What PSA Technology does

PSA Technology GmbH is a German mechanical engineering company founded in 1996 and headquartered in Bitburg, Germany, specializing in the design and manufacture of slitter rewinders and winding machines for the converting industry. The company operates as part of the Edelmann Technology Group company association, alongside Edelmann Technology and FAES (since 2017), with a workforce of approximately 53 employees and is led by Managing Directors Jesús López Marín and Ludwig Diederichs. PSA Technology is described as "one of the world's leading mechanical engineering companies for slitter rewinders" and serves global converting-industry customers across six material verticals: Aluminum, Films, Cores, Laminates, Nonwoven, and Paper.

PSA Technology's core technology centers on custom-engineered slitter rewinder platforms with proprietary product families including SuperSlit (high-capacity, large/heavy rolls up to 59-inch diameter and 11,023 lb), ShortSlit Inline/Offline (fully automatic short-roll winders with shortest cycle times), ReReeler (shaftless unwinding), Mini winder 400/12, HSA 2500 core cutter, and the SpoolSlit laboratory machine. Notable engineering features include center and peripheral drive systems, automatic slitting units, optional robotic unloading, in-house software engineering for machine control and automation, and cycle-time performance benchmarks such as 1969 inches of finished roll wound in 25 seconds. Vertical integration covers engineering, manufacturing, assembly, software engineering, commissioning, and ongoing service.

The business model is high-value, quote-based capital equipment sales (no public pricing; customers complete downloadable questionnaires for quotation), with EX WORKS Incoterms 2020 and staggered payment milestones of one-third at contract, one-third at shipment readiness, and final payment at shipment. Revenue streams include hardware sales of new and refurbished machines, commissioning/professional services, and ongoing service and maintenance. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales combined with intensive international trade exhibition presence (ICE Europe, K Show, CHINAPLAS, INDEX, Labelexpo, SINCE, TECHTEXTIL, ANEX, ICE USA) across Europe, Asia, and North America. The company holds no public funding, no patents disclosed, and no AI/ML capabilities — it operates as a privately held Mittelstand industrial specialist within the Edelmann Technology Group conglomerate.

Name

PSA Technology

Legal name

PSA Technology GmbH

Website

https://psa-technology.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PSA Technology GmbH is a German mechanical engineering company, founded in 1996 and based in Bitburg, that designs and manufactures custom slitter rewinders and winding machines for converting-industry customers across aluminum, films, cores, laminates, nonwoven, and paper verticals worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bitburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Slitter Rewinder Machines: Custom-designed slitter rewinders for various materials including aluminum, films, cores, laminates, nonwoven fabrics, and paper. Machines are built to customer specifications with various configurations and options.
2. Commissioning Services: On-site machine commissioning and installation services. Automated systems are set up, commissioned and tested in own assembly hall, then dismantled and commissioned at customer premises after preliminary acceptance.
3. Service and Maintenance: Ongoing service support and maintenance for installed equipment. Service team available for national and international customer support.
4. Used/Refurbished Machines: Short-term availability of used and demonstration machines including laboratory equipment and short-notice inventory machines.
5. Core Cutters: HSA 2500 semi-automatic core cutter for processing 3 and 6 inch cores with automatic measurement and cutting capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PSA Technology GmbH manufactures custom-engineered slitter rewinders and winding machines for industrial converters. The machines process large and heavy finished rolls across multiple material categories including aluminum, films, laminates, nonwovens, cores, and paper. Equipment is built to customer specifications with in-house engineering, manufacturing, software control, commissioning, and aftermarket service capabilities.

Product overview

PSA Technology GmbH is a German mechanical engineering company specializing in slitter rewinders and winding machines. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of slitting and rewinding equipment across six material categories: Aluminum, Films, Cores (Hülsen), Laminates, Nonwoven (Vliesstoff), and Paper. The product lineup includes SuperSlit for large and heavy finished rolls, ShortSlit series (Inline/Offline variants) for automatic short roll production, ReReeler for flexible rewinding with quick turnaround, and various specialized models including SmallSlit, Mini winder 400/12, SpoolSlit laboratory machine, and HSA 2500 core cutter. Additional products include AllSlit AR/Compact, AutoUnwind, Film Applicator, MiniSlit, MultiSlit, PaperSlit Auto, and QuickSlit. The company operates as part of the Edelmann Technology Group alongside Edelmann Technology and FAES.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SuperSlit High-capacity slitter rewinder designed for processing large and heavy finished rolls with rewinding diameters up to 59 inches and roll weights up to 11,023 lb. Features centre and peripheral drive, singular rewinding stations, automatic slitting unit, and optional automatic unloading system with robot/conveyor belt integration for packaging.
• ShortSlit Offline Fully automatic short roll winder with core magazines and finished roll removal systems for converting goods from jumbo to short rolls with shortest cycle times. Designed for offline processing with cross-cutting and feeding systems for different materials.
• ShortSlit Inline Fully automatic short roll winder for continuous inline packaging behind production systems into short rolls without interruption to the production process. Finished roll change takes place without interruption, with no influence on continuous production.
• ReReeler Compact and economical rewinder for rewinding almost any material and removing flaws from jumbo rolls. Features shaftless unwinding and rewinding allowing direct pickup from floor or pallet without clamping shafts. Maximum speed up to 3937 fpm.
• SmallSlit Slitter rewinder with 800 mm diameter and 15 mm cutting width designed for small-scale slitting applications and specific narrow-web production requirements.
• HSA 2500 Core Cutter Semi-automatic core cutter that handles 3 and 6 inch cores with short changeover time. Cores are manually pushed onto mandrel and automatically clamped. Automatically measures core length and starts cutting process with inside support for optimum cutting quality.
• Mini winder 400/12 Compact winding system for materials up to 400 mm width and 1200 mm diameter on one winding station. Features diameter sensor, meter stop, controlled pressure arm or dancer roller, and speed up to 800 m/min.
• SpoolSlit Laboratory slitter rewinder designed for maximum mother roll web width of 1000 mm, spooling between 35-200 mm wide webs with diameter of 1200 mm. Maximum speed of 600 m/min. Targeted at laboratory and research facilities.
• AllSlit AR Slitter rewinder product line for aluminum materials processing, configured for aluminum foil and metal strip winding applications.
• AllSlit Compact Compact slitter rewinder product line for aluminum materials, offering a smaller-footprint configuration for aluminum foil and metal strip winding.
• AutoUnwind Automatic unwinding system designed to integrate with slitter rewinder applications for hands-free material feeding.
• Film Applicator Film applicator system used for film processing applications in converting operations.
• MiniSlit Mini slitter rewinder for small-scale film and material processing applications.
• MultiSlit Multi-function slitter rewinder for flexible processing of multiple material types within a single machine configuration.
• PaperSlit Auto Automatic paper slitter rewinder tailored for paper mills and converters processing large paper rolls into smaller widths.
• QuickSlit Quick-changeover slitter rewinder designed for fast job changeovers in converting operations.
• Commissioning and Installation Services On-site machine commissioning and installation services. Automated systems are set up, commissioned and tested in PSA Technology's own assembly hall, then dismantled and commissioned at the customer's premises after preliminary acceptance.
• Service and Maintenance Ongoing after-sales service support and maintenance for installed slitter rewinder equipment. Service team available for national and international customer support, including spare parts and field service.
• Used and Demonstration Machines Short-term availability of used and demonstration machines including laboratory equipment and short-notice inventory machines for customers seeking faster delivery or lower-cost entry points.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maximum machine speed up to 2624.7 fpm for SuperSlit series
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FAES SRT AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2017FAES SRT AG from Wollerau/Switzerland became a member of the EDELMANN Technology Group. The press release announced that FAES sold its FAES SRT AG subsidiary to the Bavarian Edelmann Technology Group, creating a stronger company association with combined expertise in winding and slitting technology.
• Edelmann TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdelmann Technology is part of the same company association as PSA Technology. Through the unrestricted provision of technical solutions and know-how within the group of companies, they create the basis for further expanding innovative ability and bringing new developments to market faster. Both companies are known for implementing customer-specific special solutions in their respective markets.
• INDEX Exhibition (PALEXPO Geneva)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint booth (Edelmann-PSA-Booth 1218) at INDEX'21 world's leading nonwovens event in Geneva, Switzerland.
• LABELEXPO EuropeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint FAES-PSA booth 7D21 in Hall 7 at Labelexpo Europe 2019 in Brussels.
• Edelmann Technology GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe company association includes Edelmann Technology, PSA Technology and FAES. With the founding of this company association, competence and know-how for rewinding and slitting of numerous materials was bundled. All companies are known in their respective markets for implementing customer-specific special solutions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Goebel IMS: German slitter rewinder specialist focused on film and paper converting with high-speed machinery. Direct competitor in PSA's primary end-markets with similar engineering-intensive value proposition.
• SOMA: Czech-based manufacturer of slitter rewinders and printing/converting machinery. Competes with PSA in films, paper and packaging converting with comparable project-based custom-engineering model.
• Bimec: Italian manufacturer of slitter rewinders, unwinders and inspection machines for film, paper and foil converting. Direct peer with comparable custom-engineering approach and similar target end-markets.
• Kampf Schneid- und Wickeltechnik: German-headquartered manufacturer of slitter rewinders and winding machinery serving films, paper, nonwovens and aluminum converting. Directly comparable product category, custom-engineering model, and similar target customers to PSA Technology.
• Pasaban: Spanish manufacturer of slitter rewinders and sheeters for paper, film and board converting. Direct peer serving the same converting-industry customer segments as PSA Technology.
• Parkinson Technologies: US manufacturer of web handling, winding and slitting equipment (Marshalltown, Dusenbery, Webtech) for paper, film and foil converters. Comparable custom-engineered machinery serving similar industrial customer base.
• Atlas Converting Equipment: UK-based manufacturer of high-performance slitter rewinders (Titan, CW) for flexible packaging, films and nonwovens. Direct competitor in the same custom capital-equipment category with overlapping global customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Comexi Group: Spanish manufacturer of flexographic printing, laminating, slitting and converting machinery for flexible packaging. Larger broad-line incumbent serving overlapping customers in flexible packaging films.
• Bobst Group: Swiss global leader in packaging and converting machinery with broad portfolio across printing, laminating, coating and slitting. Larger incumbent with overlapping capabilities in PSA's target markets but operates across a much wider machinery portfolio.

Regional players

• Nishimura Manufacturing: Japanese manufacturer of slitter rewinders and winding machinery, primarily serving domestic and Asian converters. Comparable product category but regionally concentrated versus PSA's Europe-led footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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