Massman Companies
Massman Companies is a privately held, PE-backed U.S. manufacturer of automated packaging machinery, operating six divisions that deliver bottle-to-pallet equipment—filling, capping, case packing, cartoning, shrink wrapping, and palletizing—to food, beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, and personal care manufacturers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1978
- HeadquartersAlexandria, MN, United States
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Massman Companies does
Massman Companies is a privately held, U.S.-based manufacturer of automated packaging machinery, headquartered in Alexandria, Minnesota and backed by private investment firm Granite Partners since 2016. The company operates through six wholly owned divisions—Massman Automation, EDL Packaging, Ideal Pase, DTM Packaging, New England Machinery, and ADCO Manufacturing (plus Ultra Packaging, acquired 2023)—which collectively cover the full packaging line from bottle unscrambling and liquid filling, through case packing and cartoning, to shrink wrapping and palletizing. Across roughly 200+ employees and nearly 300,000 sq ft of manufacturing space in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Florida, California, and Chicago, Massman produces equipment for food & beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical/nutraceutical, chemical & industrial, pet products, automotive, and healthcare customers, with an explicit direct-to-manufacturer enterprise field-sales model.
The company's core technology portfolio is built around electromechanical packaging machinery—pouch fillers, robotic case packers, volumetric and net-weight liquid fillers, drum and tote fillers, shrink wrappers, bottle unscramblers, orienters, cappers, retorquers, lidders, cartoners, sleevers, and palletizers. The unifying commercial platform is Connected Plus Systems, under which equipment from multiple Massman divisions (plus OEM partners such as Ronchi America and Tolke USA) is sold under a single agreement with unified project management, pre-shipment testing, centralized training, and a common HMI/industrial design language.
Massman's revenue model is predominantly direct hardware sales of capital equipment, priced custom by project based on specifications, throughput, and integration scope, supported by an aftermarket parts and service business and system-integration engineering services. Sales cycles are long and project-driven, with customer acquisition concentrated at major industry trade shows (Pack Expo, Interpack, FILTECH, WestPack) and a U.S.-based direct sales team; pricing is not publicly disclosed.
Massman Companies firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Massman Companies
- Legal name
- Massman Companies
- Website
- https://massmanco.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1978
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Massman Companies is a privately held, PE-backed U.S. manufacturer of automated packaging machinery, operating six divisions that deliver bottle-to-pallet equipment—filling, capping, case packing, cartoning, shrink wrapping, and palletizing—to food, beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, and personal care manufacturers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Massman Companies industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Packaging Machinery
- NAICS
- Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)
- SIC
- Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Cartoning & Case Packing Systems (IMAHAOAB)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Equipment (IMAHAOAH), Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF), Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG)
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Where Massman Companies is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Alexandria, MN
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices7 records
Markets served
Massman Companies business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Packaging Machinery Sales: Massman Companies generates primary revenue through the sale of automated packaging equipment including pouch fillers, case packers, liquid fillers, shrink wrappers, cappers, unscramblers, cartoners, and palletizers. Each machine or integrated system is sold as a capital equipment purchase.
- Connected Plus Systems: Bundled solutions offering multiple machines from different Massman Companies divisions under a single contract, simplifying customer procurement and providing unified support.
- Aftermarket Parts and Service: The company provides aftermarket parts and service support for installed machinery, including U.S.-based automation support and rapid parts availability.
- System Integration Services: Engineering and integration services for connecting equipment across production lines, including line layout design, controls programming, and startup support.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Custom machinery pricing based on specifications |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Massman Companies product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Massman Companies designs, manufactures, and integrates automated packaging machinery for enterprise manufacturers across food & beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, and consumer goods industries. Its six divisions produce pouch fillers, case packers, bottle unscramblers, cappers, liquid fillers, shrink wrappers, cartoners, and palletizers, which can be procured individually or bundled into Connected Plus Systems—integrated lines delivered under a single contract with unified project management and pre-shipment testing.
Product overview
Massman Companies is a strategic collection of six packaging machinery divisions offering equipment from beginning to end of production lines. The portfolio includes Massman Automation (end-of-line: case packing, pouch filling, palletizing, cartoning), EDL Packaging (shrink wrapping and bundling), Ideal Pase (liquid filling from pints to drums/totes), DTM Packaging (bottling lines and Purefil filling systems), New England Machinery (unscrambling, capping, orienting), and ADCO Manufacturing (cartoning and tray forming). The company also offers Connected Plus Systems enabling single-contract procurement of multiple machines across brands with unified support. Together they provide complete bottle/carton-to-pallet solutions through acquisitions and organic growth since 1978.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Connected Plus Systems: Integrated packaging systems combining multiple Massman brands under a single contract and unified support
- Purefil Filling Line
Products and services
- Pouch Filling Machines Precision and efficient pouch filling packaging machinery for a variety of pouch sizes and materials, ensuring optimal performance and product integrity. Used by food, beverage, and consumer goods manufacturers.
- Case Packing Systems Precision product movement systems and robotics to automate case packing with efficient handling for all products, including custom products others cannot handle. Used by manufacturers across multiple industries.
- Bottle Unscramblers & Cappers Full line of low- or high-speed cappers and bottle unscramblers that sort, organize, orient, and deliver bottles or containers of any size and type—including pharmaceutical, food, beverage, cosmetic, or chemical applications—into a single, upright, orderly position onto the production line.
- Liquid Filling Systems Liquid filling systems that fill containers of all sizes, from vials and beverage bottles to drums and totes, meeting liquid filling needs across multiple industries including food, beverage, paint, coatings, and chemicals.
- Shrink Packaging Equipment Multiple shrink wrapping options from simple single roll wrappers to heavy-duty double tight wrappers, each including efficient end-to-end conveyors for optimum productivity. Used across consumer and industrial product bundling applications.
- Connected Plus Systems Streamlined solution combining best-in-class machinery across Massman brands and OEM partners through single contracts, unified project management, pre-shipment testing, and one-team support for multiple machines on production lines. Targets enterprise manufacturers seeking single-source accountability.
- Aftermarket Parts and Service Support U.S.-based automation support and rapid parts availability for installed packaging machinery, designed to minimize downtime for production line operators.
- System Integration Services Engineering and integration services for connecting equipment across production lines, including line layout design, controls programming, and startup support, tied to Connected Plus Systems deliveries.
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduced customer procurement complexity through single-agreement multi-machine purchases
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Massman Companies
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Massman Companies technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Massman Companies partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- PMMI Media GroupminorIndustry association and trade show producer. Massman Companies participates in PMMI-produced Pack Expo events and related industry activities.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Massman Companies competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- GEA Group: GEA is a global industrial machinery group offering processing, filling, and packaging equipment for food, beverage, dairy, and pharmaceutical industries. Overlaps with Massman's liquid filling, pouch filling, and packaging line integration offerings.
- Coesia Group: Coesia is an Italian industrial group of packaging machinery brands (including GDM, Volpak, R.A Jones, Bentivoglio) serving FMCG customers globally. Comparable multi-brand consolidator model in packaging machinery with overlapping end-markets.
- Syntegon Technology: Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology) is a global packaging machinery manufacturer serving food, pharma, and consumer goods with liquid filling, cartoning, and processing equipment. Overlaps with Massman's filling, cartoning, and pharmaceutical packaging capabilities at greater scale.
- Krones AG: Krones is a global leader in packaging and bottling machinery for the beverage, food, and dairy industries, with overlapping liquid filling, capping, labeling, and palletizing offerings to Massman's Ideal Pase, DTM, and NEM divisions.
Direct peers
- BW Packaging (Barry-Wehmiller): BW Packaging is Barry-Wehmiller's packaging machinery platform offering filling, cartoning, labeling, and end-of-line systems across multiple brands. Directly comparable multi-brand industrial packaging machinery model and customer verticals to Massman.
- Serpa Packaging Solutions: Serpa is a U.S.-based packaging machinery integrator offering case packing, cartoners, palletizing, and end-of-line solutions comparable to Massman Automation and ADCO, targeting similar mid-market enterprise customers.
- ProMach: ProMach is a multi-brand packaging machinery consolidator offering integrated solutions across filling, labeling, cartoning, case packing, and palletizing from dozens of acquired brands. Massman's portfolio-and-acquisition playbook mirrors ProMach's structure and target customer base (F&B, personal care, pharma).
- Mpac Group: Mpac Group is a U.K.-based packaging machinery manufacturer specializing in case packing, cartoning, and end-of-line equipment for F&B and pharmaceutical customers. Provides a comparable product portfolio in case packing and end-of-line automation.
- Mespack: Mespack specializes in flexible packaging machinery including pouch filling and form-fill-seal equipment for F&B, personal care, and pharmaceutical markets. Directly competes with Massman's pouch filling product line.
- R.A Jones (a Coesia company): R.A Jones manufactures cartoning, case packing, filling, and material handling equipment primarily for CPG, food, and pharma customers. Directly overlaps with Massman Automation and ADCO Manufacturing on case packing and cartoning.
Market position
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Massman Companies social profiles
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Massman Companies leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
Massman Companies subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries7 records
Massman Companies funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Massman Companies M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Massman Companies
What does Massman Companies do?
Massman Companies designs, manufactures, and integrates automated packaging machinery for enterprise manufacturers across food & beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, and consumer goods industries. Its six divisions produce pouch fillers, case packers, bottle unscramblers, cappers, liquid fillers, shrink wrappers, cartoners, and palletizers, which can be procured individually or bundled into Connected Plus Systems—integrated lines delivered under a single contract with unified project management and pre-shipment testing.
Is Massman Companies a public or private company?
Massman Companies is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Massman Companies founded?
Massman Companies was founded in 1978. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Massman Companies based?
Massman Companies is headquartered in Alexandria, MN, United States, in the North America region.
How does Massman Companies make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Packaging Machinery Sales are the primary driver. The others are connected Plus Systems, aftermarket Parts and Service and system Integration Services.
Who are Massman Companies's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are GEA Group, Coesia Group, Syntegon Technology and Krones AG. Direct peers are BW Packaging (Barry-Wehmiller), Serpa Packaging Solutions, ProMach, Mpac Group, Mespack and R.A Jones (a Coesia company).
Does Massman Companies have an API?
No public API is recorded for Massman Companies.
What industry is Massman Companies in?
Massman Companies's product category is Industrial Packaging Machinery. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAOAB, Cartoning & Case Packing Systems, with a secondary code of IMAHAOAH, Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Equipment. Its NAICS code is 333993 and its SIC code is 3550.