What Raupack does

Raupack is a UK-based packaging and assembly machinery supplier headquartered in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, that serves manufacturers in the aerosol, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and logistics industries across the UK and Ireland. The company operates primarily as a manufacturer representative and systems integrator, distributing machinery produced by a portfolio of German and European OEMs including Ro-ber (gantry robotics and palletising), Opitz Maschinentechnik (case erecting, taping, and volume-reducing sealing), Deckert (pharmaceutical filling), JW / Jakob and Wienmeier (cartoning), Bautz (aerosol valve function testing), HPF Mechatronik (pinhole detection), Cremer (tablet counting), Amacoder (serialization), and, since October 2025, Terco (edible-oil aerosol filling). Through these partnerships Raupack delivers full-line packaging solutions spanning assembly, primary packaging (filling, capping, tablet counting), secondary packaging (cartoning, labelling, case packing), end-of-line palletising and order picking via gantry robots, and inspection/testing equipment.

The technical product set includes rotary and linear aerosol filling lines with Bag-on-Valve capability, Bautz valve function testers inspecting up to 200 cans per minute, HPF EOK-CR pinhole detectors with 5-micron sensitivity at angles up to 85 degrees and CFR 21 Part 11 compliance, Ro-ber gantry robots with working areas up to 10x40m and throughput up to 200 pallets per hour running on open Beckhoff/Codesys platforms, Opitz environmentally friendly case handling equipment using water-activated gummed paper tape (including the 2016 innovation-award-winning Vario 558 volume reducer), and pharmaceutical tablet lines combining Cremer 100%-accuracy counters, Deckert monoblock counting-capping modules, and Amapacker case packers with native aggregation. The company highlights retrofit and 20+ year lifecycle support for installed bases as a recurring service layer.

Raupack runs a small team (1-10 employees) under a direct B2B field sales model, engaging enterprise manufacturers via phone (+44 (0)115 8574353), email ([email protected]), and website enquiry forms, supplemented by industry trade-show attendance and email newsletters. Revenue is generated through one-time capital equipment sales acting as manufacturer's agent alongside aftermarket servicing and spare-parts supply. No public revenue, ownership, or headcount detail beyond the small range is disclosed.

Name

Raupack

Legal name

Raupack

Website

https://raupack.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Raupack is a UK-based packaging machinery supplier and manufacturer representative serving aerosol, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and logistics manufacturers across the UK and Ireland through agency partnerships with European OEMs such as Ro-ber, Opitz, Deckert, JW, Bautz, HPF, Cremer, and Terco.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Packaging and Labeling Services (56191)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Primary Packaging (Form-Fill-Seal, Blister, Sachet/Stick Pack, Bottling) (TLAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aerosol & Pressurized Packaging (Cans, Valves, Actuators) (IMALAJAD), Folding Cartons (Folding Boxboard, SBS/SUS) (IMALACAB), Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH)

Keywords

• Packaging machinery
• Aerosol filling equipment
• Pharmaceutical packaging lines
• Palletising systems
• Case sealing machines

Headquarters

HQ city

Kimberley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Packaging Machinery Sales: Direct sale of new packaging and assembly machinery to pharmaceutical, food and beverage, aerosol, and logistics manufacturers. Acts as manufacturer representative for multiple equipment brands including Ro-ber, Opitz, Deckert, JW, and Bautz.
2. Servicing of Packaging Machinery: Aftermarket servicing, spare parts, and support for packaging machinery supplied to customers across UK and Ireland.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Raupack is a UK-based packaging and assembly machinery supplier (acting as a manufacturer representative/agent for brands such as Ro-ber, Opitz, Deckert, JW, Bautz, HPF, Cremer, and Amacoder) that sells, integrates, and services complete packaging lines for aerosol, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and logistics manufacturers across the UK and Ireland. The portfolio spans primary packaging (filling, capping, crimping, bag-on-valve), secondary packaging (cartoning, labelling, case erecting/taping, volume reduction), end-of-line (gantry robot palletising, order picking, automated warehousing), and periphery inspection/testing (pinhole detection, broken tablet detection, aerosol valve function testing, print inspection).

Product overview

Raupack is a UK-based packaging machinery supplier offering a comprehensive portfolio of packaging and assembly equipment across primary, secondary, and end-of-line categories. The core product lines include: (1) Aerosol machinery - encompassing filling lines, valve assembly, buttoning, crimping, testing and Bag-on-Valve systems; (2) Pharmaceutical tablet packaging lines - featuring bottle unscramblers, air rinsers, Cremer tablet counters, Deckert monoblock counting/capping lines, desiccant inserters, cottoners, and labelling/serialisation equipment; (3) Cartoning machines - JW vertical (CCM-AV) and horizontal (CCM-AH) cartoners for various products; (4) Case handling equipment - SFS case packers/erectors, Amapacker serialisation case packers, Opitz case erectors/tapers (GO series) and award-winning Vario 558 volume reducers using eco-friendly gummed tape; (5) End-of-line systems - Ro-ber gantry robots for palletising, order picking, automated warehousing, and tote handling; (6) Inspection/testing - HPF pinhole detectors, EOK broken tablet detection, EOK print inspection (OCR/OCV), and Bautz aerosol valve function testers. Products span Assembly, Primary Packaging (filling, capping), Secondary Packaging (cartoning, case packing, labelling), and End-of-Line (palletising, gantry robots) operations serving Aerosol, Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, and Logistics industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aerosol Filling Lines Complete aerosol filling machinery including rotary and linear indexing filling machines for liquid, gel, and cream products, with Bag-on-Valve technology for non-flammable, environmentally safe applications, for aerosol manufacturers.
• Aerosol Valve Function Tester (VFT60, VFT200) Infrared sensor-based spray testing machines detecting spray duration, no-spray, and stuck aerosol valves at speeds up to 200 cans per minute, for aerosol manufacturers.
• Amapacker Case Packers (150S, A150, A150R) Semi-automatic and fully automatic case packers with native serialisation and aggregation capabilities for pharmaceutical applications, handling up to 300 cartons per minute, for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Automated Warehouse using Gantry Robots Tote and crate storage/retrieval systems using gantry robots for warehouses, cold stores, and bakery applications, supporting up to 4 robots sharing the same working area, for logistics and food and beverage operations.
• Bag on Valve Insertion System System for inserting bags into aerosol cans, enabling use of non-flammable gels, liquids, ointments and creams with environmentally safe BOV cans, for aerosol manufacturers.
• Buttoning Machine Aerosol button/nozzle assembly machines with capability for shaped buttons, ATEX-rated versions available, with optional labelling station, for aerosol manufacturers.
• Bottle Cleaning Machines (DAB, ABM, AIL series) Air rinsing machines turning bottles upside down for rigorous cleaning of glass, plastic containers and jars at speeds up to 200 bottles per minute, for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Case Erecting Machines (SFS 350) High-speed case erectors operating at 60 cases per minute for beverage and wine bottles, with format flexible design and camera-based quality control, for food and beverage manufacturers.
• Case Packer for Pharma with Aggregation Amapacker serialisation case packers with native track and trace integration, tool-less changeover, and automatic reject capabilities, for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Central Palletising Systems Single gantry palletiser systems handling multiple manufacturing lines simultaneously for high and low throughput operations, for manufacturing end-of-line operations.
• Continuous Motion Valve Assembly Machines High-speed aerosol valve assembly machines designed for 24-hour operation with fast changeover and radial product orientation capabilities, for aerosol manufacturers.
• Cottoner Machine placing cotton into bottles as inverted U shape ensuring no whisps protrude, with tool-less changeover, for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Crimping and Closing Machines Rotary capping machines for special shaped caps and containers with orientation capabilities, supporting press-on, screw or crimp closure methods, for packaging manufacturers.
• Flexible Case Erectors (GO 795 series) Opitz case erectors with multiple magazine options (single, twin, triple) for simultaneous handling of different case sizes with less than 5-minute changeover, for logistics operations.
• Gantry Robots (FP150, FP300, LP150, LP300) Ro-ber gantry palletising robots with direct point-to-point movement, open-source Beckhoff/Codesys software, supporting up to 4 robots sharing the same working area, for end-of-line operations.
• Gripper Water Bath Safety-rated water bath for aerosol can testing with built-in features to lift cans out of bath during line stoppages, for aerosol manufacturers.
• Horizontal Cartoning Machines (CCM-AH) JW horizontal cartoners for sachets, blisters, contact lenses and vials at speeds up to 60 cycles per minute with quick tool-free changeover, for pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers.
• Laboratory Water Bath
• Labelling Machines (Linear, High Speed, Tamper Evident) Complete range of labelling solutions including linear labellers up to 200 bottles/min, high-speed labellers, and serialisation tamper-evident labellers, for packaging manufacturers.
• Opitz Case Erector and Base Taper (GO 795 NKB) Water-activated gummed tape case erectors eliminating plastic packaging, operating at 8-12 cases per minute, for packaging and logistics operations.
• Opitz Case Tapers (GO 651, GO 653, GO 751, GO 753, GO 757, GO 750) Environmentally-friendly case taping machines using water-activated gummed paper tape for dispatch, warehouse, and production operations, for logistics operations.
• Opitz GO890 Semi-Automatic Case Erector Case erection aid where operator loads product after machine closes bottom flaps, designed for dispatch and manual packing operations, for logistics operations.
• Opitz Twin/Quatro Case Erector and Taper Case erectors allowing up to 4 different box sizes simultaneously with 2, 3 or 4 magazines for flexible dispatch operations, for logistics operations.
• Opitz Vario 558 Volume Reducing Case Sealer Award-winning volume reducing case sealer with automatic size adjustment and gummed tape closure, eliminating need for backfill material, for logistics and packaging operations.
• Pinhole Detector (EOK-CRR, EOK-CR) Infrared backlight inspection systems detecting micro-tears in aluminium foil laminate down to 5 microns, FDA-21 CFR Part 11 compliant, for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Rotary Aerosol Filling Machines Fast tool-less changeover rotary filling machines adjustable for almost any can size with efficient filling operations, for aerosol manufacturers.
• Rotary Buttoners Tool-less parts change rotary buttoners with backup queue switches for automated production of aerosol actuators, for aerosol manufacturers.
• Rotary Capping Machines Special shaped cap cappers with orientation of closure to container capabilities, supporting press-on, screw or crimp methods, for packaging manufacturers.
• Palletising onto Dollies Dolly palletising systems using gantry robots with expandable frames for single or mixed systems handling totes on slave pallets or chain conveyors, for logistics and end-of-line operations.
• Palletisers and De Palletisers Ro-ber palletising robots with working areas up to 10 x 40m, handling totes, cases, cans, bottles for order picking and multiple line palletisation, for end-of-line operations.
• Print Inspection System (EOK-PQ 2) Camera inspection system for print quality check (OCV), optical character recognition (OCR), 2D matrix code, pharma code and barcode verification, for pharmaceutical and packaging manufacturers.
• Order Picking Robots Gantry-based order picking systems with Ro-Mix software for automatic layer scheme generation and mixed pallet building, for logistics and end-of-line operations.
• Tablet Broken/Damaged Detection (EOK FA8) Optical tablet control modules with colour camera inspection detecting fragment, contour and spot defects in blisters, for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Tablet Counting and Filling Machines Cremer and Deckert counting machines guaranteeing 100% count accuracy with optional broken tablet inspection and N2 flushing, for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Tray Packers (SFS series) Tray packing machines for creating shelf-ready trays with lids, shallow trays, or trays with slots for pots at 60 trays per minute, for food and beverage and end-of-line operations.
• Tote Stacking, De-stacking and Palletising Crank rocker stacker systems handling totes, crates and banana boxes at up to 1800 crates per hour, for logistics and food and beverage end-of-line operations.
• Topserter/Outserter Machine Leaflet insertion modules with bowl or magazine feeding, featuring cycloid pick-up motion and tool-less changeover, for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Vertical Cartoning Machines (CCM-AV) JW fully automatic vertical cartoners for bottles, blisters, canisters and bags at 60 cartons per minute with optional tuck or glue closure, for pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers.
• Wrap Around Case Packers (SFS 374) High-speed wrap-around case packers producing both trays and cases on same machine with up to 28 layers per minute, for packaging and food and beverage operations.
• Aftermarket Servicing and Spare Parts Aftermarket servicing, spare parts, and support for packaging machinery supplied to customers across UK and Ireland, for existing customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gantry palletising systems can achieve up to 160 pallets per hour or 80-100 cases per minute across 10 lines
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TercocoreTechnology or Integration · 11 October 2025Following the passing of Terco's EU agent David Routley in 2025, Raupack assumed the Terco EU agency and inventory for aerosol filling machinery including edible oil filling lines. Raupack now manages Terco spares and machinery enquiries for Europe and UK.
• Ro-bercoreTechnology or IntegrationGerman manufacturer of Gantry Robots and palletising systems. Ro-ber systems feature open architecture based on Beckhoff Soft PLC with Codesys programming. Systems are designed for 20+ year operational life with retrofit capabilities for obsolete electrical components. Gantry robots offer direct point-to-point movement with working areas up to 10x40m and throughputs up to 200 pallets per hour.
• Opitz MaschinentechnikcoreTechnology or IntegrationGerman manufacturer of case erectors, case tapers, and volume reducing case sealers. Opitz Vario 558 won 2016 innovation award. Products use environmentally friendly water-activated gummed paper tape for fully recyclable packaging solutions. Raupack has exclusive agency for UK market.
• Deckert (R. Deckert)coreTechnology or IntegrationGerman manufacturer of tablet counting, capsule counting, and pharmaceutical filling lines. Deckert supplies monoblock machines combining air rinsing, counting, labelling, and broken tablet inspection. Raupack distributes Deckert products across UK and Ireland, with factory visits available in Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.
• JW (Jakob and Wienmeier)coreTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer of vertical and horizontal cartoning machines, including semi-automatic and fully automatic models. JW CCM-AV vertical cartoners handle speeds up to 60 cartons per minute with tuck or glue closure options. Specialised in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and mask packaging applications.
• BautzcoreTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer of aerosol valve function testers including VFT60 (60 per minute) and VFT200 (200 per minute) models. Capabilities include spray duration measurement, check weighing integration, and MDI inhalation aerosol testing.
• HPF (HPF Mechatronik)coreTechnology or IntegrationGerman manufacturer of EOK-CR pinhole detectors for pharmaceutical blister foil inspection. Latest generation detects down to 5 microns at 85-degree angles with CFR21 Part 11 compliance and RFID card authentication.
• CremercoreTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer of tablet and capsule counting machines with 100% count accuracy. Cremer CS-TQF 830 counting modules integrated into pharmaceutical packaging lines. Also supplies broken tablet inspection camera systems.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ProMach: US-based portfolio company of packaging machinery brands serving food, beverage, pharma, and consumer goods across filling, labelling, cartoning, case packing, and palletising. Comparable multi-vertical packaging machinery portfolio and integration model; substantially larger and North America-centric.
• Krones AG: German global market leader for beverage and food packaging lines (filling, labelling, packaging, palletising, intralogistics). Overlaps with Raupack's food & beverage and logistics verticals in case erecting, palletising, and end-of-line automation, though at vastly larger scale and beverage-centric.
• IMA Group: Italian-listed global packaging machinery group serving pharmaceutical, cosmetics, food, and tea/infusions with processing and packaging equipment. Directly overlapping with Raupack in pharma counting, cartoning, case packing, and palletising; broader geographic reach and product portfolio.
• Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Global packaging machinery OEM (formerly part of Bosch) serving pharmaceutical, food, and consumer goods industries with processing, filling, and packaging lines. Overlaps with Raupack's pharma and food verticals (cartoning, filling, inspection) but at substantially greater scale and breadth.
• Marchesini Group: Italian packaging machinery group for pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, offering blister lines, cartoners, tube fillers, and end-of-line automation. Comparable to Raupack in the pharma and cosmetics verticals served and the cartoning/filling machinery offered, at much larger scale.
• Uhlmann: German family-owned packaging machinery specialist for pharmaceutical solid dosage forms (blisters, bottles, cartons, cases). Raupack's value proposition explicitly references integration with Uhlmann blister machines, indicating complementary rather than fully competing positioning in pharma packaging lines.

Direct peers

• Romaco: European (German/Italian) packaging machinery group covering primary, secondary, and end-of-line packaging for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, and chemicals. Directly comparable product portfolio (tablet processing, cartoning, case packing, palletising) across the same verticals Raupack serves, though at significantly larger scale.
• Mpac Group: UK-listed (AIM) packaging machinery OEM headquartered in the UK, serving global pharmaceutical, healthcare, and consumer goods end-markets with case packing, palletising, and end-of-line equipment. Directly comparable to Raupack in UK origin, multi-vertical packaging machinery focus, and emphasis on after-sales service and OEM partnership models.
• Cama Group: Italian packaging machinery specialist focused on secondary packaging (case packers, cartoners, wrap-around, robotic loading) and end-of-line solutions for food, beverage, pharma, personal care, and home care. Directly comparable secondary packaging machinery portfolio to Raupack's JW and Amapacker offerings across similar end-markets.

Regional players

• Sidel: French-based global packaging solutions provider specialising in PET packaging for beverages, liquid food, home and personal care. Comparable primary and secondary packaging machinery portfolio to Raupack in the F&B and personal care verticals; regional strength differs but product/market overlap is material.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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