What Microline does

Microline S.r.l. is an Italian industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 2000 and headquartered in Anzola dell'Emilia, in the Emilia-Romagna packaging valley. The company designs and produces automatic end-of-line packaging equipment — case packers (ROM side-loading, RVM top-loading), horizontal wrappers (AL 80, AL 80 Maxi), bundlers (FLOW WRAP 1000, FAST WRAP 1250, ECO WRAP 1050), shrink wrappers (ML 1500 and food-sector variants), robotic palletisers (Robotone, Robottwo), conveyor systems, and additional modular devices — that can be configured into complete turnkey packaging lines. The product architecture is modular and customizable: customers start from standard machines and add dedicated modules or options to suit specific product formats.

Underlying technology centers on PLC-based machine control, Industry 4.0-ready interconnection between machines and operators, an in-house MRA Remote Assistance platform for real-time diagnostics and performance monitoring, and a proprietary three-roll wrapping system that eliminates film scraps and glue for internal labels in tissue packaging. Equipment is compatible with eco-sustainable films (HDPE, LDPE, POF, compostable options) configurable via HMI parameter changes without hardware modification. ISO 9001:2015 certification has been held continuously since 2006 via NQA (UKAS-accredited).

Microline sells direct to enterprise customers — manufacturing companies in tissue (primary), food, and cotton/cosmetics industries — with no apparent intermediary or distributor layer. Marketing is anchored in trade show presence (MIAC, Tissue World, INDEX, PAP-FOR, Paper One Show), supported by a multilingual corporate website, LinkedIn, YouTube, and earned media in industry publications. Revenue is generated from two streams: (i) hardware sales of machinery and modular lines, with quote-based, customized pricing; and (ii) after-sales services covering spare parts, maintenance, overhaul, layout design, assembly, commissioning, and personnel training, increasingly delivered through the MRA remote channel. The company is privately held, founder-controlled, and self-funded, with no disclosed external investors and a statutory paid-in capital of €30,000.

Name

Microline

Legal name

Microline S.r.l.

Website

https://microlinesrl.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Microline is an Italian industrial machinery manufacturer of modular, customizable end-of-line packaging equipment — case packers, wrappers, bundlers, shrink wrappers, palletisers, and conveyors — sold direct to manufacturers in the global tissue, food, and cotton/cosmetics industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Packaging Line Automation, Robotics & Integration (Controls, Turnkey Lines) (IMALAOAL), Wrapping & Bundling Equipment (Shrink/Stretch) (IMAHAOAD), Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK)

Keywords

• Industrial packaging machinery
• End-of-line packaging
• Automatic case packers
• Shrink wrapping equipment
• Robotic palletising systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Anzola Dell'emilia

HQ country

Italy

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. Industrial Packaging Machinery Sales: Manufacture and sale of automatic end-of-line packaging machines including case packers, shrink wrappers, bundlers, flow wrappers, palletisers, and conveyor systems. Machines are sold as standard models with customisable modules and options.
2. After-sales Services: Comprehensive after-sales service including direct sale of spare parts, complete maintenance services, remote assistance through MRA system, and machine overhaul/revision services. Services include layout design, conveyor system organisation, assembly, commissioning, personnel training.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Microline designs, manufactures, and services automatic end-of-line packaging machines — including case packers, wrappers, bundlers, shrink wrappers, palletisers, and conveyor systems — for the Tissue, Food, and Cosmetics/Cotton industries. The portfolio is modular and customizable, allowing customers to configure standard machines with add-on modules or combine them into complete turnkey packaging lines, supported by installation, commissioning, training, spare parts, and MRA remote assistance services.

Product overview

Microline offers a modular portfolio of automatic end-of-line packaging machines centered on case packers (ROM horizontal/side-loading and RVM vertical/top-loading), wrappers/bundlers (AL 80, AL 80 Maxi, FLOW WRAP 1000, FAST WRAP 1250, ECO WRAP 1050), shrink wrappers (ML 1500 for tissue rolls, plus in-line, right-angle, Z-flow, stacker and cardboard slipsheet variants for food/other products), robotic palletisers (Robotone and Robottwo series), conveyor systems, and additional devices. The architecture is modular and customizable, allowing customers to configure standard machines with add-on modules and combine them into complete turnkey production lines. Services include layout design, conveyor organization, assembly, maintenance, commissioning, operator training, and spare parts supply. The company operates primarily in Tissue, Food, and Cotton/cosmetics industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ROM Case Packer (Side-loading) Horizontal side-loading case packer for large-sized cases of stackable products with defined shape, available for tissue rolls, folded tissues, food products and beverages, and cotton/other products. Designed for manufacturing companies needing high-performance secondary packaging.
• RVM Case Packer (Top-loading) Vertical top-loading case packer with high output speed, suitable for regularly or irregularly shaped, soft or hard products that are not stackable. Available for tissue rolls, napkins, food products, and cotton/other products.
• AL 80 Wrapper Automatic horizontal wrapping machine for tissue rolls using POE, LDPE or HDPE film. Features the proprietary three-roll wrapping system without film scraps and without glue for internal labels. Microline's best-selling model with significant energy consumption reduction and continuous operating cycles.
• AL 80 Maxi Wrapper Natural evolution of the AL80 wrapper for larger tissue products. Processes single or double rolls up to 280mm diameter with productivity up to 65 rolls/packages per minute depending on format. Compatible with HDPE, LDPE, POF and eco-sustainable films. Optimized for material waste prevention and reduced electrical consumption; compact structure integrates into existing installations without modifications.
• FLOW WRAP 1000 Bundler Flow wrapper/bundler for primary packaging of tissue rolls and folded products using heat-sealable film. Designed for flexibility to adapt to different product formats while maintaining efficiency.
• FAST WRAP 1250 Bundler Fast and flexible flow wrapper/bundler for tissue rolls. Offers multiple collation patterns from a single solution with optimized format change times.
• ECO WRAP 1050 Bundler Eco-friendly bundler for tissue rolls, folded products, and cotton/other products. Uses eco-compatible films and minimizes material wastage during packaging while offering user-friendly operation and high efficiency.
• ML 1500 Shrink Wrapper (for paper rolls) Automatic shrink wrapper for paper rolls, facilitating product handling and distribution. Uses heat-shrinkable film for grouping products.
• Shrink Wrapper with Infeed and Integrated Stacker Automatic shrink-wrapping machine with right-angled feed conveyor, multi-line grouper, stacking unit, wrapping/sealing station and shrinking tunnel. Designed for grouping bags, boxes, jars, and bottles with medium-low production up to 8 packages per minute.
• Shrink Wrapper with Z-Flow Infeed Automatic shrink-wrapping machine with parallel motor-driven feed conveyor, multi-line grouper, wrapping/sealing station and shrinking tunnel. Multi-line version (2 lines), medium-low production up to 10 packages per minute.
• Shrink Wrapper with Right-Angle Infeed Automatic shrink-wrapping machine with motor-driven feed conveyor set at right angle, multi-line grouper, wrapping/sealing station and shrinking tunnel. Medium production up to 20 packages per minute.
• Shrink Wrapper with In-line Feed In-line feed shrink wrapper for food products, beverages, cosmetics and other products.
• Shrink Wrapper with Cardboard Slipsheet Insertion Shrink wrapper with infeed featuring cardboard slipsheet insertion capability for food products and other applications.
• Palletiser Robotone Pick Robotic palletiser with one or two pick places. Combines with the entire range of Microline machines for end-of-line palletizing.
• Palletiser Robottwo Picks Robotic palletiser with two or three pick places. Combines with the entire range of Microline machines for high-efficiency end-of-line palletizing.
• Conveyor Systems Motor-driven belt, resin chain or roller conveyor systems for handling loose, multi-packed (with film) or in-case products. Includes vertical lifting/lowering systems and vertical accumulators for box products.
• Complete Turnkey Packaging Lines Customizable modular automatic end-of-line packing and packaging systems. Complete conveyor, collation and case packing lines; shrink-wrap, flow-wrap and palletising lines; bundling and secondary packaging lines tailored to customer requirements, including layout design, conveyor organisation, assembly, commissioning, and personnel training.

Quantifiable outcome

• Material savings up to 30% compared to traditional machines (AL80 model)
• +2 more outcomes

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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PaperdìcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership with Paperdì for end-of-line automation solutions in the Tissue sector. Development and provision of customised packaging solutions for tissue products including ongoing order fulfilment and technical collaboration.
• RenovacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Italo-Portuguese partnership for installation of a roll and Tissue product packaging plant. Renova is a Portuguese tissue manufacturer and Microline provided complete packaging line installation.
• Soultech S.r.lminorOthersServer management provider for website hosting: Soultech S.r.l - Via Gesso 159/2, 40069, Zola Predosa (BO), Italia

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• IMA Group: Large Italian-based global leader in packaging machinery for food, pharma, and personal care. Comparable to Microline in product category (case packers, end-of-line systems) but operates at significantly greater scale and broader portfolio.
• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery conglomerate with multiple brands in case packing, shrink wrapping, and palletising. Comparable to Microline's end-of-line packaging offering but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Coesia S.p.A. Italy-headquartered industrial group with multiple packaging machinery brands (e.g., Goglio, ACMA, Volpak). Overlaps with Microline in secondary packaging, flow wrapping, and turnkey line integration, but at much larger scale.
• Krones AG: Global German packaging and bottling machinery incumbent. Comparable to Microline in end-of-line packaging systems, but operates at vastly greater scale with broader food and beverage focus.
• Marchesini Group: Italian packaging machinery manufacturer specializing in end-of-line and primary packaging for pharma and cosmetics. Comparable segment overlap with Microline's cosmetics/cotton packaging focus, though Marchesini is far larger.

Direct peers

• Cavanna S.p.A. Italian packaging machinery specialist producing flow-wrappers, cartoning machines, and end-of-line packaging systems. Closely comparable to Microline in scale, geography, and end-of-line packaging specialization.
• Goglio S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of packaging machinery and packaging materials, including flow-pack and bag-in-box solutions. Comparable to Microline in coffee, food, and tissue/paper packaging end-of-line applications.
• Fabbi Group (Fabbri Group): Italian manufacturer of packaging machinery and stretch film solutions, including flow wrappers, bundlers, and tray sealers. Directly comparable to Microline as an Italian-based competitor in primary and secondary packaging for fresh food and consumer goods.
• Zecchetti S.r.l. Italian manufacturer of end-of-line packaging systems including palletisers, conveyors, and case packers. Comparable to Microline as a similarly sized Italian SME competing in end-of-line packaging automation.
• Smipack (SMI Group): Italian manufacturer of automatic packaging machinery including shrink wrappers, bundlers, and case packers. Closely comparable to Microline in product portfolio, customer base in food and tissue, and Italian SME profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/microlinesrl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/18327695

Compliance1 record

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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