Stone Industrie

What Stone Industrie does

Stone Industrie is a French designer and manufacturer of custom high-speed bottling equipment for still liquids, primarily wine and spirits. The company was founded in 1951 in Nivolas-Vermelle, Isère, and has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alsatian bottling equipment manufacturer COSTRAL since October 12, 2010, operating from its headquarters and manufacturing facility at 11 Chemin de Pré Vallin, 38730 Doissin, with a workforce of 34 employees. It serves large wineries, wine trading companies, cooperative wineries, distilleries/spirits producers, and third-party bottling service providers across five continents, including active deployments of mobile bottling lines in the United States and Chile.

The core product portfolio comprises fixed high-speed bottling lines (5,000 to over 25,000 bottles per hour) and mobile bottling lines (3,000 to 10,000 bottles per hour), delivered as monoblocs integrating multiple turrets: rinsing/blowing/flushing, inert gas dosing (vacuum + nitrogen), gravity filling, corking (with Vinolok glass stopper integration), screw capping, and sealing. Notable proprietary features include the first Automatic Gravity Filler introduced in 2000, electronic brushless motor synchronization, stainless steel inclined hygienic frames compliant with IFS, BRC, and HACCP standards, and connected machines with remote diagnostic capability. The company also distributes integrated STENTZ washing-drying technology (Groupe COSTRAL), PE Labellers rotary systems (up to 80,000 bph), and Albagnac linear labelling machines (up to 6,000 bph), all 100% manufactured in France.

Stone Industrie operates a hybrid revenue model combining one-time capital equipment sales, installation/commissioning and renovation professional services, recurring preventive maintenance contracts (3-, 5-, or 10-year terms), and a spare-parts business supported by 67,000 stocked references that immediately fulfills 70% of after-sales requests and resolves 80% of issues remotely via hotline. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales augmented by a qualified international distributor and technical partner network, with industry trade fairs (notably Vinitech in Bordeaux) and content marketing supporting pipeline development. The company is a member of the Alliance Made in France (since 2015) alongside COSTRAL, ALBAGNAC, and BEDI, and holds QUALIOPI, IFS, BRC, HACCP, and EU Regulation 1935/2004 (food-contact materials) certifications.

Name

Stone Industrie

Legal name

STONE Industrie

Website

https://stone-bottling.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stone Industrie is a French designer and manufacturer of custom high-speed bottling lines (5,000–25,000+ bottles/hour) for still liquids, primarily serving large wineries, cooperative wineries, wine traders, and distilleries worldwide with integrated monoblocs, gravity filling technology, and recurring maintenance and spare-parts services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Bottling Equipment

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG)

Keywords

• High-speed bottling equipment
• Wine bottling lines
• Gravity filling systems
• Spirits packaging equipment
• Bottling line manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Doissin

HQ country

France

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

Revenue model

1. Bottling Equipment Manufacturing: Custom-designed and manufactured high-speed bottling lines and monoblocs for capacities of 5,000 to 25,000 bottles per hour. Each equipment is made to measure to precisely meet the requirements and constraints of its operator.
2. Installation and Commissioning: On-site installation, commissioning, and operator training services. Teams ensure equipment is 100% functional and compliant with order specifications.
3. Maintenance Contracts: Preventive maintenance plans with adapted budgeting over 3, 5, or 10 years. Includes remote diagnostics, on-site interventions, and technical support.
4. Spare Parts: 67,000 references in stock covering all STONE Industrie lines delivered since 1970. Can immediately cover 70% of customer requests, with rush order capability for out-of-stock items.
5. Renovation and Transfer Services: Complete renovation of bottling equipment including dismantling, overhaul, refurbishment, technical upgrades, and electric/automatic systems modernization. Provides second life to equipment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stone Industrie designs, manufactures, and commissions custom high-speed bottling lines and monoblocs for still liquids (wines and spirits), with fixed lines operating at 5,000 to over 25,000 bottles per hour and mobile lines at 3,000 to 10,000 bottles per hour. Each line is built to measure at the company's Isère (France) facility and integrates rinsing, gravity filling, inert gas dosing, corking, screw capping, sealing, washing/drying, and labelling modules. The company also delivers installation, operator training, preventive maintenance contracts, spare parts (67,000 references), and renovation/transfer services for existing equipment.

Product overview

Stone Industrie is a manufacturer of high-speed custom bottling lines for still liquids (primarily wine and spirits) operating at 5,000 to over 25,000 bottles per hour. The company offers both fixed and mobile bottling solutions built as monoblocs integrating multiple turrets: rinsing/blowing/flushing, inert gas dosing, gravity filling, corking (with Vinolok glass stopper capability), screw capping, and sealing. Additional equipment includes PE Labellers and Albagnac labelling systems, STENTZ washing-drying technology, filtration platforms, and CIP systems. The product portfolio also includes comprehensive services: installation, commissioning, operator training (QUALIOPI certified), spare parts (67,000+ references), preventive maintenance contracts, remote assistance, on-site intervention, and equipment transfer/renovation. All products are manufactured 100% in France at the company's Isère premises, with all equipment guaranteed for at least 1 year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High-Speed Fixed Bottling Lines Custom-designed monobloc bottling lines for still liquids (wine and spirits) operating at 5,000 to 25,000+ bottles per hour, integrating rinsing, gravity filling, corking, capping, and sealing modules on a single machine. Manufactured to order at the company's Doissin facility and targeted at large wine and spirits producers.
• High-Speed Mobile Bottling Lines Mobile bottling lines mounted on trucks or semi-trailers operating at 3,000 to 10,000 bottles per hour, designed for on-site bottling operations and targeted at bottling service providers and harvest-time flexibility needs.
• Installation, Commissioning & Training On-site installation, machine commissioning, operator training, and full-scale factory testing service delivered alongside every bottling line. Provided to bottling line buyers to ensure equipment is operational and compliant with order specifications.
• Preventive Maintenance Contracts Recurring preventive maintenance plans with adapted budgeting over 3, 5, or 10 year horizons, including remote diagnostics, on-site interventions, and technical support for Stone Industrie bottling lines.
• Spare Parts Service Stock of 67,000 spare parts references covering all Stone Industrie lines delivered since 1970, with a hotline that resolves 80% of issues remotely and rush-order capability for out-of-stock items. Sold to existing and past customers of Stone Industrie equipment.
• Transfer & Renovation Services Complete dismantling, overhaul, refurbishment, painting, technical upgrades, and electrical/automation modernization of existing bottling equipment, plus the addition of remote-maintenance capabilities. Provided to operators seeking to extend the life of installed lines.
• On-Site Intervention & Remote Assistance On-site technical intervention service supported by remote diagnostics on all connected Stone Industrie machines and a network of trained technical partners and dealers. Sold to existing Stone Industrie equipment operators requiring field service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Near-zero dissolved oxygen rate after filling using gravity filling technology
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SEBO (Sénégalaise d'embouteillage de Boissons)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2021Long-standing STONE Industrie customer in Senegal, one of the oldest references in small/medium bottling. Partnered with COSTRAL for Galaxy 3200 b/h monobloc installation, demonstrating cross-brand alliance cooperation.
• Alliance Made in FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Alliance formed in 2013 (joined by STONE in 2015) grouping four French manufacturers: COSTRAL, STONE Industrie, ALBAGNAC, and BEDI. Common goal is to offer complete bottling and packaging lines up to 25,000 bottles/hour with fully compatible machines.
• COSTRALcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2010COSTRAL, an Alsatian manufacturer of small and medium speed bottling machines, acquired STONE Industrie in October 2010. Frédéric Kuhlmann became president. COSTRAL and STONE Industrie share technical expertise, with COSTRAL manufacturing a large proportion of STONE Industrie parts in their Riquewihr workshops.
• ALBAGNACcoreTechnology or IntegrationFrench labelling specialist since 1987, located in Sauzet. Designs and manufactures complete range of linear adhesive labelling machines for wine industry and industrial sector. Long-standing partnership with STONE Industrie for labelling solutions up to 6,000 bottles/hour.
• STENTZcoreTechnology or IntegrationSister company to COSTRAL, based in Alsace. Specialist in washing and drying full bottles with 30+ years of experience, handling outputs of 800 to 20,000 bottles per hour. Technology partnership ensures seamless integration of washing and drying operations into STONE bottling lines.
• PE LabellersTechnology or IntegrationItalian labelling company since 1974, specializing in rotary labelling solutions for high outputs up to 80,000 bottles/hour. Partnership offers cold glue, hot glue, self-adhesive labels, and combined labelling systems adapted to customer needs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Krones AG: Global German leader in bottling and packaging machinery for beverages and food. Directly comparable to STONE because both design and manufacture high-speed filling lines, capping systems, and complete bottling plants—though Krones operates at vastly greater scale across all beverage categories including carbonated drinks, beer, and dairy.
• GEA Group: Global engineering group with a beverage and packaging division supplying filling and processing technology for liquid food and beverages. Comparable to STONE in targeting wine and spirits producers with bottling and processing equipment, though GEA serves a much wider industrial customer base beyond beverage packaging.
• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery conglomerate with multiple filling and bottling brands serving beverage, food, and consumer goods markets. Comparable to STONE in providing custom bottling and packaging line solutions, though ProMach operates primarily in North America and serves a broader range of end markets beyond wine and spirits.
• Sidel: French-origin global provider of liquid packaging equipment including PET bottling, aseptic filling, and complete line solutions. Comparable to STONE as a bottling machinery specialist serving beverage producers, though Sidel's portfolio extends to carbonated and PET-intensive applications well beyond STONE's still-liquid gravity-filling niche.
• KHS GmbH: German manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for beverages (beer, water, soft drinks, juice, wine, spirits). Comparable to STONE as a high-speed bottling line supplier serving wineries and distilleries, but KHS operates with a much broader portfolio including stretch blow molding and full-line integration at global scale.

Direct peers

• COSTRAL: Alsatian manufacturer of small and medium-speed bottling machines that acquired STONE in 2010. COSTRAL is the closest peer because both produce French-made bottling monoblocs and lines for the wine/spirits industry, share technical expertise and parts manufacturing, and operate under the Alliance Made in France umbrella—though COSTRAL focuses on small/medium speeds and STONE on high-speed.
• Serac Group: French manufacturer of filling and capping machines specializing in liquid products (dairy, beverages, edible oils, personal care). Directly comparable to STONE as a French-based specialist filling-equipment maker targeting beverage and liquid-food customers with similar monobloc architectures and customization approach.
• BEDI Group: French packaging and boxing machinery specialist and Alliance Made in France partner. Comparable to STONE as a French equipment manufacturer offering automated palletizing, depalletizing, and case-erecting modules that integrate directly into STONE bottling lines for the same wine and spirits customers.
• ALBAGNAC: French labelling equipment manufacturer (since 1987) and Alliance Made in France partner. Comparable to STONE as a fellow Alliance member providing complementary bottling-line modules (labelling up to 6,000 bph) to the same wine-industry customer base, with overlapping distribution and a long-standing partnership on integrated line projects.

Emerging players

• Newamstar: Chinese supplier of high-speed integrated bottling and packaging lines for beverages (water, soft drinks, juice, oils, alcohol). Comparable to STONE in providing turnkey bottling monoblocs and complete lines at the 5,000-25,000+ bph range, though Newamstar competes more aggressively on price and in carbonated/large-format beverage segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 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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