Macro Engineering & Technology

What Macro Engineering & Technology does

Macro Engineering & Technology Inc. is a privately held Canadian (Mississauga, Ontario) designer and manufacturer of custom plastic film and sheet extrusion systems, founded in 1978 and operating with 101–250 employees. The company's core offerings span multilayer blown film lines (up to 13 layers), Quadex-2B and Quadex-3B biaxially-oriented shrink film lines, cast film lines, sheet lines, and foam lines, supported by proprietary component platforms including MacroPack coextrusion dies (US Patents 5,690,972 and 6,866,498), MacroCool dual-lip, binary and PRO air rings, AUTOMAX turret and surface winders (more than 500 units produced), and web handling systems. Quadex-2B alone accounts for an installed base of more than 70 lines globally and represents the company's deepest technical differentiator in barrier shrink films using PVdC, EVOH, and Nylon barrier resins.

The business model is predominantly project-based: equipment is engineered to customer specifications, priced on a quote basis, and delivered as a turn-key installation with operator training, process know-how, complete recipes, and 24/7 after-sales service. A structured aftermarket and retrofit layer is now being formalized through the Macro Retrofit Solutions program (MacroCool air rings and MacroPack dies installed on incumbent OEM lines), providing a recurring-revenue complement to the underlying capital equipment cycle. Go-to-market is a hybrid enterprise field-sales model — five named regional sales managers covering North & Southeast USA, West & Central USA, Europe, Canada & Latin America, and Asia & Africa — augmented by a network of more than 10 country-specific agents across Latin America, Central Europe, Russia, and the Middle East.

Macro serves converters in food packaging (high-barrier shrink films and bags for meat, cheese, poultry, seafood), medical packaging, industrial films (lamination, printing, roofing membranes, TPO/EPDM), and casings (sausage, meat, poultry), with end customers ranging from European flexible-packaging leaders (adapa Group) to Brazilian PVC cling film producers (Meiwa Embalagens). The company has pursued deliberate geographic and product expansion via new agents (Spain/Portugal/Mexico, Croatia, Central America, Russia, Brazil), regional sales hires (Southeast US, Canada/LatAm), and technology extensions including a 2024 biax lab line and a 2025 7-layer 3B pilot line — the latter described as the only such pilot line in North America.

Name

Macro Engineering & Technology

Legal name

Macro Engineering & Technology Inc.

Website

https://macroeng.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Macro Engineering & Technology is a Canadian (Mississauga, Ontario) supplier of custom film and sheet extrusion systems serving global food packaging, medical, and industrial film producers with proprietary biaxially-oriented (Quadex) and barrier coextrusion technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Plastic Extrusion Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Blow Molding & Thermoforming Packaging Equipment (Bottle/Tray Making) (IMALAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Flexible Packaging Converting & Finishing (Slitting, Rewinding, Coating, Embossing) (IMALABAL), Finishing, Converting & Die-Cutting Services (IMALAKAN)

Keywords

• Plastic extrusion systems
• Blown film lines
• Coextrusion dies
• Barrier film machinery
• Biaxially oriented film

Headquarters

HQ city

Mississauga

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Custom Extrusion Systems and Equipment: Designs and manufactures custom extrusion machinery including blown film lines, cast film lines, sheet lines, foam lines, and Quadex biaxially-oriented film lines. Equipment sold as complete turn-key installations with processing support, operator training, and after-sales service.
2. Aftermarket Parts and Service: 24/7 emergency support line, technical assistance, retrofit and upgrade services. Provides MacroCool Air Rings and MacroPack series coextrusion dies for retrofitting existing equipment.
3. Component Sales: Sales of coextrusion dies (MacroPack series), air rings (MacroCool series), winders, and web handling systems as standalone components or for retrofitting other OEM equipment.
4. Technology Transfer and Know-how: Includes process know-how with line purchases, complete recipes, and process training as part of equipment installation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Macro Engineering & Technology designs, manufactures, and supplies custom-engineered plastic film and sheet extrusion systems for industrial converters. Its portfolio includes multilayer blown film lines, Quadex biaxially-oriented barrier shrink film lines, cast film lines, sheet lines, foam lines, and standalone key components such as MacroPack coextrusion dies, MacroCool air rings, AUTOMAX winders, and web handling systems. Equipment is sold as complete turn-key installations with processing know-how, operator training, and aftermarket service, primarily serving food packaging, medical packaging, industrial/construction, and casing manufacturers worldwide.

Product overview

Macro Engineering & Technology is a global supplier of film and sheet extrusion systems with over 45 years of experience. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products organized into two main categories: Extrusion Systems (Multilayer Blown Film Lines, Quadex-2B and Quadex-3B Biaxially-Oriented Film Lines, Cast Film Lines, Sheet Lines, and Foam Lines) and Key Technologies (MacroPack Coextrusion Dies, MacroCool Air Rings, Winders, and Web Handling Systems). The Quadex-2B and Quadex-3B lines represent the company's patented biaxially-oriented multiple-bubble technology for barrier shrink films. All systems are custom engineered to meet customer-specific processing requirements and are accompanied by processing support including operator training and ongoing service. The company specializes in barrier film lines for food packaging, medical, and industrial markets, with equipment capabilities spanning up to 25-layer coextrusion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MacroPack-FP: Patented 'mixing' die design for dies up to 800mm diameter with modular layer design for easy cleaning and reduced downtime.
• MacroPack-TP
• MacroPack-MPC
• MacroPack-CP
• MacroPack-ML
• MacroCool D10
• MacroCool D10 PRO
• Quadex
• AUTOMAX-T
• AUTOMAX-S

Products and services

• Multilayer Blown Film Lines Blown film coextrusion lines producing high performance barrier, printing and laminating films up to 13-layers using proprietary MacroPack die and MacroCool air ring technologies, designed for food, industrial, and medical film producers.
• Quadex-2B Biaxially-Oriented Film Lines Two-bubble coextrusion lines for biaxially-oriented high-performance multilayer barrier shrink films for food packaging, including PVdC, EVOH, and Nylon barrier structures, with water-based primary tube calibration.
• Quadex-3B Biaxially-Oriented Film Lines Three-bubble coextrusion systems for high-performance multilayer barrier shrink films with infrared heating, available in Quadex-3Bi and Quadex-3Bw configurations for food packaging and casing applications.
• Cast Film Lines Cast film extrusion systems up to 13 layers for food packaging, medical packaging, and industrial applications, including barrier films, CPP films, and PVC cling films with full recipe and technology transfer.
• Sheet Lines High-technology sheet extrusion lines for technical sheets (laminated glass, solar panels), thermoformed sheets, foamed sheets, and fabric-reinforced sheets for industrial applications.
• Foam Lines Extrusion technologies for foaming monolayer sheets and individual layer foaming within multilayer coextruded structures, including PS foam extrusion tandem lines producing expanded polystyrene sheet up to 700 kg/h.
• Quadex-3Bi Casing Line High speed coextrusion line for producing biaxially-oriented sausage casings with width calibers of 35-180 mm, thickness 35-60 microns, operating at speeds up to 170 m/min.
• MacroCool D10 Dual Lip Air Rings Patented dual lip air rings with enhanced cooling technology for blown film lines, providing highest output rates, superior gauge uniformity, exceptional bubble stability, and the unique capability to adjust the bottom lip while the bubble is running.
• MacroCool D10-B Binary Air Rings Stacked air ring system delivering more than 30% increased output through a primary air ring for pre-cooling and bubble stabilization combined with a secondary air ring for enhanced cooling efficiency.
• MacroCool D10 PRO Automatic Air Rings Automatic gauge control air rings combining the D10 dual lip mechanical design with precise circumferentially segmented primary lip supplementary air flow control for rapid thickness correction.
• MacroPack-TP Coextrusion Dies Coextrusion dies up to 500 mm diameter with 3-13 layers using proprietary die technology (US Patent No 5690972), offering compact design, minimum bolts, and the ability to create foamed layers in skin or internal layers.
• MacroPack-FP Coextrusion Dies Patented 'mixing' die design (US Patent No 6866498) for dies up to 800 mm diameter with modular configuration, improved purge time using round channels, and capability to process PA, EVOH, PETG, and PVdC barrier materials.
• MacroPack-MPC Coextrusion Dies Tapered mandrel coextrusion dies from 500-2000 mm diameter for 3-9 layers with low wetted surface area, simplified maintenance, and up to 8 times fewer bolts than other die styles, available in side-fed or bottom-fed configurations.
• MacroPack-CP Coextrusion Dies Coextrusion dies from 200-2400 mm diameter for up to 5 layers with no feedblock for very low pressure drop and bottom-fed configuration providing equal extruder centerline height.
• MacroPack-ML Microlayer Coextrusion Dies Microlayer coextrusion dies for up to 25 layers with simplified maintenance and low residence time for 500-2000 mm diameter applications.
• AUTOMAX-T Turret Winders Sturdy and precise turret winders with state-of-the-art programmable controls available in Automax-TL, Automax-TS, and Automax-TC shaft configurations, face widths 610mm-3400mm, speeds up to 600 m/min.
• AUTOMAX-S Surface Winders Surface winders available in Automax-S, Automax-SG (with gap winding), and Automax-SBG (2-directional with gap winding) configurations, speeds up to 250 m/min, with driven spreader roller, tapeless transfers, and edge randomizer.
• Custom Built Winders Custom-designed winding solutions handling flexible films, dimpled sheet, embossed films, bubble wrap, PVB sheeting, EPDM roofing material, corrugated sheeting, and extensible films, with over 500 winders manufactured.
• Web Handling Systems Unwind-rewind systems with automatic roll transfers at winder and unwinder for precision transfers to minimize waste, including surface and center driven unwinds, non-driven with brake, turreted and shaftless designs.
• Quadex Biax Lab Line for Multi-Bubble Production Multi-bubble biaxially oriented pilot lab line for customer trials and film structure development in nylon, EVOH, and mono-material structures, with die lipsets 60-90 mm and layflat widths 200-600 mm.
• 7-Layer 3B Biaxially Oriented Film Line Cutting-edge 7-layer three-bubble biaxially oriented pilot film line for advanced customer trials and film structure development, currently the only pilot line of this technology in North America.
• Macro Retrofit Solutions Retrofit solution combining MacroCool Air Rings and MacroPack coextrusion dies to enhance productivity, improve gauge uniformity, and add flexibility to existing extrusion installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• D10-B Binary Air Rings provide >30% increased output
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.

• NOVERIN Inc.strategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 2 April 2024NOVERIN appointed as Macro's newest agent in Brazil. Active in Barrier Multilayer packaging, Tie-Layers, Bio Polymers and Engineering Polymers segments. Brings extensive plastics industry experience to expand Macro's business in Brazil.
• adapa GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 October 2023Partnership with European flexible packaging leader for two state-of-the-art 9-layer Quadex shrink film lines at adapa Germany Kempten. adapa has been a long-standing customer of Macro for 25 years with PvdC shrink film technology. The partnership expanded to include EVOH shrink film technology for the circular economy transition in flexible packaging.
• SIMA LATINOAMERICANA S.A.strategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 July 2020SIMA LATINOAMERICANA appointed as Macro's agent for Central American countries (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama) and Dominican Republic.
• Michael FishmanstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 July 2020Michael Fishman appointed as Macro's agent in Russia for sales and customer support in the region.
• KLIŠE-KOPstrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 14 April 2020KLIŠE-KOP appointed as Macro's representative in Croatia and surrounding regions including Austria, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Northern Macedonia. Company has been in business over 36 years with excellent reputation in the region.
• New Agents in Spain, Portugal, and MexicostrategicChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 February 2019Macro added two new agents in Spain, Portugal, and Mexico as part of 2019 growth strategy following the successful launch of Quadex biaxially-oriented multiple-bubble lines.
• Meiwa EmbalagenscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2017Brazilian film manufacturer partnered with Macro for installation of cling PVC cast film lines. Meiwa purchased a second custom-tweaked cling PVC cast film line and a polystyrene foam line. Macro's custom engineering approach matched Meiwa's unique requirements not available from off-the-shelf suppliers.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Windmöller & Hölscher: German global leader in blown film and cast film extrusion lines, plus printing and converting equipment for flexible packaging. Closest direct competitor to Macro, serving the same film converters with overlapping blown film, cast film, and barrier technology offerings.
• Bandera (Luigi Bandera SpA): Italian manufacturer of extrusion lines for film, sheet, foam, and pipe. Direct competitor to Macro in flexible packaging film extrusion systems with comparable custom-engineering approach.
• SML Extrusion: Austrian manufacturer of cast film, sheet, coating, and lamination extrusion lines. Direct competitor to Macro in cast film extrusion for packaging and industrial film converters.
• Reifenhäuser Group: German manufacturer of extrusion lines for film and nonwovens, with strong position in blown film and cast film systems. Direct competitor to Macro in custom-engineered multi-layer film extrusion equipment for packaging converters.
• Davis-Standard: US-headquartered global supplier of extrusion and converting systems for film, sheet, pipe, and profile. Direct competitor to Macro in blown film and cast film lines serving flexible packaging converters.
• Kuhne Anlagenbau: German manufacturer of blown film extrusion lines, foam extrusion, and thermoforming systems. Direct competitor to Macro in custom film extrusion systems for packaging and specialty applications.
• Battenfeld-Cincinnati: German manufacturer of extrusion lines for pipe, profile, film, sheet, and foam. Direct competitor to Macro in film and sheet extrusion equipment for packaging converters.
• Hosokawa Alpine: German manufacturer of blown film extrusion lines and plastic processing machinery. Direct competitor to Macro in blown film extrusion systems for packaging and industrial film applications.
• Brückner Maschinenbau: German specialist in film stretching lines (BOPP, BOPET, BOPA) including sequential and simultaneous biaxially-oriented film technology. Directly competes with Macro's Quadex biaxially-oriented lines in barrier shrink film applications.

Broad incumbents

• Graham Engineering: US-based manufacturer of extrusion, blow molding, and converting systems. Competes with Macro in blown film and sheet extrusion for packaging but with broader product portfolio including blow molding for containers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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