h'Factory

Name

h'Factory

Legal name

H'Factory

Website

https://h-factory.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Mechatronic Systems

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK), Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL), Bottling Line Maintenance, Automation & Integration Services (AFAFAJAN), Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Mechatronic systems integration
• Industrial conveyor equipment
• Packaging line machinery
• Robotic gantry automation
• Ergonomic workstations design

Headquarters

HQ city

Bourgoin-Jallieu

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom equipment manufacturing and sales: H'Factory designs and manufactures custom mechatronic solutions including conveyor systems, accumulation tables, blowing machines, robotic systems, and specialized handling equipment. Revenue is generated through project-based equipment sales with custom specifications for each client installation.
2. Maintenance contracts and services: Three-tier maintenance contract program: Moovitique Assistance (annual level 1 visits), Moovitique Préventif (preventive maintenance level 2 with parts included), and Moovitique Full (full preventive and curative maintenance). Services include phone support, on-site intervention, commissioning, and technical training.
3. Engineering and consulting services: Project support from ideation through commissioning, including pre-studies, functional analysis, technical design, installation, and start-up follow-up.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

H'Factory designs, manufactures, and integrates custom mechatronic subsystems for industrial clients, combining conveyor systems, robotic gantries, and specialized Coris packaging machines (blowing machines, accumulation tables, depalletizers, degodétiseurs) built on hellomoov' group standard products. The company delivers turnkey, project-based solutions targeting productivity, automation, and ergonomics improvements in production and packaging lines, complemented by three-tier preventive maintenance contracts.

Product overview

H'Factory provides integrated industrial solutions based on hellomoov' group's product catalogs (elcom, Faber, Coris). The portfolio centers on three core technology areas: Transitique (material handling/conveying), Robotique (robotics/automation), and Machines Coris (specialized packaging machines). Coris machines include blowing machines for container cleaning, accumulation/turning tables, depalletizers, degodétiseurs, dépackeurs, and flow regulation systems. The company serves six industry verticals: Cosmétique, Agroalimentaire, Pharmaceutique, Biomédical, Végétal (phenotyping), and Nucléaire. Services include three-tier maintenance contracts (Moovitique Assistance, Préventif, Full) and custom engineering. The company operates from three French sites (Bourgoin-Jallieu/Lyon area, Sucy-en-Brie/Paris region, Alizay/Rouen area).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Robotique (Robotic systems) Industrial robotics solutions including modular linear transfer modules (TLM), multi-axis gantries with configurable stroke/acceleration/speed/repeatability, and grippers for automating repetitive handling tasks on industrial production lines.
• Transitique (Material handling / conveyor systems) Material handling technology that moves products from point A to point B within facilities using conveyor systems, transfer pallets, FIFO serpentine conveyors, and pinch conveyors to supply automated or manual stations.
• Souffleuses de conditionnement (Blowing machines) Four families of blowing machines ensuring container emptiness before filling operations: sleeve return blowers, rotary blowers, pinch blowers, and sequential blowers. Capable of up to 25,000 bottles/hour and designed for glass, plastic bottles, and metal containers.
• Tables d'accumulation (Accumulation tables) Continuous handling equipment for product storage at the beginning or end of conveyor lines, available in standard, storage, FIFO, and turning table variants for 90° or 180° rotation.
• Dépalletiseur (Depalletizer) Equipment for automated unloading of pallets with products, featuring elevator, deposit table, aligner, and conveyor feeding systems to feed production lines after removing packaging film.
• Dégodétiseur (Uncaser) Machine that extracts glass vials from their crates/godets (pucks) and recycles them in production lines, including conveyor, extraction, and return functions.
• Dépackeur (Depacker) Machine that extracts products from shrink-wrapped packaging to feed production lines, using manual and pneumatic operations.
• Table tournante (Turning table) Rotating platform enabling 90° or 180° product rotation for controlled product flow management and manual product access on packaging lines.
• Moovitique maintenance contracts (Assistance, Préventif, Full) Three-tier maintenance contract program covering installed mechatronic systems: Moovitique Assistance (annual level 1 visits), Moovitique Préventif (preventive maintenance level 2 with parts included), and Moovitique Full (full preventive and curative maintenance). Services include phone support, on-site intervention, commissioning, and technical training.
• Chevalet motorisé Louvre (Motorized easel for C2RMF) Custom motorized easel designed for the Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France (C2RMF) at the Louvre, intended to hold and position paintings (from miniature to 150kg monumental pieces) for high-definition digitization and radiography.
• ITS 24V Transfer Systems Low-voltage (24V) transfer systems sourced from the elcom brand that significantly reduce electrical energy consumption by a factor of 18 compared to conventional systems, with a stated ROI of 2 years.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 18x reduction in electrical energy consumption with ITS 24V transfer systems
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• LIV (Laboratoire d'Innovation Végétale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2024Multi-year partnership for continuous optimization of food supplement production equipment. H'Factory supplies conveyors, banderoleurs (vertical rotation conveyors), and positioning stars. Collaboration has resulted in multiple production line installations, with 5th main production line completed in 2024.
• C2RMF (Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 September 2024Project for Louvre museum photo studios, supplying motorized easel for high-definition digitization and radiography of paintings from French public collections. Unique application of handling technology for artworks weighing up to 150kg.
• NEXTPHARMAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2024Partnership with pharmaceutical CDMO (Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization) for Limay site conveyor system. H'Factory supplied ergonomic conveyor system for handling double-point glass ampoules, improving mirage (visual inspection) operations and operator comfort.
• hellomoov' GroupcoreOthers · 1 January 2023H'Factory is a subsidiary of hellomoov' group, formed by consolidating project activities from ELCOM, Alizay site, and Boissy-Saint-Léger site under new entity H'FACTORY SAS. The group provides access to eight production sites, portfolio of standard products (elcom, Faber, Coris brands), and shared services (commerce, digital projects, RSE, finance, IT, HR). H'Factory integrates group standard products into custom solutions.
• Roche Diagnostics FranceflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 September 2022Strategic partnership for medical analysis laboratory process optimization. H'Factory provides moovitique solutions (material handling) and ergonomic workstations integrated with Roche diagnostic equipment. Joint development of conveyor and transfer systems handling individual tubes and boxes with camera-based color recognition. Partnership enabled processing of over 4000 cases per day and 2-3 hours process time savings per analysis.
• elcomcoreTechnology or IntegrationSister brand under hellomoov' providing modular aluminum profiles, linear transfer modules (TLM), and workstation systems used in H'Factory custom solutions. ITS 24V transfer systems from elcom offer energy-efficient material handling.
• FabercoreTechnology or IntegrationSister brand under hellomoov' providing modular conveyors, plastic components (stars, sleeves, etc.), CAB SB heavy-duty conveyors, and FLEXTOO curved conveyors for H'Factory custom solutions.
• CoriscoreTechnology or Integration60+ year-old brand under hellomoov' providing specialized handling machines (souffleuses, accumulation tables, degodétiseurs, depalletizers) integrated by H'Factory into custom solutions. Products include pinch conveyors, turning tables, and FIFO systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sidel: French-based global packaging machinery specialist offering complete bottling and packaging line solutions. Direct competitor in beverage, food, and cosmetics packaging line integration.
• KHS GmbH: German packaging machinery manufacturer focused on filling, conveying, and packaging systems for beverage and food. Comparable in scope and customer base.
• Gebo Cermex (Sidel): Specialist in conveying, accumulation, and end-of-line packaging solutions for the food and beverage industry. Highly comparable product overlap with H'Factory's conveyor and Coris product portfolio.
• Gerhard Schubert GmbH: German specialist in top-loading packaging machinery and robotic automation. Comparable in custom robotic packaging line integration for cosmetics, food, and pharma.
• Mpac Group: UK-based provider of packaging line solutions including conveyor systems, accumulation, and line integration. Comparable in mid-market packaging line engineering.
• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery integrator combining multiple brands across filling, conveying, and labeling. Comparable integrator business model with custom mechatronic solutions.
• Krones AG: German manufacturer of packaging line systems, conveyors, and bottling equipment. Closely comparable across food, beverage, and pharmaceutical packaging line integration.

Broad incumbents

• Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Global packaging machinery incumbent with strong pharmaceutical and food processing line coverage. Overlaps with H'Factory in pharma/biomedical conveyor and handling.
• Coesia Group: Italian conglomerate of industrial packaging machinery companies (GDM, ACMA, Volpak, etc.). Comparable in custom machinery integration across multiple packaging verticals.

Regional players

• Citius Engineering: French industrial automation and special machinery integrator with similar SME scale. Comparable in custom mechatronic solution delivery for French industrial customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h-factory-hellomoov

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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