Corali

What Corali does

Corali S.p.A. is an Italian industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1957 by Bruno Corali and headquartered in Carobbio degli Angeli (Bergamo), specializing in equipment for the production of wooden packaging. The company designs and builds three primary product families — Pallet Machines (complete automated lines, single modular machines, automated loading systems, and painting/log-printing lines), Flange Machines (processing terminals, cross nailers up to 3,000mm diameter with 13 computerized axes, and slewing ring nailing systems), and Lightweight Packaging Machines (crates, baskets, cheese boxes) — all built around a modular architecture with 100+ configurable applications that can integrate into existing customer production lines. Proprietary technologies include the Ralla slewing ring nailing system (models Vr.1 and Vr.3 covering 650–2,600mm diameters) and high-axis-count cross nailers. The business generates revenue primarily through one-time sales of customized industrial machinery, supplemented by a spare parts business with guaranteed 12–24 hour delivery across Europe, Teleservice remote monitoring, a Supervisor real-time BI-integrated production monitoring system, revamping programs, and Factory Acceptance Testing performed in the customer's presence.

Corali sells through a direct enterprise field-sales model targeting two main customer segments: industrial packaging manufacturers (primary) and the horticultural/fruticultural sector (secondary), with machines distributed across all continents. The company is family-controlled — Graziella Corali has served as Amministratore Delegato since 1997 — and in 2019 acquired French competitor Sodeme, renaming it Gazzella Atlantique and forming Corali Group to extend European footprint and technology capability. In December 2024 the company adopted Italian Legislative Decree 231/2001 organizational governance, appointing a single-member supervisory body. With 51–100 employees and no institutional capital disclosed, Corali operates as a privately held, niche industrial OEM focused on customization, modularity, and aftermarket service depth rather than scale.

Name

Corali

Legal name

Corali S.p.A.

Website

https://corali.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Corali S.p.A. is a privately held Italian industrial machinery manufacturer (founded 1957) that designs and builds customized modular equipment — pallet, flange, and lightweight packaging lines — for industrial packaging manufacturers and the horticultural sector worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK)

Keywords

• Industrial packaging machinery
• Wooden pallet machines
• Flange production equipment
• Nailing machinery
• Packaging automation lines

Headquarters

HQ city

Carobbio

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Sale of customized modular industrial machinery for wood packaging production including pallet machines, flange machines, and light packaging machines. Machines are designed and built according to customer specifications and requirements.
2. Spare Parts Supply: Supply of spare parts with 12-24 hour delivery guarantee across Europe. Customers access the Assistance Portal to submit specific ticket requests for spare parts.
3. Service and Support: Remote assistance, teleservice, revamping, supervisor systems, and internal testing services provided to customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Corali designs and manufactures customized, modular industrial machinery for producing wooden packaging — pallets, flanges, and light packaging (crates, baskets, cheese boxes). Every machine is engineered to customer specifications and built around a modular architecture that integrates nailing, stitching, loading, painting, and monitoring technologies. The portfolio is supported by a 24-hour European spare-parts service, QR-code remote assistance, Teleservice remote monitoring, a Supervisor BI-integrated production system, and revamping.

Product overview

Corali is a manufacturer of industrial packaging machinery founded in 1957, operating as Corali Group since 2019 following the acquisition of French competitor Gazzella Atlantique. The company produces three main product families: Pallet Machines (including complete lines, single machines, load automation, and painting lines), Flange Machines (processing terminals, cross nailers, and slewing ring nailers), and Lightweight Packaging Machines (for crates, baskets, and cheese boxes). All machines are designed and built to customer specifications with high customization. The company also provides complementary services including 24-hour spare parts delivery, remote assistance via QR codes and teleservice, machine revamping, real-time production monitoring (Supervisor), and on-site testing with customers. The product portfolio is modular, allowing customers to integrate new technologies into existing lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pallet Machines Modular industrial machines for pallet manufacturing and assembly, including complete production lines, single machines, automated loading systems, and painting lines. Built on a modular architecture with over 100 modular applications and various assembly technologies.
• Flange Machines Industrial machines for flange production, including processing terminals, cross nailers for large dimensions (up to 3,000mm), and slewing ring nailers (Ralla) for various diameters (650–2,600mm).
• Lightweight Packaging Machines (Imballaggi leggeri) Industrial machines for producing lightweight wooden packaging — crates, ecological baskets, and cheese boxes — with high production capacity, rapid product changeovers, and integration with automatic stacking and printing systems.
• Ricambi in 24 ore (Spare Parts Delivery) Spare parts delivery service guaranteeing 12 to 24 hour delivery across Europe. Customers can access the Corali Assistance Portal to submit specific spare parts requests via ticket.
• Assistenza remota avanzata (Advanced Remote Assistance) Remote assistance service enabling customers to scan QR codes placed on Corali electrical panels using a mobile device to request support and access technical documentation.
• Teleservice Remote control and monitoring service providing remote plant access, real-time connection, functionality monitoring, remote modification management, and ongoing software updates for installed Corali machines.
• Revamping Machine modernization service including electrical system overhaul, digital system updates, regulatory compliance adjustments, data security enhancements, and software updates to extend the life of existing Corali machines.
• Supervisor Real-time production data monitoring system enabling production monitoring, data analysis, product quality control, production time optimization, and integration with customer business intelligence (BI) systems.
• Collaudi interni con i clienti (Internal Testing with Customers) Pre-shipment factory acceptance testing in which production lines are tested with customer-specified materials and production cycles, with the customer present at Corali's facilities to verify qualitative results before delivery.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour spare parts delivery across Europe
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Gazzella AtlantiquecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Former French competitor Sodeme, acquired and renamed to Gazzella Atlantique in 2019. Part of Corali Group strategy to expand European market presence. The acquisition brought additional competence, technology, and support capabilities to serve the global packaging sector.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Leitz: German manufacturer of precision tooling systems for the wood-processing industry. Not a direct competitor but an ecosystem supplier whose tooling is used in industrial woodworking machinery comparable to Corali's product lines, making it a relevant adjacent reference point.

Broad incumbents

• Homag Group: German woodworking machinery leader (subsidiary of Dürr), producing complete production lines for the wood-processing industry. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping industrial customer base, though serving a much wider scope of woodworking applications than Corali's pallet and packaging niche.
• SCM Group: Italian industrial group manufacturing a wide range of woodworking machinery and technologies. Adjacent incumbent serving wood packaging and processing customers with broader capabilities than Corali's specialized pallet and crate focus.
• Biesse Group: Italian global leader in woodworking machinery with a broad portfolio spanning panel processing, glass, and packaging-related lines. Comparable as a large Italian industrial machinery incumbent that overlaps with Corali in wood packaging production equipment, though Biesse operates at significantly greater scale across multiple categories.
• Michael Weinig Group: German family-owned leader in solid wood processing machinery (moulders, saws, profiling). Adjacent incumbent serving industrial wood-product manufacturers with related, but not directly competing, equipment to Corali's pallet nailing and assembly lines.

Direct peers

• Baljer & Zembrod: German manufacturer of pallet nailing machines and complete pallet production lines. Closest direct competitor to Corali in automated wood packaging machinery, serving overlapping pallet and crate manufacturer customers across Europe.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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