The packaging industry is at a crossroads. Consumer demands for sustainability, efficiency, and customization are driving innovation at an unprecedented pace. Manufacturers need to stay ahead of the curve, and that's where the following packaging industry leaders come in.
Introducing BW Packaging: The Future of Packaging
BW Packaging delivers a comprehensive range of solutions for filling, closing, labeling, end-of-line processes, and packaging line integration. With three specialized divisions – BW Filling & Closing, BW Flexible Systems, and BW Integrated Systems – the company operates across 25 countries, providing global expertise paired with a local presence. As Barry-Wehmiller’s Packaging Machinery group, BW Packaging focuses on high-performance products, seamless integration, sustainable solutions, and lifetime support.
BW Packaging’s Key Differentiators:
- Sustainability: Delivering energy-efficient solutions, conducting responsible material assessments, and ensuring transparent reporting.
- Integration: Providing seamless end-to-end packaging solutions through innovative design and advanced digital integration.
- Lifetime Support: Offering unparalleled support to customers throughout the life of their equipment.
- Performance: Enhance OEE with dependable, intuitively designed solutions that drive efficiency and deliver maximum value across your entire operation.
Meet the top 3 packaging machinery manufacturers redefining the future of packaging.
In no particular order, here are the top 3 packaging machinery companies leading the way in 2025.
- BW Filling & Closing: Filling & Closing for Rigid Containers
- BW Flexible Systems: Filling & Closing for Flexible Packaging
- BW Integrated Systems: Labeling, End-of-Line and Integration Solutions
BW Flexible Systems
BW Flexible Systems delivers cutting-edge packaging solutions for both food and non-food products by uniting some of the industry’s most trusted and innovative brands. With a global presence spanning eight locations across the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, and the Netherlands, BW Flexible Systems is committed to providing unmatched lifetime support to its customers worldwide.
Featured Brands:
BW Flexible Systems is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for multiple industry-leading brands of flexible packaging machinery including:
- Hayssen has become synonymous with top-tier vertical form fill seal (VFFS) and horizontal flow wrapping (HFFS) equipment.
- Streamfeeder automation solutions solve for applications including mailing, batch counting, print packaging, collation, packaging, e-commerce distribution and fulfillment.
- SYMACH bag palletizing solutions are well known globally as an industry leader in palletizing potatoes, carrots, onions, pet food, grains and much more.
- Thiele bag filling and sealing solutions have a proven reputation across many of the same segments as SYMACH products, most notably pet food where they are the industry standard
BW Integrated Systems
BW Integrated Systems is a global manufacturer of labeling, end-of-line and integrated packaging solutions. For complex packaging lines that require seamless integration of different processes, BW Integrated Systems steps in. With decades of experience, they design and develop custom-engineered packaging solutions that combine various equipment and technologies.
Featured Brands
BW Integrated Systems represents a great many of the trusted packaging machinery brands that consumer packaged goods (CPG) have come to know and love including:
BW Filling & Closing
BW Filling & Closing is best known for its portfolio of leading filling, closing and packaging machinery brands. From seamers and FFS lines to cappers and labelers, BW Filling & Closing offers a wide range of products and services to meet the diverse needs of the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries. With more than 20 global locations spanning six continents BW Filling & Closing offers unparalleled local support to every customer.
Featured Brands:
While those in the packaging industry might not know the name BW Filling & Closing yet as this division of BW Packaging was only recently named, the machinery brands within the company are very well known as some are many decades old:
- Angelus can seamers and closing machines are built to meet the canning and seaming needs of food and beverage processors.
- Arcil form-fill-seal (FFS) solutions are known to be cost-effective solutions for spoonable single serving and family-sized serving products for the agri-food and fresh dairy products industries using form-fill-seal packaging machines.
- Dairy Pack cup fill-seal (FS) solutions are designed to handle a wide variety of products: from standard to multi-layer dairy cup filling and more. Dairy Pack filling units can manage various textures while respecting the integrity of your product.
- Hema specializes in designing and manufacturing cutting-edge filling and packaging machines for the global food and beverage industry. Offering a reliable range of filling, capping, and seaming solutions, Hema tailors each product to meet the unique specifications of each customer, ensuring optimal performance and efficiency.
- Mateer dry filling machines are capable of handling a wide range of product viscosities and consistencies. Mateer covers both electronic and mechanical fillers, in semi-automatic and automatic linear or rotary configurations.
- Pneumatic Scale as a brand is known for its innovative filling and capping machines, capable of handling the most complex packaging needs for the past 125 years.
Which Packaging Solution Is Right For You?
By offering a comprehensive range of packaging solutions, from flexible packaging to end-of-line automation, the BW Packaging family of brands empowers manufacturers to optimize their operations, reduce costs, and enhance brand value.
As consumer demands continue to evolve, BW Packaging remains at the forefront, driving the industry forward with cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices. By choosing BW Packaging, businesses can confidently navigate the complexities of the packaging landscape and achieve long-term success.
Ready to transform your packaging operations?
Contact BW Packaging today to learn more about how their expert solutions can elevate your business.