McBrady Engineering

Name

McBrady Engineering

Legal name

McBrady Engineering, Inc.

Website

https://mcbradyengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Container Cleaning Machinery

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure Washing & Jetting Equipment (IMAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Welding, Fabrication & Field Machining Services (On-site) (IMAIACAD)

Keywords

• Bottle cleaning machinery
• Container cleaning equipment
• Industrial vial washers
• Stainless steel fabrication
• Pharmaceutical cleaning equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Joliet

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Bottle Cleaning Machinery Sales: McBrady Engineering generates revenue primarily through the sale of bottle cleaning machinery including interior cleaners, exterior cleaners, vial washers, bottle dusters, and unscramblers. Machines are sold as capital equipment with various models targeting different speed and container size requirements.
2. Custom Engineering and Fabrication Services: The company offers custom engineering and fabrication work for prototypes and one-off solutions. Services include 3D modeling, full scale assembly drawings, finite element analysis, 2D drawing, and stainless steel fabrication with TIG welding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

McBrady Engineering designs, manufactures, and sells industrial bottle and container cleaning machinery (interior cleaners, exterior cleaners, vial washers, bottle dusters, exterior rinse tunnels, and unscramblers) along with custom engineering and fabrication services. Its equipment serves food, beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers requiring cleaning of bottles, vials, cans, and containers prior to filling or after capping. The company also builds one-off prototypes and custom stainless steel fabrications using TIG welding and passivation.

Product overview

McBrady Engineering is a manufacturer of industrial container/bottle cleaning machinery founded in 1961, serving the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. The company offers nine distinct bottle cleaning products: the HS-300 and HS-600 Gripper Bottle Cleaners for high-speed interior cleaning (up to 400-540bpm); the Model #10 Manual Cleaner for small-batch economical cleaning; the Orbit Bottle Cleaner (5 models) for compact interior cleaning with direct tube injection; the Model #41 Exterior Vial Washer/Dryer for pharmaceutical vial cleaning; the Model #22 Bottle Duster for exterior cleaning using ionized air and brushing; the Model #42 Exterior Rinse Tunnel for exterior cleaning and rinsing; and the 4-Belt Unscrambler for bottle separation. The Anti-Corrosive cleaners (plastic/fiberglass/titanium construction) address environments requiring metal-free equipment. McBrady Engineering also provides custom engineering and fabrication services including 3D modeling, finite element analysis, and stainless steel fabrication for prototypes and specialized solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HS-300 Gripper Bottle Cleaner High-speed gripper bottle cleaner that cleans interiors of bottles ranging from 1oz to 1 gallon at speeds up to 400 bpm (standard 8oz). Uses air, water, sanitizer, or combinations. No change parts required for different bottle sizes with changeovers under 3 minutes.
• HS-600 Gripper Bottle Cleaner High-speed gripper bottle cleaner for heavier/larger containers at speeds up to 540 bpm (standard 8oz). Cleans interiors using air, water, sanitizer, or combinations. Includes built-in infeed/discharge conveyors and soft rubber gripper belting with no change parts.
• Model #10 Manual Cleaner/Rinser Economical manual bottle cleaner for small runs, available as air cleaner and water rinser. Handles bottle sizes from 10ml to 4 liters at speeds up to 30 bpm. Operator inserts bottles into neck adapter plate for inverted rinsing.
• Orbit Bottle Cleaner/Rinser Compact interior bottle cleaner available in five unique models. Mounts over existing conveyor with small footprint. Uses direct tube injection of air, liquid, steam, or gas to clean bottle interiors; also suitable for gas purging/flushing wine bottles. Handles odd-shaped bottles and pucks at speeds up to 200 bpm.
• Model #41 Exterior Vial Washer/Dryer Exterior vial/ampoule washer that washes, rinses, and dries the exterior of filled and capped vials. Uses patented zig-zag guide pattern exposing entire vial exterior. Supports 1-10 passes with configurable rinse sequences. Achieves 150-500 vpm depending on vial size.
• 4-Belt Unscrambler/Single Filer Bottle unscrambling and single-filing solution using three progressively moving belts to separate bottles while a fourth reverse belt prevents jamming by removing excess bottles. Integrates with bottle cleaners or operates separately. Allen Bradley VFD and Type 304 stainless steel frame.
• Model #22 Bottle Duster Four-model lineup designed to clean tops, bottoms, sides, and rims of bottles, cans, and containers using ionized compressed air, brushing, spinning, and vacuuming. Removes dust, powder, and debris with tool-less changeovers. Speeds up to 400 cpm.
• Model #42 Exterior Rinse Tunnel Exterior rinse tunnel for cleaning bottle, can, and container exteriors. Rinses with air, water, chemical, or combinations. Removes external dust, debris, and contaminants. Enclosed design mounts around existing conveyors. Configurable lengths (6ft, 8ft, 10ft+). Speeds up to 150 bpm.
• Anti-Corrosive Exterior/Interior Bottle Cleaners Corrosion-resistant bottle cleaners made entirely of plastic, fiberglass, and titanium for environments where metals are prohibited. Available for semi or fully automatic interior and exterior cleaning. PLC options with TouchScreen HMI and pneumatically controlled nozzle insertions.
• Custom Engineering and Fabrication Services Custom engineering and fabrication work for prototypes and one-off container cleaning solutions. Capabilities include 3D modeling, full-scale assembly drawings, finite element analysis, 2D drawing, and stainless steel (Type 304, 316L) and mild steel fabrication with TIG welding and passivation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Speeds up to 600 bpm for 2.5" bottle diameter (HS-600)
• +5 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery platform serving food, beverage, and consumer goods with bottling, capping, labeling, and cleaning equipment. Comparable as a broad North American packaging machinery competitor with overlapping bottle cleaning/rinsing capabilities.
• Sidel Group: Provider of PET, beverage, food, and packaging equipment including bottle rinsing and cleaning modules. Comparable because Sidel supplies cleaning/handling equipment integrated with full bottling lines, overlapping with McBrady's interior/exterior cleaning offerings.
• Krones AG: Global packaging machinery giant with a full-line portfolio including bottle cleaning, rinsing, filling, and capping for beverage, food, and liquid dairy. Comparable as a supplier of bottle/container cleaning equipment, though Krones addresses a much broader packaging-line scope than McBrady's cleaning-only specialization.
• Tetra Pak: Global food and beverage processing and packaging giant with cleaning-in-place and aseptic packaging equipment. Comparable as a large incumbent serving the same food/beverage customers McBrady targets, though at substantially greater scale and scope.

Direct peers

• IMA Group: Italian pharmaceutical and packaging machinery manufacturer with vial washing, filling, and finishing equipment for injectables. Highly comparable to McBrady's Model #41 Vial Washer/Dryer in serving the same pharmaceutical vial cleaning use case at scale.
• Cozzoli Machine Company: US manufacturer of filling, closing, and washing equipment for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food containers. Directly comparable to McBrady as a niche US-based specialist serving overlapping container cleaning and processing applications.
• Steriline: Italian specialist in aseptic filling and washing equipment for vials and ampoules in the pharmaceutical industry. Highly comparable to McBrady's vial cleaning/washing product line, particularly the Model #41 Exterior Vial Washer/Dryer.
• Federal Mfg. Co. US supplier of bottle rinsing, cleaning, filling, and capping equipment for personal care, food, and chemical industries. Directly comparable to McBrady as a domestic supplier of bottle cleaning and rinsing machinery with similar target customers.
• Bausch + Strobel: German specialist in pharmaceutical filling, processing, and washing equipment for vials and ampoules. Directly comparable to McBrady's pharmaceutical vial washing product line, especially the Model #41, in serving injectable drug manufacturers.
• Ronchi Mario S.p.A. Italian manufacturer of filling, capping, and container handling equipment for chemical, food, and personal care industries. Comparable to McBrady as a specialized container processing equipment maker serving similar regulated end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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