What Ferrum does

Ferrum AG is a Swiss industrial machinery group founded in 1917 and headquartered in Schafisheim, Switzerland. The company operates two core product lines: Ferrum Packaging, which produces premium can seaming equipment for the beverage, food, and can-manufacturing industries, and Ferrum Process Systems, which delivers Swiss-precision centrifuge solutions (pusher, scraper vertical, scraper horizontal, and decanter centrifuges) for chemical, pharmaceutical, mineral processing, petrochemical, food, and environmental applications. Hiller GmbH, a German subsidiary, complements the portfolio with decanter centrifuge technology serving environmental, industrial, and energy sectors with 50+ years of expertise.

The group's technology rests on more than a century of accumulated mechanical engineering know-how, with production covering both new and test machines, plus a secondary market for used equipment. An automation line (PR/ZA1) handles process control for centrifuge systems, though the input data does not indicate AI/ML capabilities. Ferrum employs approximately 890 people across 12 global offices and holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications.

Ferrum monetizes through direct enterprise sales of capital equipment, augmented by a full lifecycle services portfolio including spare parts, repair, overhaul, modular conversions, process media optimization, service contracts, the ferruPractice training program, and industry-specific consulting. Distribution is conducted via a global representative network providing personal consulting in local languages, with end markets spanning beverages (beer, craft beer, soft drinks, juices, iced tea), food and pet food, can manufacturing, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, mining, and environmental sectors across an estimated 300 application use cases.

Name

Ferrum

Legal name

Ferrum AG

Website

https://ferrum.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ferrum AG is a privately held Swiss industrial machinery group founded in 1917 that manufactures premium can seamers (Ferrum Packaging) and Swiss-precision centrifuges (Ferrum Process Systems, plus Hiller decanters), serving global beverage, food, can-making, chemical, pharmaceutical, mining, and environmental enterprises across 12 offices with 890 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machinery (Can Seaming and Centrifugation)

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (333998), Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (339991)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB), End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

Keywords

• Can seaming machinery
• Industrial centrifuge equipment
• Decanter centrifuge technology
• Centrifugal separation systems
• Beverage can packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Schafisheim

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Sale of can seamers and centrifuge equipment including new machines, test machines, and used machines. Primary revenue stream for the Ferrum Group.
2. After-Sales Services: Comprehensive service offerings including repair, overhaul, modular conversions, process media optimization, and service contracts covering the entire product lifecycle.
3. Spare Parts: Global spare parts distribution ensuring rapid delivery and support for customer operations worldwide.
4. Training Programs: ferruPractice training programs for customer skill development and operational optimization.
5. Consulting Services: Industry-specific consulting services for process optimization and plant redesign.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ferrum manufactures and services industrial can seaming machines (Ferrum Packaging) for closing metal cans used by beverage, food, and can-making companies, and a full portfolio of industrial centrifuges (Ferrum Process Systems and Hiller GmbH) — including pusher, scraper vertical, scraper horizontal, and decanter types — for solid-liquid separation in chemical, pharmaceutical, mineral, petrochemical, food, wastewater, and environmental applications. The Group complements its machinery with global after-sales services (repair, overhaul, modular conversions, process media optimization, service contracts), spare parts, the ferruPractice training program, and industry-specific consulting.

Product overview

Ferrum is a Swiss industrial machinery company offering two core product lines: Ferrum Packaging (can seamers for beverages, food, and can manufacturing) and Ferrum Process Systems (centrifuges including pusher, scraper vertical, scraper horizontal, and decanter types). The company, founded in 1917 and headquartered in Schafisheim, Switzerland, operates from 12 global offices with 890 employees. A third brand, Hiller GmbH, provides decanter centrifuge technology. Services include comprehensive customer support, spare parts, repair, overhaul, modular conversions, process optimization, service contracts, and ferruPractice training programs. The company serves applications across beer, craft beer, soft drinks, juices, iced tea, pet food, vegetables, fruits, milk powder, can making, salt, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, minerals, petrochemicals, food processing, waste water, and environmental industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Can Seamers (Ferrum Packaging)

Quantifiable outcome

• 300 applications across diverse industries demonstrating broad technical capability
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hiller GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHiller GmbH represents the decanter centrifuge technology within the Ferrum Group. With over 50 years of experience, Hiller develops and manufactures systems for demanding separation processes with focus on environmental technology, industry, and energy sectors. Part of Ferrum's comprehensive centrifuge portfolio.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PneumaticScaleAngelus (BW Integrated Systems): PneumaticScaleAngelus produces can seamers and integrated canning line equipment for beverage and food can manufacturers. Closely overlaps Ferrum Packaging's product portfolio and serves the same global beverage customers.
• Andritz Group: Andritz supplies pusher centrifuges, decanters, and screen-scroll/solid-bowl centrifuges for chemical, mineral, food, and environmental processing. Directly comparable to Ferrum Process Systems across pusher and decanter centrifuge categories.
• GEA Group: GEA is a global supplier of separation/centrifuge technology (separators, decanters, homogenizers) for dairy, food, chemical, and pharma industries. Direct competitor to Ferrum Process Systems' centrifuge portfolio, particularly in chemical/pharma/food separation.
• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval manufactures industrial centrifuges and separation equipment used across food, dairy, chemical, pharma, and environmental applications. A direct and broader competitor to Ferrum Process Systems in centrifugal separation technology.
• Flottweg SE: Flottweg specializes in decanter centrifuges, separators, and belt presses for industrial solid-liquid separation. Closely competes with Hiller GmbH (Ferrum subsidiary) and Ferrum Process Systems in decanter centrifuge markets.
• Stolle Machinery Company: Stolle designs and builds can-making and can-seaming equipment for two-piece and three-piece can manufacturers. Competes with Ferrum in the can-making segment of Ferrum's packaging portfolio.
• Angelus (Sanitary Can Machinery): Angelus is a leading manufacturer of can seaming machines serving beverage, food, and aerosol can producers globally. Direct competitor to Ferrum Packaging in can closing technology for the same enterprise customer base.

Emerging players

• Tomoe Engineering Co., Ltd. Tomoe Engineering manufactures pusher centrifuges and process separation equipment serving chemical, food, and mineral industries globally. Niche competitor to Ferrum Process Systems in industrial centrifuge categories, especially in Asian and emerging markets.

Broad incumbents

• Krones AG: Krones is a leading global supplier of complete beverage filling and packaging lines, including can seamers as part of broader systems. Overlaps with Ferrum Packaging but offers a much wider portfolio of bottling, labeling, and packaging equipment.
• KHS GmbH: KHS provides filling and packaging machinery for beverages (including cans, bottles, PET). Competes with Ferrum Packaging in can-handling/seaming as part of a broader integrated packaging line offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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