Pneumatic Scale Angelus (bw Filling & Closing)

What Pneumatic Scale Angelus (bw Filling & Closing) does

Pneumatic Scale Angelus, now doing business as BW Filling & Closing, designs and manufactures industrial packaging machinery for filling, capping, can seaming, labeling, cartoning, case packing, flexible bagging, wrapping, form-fill-seal, can end and lid handling, and palletizing applications. Its equipment is built around proprietary mechanical designs for specialized processes — including Angelus and Hema can seaming, Pneumatic Scale pneumatic cappers, auger dry/powdered fillers, liquid and viscous fillers, fill-seal systems, and Zepf container-handling and change-parts systems — sold across beverage (primary), dairy, food, agricultural, household and personal care, and pet food verticals. The company operates as part of the BW Packaging division of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, with a brand portfolio of twelve retained labels (Angelus, Arcil, Dairy Pack, Fleetwood, Goldco, Harland, Hayssen, Hema, Symach, Sleevit, Thiele, Zepf Solutions) and a global footprint of 40+ locations across North America and Europe.

The business model is built on three revenue streams: one-time capital equipment sales (custom-priced industrial machinery sold via enterprise field sales and inside-sales routing supported by an online Product Finder), recurring aftermarket services (OEM spare and replacement parts, field service, machine audits, Seamer University training, and machine upgrades on both BW and third-party equipment), and pre-owned remanufactured equipment sold with warranty. Customers are principally large consumer packaged goods manufacturers requiring high-throughput canning, filling, capping, and palletizing lines, with quote-based multi-year project contracts. The pricing model is not publicly disclosed; deal size is driven by throughput, configuration, and customization requirements.

Distribution is direct-to-manufacturer through a global direct enterprise sales team and inside-sales inquiry capture, supplemented by a brand-portfolio-plus-content-marketing digital presence organized around equipment categories, market verticals, and aftermarket support resources. No revenue, headcount, or financial performance figures are disclosed in the available source material; the entity is wholly owned by Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc., a private US conglomerate, and operates as one sub-division within the broader BW Packaging platform.

Name

Pneumatic Scale Angelus (bw Filling & Closing)

Legal name

Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.

Website

https://bwfillingclosing.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Pneumatic Scale Angelus (BW Filling & Closing) manufactures industrial packaging machinery — can seaming, capping, liquid and viscous filling, form-fill-seal, cartoning, labeling, and palletizing equipment — for global beverage, dairy, food, agricultural, household, and pet food manufacturers, operating as a BW Packaging division of Barry-Wehmiller with 40+ service locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Packaging Machinery

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capping, Sealing & Closing Machines (IMAHAOAG), Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Equipment (IMAHAOAH), End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN), Conveying, Feeding & Material Handling for Packaging Lines (IMALAOAG), Packaging & Bagging Equipment (Weighers, Baggers, Sealers) (AFAAAJAI)

Keywords

• Industrial packaging machinery
• Can seaming equipment
• Filling and closing machines
• Capping equipment
• Labeling machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Cuyahoga Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Packaging Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial packaging machinery including can seaming, filling, capping, labeling, cartoning, and palletizing equipment. Equipment sales are typically one-time capital purchases with significant project value.
2. Aftermarket Parts and Service: Spare and replacement parts, field service, machine diagnostics, training, and upgrades for installed equipment. Provides recurring revenue from the installed base of equipment.
3. Pre-Owned Equipment: Remanufactured and restored packaging equipment sold with full warranty, providing a cost-effective alternative for customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pneumatic Scale Angelus designs, manufactures, and services industrial packaging machinery for filling, closing, capping, can seaming, can end/lid handling, labeling, cartoning, case packing, flexible bagging, wrapping, and palletizing. The equipment is sold to manufacturers in beverage, dairy, food, agricultural, household and personal care, and pet food industries, supported by OEM parts, field service, training, and equipment upgrades.

Product overview

Pneumatic Scale Angelus (operating as BW Filling & Closing under BW Packaging) offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial packaging equipment solutions spanning multiple categories: can seaming (Angelus, Hema brands), rigid filling and closing (capping, fill-seal, liquid/viscous filling, dry/powdered filling, form-fill-seal), flexible bagging and wrapping (bag filling, flow wrapping, VFFS), cartoning and case packing, labeling and converting, can end and lid handling, and palletizing/depalletizing equipment. The portfolio includes branded product lines such as Pneumatic Scale Angelus, Zepf Solutions for container handling and change parts, and Hayssen for form-fill-seal technology. Beyond equipment, the company provides comprehensive aftermarket support including OEM parts, pre-owned equipment, field service, training programs (Seamer University), machine upgrades, and change parts for rapid changeovers. BW Packaging operates as a division of Barry-Wehmiller with over 40 global locations serving agricultural, beverage, dairy, food, household/personal care, and pet food markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Angelus Can Seaming Machines

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IMA Group: IMA is an Italian global leader in packaging machinery for pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, and personal care, offering filling, cartoning, and end-of-line equipment — overlapping with PSA's flexible bagging, cartoning, and filling solutions in food and household/personal care verticals.
• Krones AG: Krones is a global packaging and bottling machinery specialist headquartered in Germany, with deep strength in beverage can seaming, filling, labeling, and end-of-line equipment — directly competitive with Angelus, Hema, and other PSA brands in the beverage vertical.
• Ishida Co. Ishida is a Japanese global manufacturer of multihead weighers, bagmakers, VFFS machines, tray sealers, and end-of-line equipment for food, snacks, and pet food — directly comparable to PSA's Hayssen, Thiele, and flexible bagging product lines.
• MULTIVAC: MULTIVAC is a German-based packaging machinery manufacturer specializing in tray sealing, vacuum packaging, labeling, and end-of-line automation for food, medical, and consumer goods — a direct peer in tray forming, case packing, and labeling categories overlapping with PSA's Goldco and Harland lines.
• Sidel Group: Sidel is a French global supplier of beverage packaging equipment including blow molding, filling, capping, labeling, and end-of-line solutions — directly competitive with PSA in beverage can and bottle filling, capping, and integrated line solutions.
• ProMach: ProMach is a leading privately-held packaging machinery company in North America offering filling, capping, labeling, and integrated packaging line solutions across beverage, food, dairy, and personal care — directly comparable to PSA's product breadth and customer base.
• Coesia Group: Coesia is an Italian-based group of packaging machinery companies (including Gampack, Flexpak, and others) supplying flexible packaging, filling, cartoning, and end-of-line solutions across food, beverage, personal care, and household — overlapping directly with PSA's rigid filling, flexible bagging, and cartoning lines.
• Syntegon Technology (formerly Bosch Packaging): Syntegon is a major global packaging machinery manufacturer serving food, beverage, pharma, and personal care with filling, closing, cartoning, and labeling equipment — directly comparable in product categories and customer verticals to PSA.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: GEA is a large German industrial equipment supplier with a broad food processing and packaging machinery portfolio; it competes with PSA particularly in dairy filling, beverage processing, and food packaging equipment, but operates at much greater scale across process engineering as well.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak is a Swiss-Swedish multinational specializing in carton packaging, aseptic filling, and processing equipment for dairy, beverage, and food — a broad incumbent that overlaps with PSA in beverage and dairy filling and closing applications but specializes in carton formats.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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