, and web processing of paper, film, textile, and metallic materials, including consultation and turnkey solutions for producers and converters in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Companies that use Agepa
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Agepa technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
Agepa partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
30 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Accustrip ASminorAuthorized distributor for Accustrip AS products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- Aerofilm SystemsminorAuthorized distributor for Aerofilm Systems products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- AFSminorAuthorized distributor for AFS products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- AkeBooseminorAuthorized distributor for AkeBoose products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- AR WalzenminorAuthorized distributor for AR Walzen products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- BartholomyminorAuthorized distributor for Bartholomy products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- Betacontrol SystemsminorAuthorized distributor for Betacontrol Systems products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- BoschertminorAuthorized distributor for Boschert products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- BST InternationalminorAuthorized distributor for BST International products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- CBG AcciaiminorAuthorized distributor for CBG Acciai products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- ComexicoreAuthorized distributor for Comexi machines (flexo and offset printing presses, lamination machines, slitter rewinders) in Belgium and Luxembourg
- Deublin (Joint Tournant)coreOfficial representative of Deublin rotary unions in Belgium and Luxembourg for machine cooling applications
- EcographminorAuthorized distributor for Ecograph products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- Electronic SystemsminorAuthorized distributor for Electronic Systems products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- Eswe-FlexminorAuthorized distributor for Eswe-Flex heating/cooling rolls in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- EsterlamminorAuthorized distributor for Esterlam products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- KickertminorAuthorized distributor for Kickert products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- Kurschat SystemsminorAuthorized distributor for Kurschat Systems products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- LüraflexminorAuthorized distributor for Lüraflex spreader rolls in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- MartorminorAuthorized distributor for Martor safety knives in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- MecabrideminorAuthorized distributor for Mecabride products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- MeechcoreAuthorized distributor for Meech static electricity equipment, web cleaners, and pneumatic tools in Belgium and Luxembourg
- Opti-colorminorAuthorized distributor for Opti-color viscosity control products in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- OweconminorAuthorized distributor for Owecon brakes, clutches, and web tension controls in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- Polytype ConvertingcoreAuthorized distributor for Polytype coating and lamination machines in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- PSA TechnologyminorAuthorized distributor for PSA Technology slitter rewinders in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- SamiflexminorAuthorized distributor for Samiflex ATEX-certified elastic couplings in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- Schlumpf AGcoreAuthorized distributor for Schlumpf AG expansion shafts, cores, and material handling equipment in Belgium and Luxembourg
- SlittecminorAuthorized distributor for Slittec knife holders for slitting operations in Belgium and Luxembourg region
- VorwaldcoreAuthorized distributor for Vorwald expansion shafts, cores, and handling manipulators in Belgium and Luxembourg region
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Agepa competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Bimec S.r.l. Bimec (Italy) manufactures slitting and rewinding machines for paper, film, and foil converters. Directly competes with the machines distributed by Agepa on the same end-customer base in Europe.
- Atlas Converting Equipment: Atlas (UK) is a leading manufacturer of slitter rewinders and web converting machinery for paper, film, and foil. Comparable to Agepa because it operates in the same machine category (slitter rewinders) and serves the same converters and packaging manufacturers in Europe.
- Kampf: Kampf is a German manufacturer of slitting and winding machinery for films, paper, and flexible packaging. Directly competes with the same converting-industry customers Agepa serves, including on the winders that Agepa distributes, making it the closest direct peer in the narrow winding/web handling market.
- Parkinson Technologies: Parkinson Technologies (US) makes web handling, winding, and converting equipment including shaftless winders and web guiding. Targets the same converter customers on winding/web handling technology and is a direct comparable peer.
- Soma (Soma Machinery): Soma (Czech Republic) builds slitter rewinders and printing/converting lines for film and paper converters. Directly comparable to Agepa in serving the same converters with competing winding and slitting equipment.
Broad incumbents
- Meech Static Eliminators: Meech (UK) manufactures static electricity control, web cleaning, and compressed air products for the converting industry; a core partner Agepa distributes. Comparable in serving the same converters with complementary rather than identical products.
- Polytype Converting: Polytype Converting (Switzerland) manufactures coating and lamination machines for continuous webs, including for battery and solar film. It is a core supplier that Agepa distributes but is also a global incumbent that competes on the same end-customers.
- BST International: BST International (Germany) is a global manufacturer of web guiding, web inspection, and register control systems; one of Agepa's core distribution partners. Its products overlap with the winding/converting applications Agepa addresses.
- Comexi: Comexi (Spain) is a global manufacturer of flexo/offset printing presses, laminators, and slitter rewinders for flexible packaging. It is both a core partner that Agepa distributes for and a broader incumbent whose machines compete with the product lines Agepa sells.
- Deublin Company: Deublin (US) is the world's largest manufacturer of rotary unions for steam, water, and thermal oil — used in heating/cooling rollers for converting machinery. A core partner Agepa represents; comparable in addressing the same paper and film converter end-markets.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Agepa financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Agepa leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
Agepa funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Agepa M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Agepa
What does Agepa do?
AGEPA is a specialized B2B distributor and solution provider for the converting industry, selling machines and machine components for paper, plastic film, technical textile, and metallic web producers and users. The company focuses on winding and unwinding technology, supplying equipment for new machines and components for refurbishment of used equipment, complemented by custom engineering, turnkey solutions, and after-sales service including spare parts supply. Products are sourced from 30+ European partner manufacturers and delivered with technical consultation to industrial clients across Belgium and Luxembourg.
Is Agepa a public or private company?
Agepa is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Agepa founded?
Agepa was founded in 1947. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Agepa based?
Agepa is headquartered in Sankt-vith, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does Agepa make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Machine and component sales are the primary driver. The others are technical services and engineering and after-sales service and support.
Who are Agepa's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Bimec S.r.l., Atlas Converting Equipment, Kampf, Parkinson Technologies and Soma (Soma Machinery). Broad incumbents are Meech Static Eliminators, Polytype Converting, BST International, Comexi and Deublin Company.
Does Agepa have an API?
No public API is recorded for Agepa.