SOLARCO Machinery

What SOLARCO Machinery does

SOLARCO Machinery s.r.o. is a Czech family-owned industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1990 and headquartered in the Ovčáry Industrial Zone in Central Bohemia, Czech Republic. The company designs, builds, sells, and services cardboard box-making machines — so-called "boxmakers" — engineered specifically for short and medium production runs of corrugated cardboard boxes, trays, and packaging parts. Its product portfolio is organized into four named series targeting different operational preferences and budgets: BOXMATIC 18/23/25 (semi-automatic), BOXMATIC Manual 18/23/25 (hand-fed), ECOMATIC 18/23/28 (economical automatic), and EASYMATIC 18/23 (ease-of-use automatic). Each line is offered in multiple size configurations to accommodate different box dimensions within the same short-run, on-demand boxmaking use case.

The company operates a direct-to-customer B2B go-to-market with no disclosed intermediary distribution. Sales are generated through the corporate website (available in English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Russian), regular booth presence at major European packaging trade shows including FACHPACK in Nuremberg (2024, booth 617 in Hall 7) and CCE (2025, booth 1150), and annual Open House events at the company showroom where all product lines are demonstrated live to prospective buyers. Revenue is generated from two streams: one-time hardware sales of the four machine series, and recurring after-sales service and maintenance for the installed base. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; machines are quoted upon request based on model and configuration.

The company is a privately held Czech s.r.o. (private limited company) under family ownership, with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity, patents, awards, or external partnerships. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees. The website is operated in Czech with localized subdomains, and the company maintains a multilingual social presence on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram under the SOLARCO Machinery and solarco_boxmaker handles. No AI/ML, software, or data products are offered; the company's technology stack is mechanical/electromechanical industrial machinery focused on a single narrow application segment.

Name

SOLARCO Machinery

Legal name

SOLARCO Machinery s.r.o.

Website

https://solarco.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SOLARCO Machinery s.r.o. is a Czech family-owned manufacturer founded in 1990 that designs, builds, sells, and services corrugated cardboard boxmaking machines (boxmakers) for short and medium production runs across four product series (BOXMATIC, BOXMATIC Manual, ECOMATIC, EASYMATIC), serving European B2B customers via direct sales, trade shows, and showroom Open House events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolin

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Machinery Sales: SOLARCO generates revenue primarily through the sale of carton box machines (BOXMATIC, BOXMATIC Manual, ECOMATIC, and EASYMATIC series). As a manufacturer, they construct, produce, sell and service these machines for short and medium production runs.
2. Service and Maintenance: The company provides after-sales service and maintenance for their carton box machines, generating recurring service revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SOLARCO Machinery designs, manufactures, sells, and services cardboard box-making machines (boxmakers) for short and medium production runs of corrugated cardboard boxes. The company offers four distinct product lines — BOXMATIC 18&23&25 (semi-automatic), BOXMATIC Manual 18&23&25 (manual), ECOMATIC 18&23&28 (automatic/economical), and EASYMATIC 18&23 (easy-to-operate) — to serve businesses needing flexible, on-demand in-house box production. After-sales service and maintenance round out the offering.

Product overview

SOLARCO Machinery s.r.o. is a Czech family-owned company established in 1990, specializing in the design, manufacturing, sales, and service of cardboard boxmaking machines (boxmakers) for short to medium production runs. The product portfolio consists of four distinct machine lines: BOXMATIC 18&23&25 (semi-automatic boxmaker), BOXMATIC Manual 18&23&25 (hand-fed manual version), ECOMATIC 18&23&28 (automatic boxmaker), and EASYMATIC 18&23. Each product line targets different operational preferences—from fully manual to semi-automatic to fully automatic production—while serving the same core market of corrugated cardboard box manufacturing for short and medium batch sizes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BOXMATIC: Cardboard box-making machine series for short to medium production runs
• BOXMATIC Manual
• ECOMATIC
• EASYMATIC

Products and services

• BOXMATIC 18&23&25 Semi-automatic boxmaker machine for short to medium production runs of corrugated cardboard boxes, available in three size configurations (models 18, 23, and 25). Designed for businesses needing flexible, on-demand production of custom boxes.
• BOXMATIC Manual 18&23&25 Manual version of the BOXMATIC boxmaker machine for short to medium production runs of corrugated cardboard boxes, designed for operators preferring hand-fed production with available upgrades and options. Available in three size configurations (models 18, 23, and 25).
• ECOMATIC 18&23&28 Automatic boxmaker machine for short to medium production runs within the ECOMATIC product line, available in three size configurations (models 18, 23, and 28). Positioned for cost-conscious buyers.
• EASYMATIC 18&23 Boxmaker machine in the EASYMATIC product line for short to medium production runs of corrugated cardboard boxes, available in two size configurations (models 18 and 23). Focused on ease of use and simple operation.
• After-sales service and maintenance Recurring after-sales service and maintenance for SOLARCO carton box machines, providing ongoing support to machine buyers and generating recurring service revenue.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Boxon Group: Boxon is a Nordic packaging solutions provider that also offers packaging machinery. While primarily a packaging converter/distributor, it competes in parts of SOLARCO's niche by providing on-demand packaging solutions and machinery in the Nordic/Baltic region.

Broad incumbents

• Marbach Group: Marbach is a German manufacturer of die-cutting tooling, machinery, and packaging equipment for the corrugated and folding carton industry. It serves the same converter customer base as SOLARCO with adjacent converting equipment.
• BOBST: BOBST is a Swiss-based global incumbent in packaging machinery, including corrugated converting and boxmaking equipment. While not exclusively focused on short-run boxmakers, it competes in the broader packaging machinery category SOLARCO serves and has far greater scale and global reach.
• Kolbus Group: Kolbus is a German manufacturer of industrial machinery for bookbinding and packaging production, including box-making equipment. Overlaps with SOLARCO in the packaging machinery category with a broader industrial machinery portfolio.
• BHS Corrugated: BHS is a leading European manufacturer of corrugated machinery and equipment, including converting and boxmaking solutions. It competes in the same customer base (corrugated converters) as SOLARCO but at much larger scale and broader product scope.

Direct peers

• Sparck Technologies: Sparck Technologies (Netherlands) specializes in automated right-sized packaging and box-making systems for e-commerce and fulfillment, directly overlapping with SOLARCO's short-run, on-demand corrugated boxmaking value proposition.
• Packsize International: Packsize is the most direct peer: it manufactures on-demand, boxmaker-style machines that produce custom corrugated boxes in short runs. Same end customer (businesses needing right-sized packaging), same core technology concept, and same business model of selling capital equipment + consumables/service.
• Heiber + Schröder: Heiber + Schröder is a German specialist in packaging machinery including carton erecting, case packing and boxmaking systems. Comparable as a European mid-sized manufacturer focused on packaging line equipment for similar converter and end-user customers.

Emerging players

• Zünd Systemtechnik: Zünd is a Swiss manufacturer of digital cutting systems used in packaging, including corrugated. While not a direct boxmaker competitor, it serves overlapping packaging production customers with digital cutting/finishing equipment that complements or competes with SOLARCO's machines in short-run workflows.
• Proven Solutions Group (PSG) / Colinbus: Proven Solutions Group provides packaging machinery and integration services, with overlap to SOLARCO's boxmaking equipment category. Comparable as a mid-sized European supplier focused on flexible and on-demand packaging systems.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCBFHVxPqK7y13gUV6o29m2g
• Facebookfacebook.com/SOLARCO.Machinery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solarco-machinery-s-r-o-
• Instagraminstagram.com/solarco_boxmaker

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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