Wiba Automation

What Wiba Automation does

Wiba Automation AB is a privately held Swedish industrial automation integrator founded in 2016 and headquartered at Depågatan 7 in Anderstorp, Sweden, with a workforce in the 11–50 employee range. The company designs, assembles, and programs customized automation solutions for the plastics and rubber industries, with its three stated focus areas being automation around injection molding, extrusion, and machinery. All assembly and pre-installation testing is performed in-house at its Anderstorp facility, a capability the company emphasizes as a quality and risk-reduction differentiator for customers. Its sister company, Battenfeld Sverige AB, enables the construction of complete machine environments for end-to-end factory testing before customer delivery, supporting a turnkey positioning unusual for a firm of its size.

The company's product portfolio splits into two lines. The first is a set of proprietary, branded products sold internationally through its wholly-owned subsidiary FilaGroup AB, including the FilaWind 200 — a fully automatic modular winding machine for 3D filament and thin hose at up to 200 meters per minute — and the FilaBox/EasyBox family of electric and pneumatic carton handling solutions, with an EasyBox Medical variant for cleanroom and food-industry environments. The second line is industrial automation services covering construction/design, sales, assembly, and PLC and robot programming, with close collaboration with established robot and machine suppliers including ABB and Wittmann Battenfeld. Underlying technology is conventional industrial automation: PLC-based cells with touch-panel, recipe-based operator control, combined with single- and multi-robot cells and integration into customers' existing machine parks, accompanied by CE documentation and risk assessments.

Wiba Automation generates revenue through three streams: hardware sales of automation equipment and its own FilaWind/FilaBox/EasyBox products, professional services for design, assembly, and programming, and recurring managed-service revenue from service agreements covering preventive maintenance and downtime reduction. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales, led directly by CEO David Jonsson, with the customer base concentrated in Swedish plastics and rubber manufacturers and an international footprint extended into Europe and North America via FilaGroup AB. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted per project based on customer-specific requirements.

Name

Wiba Automation

Legal name

Wiba Automation AB

Website

https://wiba-automation.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wiba Automation AB is a privately held Swedish industrial automation integrator serving plastics and rubber manufacturers with customized injection molding, extrusion, and machinery automation solutions, plus proprietary FilaWind, FilaBox, and EasyBox products sold internationally via its FilaGroup AB subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAHAHAL

Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Industrial Automation & Robotics Equipment

SECONDARYIMAIAMAA

Factory Automation & Control Systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Services & Facility Operations/Industrial IoT (IIoT) & Smart Manufacturing

SECONDARYIMAHAOAN

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Packaging Machinery (Automated & Semi-automated)

Keywords

• Industrial automation
• Injection molding automation
• Extrusion automation
• Filament winding machinery
• Plastics machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Anderstorp

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Automation Equipment Sales: Sale of complete automation solutions and proprietary products including FilaWind, FilaBox, and EasyBox. Solutions are customized for each customer and adapted to existing machinery.
2. Installation and Integration Services: Professional services including construction/design, assembly, and programming for injection molding and extrusion automation.
3. Service Agreements: Ongoing maintenance agreements that provide preventive maintenance, status monitoring, and reduced downtime for customers' machine parks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Wiba Automation AB designs, manufactures, and integrates custom industrial automation solutions for injection molding, extrusion, and machinery applications in the plastics and rubber industries. The company sells proprietary products including FilaWind 200 (automatic filament winding), FilaBox and EasyBox (automated carton handling systems), and provides construction, assembly, programming, and ongoing maintenance services for complete automation cells.

Product overview

Wiba Automation AB operates two distinct product/service lines. The first is FilaGroup (own products), comprising FilaWind 200 for automatic filament winding and the FilaBox/EasyBox carton buffer product family for automated packaging. The second is Industrial Automation Services, offering construction, sales, assembly, and programming for complete automation solutions targeting injection molding, extrusion, and machinery applications in the plastics and rubber industry. All products and services are developed, assembled, and tested at their Anderstorp facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FilaWind: Fully automatic winding machine for 3D filament or thinner hose at up to 200m/min with innovative modular construction
• FilaBox
• EasyBox
• EasyBox Medical

Products and services

• FilaWind 200 Fully automatic winding machine for 3D filament or thinner hose at up to 200m/min, with innovative modular construction for easy integration into complete systems. Features automatic spool change and handles filament dimensions of 1.75mm and 2.85mm with spool diameters of 150-300mm. Designed for plastics manufacturers and 3D filament producers.
• FilaBox Fully automatic electric carton buffer for placing parts in cartons by robot, with flexible belt configuration and up to 100kg capacity. Available as stand-alone or in complete automation cell. For industrial manufacturers requiring automated carton handling.
• EasyBox Advanced pneumatic conveyor belt solution for automatic carton handling in robot-controlled cells, with up to 20kg capacity and fully customizable belt dimensions. Integr into new and existing robot-controlled cells. For industrial manufacturers requiring automated box handling.
• EasyBox Medical Specialized EasyBox variant designed for automatic carton handling in cleanroom environments, with electric lifting and approved oils option for cleanroom and food industry applications. For medical device and food manufacturers requiring cleanroom-compatible automation.
• Industrial Automation Services Complete automation solutions for injection molding, extrusion, and machinery including construction/design, sales, assembly, and programming services for the plastics and rubber industry. Customized to each customer's existing machine park with pre-installation testing.
• Service and Support Agreements Maintenance agreements and CE/risk assessment services for automation cells and existing machinery, providing preventive maintenance, status monitoring, reduced downtime, and full CE documentation for plastics and rubber manufacturers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Battenfeld Sverige ABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company and strategic partner enabling complete machine environments for testing automation solutions. Together they can equip complete plastic/rubber factories with everything from drying systems, material handling, injection molding, extrusion, and automation. They offer final testing at their test center before customer installation.
• FilaGroup ABcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWholly-owned subsidiary responsible for international sales of proprietary products (FilaWind, FilaBox) to Europe and North America. Products are developed by Wiba Automation but sold internationally under the FilaGroup brand.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Arburg: German injection molding machine manufacturer with proprietary automation systems and turnkey offerings. Competes with Wiba for plastics processor automation budgets at a larger scale.
• Engel Austria: Major injection molding machine manufacturer offering integrated automation solutions. Larger and broader portfolio than Wiba but overlapping in injection molding automation and turnkey cells.
• KUKA Robotics: Major industrial robot and automation solutions provider. Comparable as a broad automation incumbent and as a technology supplier whose robots are commonly integrated into plastics automation cells.
• ABB Robotics: Global industrial robot supplier (including the portal robots used by Wiba). Competes indirectly as a broad automation incumbent and also acts as a technology supplier Wiba integrates with.
• KraussMaffei: German machinery maker covering injection molding, extrusion, and reaction process machinery with bundled automation offerings. Competes with Wiba at the integrated cell level for plastics processors.
• Stäubli Robotics: Swiss manufacturer of industrial robots and automation solutions, including SCARA and 6-axis robots used in plastics and other industrial automation. Competes with Wiba as a broader robotics/automation incumbent.
• Beckhoff Automation: German manufacturer of PC-based control technology, PLCs, and automation software. Comparable through its PLC/control systems role in industrial automation cells like those Wiba delivers.

Direct peers

• Wittmann Battenfeld: Global leader in injection molding automation and plastics processing equipment, including robots and downstream automation cells. Directly competes with Wiba's plastics automation offering and is also a sister-company partner (Battenfeld Sverige).
• Sepro Group: French manufacturer of Cartesian robots and automation cells specifically for plastics injection molding. Closely comparable to Wiba in delivering robot-integrated automation for plastics processors.
• Hahn Automation: German-based automation specialist serving plastics, automotive, and medical industries with custom automation cells and robotic integration. Direct competitor in the custom plastics/medical automation niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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