Lachenmeier

What Lachenmeier does

Lachenmeier is a Danish brand specializing in stretch hood wrapping machinery and consumable films for end-of-line pallet packaging, headquartered in Sønderborg, Denmark, and operated by Signode Industrial Group LLC, the Transit Packaging Division of Crown Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCK). Its core offering is a four-SKU stretch hood portfolio — Multi FleX1 (variable load sizes, up to 200 units/hour), Multi FleXL (large-format wrapping with up to 4 film rolls), Power Flex T1 (single-size pallets, compact footprint), and Power Flex TL (transparent/printed film for branded loads) — all designed for floor-level serviceability and paired with proprietary stretch hood films. Target verticals are explicitly food, beverage and pharma; construction (bricks, blocks, pavers); chemicals (bagged commodities); and appliances (insulation materials).

The business model is a classic industrial equipment plus consumables plus aftermarket structure: capital sales of stretch hood machines to enterprise manufacturers, recurring revenue from matched proprietary films, and recurring service and parts contracts ([email protected], [email protected]). Go-to-market is enterprise field sales routed through Signode's global sales organization, supported by three physical Customer Experience Centers in Danville VA, Roselle IL, and Sønderborg Denmark that run pre-purchase pallet load testing for committed buyers. Selling is consultative: customers are invited to validate load stability, film usage, and cost outcomes before purchase. Lachenmeier's own headcount is small (11–50 employees per firmographics), but distribution reach is amplified by the Signode / Crown Holdings parent structure, with a UK office in Aldridge, Walsall handling Lachenmeier alongside Signode's broader transit packaging portfolio.

Name

Lachenmeier

Legal name

Signode Industrial Group LLC

Website

https://lachenmeier.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lachenmeier is a Danish brand under Signode (Crown Holdings) that designs and manufactures stretch hood pallet wrapping machines and matching films for enterprise customers in food, beverage, pharma, construction, chemical, and appliance industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Plastics Packaging Materials and Unlaminated Film and Sheet Manufacturing (32611)

SIC

Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081)

akta.pro primary industry

Wrapping & Bundling Equipment (Shrink/Stretch) (IMAHAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Palletizing, Depalletizing & Stretch/Shrink Wrapping Systems (IMALAOAF), Shrink, Stretch & Wrap Films (Pallet Wrap, Shrink Sleeves/Overwrap) (IMALABAF)

Keywords

• Stretch hood wrapping
• Pallet packaging machines
• End-of-line packaging
• Industrial wrapping equipment
• Packaging film supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Sønderborg

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Pallet Wrapping Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial stretch hood wrapping machines (Multi FleX1, Multi FleXL, Power Flex T1, Power Flex TL) to enterprise customers in manufacturing and logistics industries.
2. Packaging Film Sales: Recurring sales of stretch hood films and consumables that work with Lachenmeier equipment. Films include various types for different wrapping patterns and load stability requirements.
3. Service and Parts: Aftermarket service and parts sales for installed equipment base, with dedicated contact points for service requests ([email protected]) and parts requests ([email protected]).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lachenmeier designs, manufactures and supplies stretch hood pallet wrapping machines and compatible packaging film for end-of-line industrial packaging. Its equipment wraps, stabilizes and protects palletized goods without the use of heat, supporting multiple film formats including fully recyclable options for manufacturing and logistics operations.

Product overview

Lachenmeier, a brand under Signode, offers a portfolio of four stretch hood pallet wrapping machine models designed for end-of-line packaging across diverse industries including food, beverage, pharma, construction, chemical, and appliance sectors. The product line includes the Multi FleX1 for variable load sizes (200 units/hour), the Multi FleXL for large format wrapping with 4-film-roll configuration, the Power Flex T1 for single-size or minimally-variable pallets with small footprint, and the Power Flex TL for variable-size pallets with transparent film options and printed film support. All machines feature floor-level service access and utilize stretch hood technology combining hood film with stretch properties for load stability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Multi FleX1: Stretch hood wrapping machine with multiplicity of load sizes, easy integration into existing packaging lines, wrapping 200 units/hour, service at floor level.
• Multi FleXL
• Power Flex T1
• Power Flex TL

Products and services

• Multi FleX1 stretch hood wrapping machine

Quantifiable outcome

• Wrapping capacity of 200 units/hour (Multi FleX1 model)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fromm Packaging Systems: Manufacturer of stretch wrapping, strapping, and hooding systems for pallet protection, with comparable target verticals (food, beverage, building materials) to Lachenmeier.
• MSK Covertech: Specialist in pallet packaging equipment including stretch hooders and shrink hood systems, serving similar industrial customers. Closely comparable product/market overlap with Lachenmeier.
• Lantech: Major North American stretch wrapping machinery maker offering rotating-arm and ring-style pallet wrappers. Adjacent but overlapping with Lachenmeier in unit-load packaging decision-making at customer sites.
• Möllers (BEUMER Group): Long-established German manufacturer of stretch hood packaging machines, now part of BEUMER Group. Direct competitor to Lachenmeier in pallet stretch hood systems for industrial end-of-line packaging.
• Wulftec International (M.J. Maillis): Manufacturer of stretch wrapping machinery including turntable, orbital, and ring systems; competes with Lachenmeier for pallet unitization capital budgets in industrial plants.
• ARPAC Group: Manufacturer of stretch hood, shrink packaging, and pallet wrapping systems for industrial end-of-line packaging. Competes head-to-head with Lachenmeier in stretch hood machinery.
• Robopac (Aetna Group): Global stretch wrapping and hooding equipment manufacturer under Aetna Group, with broad stretch hood offerings comparable to Lachenmeier's product range.

Broad incumbents

• BEUMER Group: Diversified intralogistics and packaging machinery group that owns Möllers stretch hood business; competes broadly with Signode/Lachenmeier in pallet end-of-line packaging equipment.
• Krones AG: Large diversified packaging machinery supplier for beverage, food, and pharma end-of-line operations. Overlaps with Lachenmeier at large plant customers seeking integrated packaging lines including pallet unitization.
• Signode Stretch Systems (Mima / Octopus): Sibling brands inside Signode that offer stretch wrapping machinery alongside Lachenmeier stretch hood systems; relevant because they compete for the same pallet unitization budget at shared customer accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PalletWrapping
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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