Secad

What Secad does

SECAD (SARL SECAD) is a French industrial automation company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France. The company designs and manufactures custom-made machines, modular equipment, and complete automated packaging and conditioning production lines for industrial manufacturers in three verticals: cosmetics (including L'Oréal), food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals. Its product portfolio spans depalletizers, distribution modules, flexible fillers, flexible production lines, pipette handlers, cap robots, and labeling/tamper-evident equipment, with throughput ranging from 40 to 150 units per minute and format changeover times under 2–12 minutes.

The company's core technology centers on mechanical automation and robotic manipulation, with Industry 4.0-compliant connectivity on its flexible line products and integration of FANUC CRX collaborative robots. SECAD differentiates through custom-engineered solutions, rapid format changeover, and turnkey installation services. The company also generates recurring and lifecycle revenue through machine compliance upgrades, renovation of existing equipment, spare parts supply, and complete line assembly and integration.

SECAD operates a direct sales model targeting enterprise industrial clients, with quote-based pricing on custom projects and multi-year contracts. The company employs approximately 40 people and operates without disclosed external investment, functioning as a privately-held owner-operated or management-controlled French SARL. Its geographic footprint is concentrated in Europe with a domestic-French operational base.

Name

Secad

Legal name

SARL SECAD

Website

https://secad02.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SECAD is a French industrial automation firm that designs and manufactures custom automated packaging machines and modular production lines for cosmetics, food and beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, operating from Saint-Quentin with approximately 40 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Controllers & Control Systems (PLCs, PACs, CNC Controllers) (IMAHAHAH)

Keywords

• Industrial packaging machinery
• Custom automation equipment
• Flexible filling lines
• Packaging line integration
• Special machines manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-quentin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Machine Sales: Design and sale of custom special machines and automated packaging lines for industrial clients
2. Standard Machine Sales: Sale of standard machines and modules for packaging applications
3. Professional Services: Machine compliance services, renovation of existing machines, installation and integration services, spare parts and tooling

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SECAD designs, manufactures, and integrates custom and standard automated packaging and conditioning machines and full turnkey production lines for industrial clients in the cosmetics, food/beverage, and pharmaceutical sectors. The portfolio includes flexible filling machines, depalletizers, distribution modules, pipette and cap robots, labeling equipment, and complete flexible lines with rapid format changeover capabilities. The company also delivers professional services such as machine compliance upgrades, renovation, spare parts and tooling, and complete line assembly.

Product overview

SECAD is a specialized industrial automation company (Société d'Etudes et de Conception d'Automatisme Industriel) offering automated packaging and conditioning machines and production lines for cosmetics, food, and pharmaceutical industries. The product portfolio consists of modular automated equipment including distribution modules (MDV2), depalletizers (TDL3, TDLDFE1), pipette handlers (DP1, MP1), flexible filling machines (RF1, RFD1), flexible production lines (LF1, LF2, LF3), cap robots (RCF1), labeling and tamper-evident equipment (EIV2, REE1, RE1), and flask dispensers (DF1). These machines support high-speed operations ranging from 40 to 150 units per minute with rapid format changeover capabilities. The company also provides engineering services including machine compliance upgrades, renovation of existing equipment, spare parts supply, and complete turnkey line assembly and integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Module de distribution VRAC MDV2 Bulk distribution module for handling packaging articles such as pumps, caps, reducers, and rods, with format changeover under 2 minutes and throughput of 70 units per minute. Designed for industrial packaging lines.
• Débarquérateur tête de ligne TDL3 Inline depalletizer for bottles and jars at the start of a packaging line, with throughput of 120 units per minute and 2-minute format changeover.
• Distributeur de pipette DP1 Pipette dispensing unit for automated handling and placement of pipettes in industrial production lines.
• Ligne Flexible LF2 Flexible production line for flasks with 12-minute format changeover and 7-second product change capability; deployed at L'Oréal CAP VICHY for cosmetic product packaging.
• Ligne Flexible LF1 Flexible line designed for flask handling with throughput of 50 units per minute.
• Ligne Flexible LF3 Flexible production line with throughput of 45 units per minute.
• LIGNE FLEXIBLE 4.0 Agile, flexible, Industry 4.0-compliant turnkey packaging line with new robot integration capabilities for industrial clients.
• Remplisseuse Flexible RF1 Flexible filling machine with adjustable throughput ranging from 40 to 150 units per minute.
• Remplisseuse Flexible avec dégodisage RFD1 Flexible filling machine with bucket de-icing capability; bucket changeover (250 units) in 2 minutes.
• Manipulateur pipette MP1 Pipette manipulator with 5-minute format changeover for handling pipettes in production lines.
• Distributeur Flaconette DF1 Small flask dispenser for handling and distributing small-format containers on packaging lines.
• Étiqueteuse d'Inviolabilité EIV2 Tamper-evident labeling machine for 2-face carton cases.
• Retourneur d'Étuis & Étiqueteuse REE1 Combined carton inverter and labeler for processing packaging through turning and labeling operations.
• Retourneur d'Étuis RE1 Carton inverter unit for rotating packages during production lines.
• Robot Capots Flexible RCF1 Flexible cap robot for automated cap handling and placement on containers.
• TDLDFE1 Combined inline depalletizer, flexible flask dispenser, and labeler unit with throughput of 40 to 120 units per minute.
• Mise en conformité machine Machine compliance upgrading service for existing equipment to meet current regulatory standards.
• Rénovation de machines existantes Renovation service for existing machines, including compliance updates and production line installation.
• Pièces de rechange et outillage Spare parts and tooling supply service for maintaining operational equipment.
• Assemblage de lignes complètes Complete production line assembly and integration service for new modules or machines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Format change time under 2 minutes for distribution modules
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FANUCcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2020FANUC CRX collaborative robot (CRX10iA) integrated into SECAD's packaging solutions. The March 2020 newsletter featured FANUC CRX as a new collaborative robot offering available through SECAD for client installations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Krones AG: Global leader in packaging and bottling machinery, primarily for beverages and food. Overlaps with SECAD's food/agro vertical but at vastly greater scale with full-line standard solutions rather than custom boutique engineering.
• Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): German global supplier of packaging and processing equipment for pharma, food, and cosmetics. Overlaps with SECAD's turnkey line installations but operates with standardized platforms and global service network.
• Sidel (Cermex): French-based packaging machinery provider for beverages, food, and personal care. Geographic and vertical overlap with SECAD, especially in cosmetics packaging equipment, but operates at much larger scale with standardized platforms.
• Coesia: Italian industrial group comprising multiple packaging machinery brands (ACMA, GDM, Volpak) serving cosmetics, food, and pharma. Comparable verticals and product types as SECAD but operating as a multi-brand industrial group with global reach.
• GEA Group: German industrial group providing processing and packaging equipment for food, beverages, and pharmaceuticals. Comparable verticals and turnkey installation capabilities as SECAD but at much larger scale with extensive standard product portfolio.
• IMA Group: Large Italian manufacturer of packaging machinery for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, and tea. Overlaps with SECAD in cosmetics and pharma filling/conditioning, but operates at much greater scale with global reach and standard product lines.

Direct peers

• Cama Group: Italian-based manufacturer of secondary packaging machinery and integrated lines, comparable to SECAD in serving cosmetics, food, and pharma with custom-engineered end-of-line and case-packing solutions. Similar mid-sized footprint focused on flexible, customizable equipment.
• Marchesini Group: Italian specialist in custom packaging machinery primarily for the pharmaceutical industry. Direct peer in custom-built packaging lines with comparable customization orientation and similar mid-market size.
• AROL: Italian specialist in capping and closure solutions for beverage, food, and personal care industries. Comparable mid-sized profile with focus on customizable capping equipment, serving overlapping verticals to SECAD.

Emerging players

• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery integrator offering filling, labeling, and end-of-line solutions across multiple verticals. Comparable custom-engineering and integration model as SECAD but serves North American market primarily.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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