Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Corrugating Machinery Division (CMD)

What Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Corrugating Machinery Division (CMD) does

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Corrugating Machinery Division (MHIA CMD) is the North American sales, service, and engineering support arm for Mitsubishi's corrugating and box making equipment, headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland with a West Coast warehouse in Las Vegas. The division supplies a modular portfolio of corrugated packaging production equipment — single facers (60N, 60H), preheaters, mill roll stands, auto splicers, glue machines, double facers, gamma changers, slitter scorers, double cut-offs, double stackers — overseen by the proprietary Sigma 2000N production control system, complemented by box making machines (MC-100, EVOL), prefeeders (MPF), and retrofit/upgrade kits such as the Dual Slotter Retrofit. Products are designed as configurable components that can be assembled into complete corrugating lines for high-volume corrugated box manufacturers.

MHIA CMD generates revenue through three streams: (1) sale of new industrial machinery and complete line equipment; (2) recurring parts and service support for the installed base; and (3) retrofits and modernization programs (e.g., the EVOL Legacy Program for aging machines, Dual Slotter Retrofit). The go-to-market is enterprise field sales via territory-based representatives (e.g., Jon Rhoades covering Northeast & Canada), targeting corrugated box manufacturers with quote-based, custom-configured capital equipment. The customer base is exclusively B2B in the corrugated packaging vertical, with no consumer-facing offerings and no public pricing. The division is a wholly-owned business unit of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, itself a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (TSE: 7011), and operates with a lean staff of 22 employees, leveraging parent-group manufacturing and engineering capabilities.

Name

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Corrugating Machinery Division (CMD)

Legal name

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Corrugating Machinery Division

Website

https://mhicorrugating.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America's Corrugating Machinery Division designs, sells, and services industrial corrugating and box making equipment for North American corrugated box manufacturers, with a modular product portfolio and recurring parts, service, and retrofit revenue streams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Corrugating Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Corrugating machinery
• Box making equipment
• Industrial packaging machinery
• Corrugated box manufacturing
• Production line equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Sale of corrugating machines, box making machines, prefeders, and related equipment to corrugated box manufacturers. Equipment includes single facers, double facers, preheaters, mill roll stands, auto splicers, glue machines, slitter scorers, double cut off machines, and double stackers.
2. Parts and Service: Replacement parts and service/maintenance offerings for installed machinery base, supporting ongoing customer relationships and recurring revenue from existing equipment owners.
3. Retrofits and Upgrades: Modernization and capability enhancement solutions for existing customer equipment, including the Dual Slotter Retrofit and EVOL Legacy Program for aging machines.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Corrugating Machinery Division (CMD) designs, sells, and services industrial corrugating and box making machinery for corrugated cardboard and packaging manufacturers. The division offers a complete portfolio of modular equipment — including single facers, double facers, preheaters, mill roll stands, auto splicers, glue machines, slitter scorers, double cut-offs, double stackers, the Sigma 2000N production control system, box making machines (MC-100, EVOL), prefeeders (MPF), and retrofits/upgrades (such as the Dual Slotter Retrofit) — supported by parts and service operations including a West Coast warehouse in Las Vegas.

Product overview

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Corrugating Machinery Division (CMD) offers a comprehensive portfolio of corrugated packaging manufacturing equipment organized into four main product categories: Corrugating Machines (comprising individual machine components including single facers, preheaters, mill roll stands, auto splicers, glue machines, double facers, gamma changers, slitter scorers, double cut-offs, double stackers, and the Sigma 2000N production control system), Box Making Machines (including MC-100 and EVOL models), Prefeeders (MPF series), and Retrofits/Upgrades (such as the Dual Slotter Retrofit). The product line is designed as modular components that can be configured into complete corrugating production lines, with the Sigma 2000N serving as the centralized control system for line operations. Services include Parts and Service support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EVOL: Box Making Machine brand/product line
• Sigma 2000N

Products and services

• 60N Single Facer Single facer unit used in corrugating lines to form corrugated medium and glue it to one linerboard, for corrugated box manufacturers.
• 60H Single Facer High-speed single facer unit for corrugating production lines, used by corrugated box manufacturers.
• 61N/62N Preheater Preheater units that preheat the medium and linerboard before the corrugating process.
• 63N Mill Roll Stand Mill roll stand for holding and feeding roll stock material into the corrugating line.
• 63-1N Auto Splicer Automatic splicer for continuous feeding of roll stock without production interruption.
• 65J Glue Machine Glue application system for applying starch-based adhesives in the corrugating process.
• 66N Double Facer Double facer unit that bonds the corrugated medium to the second linerboard to complete the corrugated board.
• 67-1N Gamma Changer Gamma changer for adjusting the flute profile in corrugating machines.
• 67N Slitter Scorer Slitter scorer for cutting and scoring the corrugated board to desired dimensions.
• 68N Double Cut Off Double cut-off mechanism for cutting corrugated sheets to precise lengths.
• DE245/DE248 Double Stacker Double stacker for stacking and collecting finished corrugated sheets.
• Sigma 2000N Production Control System Production control system for monitoring and managing corrugating line operations, providing machine monitoring and control capabilities for manufacturing operations.
• MC-100 Box Making Machine Box making machine for manufacturing corrugated boxes and containers.
• EVOL Box Making Machine Advanced box making machine for production of corrugated boxes with enhanced capabilities, including the EVOL Legacy Program to maximize performance for aging machines.
• MPF Prefeeder Prefeeder system for feeding sheet stock into box making or processing equipment.
• Dual Slotter Retrofit Retrofit upgrade for adding dual slotter capability to existing corrugating equipment.
• Parts Replacement parts for installed corrugating and box making machinery, supporting recurring revenue from the existing installed base of equipment owners.
• Service Service and maintenance offerings for installed corrugating and box making machinery, supporting ongoing customer relationships with installed equipment.
• Customer Portal Customer-facing portal that centralizes machine information and service resources for installed-base customers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fosber: Fosber designs and manufactures corrugating lines and box making machinery and is one of MHI CMD's principal competitors in the North American and global corrugated packaging equipment market.
• Sun Automation Group: Sun Automation supplies corrugated converting equipment and feed systems (including prefeeders analogous to MHI's MPF), directly competing with MHI's box-making and converting product lines for North American box plants.
• BW Papersystems (Barry-Wehmiller): BW Papersystems, part of Barry-Wehmiller, offers corrugating and sheeting equipment (including Marquip and Kliklok lines), directly competing with MHI CMD across corrugating, converting, and packaging equipment.
• BHS Corrugated: BHS is a leading global manufacturer of corrugating machinery (single facers, corrugators, converting equipment), directly competing with MHI CMD across the full corrugated production line for the same customer base of box manufacturers.
• Gopfert: Gopfert is a European manufacturer of corrugating and converting machinery, competing with MHI CMD globally in single facers, flexo folder-gluers, and complete corrugating lines for box makers.
• Isowa: Isowa is a Japanese corrugating machinery manufacturer that competes with MHI CMD globally, particularly across Asian markets, offering corrugators, slitter scorers, and related equipment.

Broad incumbents

• BOBST: BOBST is a broad incumbent in packaging machinery and services (printing, converting, folding cartons) that overlaps with MHI CMD's converting and box-making product lines, particularly in corrugated and folding-carton packaging.
• KBA (Koenig & Bauer): KBA is a major printing and packaging equipment manufacturer serving the broader packaging industry; its converting/corrugating-adjacent product lines overlap with MHI CMD's corrugated box making business.

Emerging players

• ASC Machine Tools: ASC Machine Tools designs and builds specialized corrugating equipment and converting machinery, positioning itself as a focused competitor to MHI CMD in the North American corrugated equipment market.

Others

• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Printing & Packaging Machinery (Parent / Sister division): MHI's broader Printing & Packaging Machinery operations (corrugating machinery manufactured in Japan for global markets) overlap closely with MHIA CMD's product portfolio, representing the parent's own global activity in the same niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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