Küppersbusch GmbH

What Küppersbusch GmbH does

Küppersbusch GmbH is a privately held German Mittelstand manufacturer of modular packaging machinery headquartered in Velbert, North Rhine-Westphalia, operating continuously since 1972 under second-generation family ownership led by managing director Jochen Küppersbusch. The firm designs and builds filling, sealing, labeling, and Monoblock systems organized around a proprietary modular Bausteinsystem architecture that lets customers combine semi-automatic and fully automatic modules — including the Amedo TFH and TFV filling series, ETT 4300/4301/43001 label applicators, and Rundtaktmaschine block systems — to handle liquid-to-pasty products in containers from 20ml to 50,000ml. Engineering, fabrication, assembly, and qualification are performed in-house at the Röbbeck industrial site.

The business operates two integrated revenue streams. The first is capital-equipment sales of new custom-configured machinery to industrial buyers in food and beverage (with a focus on spirits producers including liqueurs, creams, brandies, gin, whisky, and rum), life sciences and chemicals (pharmaceutical, cosmetics, chemical dosing), and contract packers. The second is a contract services line (Lohnabfüllung and Lohnetikettierung) that uses the company's own machines to provide filling and labeling on a fee-for-service basis, effectively monetizing installed equipment while serving as a live test environment for new product development. A secondary used-equipment channel (Gebrauchte Maschinen) recycles previously owned machines to price-sensitive SMB and service-provider buyers.

Go-to-market is direct and owner-led, with consultation, configuration, and pricing handled by the managing director and family team; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Marketing is built around the company website (kueppersbusch-velbert.de), a YouTube channel, a Facebook page, and ongoing SEO work with the agency sumasearch.de, supporting inbound lead generation across Germany and the broader EU. The firm has no disclosed external investors, no subsidiaries, no recent M&A, and no AI/ML or digital-platform layer; its competitive position rests on engineering customization, durability of mechanical design, and direct customer relationships cultivated over four decades.

Name

Küppersbusch GmbH

Legal name

Küppersbusch GmbH

Website

https://kueppersbusch-velbert.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Küppersbusch GmbH is a Velbert-based, second-generation family-owned German manufacturer of modular filling, sealing, and labeling machinery, plus contract filling and labeling services, serving food and beverage (spirits), pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and chemical customers across Germany and the EU.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG), End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

Keywords

• Packaging machinery
• Filling machines
• Labeling machines
• Contract filling services
• Sealing machines

Headquarters

HQ city

Velbert

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Küppersbusch GmbH designs, manufactures, and sells modular packaging machinery—filling machines (TFH semi-automatic and TFV fully automatic series), labeling machines (ETT 4300, ETT 4301, and ETT fully automatic series), and closing machines (crimping, screwing, pressing, sealing)—as well as compact Monoblock block systems that combine filling and closing operations. The company additionally operates contract filling and contract labeling services for liquid to pasty products including spirits, syrups, and non-carbonated self-preserving beverages, using its own machinery to test and validate equipment before delivery.

Product overview

Küppersbusch GmbH is a manufacturer of packaging machinery offering a modular system of filling, labeling, and closing machines plus contract services. Core products include the Amedo TFH (semi-automatic) and TFV (fully automatic) filling machine series, ETT label applicator series (ETT 4300/4301 for semi-automatic, ETT 43001 for industrial fully automatic), closing machines for various sealing methods, and compact Monoblock block systems combining multiple operations. The company also sells used machines and provides contract filling and labeling services for food products including spirits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Abfüllmaschinen TFH-Serie (Semi-Automatic Dosing Fillers, Amedo)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• 4market.deminorOthersWebsite design and implementation services provider responsible for the company's website development and maintenance.
• sumasearch.deminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSEO agency providing professional search engine optimization services to improve website visibility and Google search rankings.
• Kooperationspartner (unspecified)minorOthersThe company works with competent, reliable, and expert cooperation partners. Specific partner names are not publicly listed on the website.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Coesia Group: Italian industrial packaging group with multiple packaging machinery brands. Overlaps with Küppersbusch in filling, capping, and labeling categories through portfolio companies.
• GEA Group: Diversified industrial machinery group with filling and packaging equipment for food, beverage, and pharma. Overlaps with Küppersbusch in liquid processing and packaging machinery.
• Syntegon Technology (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Major global provider of packaging and processing equipment across food, pharma, and consumer goods. Spans liquid filling, labeling, and packaging line integration at scale.
• Tetra Pak: Global food and beverage processing and packaging company. Comparable in liquid filling and packaging equipment for dairy, beverage, and liquid food customers.
• ProMach: US-based provider of integrated packaging machinery solutions across filling, labeling, capping, and end-of-line categories across multiple end markets.

Direct peers

• Krones AG: German packaging machinery manufacturer with extensive beverage and liquid filling, labeling, and closing equipment lines. Most direct large-scale competitor to Küppersbusch in liquid packaging machinery.
• Serac Group: French specialist in liquid filling and capping machines for beverages, dairy, and personal care products. Overlaps with Küppersbusch's TFH/TFV filling and Verschließmaschinen lines.
• Marchesini Group: Italian packaging machinery specialist serving pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries with filling, capping, and labeling equipment. Comparable mid-to-large filling machinery peer.
• KHS GmbH: German manufacturer of filling and packaging systems primarily for the beverage industry. Directly comparable in liquid filling, capping, and labeling machinery.
• Bausch + Strobel: German manufacturer of filling and closing machines primarily for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and chemical applications. Directly comparable in liquid filling and Verschließmaschinen for regulated industries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/kueppersbuschvelbert
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/k%C3%BCppersbusch-gmbh

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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