What Rama does

Rama s.r.l. is a privately-held Italian manufacturer of customized packaging machinery and turnkey production lines, headquartered in Orsenigo (Como), Italy, operating under a family-owned or independent ownership structure with no disclosed external investors or public listing. Its product portfolio comprises nine distinct machine categories — Forming Machines, Closing Machines, Horizontal Cartoners, Case Erectors, Case Packers, Case Closers, Wrap-Around Machines, Multipack Machines, and Handling Units — designed to automate the cartoning, case-packing, and multipacking stages of food and non-food production. Core technologies include hot-melt, lock, turn-over, and hot-air forming/closing; side-load horizontal cartoning at speeds up to 380 cycles/minute; wrap-around blank forming; multipack sleeving at 35-300 cycles/minute; and handling units incorporating artificial vision, available in cartesian, planar, or flex picker configurations. All equipment is designed and manufactured in compliance with CE regulations.

The company serves 17 end-market verticals spanning Dairy, Beverages, Frozen Pizzas, Ice Cream, Preserves, Baked Goods, Coffee, Ready Meals, Fresh Products, Single Portions, Plastic Free, Pet Food, Chocolate, Snacks, Frozen Products, Dessert, and non-food, with the food verticals positioned as primary. Rama sells via an enterprise field-sales motion — direct engagement from technical consultation through design, manufacturing, PDI/SAT commissioning, training, and after-sale support including tele-assistance — supported by exclusive local agents. Revenue is generated from customized machinery sales, installation and professional services, and spare parts; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company maintains a multilingual presence (Italian, English, Spanish) and operates in more than 30 countries across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Oceania.

Name

Rama

Legal name

Rama s.r.l.

Website

https://rama-web.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rama s.r.l. is a privately-held Italian manufacturer of customized packaging machinery — including cartoners, case packers, wrap-around, multipack, and handling units — sold to food and non-food producers across more than 30 countries via direct enterprise sales and exclusive local agents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Packaging Machinery & Automation

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Cartoning & Case Packing Systems (IMAHAOAB), Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK)

Keywords

• Packaging machinery
• Cartoning machines
• Case packers
• Automation systems
• Food packaging equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Como

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Packaging Machinery Sales: Design, manufacture, and sell customized packaging machinery and turnkey complete production lines to food and non-food manufacturers.
2. Installation and After-Sale Services: Provide installation, Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), training, and ongoing technical assistance services.
3. Spare Parts: Supply spare parts for all manufactured machines, with each part linked to an alphanumerical code for easy ordering.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Rama designs and manufactures customized packaging machinery and turnkey production lines for food and non-food manufacturers, including forming, closing, cartoning, case packing, wrap-around, multipack machines and handling units, alongside installation, training and after-sale technical assistance.

Product overview

Rama srl is an Italian packaging and automation company that designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of customized packaging machinery. Their product portfolio includes nine distinct machine types: Forming Machines, Closing Machines, Horizontal Cartoners, Case Erectors, Case Packers, Case Closers, Wrap-Around Machines, Multipack Machines, and Handling Units. The company also offers complete turnkey production lines. All machines are designed and manufactured according to CE regulations and serve diverse sectors including Baked Goods, Chocolate, Coffee, Fresh Products, Dairy, Dessert, Drinks, Frozen Products, Frozen Pizzas, Ice-cream, Single Portions, No Food, Pet Food, Ready Meals, Plastic Free, Preserves, and Snacks. The company provides end-to-end services from designing and construction to installation, training, and post-sale technical assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forming Machines Machines that form trays and carton boxes from flat blanks using hot melt, locks, turn-over, or hot air. Combined with closing machines, ideal for coffee capsules, oven products, ice creams, frozen products, single portions, and plant products.
• Closing Machines Machines that close partially formed carton boxes with hot melt, locks, turn-over, or hot air. Used with forming machines for packaging coffee capsules, oven products, ice creams, frozen products, and single portions.
• Horizontal Cartoners Machines that side-load products into cases from pre-glued blanks, closed with hot melt or locks. Ideal for packing vacuum-sealed bags, pizzas, ready meals, and oven products wrapped in flow-pack, with speeds up to 380 cycles/minute.
• Case Erectors Machines that form American boxes from pre-glued blanks, closed on the bottom with hot melt or adhesive tape. Designed for food products with both manual and automatic loading options.
• Case Packers Machines that form American boxes from pre-glued blanks, insert products according to requested configuration, and close with hot melt or adhesive tape. Ideal for most food products.
• Case Closers Machines that close upper flaps of American boxes with hot melt or adhesive tape. Combined with case erectors, ideal for most food products.
• Wrap-Around Machines Machines that form boxes, trays, or displays composed of tray and lid around the product, starting from flat blanks and closed with hot melt. Ideal for most food products.
• Multipack Machines Machines that pack various packaging types in carton sleeves wrapped around products and closed with hot melt, available in configurations for jars, cans, pots, and similar containers, with speeds ranging from 35 to 300 cycles/minute.
• Handling Units Loading stations that automatically place products into packs from above, using grouping chain conveyors or artificial vision. Available as cartesian type, planar, or flex picker configurations.
• Turnkey Production Lines Complete turnkey production lines integrating multiple machines to automate and optimize customers' packaging production processes, designed to work independently or fitted in monobloc lines.
• Installation and After-Sale Services Installation, Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), personnel training, and ongoing technical assistance including tele-assistance for manufactured machines.
• Spare Parts Supply of spare parts for all manufactured machines, with each part linked to an alphanumerical code for easy ordering.

Segments17 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rovema: German manufacturer of vertical and horizontal bagging, cartoning and end-of-line packaging equipment, with similar customization approach to Rama. Comparable mid-tier alternative for food producers seeking configurable packaging machinery.
• Douglas Machine: US manufacturer of cartoning, case packing and shrink-wrapping machinery focused on food, beverage and personal care. Closely comparable to Rama in horizontal cartoning and wrap-around applications for food producers.
• SMI Group: Italian-based manufacturer of end-of-line packaging machinery (case packers, palletizers, stretch-wrappers) for beverages, food and detergents. Most direct competitor to Rama in complete end-of-line packaging lines for beverage and food producers.
• Adelphi Group: UK-based manufacturer of filling, closing, capping and packaging machinery for food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Comparable mid-sized European competitor to Rama in closing/sealing/capping equipment adjacent to cartoning.

Broad incumbents

• IMA Group: Leading Italian packaging-machinery manufacturer for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food and tea/coffee. Direct overlap with Rama in cartoning, case-packing and end-of-line solutions for food and consumer goods, but IMA operates at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• ProMach: US-based packaging-machinery conglomerate bundling filling, cartoning, case packing and palletizing brands. Offers an integrated alternative to Rama's turnkey proposition in food, beverage and consumer-goods end-markets.
• Krones: Global German packaging and beverage-line vendor offering filling, labeling, cartoning, case-packing and palletizing. Overlaps with Rama in cartoning/case-packing for beverages and food, particularly dairy and ready-meal segments.
• Tetra Pak: Global food packaging and processing giant with extensive downstream cartoning and case-packing machinery for dairy, beverages and prepared foods. Overlaps with Rama in beverage and dairy-packaging applications at much greater scale.
• Marchesini Group: Italian packaging-machinery specialist with strong exposure to pharma, cosmetics and food. Comparable to Rama in cartoning and case-packing offerings for the food sector, but at much larger scale and with broader geographic reach.
• Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Global provider of packaging machinery for pharma, food and confectionery. Direct overlap with Rama in cartoning and case-packing for chocolate, snacks and baked goods, with a far larger installed base and service network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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