Packsize has announced the acquisition of Panotec, an Italian maker of made-to-measure packaging machines. The move comes almost exactly a year after the US company bought Sparck Technologies, and it deepens Packsize’s position in automated, right-sized packaging. The deal remains subject to regulatory approvals.
What Panotec Brings
Founded in Italy in 1986, Panotec builds custom packaging equipment that ranges from entry-level machines to high-performance integrated systems. Its installed base is wide: more than 2,000 machines running at some 1,500 customers across upwards of 50 countries. The company reaches that market through a network of 30 distribution partners and a French subsidiary of its own.
The Strategic Logic
For Packsize, the appeal is scale and reach. Brian Reinhart, the company’s chief revenue officer, said the acquisition supports its commercial growth strategy and its ability to give customers more flexibility and choice while cutting packaging costs and waste. He framed it as a meeting of teams that share a common view of innovation in on-demand packaging.
Packsize has been in this business since 2002, when it launched its first custom packaging solution, and has since grown into a significant player in both North America and Europe. Adding Panotec’s engineering and its European footprint gives it more room to grow on a continent where waste-reduction rules keep tightening. The regulators will have the final word on timing.
