Weighpack Packaging Solutions

What Weighpack Packaging Solutions does

Weighpack Packaging Solutions, legally Weighpack International, is a Netherlands-based designer and manufacturer of fully integrated, custom-engineered packaging and handling lines for fasteners, steel reinforcing fibers, and small technical components. Founded in 1974 in The Hague by Andries Kout, the company builds its equipment in-house using industry-standard components (Siemens PLCs, Festo, SEW, Sick) unified under a common Weighpack OMS control platform, enabling consistent operation and ERP/WMS integration across an entire line. Its product portfolio spans packaging solutions, weighing and counting machines (linear and multihead weighers, counting, hybrid weighing/counting), inspection and control systems (thread rerolling, eddy current, optical), lifting and tipping units, auxiliary heat-treatment feeders, and fiber handling/densification units; the company also markets Karter Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) via a sister company established in 2021.

The business model is project-based, quote-priced custom industrial equipment sold directly from the Netherlands headquarters and through a 15+ country agent network, supplemented by aftermarket services including remote diagnostics, on-site maintenance, spare parts, OMS software upgrades, and increasingly remote Factory Acceptance Tests using AR glasses. Customer segments are concentrated in industrial B2B: fastener manufacturers (including heat treatment operations), automotive and aviation fastener suppliers, fastener wholesalers, DIY products companies, plastic component manufacturers, and concrete reinforcing fiber producers; named enterprise customers include Bekaert entities, Nucor Fastener, Kamax, ITW Brands, Bulten, and Truper. Simon Rijke succeeded founder Andries Kout as CEO on January 1, 2020; Commercial Director Edward van der Ploeg and Commercial Manager International Martin Schougaard (joined 2020) lead sales. The company remains privately held with no disclosed institutional investors.

Name

Weighpack Packaging Solutions

Legal name

Weighpack International

Website

https://weighpackinternational.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Weighpack International designs and builds fully integrated, custom packaging and handling lines, plus inspection and heat-treatment auxiliary equipment, primarily for fastener manufacturers, automotive fastener suppliers, and concrete reinforcing fiber producers, selling worldwide from The Hague via direct sales and a 15-country agent network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924)

akta.pro primary industry

Cartoning & Case Packing Systems (IMAHAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Equipment (IMAHAOAH), Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Automated packaging machinery
• Fastener packing lines
• Industrial weighing equipment
• Concrete fiber handling
• Heat treatment auxiliary equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

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. Custom Packaging Equipment Manufacturing: Design, development, and manufacture of automated packaging solutions, inspection systems, lifting/tipping units, weighing and counting units, and fiber handling equipment. Equipment is built in-house at their factory for full control over production. Both single machines and fully integrated lines are supplied.
2. Software (OMS): Overall Management System (OMS) software package available as option for new lines and as upgrade for existing lines. Provides operation monitoring, recipe management, and ERP interface capabilities.
3. Support and Maintenance Services: Remote diagnostics and troubleshooting, on-site technician visits, routine maintenance contracting, spare parts supply, and line modifications/upgrades. Remote login to control systems for diagnostics.
4. Karter AMR Products: Sale of Karter Autonomous Mobile Robots - a different product range from packing lines, for handling pallets and boxes in factories and warehouses.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Weighpack designs, develops, and manufactures fully integrated automated packing and handling lines primarily for fasteners, small automotive components, plastic components, and steel reinforcing fibers. The offering includes lifting and tipping units, weighing and counting units, packing and labelling units, feeding units, fiber handling units, inspection/control units, and auxiliary equipment for fastener heat treatment furnaces, all unified by a common control system (Weighpack OMS software) and built in-house at the company's factory in The Hague. The company also offers the Karter AMR product line (through a sister company) for pallet and box handling in factories and warehouses.

Product overview

Weighpack Packaging Solutions is a Netherlands-based manufacturer of fully integrated packing and handling lines for fasteners, steel fibers, and plastic components. Founded in 1974, the company offers a portfolio of modular machines including Weighing & Counting machines (linear weighers, multihead weighers, conveyor weighing, counting systems, hybrid systems), Inspection & Control machines (thread rerolling, eddy current inspection, optical inspection), Lifting & Tipping machines, Auxiliary Equipment for Heat Treatment, and Fiber Handling machines. The product line is unified by a common control system (Weighpack OMS software) ensuring consistent operation across all machines. In 2021, the company established sister company Karter to produce Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) for warehouse and factory floor logistics. Weighpack specializes in custom-designed solutions, having supplied over 600 fully customized installations since 1974.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Karter: Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) product line for handling pallets and boxes on factory floors and in warehouses. Similar to AGVs but with advanced navigation using laser scanners for natural feature navigation.

Products and services

• Weighpack OMS (Overall Management System) Optional software package supporting the operation of Weighpack packing lines. Communicates with all machines in the line, displays operating status and current recipe, uploads recipes, enables operators to control operations, store and recall packing line variables, and interfaces with ERP and warehouse management systems.
• Packaging Solutions Automated packaging and labelling machines including box forming machines, bag makers, blister pack units, FIBC filling units, labelling units with printers, case packing units, and palletizers for fasteners and small components, with ERP and WMS integration.
• Weighing & Counting Machines Machines that split bulk fasteners and small products into smaller quantities by weight or count, including linear weighers, multihead weighers, conveyor weighing systems, counting systems, hybrid weighing/counting systems, and kit packing machines.
• Inspection & Control Machines Inspection systems for fastener quality control including thread rerolling, eddy current inspection, mechanical head shape verification, optical inspection, and ejection of nonconforming parts; integrated into packing lines or used standalone for automotive and aviation fastener applications.
• Lifting & Tipping Machines Units that receive bulk products in large bins and feed them to packing lines with reduced drop height, range of tipping angles, integration with bar code scanners, and solutions for difficult-to-discharge products and tangled items.
• Auxiliary Equipment for Heat Treatment Units to feed fastener heat treatment lines including lifting and tipping machines combined with weighing systems, belt conveyors, vibratory conveyors, and feeder conveyors to provide accurate control of product flow for consistent heat treatment.
• Fiber Handling Machines Equipment for steel reinforcing fiber manufacturers and concrete product plants including FIBC/box filling units with magnetic densification, FIBC/box emptying units with fiber untangling, fiber feeders for packing lines, and in-process fiber feeders for concrete manufacturing.
• Karter AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) for handling pallets and boxes on factory floors and warehouses, sold via sister company Karter (established 2021).
• Single-Tray Weigher (STW) Entry-level weighing unit designed for smaller operations and quick change-overs between products and pack sizes, targeted at the fastener wholesale market.
• Bowl Feeder Weigher Counter (BFWC) Mid-range weighing and counting unit for the wholesale market offering efficient packing of bulk products into boxes and bags.
• LU1000 Lifting & Tipping Unit Lifting and tipping unit that lifts pallet boxes, mechanically tips them 135 degrees, and hydraulically tips up to 180 degrees with shaking mechanism to fully discharge contents without manual intervention.
• Advanced Automotive Fastener Inspection Line Complete inspection line with thread rerolling, eddy current inspection, mechanical head shape verification, optical inspection, and packing; uses delta picker robots for gentle product handling and achieves 100% inspection of critical parts.
• Versatile Automotive Packing Line Fully integrated packing line for automotive fasteners featuring VCI sheet inserter, volumetric and gravimetric checking stations, KLT bin handling, camera inspection, card insertion, and palletizer for boxes and KLT bins.
• KLT Returnables System Real-time VDA label printing and card insertion unit for KLT automotive bins that replaces manual label insertion with automated printing and insertion stations.
• Long Roofing Screw Untangling Unit Rotating perforated drum system that untangles long screws (such as roofing screws) without human intervention, using magnetic field alignment for easy packing downstream.
• Fiber Feeder for Concrete Products In-process fiber feeder for concrete casting lines that untangles fibers from densely packed boxes or FIBCs and feeds a constant stream to the concrete mixer, ensuring consistent product quality.
• Heat Treatment Line Feeder/Reloader Upstream unit with lifting/tipping and input buffer (4 positions for half-shift autonomous operation) plus downstream soft-drop reloader that gently distributes treated fasteners into bins without thread damage.
• Hybrid Weighing/Counting Unit Special unit combining roller fine feeder for larger fasteners and finger fine feeder for smaller fasteners, handling large size ranges (e.g., M6x15 to M24x180) and processing both nuts and bolts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supplied over 600 fully customised solutions to well over 400 customers worldwide
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Karter AMRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Sister company established in 2021, specialists in Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) to handle pallets and boxes on factory floor and in warehouses. Karter AMR uses laser scanners for natural feature navigation without floor lines or reflective markers.
• MM Automation (Poland)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2014MM Automation sells machines and provides services to the fastener industry in Poland. They have represented Weighpack since 2014 and provide professional advice during planning and purchasing, as well as full after-sales service. They supply customized, fully automated packing lines to market leaders in the Polish fastener industry.
• SouthWind International (Brazil)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1997SouthWind International supplies tooling and machines to fastener manufacturers and has represented Weighpack in Brazil and Argentina since 1997. They provide Weighpack packing machines along with wire drawing, forging, thread rolling equipment, and maintenance support.
• Cinco Industries (USA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCinco Industries is a worldwide seller of both new and used equipment mainly for the fastener industry, primarily serving customers in North America from Elgin, Illinois. They provide cold forging equipment and automation requirements for automotive, aerospace, construction, and fabrication industries.
• Matthias Brugger (Columbia)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in Columbia.
• Tecnipack Services (France)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in France.
• Alstrut (India)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in India.
• Carutti (Italy)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in Italy.
• Zenkoh KoreaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in Korea.
• Interequip (Mexico)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in Mexico.
• Mayer Industrial (Romania)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in Romania.
• PTM LLC - Packaging (Russia)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in Russia.
• Arved (Slovakia & Czech)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in Slovakia and Czech Republic.
• Tosag Engineering (Switzerland & Austria)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in Switzerland and Austria.
• Chum Yuan Company (Taiwan)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in Taiwan.
• Santech Industrial Technologies (Turkey)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent representing Weighpack in Turkey.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ROVEMA: Established German packaging machinery manufacturer with a broader portfolio spanning vertical form fill seal, cartoning, and palletizing across food, chemical, and industrial customers. Larger scale and broader industry reach than Weighpack but overlapping packaging machinery category.
• Premier Tech: Global packaging machinery and equipment manufacturer with weighing, bagging, case packing, and palletizing solutions across multiple industries. Much larger and more diversified than Weighpack, but overlapping in core packaging machinery capabilities.
• Hassia Verpackungsmaschinen: Established German packaging machinery manufacturer (now part of ProMach) offering form-fill-seal and packaging solutions across food, pharma, and chemical sectors. Overlapping in packaging machinery category but serving different primary end markets.

Emerging players

• OTTO Motors: Canadian AMR manufacturer competing against Karter in pallet and box handling on factory floors and warehouses. Well-funded and established player in industrial autonomous material handling, directly comparable to Karter's product category.
• Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR): Danish AMR manufacturer (owned by Teradyne) competing directly against Weighpack's Karter AMR in factory and warehouse material handling. Far better capitalized and more developed product ecosystem, making it the principal competitor to Karter.

Direct peers

• Autopack: UK-based manufacturer of automated packaging machinery for small components, including counting, weighing, and bagging systems. Comparable in scale, specialization, and focus on small-parts packaging automation.
• Concetti Group: Italian maker of integrated packaging lines for fasteners, hardware, and similar small components, offering counting, bagging, case packing, and palletizing systems. Closely comparable product portfolio and target customer base in European fastener manufacturing.
• Paxiom: North American manufacturer of weighing, counting, and packaging machinery including bagging, case packing, and palletizing solutions for fasteners, hardware, and small components. Directly comparable in product mix and use cases for fastener and small-parts packaging.
• Bilwinco A/S: Danish manufacturer of multihead weighers and integrated packaging lines for fasteners, candy, and similar products. Highly comparable in weighing technology, customer base (fastener manufacturers), and integrated line philosophy. Former employer of Weighpack's Commercial Manager International, indicating direct overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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