What Pharma Engineering does

Pharma Engineering Ltd is a privately held UK industrial machinery manufacturer headquartered in Kennington, Oxford, that designs and builds the Stripfoil range of deblistering and decartoning equipment for the pharmaceutical sector. Its core technology uses a proprietary Stripfoil tape mechanism that strips lidding foil from the underside of blister packs without aggressive pressure or blister-specific tooling, enabling universal rollers to process any blister format at speeds of up to 150 blisters per minute and changeovers of 2–3 minutes. The portfolio covers the fully automatic Stripfoil Pharma, the semi-automatic Moto, the manual Mini Pro and Mini, and the Stripfoil Decartoner for automated carton opening including FMD tamper-evident seals; all machines are built, checked, and tested in-house at the Oxford facility under GMP-compliant quality standards.

The company sells directly to pharmaceutical manufacturers, clinical trial companies, community and hospital pharmacies, monitored dosage system centres, and parallel importers, primarily through UK-based enterprise field sales supplemented by a global network of regional distributors handling installation, training, and after-sales service. Revenue is generated from hardware sales across the five product lines, recurring consumables (Stripfoil tape and spare parts) held for same-day dispatch, and service contracts with on-site and telephone technical support. Marketing is concentrated on European and Australian industry trade shows (e.g., Interpack, Pharmagora, Expopharm, APP) plus the corporate website and YouTube demonstration content. The business operates at small scale, with approximately six employees, and is owned privately with no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or institutional investors.

Name

Pharma Engineering

Legal name

Pharma Engineering Ltd

Website

https://stripfoil.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmaceutical Processing Equipment

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040)

akta.pro primary industry

Blister, Skin & Thermoform Packaging Machines (IMAHAOAI)

Keywords

• Pharmaceutical deblistering equipment
• Medication recovery machines
• Blister pack automation
• Pharmacy automation systems
• Tablet extraction equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Kennington, Oxford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Deblistering Machine Sales: Sale of Stripfoil deblistering equipment including the fully automatic Pharma system, semi-automatic Moto, and manual Mini and Mini Pro machines. Also includes the Stripfoil Decartoner for automated carton opening.
2. Service Contracts and Support: Service contracts offered to customers requiring ongoing maintenance and technical support. Technicians available for phone support and on-site visits when needed.
3. Consumables and Spare Parts: Full stock of consumables and spare parts held for same-day dispatch to customers. Includes replacement Stripfoil tape and wear parts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pharma Engineering designs, manufactures, and sells Stripfoil-branded deblistering machines that recover medication from blister packs and cartons. The product portfolio spans fully automatic high-speed systems, semi-automatic motorised units, and manual machines, serving pharmaceutical manufacturers, clinical trial companies, pharmacies, and monitored dose packing centres.

Product overview

Pharma Engineering offers a unified product portfolio of Stripfoil deblistering solutions designed for pharmaceutical manufacturers, clinical trial companies, pharmacies, and monitored dose packing centres. The product line comprises the high-capacity automatic Stripfoil Pharma for high-volume deblistering, the semi-automatic motorised Stripfoil Moto for larger batches, the manually operated Stripfoil Mini Pro and Stripfoil Mini for smaller operations, and the Stripfoil Decartoner for automatic removal of blister packs from cartons. All machines share a common design philosophy of gentle product handling without requiring blister-specific tooling, allowing flexibility across different blister formats. The portfolio scales from community pharmacies deblistering for hundreds of patients to pharmaceutical producers requiring high-speed batch recovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stripfoil Pharma: High volume, high speed, fully automated deblistering system with speeds of up to 150 blisters per minute. Intended for use in sterile facilities, trusted by leading pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Stripfoil Moto
• Stripfoil Mini Pro
• Stripfoil Mini
• Stripfoil Decartoner

Products and services

• Stripfoil Pharma High speed, fully automated deblistering system for recovery of medium to large batches of medication from most types of blister packs at speeds up to 150 blisters per minute. Targeted at pharmaceutical manufacturers and large packing operations.
• Stripfoil Moto Semi-automatic, motorised deblistering machine for recovery of larger batches of medication from most types of blister packs, including diagonally placed product, at speeds of more than 30 blisters per minute.
• Stripfoil Mini Pro Manually operated deblistering machine designed to be gentle on deblistered product, suited to sites that deblister most days and MDS sites with fewer than 500 patients.
• Stripfoil Mini Lightweight, portable manual deblistering machine providing a cost effective solution for recovery of small batches of medication from most types of blister packs at speeds of more than 20 blisters per minute.
• Stripfoil Decartoner Automatic decartoning machine for recovery of blister packs from their cartons, opening tuck flap, glue flap and FMD tamper evident seals at speeds up to 40 cartons per minute.

Quantifiable outcome

• ROI achieved in as little as 3 months for pharmaceutical manufacturers
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Omnicell: Omnicell provides medication management and pharmacy automation solutions, including automated dispensing and packaging for hospital and retail pharmacies. It addresses the same pharmacy and MDS-centre customers as Pharma Engineering but at the downstream dispensing rather than recovery stage.
• Antares Vision: Antares Vision provides serialization, track-and-trace, and anti-counterfeiting solutions for pharmaceuticals, adjacent to Pharma Engineering's FMD-driven Decartoner proposition. It is a complementary rather than directly competitive supplier serving similar compliance-driven customers.

Broad incumbents

• IMA S.p.A. IMA is one of the world's largest designers and producers of packaging machinery for the pharmaceutical industry, including blister lines and end-of-line equipment. It serves the same pharmaceutical manufacturers and contract packers as Pharma Engineering with a broader portfolio.
• Romaco Group: Romaco manufactures processing and packaging machinery for pharmaceuticals, including blister and cartoning equipment. It addresses the same pharmaceutical manufacturers and contract packers as Pharma Engineering.
• Marchesini Group: Marchesini is an Italian packaging machinery group serving the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, including blister packaging and cartoning lines. It competes for similar pharmaceutical manufacturer and contract packer capital expenditure.
• Körber (Business Area Pharma): Körber's pharmaceutical packaging machinery portfolio (including Dividella and Medipak) serves drug manufacturers with blister, cartoning, and serialization solutions, overlapping with Pharma Engineering's customer base and regulatory drivers.
• Uhlmann Group: Uhlmann is a leading German manufacturer of packaging machinery for pharmaceuticals, with deep expertise in blister lines and cartoning. It sells into the same pharmaceutical manufacturer and contract packaging customer base as Pharma Engineering.
• Bausch + Ströbel: Bausch + Ströbel specialises in filling and packaging machinery for the pharmaceutical industry, including aseptic processing and packaging lines. It serves overlapping pharmaceutical manufacturing customers with broader equipment offerings.
• Robert Bosch Packaging Technology: Bosch's packaging technology division offers a broad range of packaging machinery for pharmaceuticals and consumer goods, including blister and cartoning equipment. It is an established incumbent competing for the same pharmaceutical manufacturer capex.

Direct peers

• ACG Worldwide: ACG is a major global supplier of pharmaceutical processing and packaging machinery, including complete blister packaging lines. It overlaps directly with Pharma Engineering in serving pharmaceutical manufacturers with blister-handling equipment and competes for similar capex budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pharma-engineering

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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