Elmer

What Elmer does

Elmer Srl is a private Italian industrial automation integrator founded in 1979 and headquartered in Nocera Inferiore, Salerno. The company designs, builds, and installs electrical and electronic systems for sheet metal cutting and painting machinery, with its core specialization in the tinplate packaging equipment sector, including production lines for tinplate boxes, lids, and capsules, as well as adjacencies in food processing end-of-line equipment. Its offering is service- and project-based rather than a unified software platform, encompassing revamping of existing production lines, construction of industrial electrical panels and cabins, machine-side wiring, custom control and supervision software, vision inspection systems for defect detection, and safety system design using safety PLCs.

The company operates with a lean headcount of 18 staff, split between 2 system design engineers, 3 operational development technicians, 8 installer/mounters, 2 programmers, and 3 administrative/commercial personnel. Its customer base is concentrated in Italy but spans enterprise and mid-market firms including Tecnocap, Sonoco, Trivium Packaging, Scatolificio Salernitano, Easytech, Litoprint, Interscambi, Meca, Sicom, and food processors Sammy Pomodori and Ladoria. Elmer's go-to-market is direct B2B sales with consultation-based quoting; no public pricing, no intermediaries, and no recurring contract structure are disclosed.

Elmer's technical foundation rests on integrations with major industrial automation suppliers: Siemens, Schneider Electric, and Omron are core technology partners, with a broader supporting ecosystem of Lenze, Weintek, Rittal, Bosch Rexroth, Sick, Schmersal, Phoenix Contact, Leister, and Roland Electronic. The company is privately held, with no disclosed institutional investment, no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no M&A or leadership changes on record. No revenue, no AI/ML capabilities, and no certifications are disclosed in the available data.

Name

Elmer

Legal name

Elmer Srl

Website

https://elmersrl.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Elmer Srl is an Italy-based industrial automation integrator, founded in 1979, that builds electrical systems, control software, and safety PLCs for sheet metal cutting, painting, and tinplate packaging machinery used by packaging manufacturers and food processors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Integration

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Process & Batch Control Software (Recipe Management, ISA-88) (IMAGABAH)

Keywords

• Industrial automation integration
• Tinplate packaging machinery
• Electrical control panels
• Production line revamping
• Safety PLC systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Nocera Inferiore

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Automation Systems and Revamping: Services include revamping of entire production lines, installation of electronic systems, development of control software, and industrial automation design. Revenue is generated through project-based professional services combined with hardware components for electrical cabinets, machine wiring, and automation systems.
2. Technical Assistance and Maintenance: Technical support during production startup phase and ongoing maintenance and technological modernization of existing plants and machinery

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Elmer Srl is an automation integrator that designs, builds, installs, and maintains electrical and electronic systems for sheet metal cutting lines, painting/lacquering lines, and tinplate packaging production lines (capsules, boxes, and lids). The company delivers complete production-line revamping, industrial electrical control panel construction, machine-side electrical installations, custom control and supervision software development, vision-based defect inspection systems, and safety PLC upgrades compliant with current regulations.

Product overview

Elmer Srl is an automation integrator that provides a portfolio of industrial automation services and systems. The core offering consists of revamping services for tin plate (banda stagnata) production lines—including cutting lines, painting lines, capsule production, box production, and lid production—along with industrial electrical panel construction, machine-side electrical installations, control and supervision software development, and vision inspection systems. The company also designs industrial electrical systems and safety systems. Rather than a unified software platform, Elmer's offering is a service-based model where skilled engineers and technicians (2 design engineers, 3 operational technicians, 8 installers, 2 programmers) deliver custom automation solutions tailored to each client's existing machinery and production requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Revamping Services for Production Lines Complete revamping and modernization of sheet metal cutting, painting/lacquering, capsule production, tinplate box, and tinplate lid production lines for metal packaging manufacturers. Services include electronic feedroll installation, coil tippler revamping and new installation, electronic synchronization between paint/print/oven systems, dynamic brake installation, welding machine revamping, robotic strip handling, flanging, beading, seaming, and palletizing/depalletizing integration.
• Industrial Electrical Control Panels and Cabins Design and construction of industrial electrical control panels and electrical cabins used for machine and plant control in industrial manufacturing environments.
• Control and Supervision Software Development Custom development of control and supervision software for new and existing industrial machines and production plants, enabling operators to monitor and control automated lines.
• Machine-Side Electrical Installations On-machine electrical installation and wiring services for production lines, implementing cabling and component integration directly on industrial machinery.
• Vision Inspection Systems Design and installation of vision-based inspection systems that detect production defects on metal packaging manufacturing lines, used for quality control in tinplate packaging production.
• Industrial Electrical Systems Implementation Implementation of industrial electrical systems, including electrical cabins, industrial hall installations, and photovoltaic systems, for manufacturing facilities.
• Safety Systems Design and Compliance Electrical and mechanical design of safety systems for all types of machines and plants, including safety upgrades, safety PLC implementation, and adaptation of plants to comply with current regulations.
• Technical Assistance and Maintenance Services On-site technical assistance during production startup and ongoing maintenance and technological modernization services for existing industrial plants and machinery.

Named customers11 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OmroncoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for industrial automation components. Omron provides automation equipment and components used in Elmer's industrial systems integration projects.
• Schneider Electric (SE)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for electrical and automation solutions. Schneider Electric provides industrial electrical components integrated into Elmer's automation systems.
• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing industrial automation hardware and software solutions used in Elmer's revamping and new installation projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Marchesini Group: Italian packaging machinery manufacturer primarily for pharmaceutical and cosmetics end-markets. Comparable to Elmer as a large Italian packaging machinery integrator with similar vertical integration of automation and controls.
• Rockwell Automation: Global industrial automation vendor with extensive partner integrator network. Indirect competitor to Elmer on large multi-site revamp projects and on the control/software platform layer where Elmer deploys third-party stacks.
• Bosch Packaging Technology: Global packaging machinery provider offering integrated automation solutions across food, pharma, and metal packaging. Indirect competitor to Elmer on larger-scale modernization projects where bundled equipment-and-automation packages are preferred.
• Coesia: Italian-headquartered group of industrial and packaging machinery companies with global reach. Broader incumbent competing indirectly with Elmer across multiple packaging sub-sectors with significantly larger scale.
• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery integrator with broad portfolio across multiple packaging verticals. Comparable to Elmer through shared end-of-line integration, palletizing, and vision inspection capabilities serving metal and rigid packaging customers.
• IMA Group: Large Italian packaging machinery manufacturer serving pharma, food, and metal packaging globally. Overlaps with Elmer in metal packaging automation but at much greater scale and international footprint.

Direct peers

• SMI Group: Italian manufacturer of packaging machinery including bottling and end-of-line equipment. Comparable to Elmer through shared Italian packaging machinery customer base and overlap on end-of-line integration work.
• System Logistics: Italian material handling and intralogistics automation provider serving packaging and consumer goods manufacturers. Comparable to Elmer as an Italian integrator delivering end-of-line automation including palletizing and conveying systems for packaging plants.
• Elettric80: Italian automation integrator specializing in industrial and packaging line automation with end-to-end delivery. Closest comparable to Elmer in terms of being a mid-sized Italian system integrator serving packaging manufacturers with custom automation solutions.

Others

• Siemens Digital Industries: Siemens is both a key technology partner (supplying PLCs and automation hardware to Elmer) and a broader competitor via its direct integrator services and Digital Industries portfolio. Relationship is dual-sided and strategically important to Elmer's solution stack.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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