What Carryline does

Carryline is a Swedish, family-owned industrial manufacturer founded in 1963 in Kungälv, where it still operates its sole production facility and headquarters. The company designs and produces conveyor systems built around a proprietary plastic-chain-in-aluminum-profile architecture, a category it invented in 1963 by replacing steel conveyors with the Mekano principle; the portfolio has since expanded to modular belt conveyors, spiral conveyors (chain widths 83/140/220mm, load up to 15kg/m), an S-series family spanning chain widths from 140mm to 830mm in both aluminum and stainless steel, and a structural Profile System. All components — plastic chains (produced in a fully automated, around-the-clock plastics hall), aluminum extrusions, steel parts, and accessories — are manufactured in-house, then assembled, tested, and inspected prior to delivery. Recent product launches (Compact Separation Stop in Q4 2024, Over-Lap Conveyor Chain and Smart Popup Transition in Q1 2025) extend integration and precision capabilities.

Carryline monetizes through one-time sales of custom-engineered conveyor systems, hardware sales of individual components to customers with their own fitters, professional installation and commissioning services, and ongoing after-sales support and spare parts. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company sells direct in Sweden and Norway, and through an authorized distributor network that reaches 30+ countries across Europe, Asia, North America, and Oceania. Customer segments are organized vertically, with priority verticals of food, nicotine products (notably snus and nicotine pouches), pharmaceuticals, and medtech; secondary verticals include bakery, cosmetics, automotive, plastic injection moulding, and OEM components. Named enterprise customers include Swedish Match, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Unilever, Arla, Mondelez, BAT, JTI, Siemens, General Electric, SCA, SKF, Lego, Essilor, Lantmännen, Intersnack, Douwe Egberts, Orkla, and Wellspect.

Operationally, Carryline is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified (audited annually by Lloyd's), has held a Triple AAA credit rating with Gold Seal from UC since 1999, and exhibits at major packaging trade shows including Scanpack and Interpack. The company is led by CEO Henrik Eriksson with Björn Eriksson as Marketing Manager; founder Ulf Henrekson established the business in 1963. No external institutional investors, parent company, or subsidiaries are disclosed, and the company is privately held with shares not publicly traded.

Name

Carryline

Legal name

Carryline

Website

https://carryline.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Carryline is a Swedish, family-owned manufacturer founded in 1963 that designs and produces plastic-chain, modular-belt, and spiral conveyor systems, plus aluminum profile systems, all made in-house in Kungälv. It sells direct in the Nordics and through distributors in 30+ countries, serving food, nicotine, pharmaceutical, and medtech enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Conveyors and Material Handling Equipment

NAICS

Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Conveyors & Sortation Systems (Warehouse & Parcel) (IMAHABAC)

Keywords

• Plastic chain conveyors
• Spiral conveyor systems
• Modular belt conveyors
• Aluminum profile systems
• Material handling equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kungälv

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Conveyor System Sales: Sale of complete custom conveyor systems including plastic chain conveyors, modular belt conveyors, spiral conveyors, and profile systems. Systems are designed, built, and delivered according to customer requirements. Installation services and technical support included.
2. Component Sales: Sale of individual conveyor components including plastic chains, aluminum profiles, steel parts, and accessories. Customers with their own fitters can purchase components to build or modify production lines. STEP files available for download.
3. Installation Services: Professional installation of conveyor systems at customer facilities. Fitters available for installation if desired. Testing and commissioning included before disassembly and delivery.
4. After-Sales Support and Maintenance: Technical support, maintenance services, and spare parts supply. After-sales service to ensure smooth operation and long-term reliability throughout the product lifecycle.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Carryline designs, manufactures, and sells flexible conveyor systems including plastic chain conveyors, modular belt conveyors, spiral conveyors, and aluminum profile systems. All components are produced in-house at the company's Kungälv, Sweden facility, from plastic chains (in a fully automated 24/7 plastics hall) to aluminum and steel parts. Systems are engineered to customer-specific layouts, tested, and delivered for installation in food, pharmaceutical, nicotine, automotive, medtech, and OEM manufacturing environments.

Product overview

Carryline is a Swedish manufacturer of flexible conveyor systems founded in 1963, offering a portfolio of modular products built around its core Plug & Play principle. The product line is organized into three main categories: conveyor systems (plastic chain conveyors and modular belt conveyors available in aluminum and stainless steel), spiral conveyors for vertical transport, and profile systems for structural applications. Conveyor systems are further organized into five standard series (S 140, S 220, S 380, S 620, S 830) spanning chain widths from 140 mm to 830 mm. All products are manufactured in-house at Carryline's Kungälv, Sweden facility, with plastic chains and components produced around-the-clock in a fully automated plastics hall, and aluminum/steel parts made in the mechanical workshop. Recent new products include the Over-Lap Conveyor Chain, Smart Popup Transition, and Compact Separation Stop launched in Q4 2024 and Q1 2025. The company also provides industry-specific solutions such as nicotine pouch conveyor systems with specialized small radius spirals. All components are modular and can be configured, expanded, or reconfigured by customers to meet specific production line requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Plastic Chain Conveyors Flexible conveyor systems for transporting products over long horizontal and vertical distances using plastic chains housed in aluminum or stainless steel profiles. A single drive unit serves lines with multiple curves, minimizing transfers and absorbing short production stoppages. Targeted at industrial manufacturers in food, pharma, nicotine, medtech, automotive, and OEM sectors.
• Modular Belt Conveyors Conveyors built using modular belts for larger and heavier products, available in aluminum and stainless steel. Begin where the widest Carryline plastic chain (220 mm) leaves off and are custom-made for each project.
• Spiral Conveyors Vertical conveying systems that move products between levels while saving floor space by utilizing ceiling height. Available in aluminum or stainless steel with chain widths of 83, 140, and 220 mm, maximum load of 15 kg/m, minimum radius R300+, speed 5-50 m/min, with one drive unit per spiral.
• Profile Systems Flexible structural systems based on aluminum profiles used in machine covers, stands, carts, worktables, and benches. Fully customizable with STEP files available for download for customers to construct their own equipment.
• Over-Lap Conveyor Chain Conveyor chain with fully covered overlap design ensuring smooth, stable, and accurate handling of products with high precision, improved durability, flexibility, and safety compared to previous versions.
• Smart Popup Transition Transition solution enabling fast, smooth integration between different types of conveyor chains with high precision, reduced wear, improved operation, and extended service life. Fully compatible with all Carryline products.
• Compact Separation Stop Pneumatic stop device providing efficient and reliable stop function to optimize production flow. Easy to integrate into existing systems, minimizing downtime and ensuring smooth operation. Manufactured according to ISO 9001/14001 standards.
• Nicotine Pouch Conveyor Solutions Specialized conveyor systems for the nicotine pouch industry including small radius spirals for vertical transport of nicotine cans. Features gentle product handling, high precision, reliability, and low maintenance requirements tailored to nicotine pouch factories. Carryline is one of the first manufacturers in this specialized segment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Spiral conveyors release valuable factory floor space by utilizing ceiling height for vertical transport
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Distributor Network (30+ countries)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCarryline operates with dealers and retailers available in 30+ countries including Australia, Norway, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Turkey, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Holland, Poland, Spain, Singapore, Switzerland, England, USA, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Albania, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia. These partners have long experience implementing Carryline's conveyor systems.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Span Tech: Span Tech designs custom modular conveyors and chain-and-belt systems for packaging, food, and manufacturing — a smaller, niche competitor with overlapping product mechanics and customer profile to Carryline.

Broad incumbents

• Bosch Rexroth: Bosch Rexroth's Automation & Electrification division is a broad industrial incumbent offering conveyor and assembly technology as part of a full factory-automation portfolio — competes with Carryline at the line-builder level.
• Regal Rexnord: Regal Rexnord combines power transmission, gear, and conveying solutions under one industrial portfolio — a broad incumbent in adjacent conveyor and mechanical motion categories serving similar end-markets.

Direct peers

• Intralox: Intralox is a leading global manufacturer of modular plastic conveyor belts and integrated conveying solutions for food, packaging, and logistics — a direct competitor to Carryline's modular belt and plastic chain conveyor offerings.
• Dorner (Habasit-owned): Dorner manufactures precision and sanitary conveyor systems for packaging, food, and life sciences — a comparable direct peer serving similar regulated end-markets with modular belt and chain conveyor offerings.
• Interroll: Interroll is a global provider of conveyor rollers, drum motors, and modular conveyor platforms — a comparable peer in the materials-handling equipment segment with overlapping food/logistics customers.
• Habasit: Habasit is a global leader in conveyor and power transmission belts and an integrated conveyor solutions provider — competing with Carryline in food, packaging, and materials handling with both belt and modular systems.
• mk Technology Group (mk Profile): mk Profile/Technology Group manufactures aluminum profile-based conveyors and structural framing systems — the closest analog to Carryline's profile systems and modular plastic-chain conveyor product lines.
• Tsubaki: Tsubaki manufactures industrial chains and conveyor systems widely used in food, packaging, and automotive — directly comparable to Carryline's chain-based conveyor core, particularly in Japan, Asia, and Europe.
• FlexLink (a Coesia company): FlexLink, owned by Coesia, is the closest direct competitor — a major modular plastic-chain and aluminum conveyor manufacturer serving food, pharma, and consumer goods globally with a comparable product architecture and direct sales coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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