Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.

Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.

US manufacturing technology group supplying packaging machinery and related engineering services through specialized operating companies serving global industrial markets.

St. Louis, United States
12000-13000 employees
8020 Forsyth Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63105, USA
Categories:
Packaging & Bottling Machinery
Material Handling & Conveyors

Business Profile

Capabilities, markets, and positioning.

ISIC Codes
28132819282571107020
Business Model
manufacturerservice providerholding company
Value Chain Role
OEMsystem integrator
Geographies Served
Global
Key Capabilities
packaging and converting machineryfilling and closing systemsflexible packaging equipmentlabeling and sleevingend-of-line automationsystems integrationpaper sheeting and converting machinerybag and pouch convertingflexographic printing and surface treatmentindustrial and process engineering
Tags
packaging-machineryconvertingfilling-and-closingflexible-packaginglabelingend-of-linepaper-convertingbag-makingprinting-technologyindustrial-engineeringautomationaftermarket-support

About

Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. is a privately held industrial group headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Through operating platforms such as BW Packaging, BW Papersystems, BW Converting Solutions and BW Design Group, it designs and manufactures machinery for packaging, paper and film converting, printing and hygiene products, and provides engineering and lifecycle support to industrial producers worldwide.

Business units and markets

BW Packaging supplies complete packaging lines and equipment for filling/closing, flexible packaging, labeling/sleeving, and end-of-line integration. BW Converting and BW Papersystems serve tissue/hygiene, bag & pouch converting, flexographic/film printing, and paper sheeting/ream packaging applications.

Engineering and support

BW Design Group delivers industrial and process engineering, automation/controls, facility and packaging-line design, plus project delivery. Across the group, aftermarket parts, service, upgrades and technical support are offered for installed equipment.

Activities & Offerings

Overview of activities and offerings.

Activities
Packaging machinery manufacturing (filling/closing, labeling, end-of-line)
Paper converting & sheeting machinery manufacturing
Printing/converting machinery manufacturing (incl. flexographic printing)
Engineering services for industrial & manufacturing projects
Installation services for industrial machinery
Maintenance & repair of commercial/industrial machinery
Management consulting & leadership development
Products
Machinery for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling containers; other packing/wrapping machinery
Complete packaging lines (integrated packaging line systems)
Seaming and canning equipment
Capping and sealing equipment
Container handling and storage solutions
Flexible packaging equipment (vertical form-fill-seal, flow wrapping)
Bag fillers and palletizers (Symach/Thiele-aligned)
Labeling equipment
Sleeving equipment
End-of-line equipment (case packing, palletizing)
Schib CO90 Horizontal Flow Wrapper
Simionato Doy Zip 380
ITL300 Case Packer
Accraply Case Labeler
Thiele 3110 Bag Filling System
Paper sheeters (folio-size sheeters)
Cut-size sheeters and packaging lines (ream wrapping, cartonizing)
DigiCut 1850 Digital-Size Sheeter
Falcon 2000/2500 Synchro Sheeter
Tissue converting machinery
Tissue packaging machinery
Bag converting machinery (wicketers, continuous-motion bag machines)
Hudson-Sharp Apollo Series wicketers
Hudson-Sharp pouch machines (e.g., 750-SUP)
Flexographic printing machinery
Corona surface treatment systems (e.g., Corona Flex)
Inline cleaning systems (Flexo Cleaner Brush™, Film Cylinder Cleaner™, Impact Fusion™, EPIC™ System)
Services
Engineering services for industrial & manufacturing projects (process, packaging, facilities)
Packaging-line design and implementation (line upgrades to high-speed systems)
Process system design (PFD/P&ID), sanitary piping design, controls integration
Systems integration for packaging/end-of-line automation
Equipment installation, commissioning, calibration and testing
Aftermarket support (spare parts, change parts, service, upgrades)
Management/operations consulting (strategy, operations improvement)
Leadership development training, coaching and assessments (Chapman & Co.)

Sources

Referenced sources for the listing.

IDLabelURLRetrievedNotes
src1Barry-Wehmiller – Our Businesshttps://www.barrywehmiller.com/business2026-01-27-
src2BW Packaging – Overviewhttps://www.bwpackaging.com/2026-01-27-
src3BW Packaging – Filling & Closinghttps://www.bwfillingclosing.com/2026-01-27-
src4BW Packaging – Flexible Systemshttps://www.bwflexiblesystems.com/2026-01-27-
src5BW Packaging – Integrated Systemshttps://www.bwintegratedsystems.com/2026-01-27-
src6BW Converting – PCMC brandhttps://www.bwconverting.com/brand/pcmc2026-01-27-
src7BW Converting – Hudson-Sharp brandhttps://www.bwconverting.com/brand/hudson-sharp2026-01-27-
src8BW Converting – Baldwin inline cleaning productshttps://www.bwconverting.com/brand/brand-category/baldwin/inline-cleaning2026-01-27-
src9BW Papersystems – Cut-size sheeters & packaginghttps://www.bwpapersystems.com/products/cut-size-sheeters-and-packaging2026-01-27-
src10BW Papersystems – DigiCut 1850https://www.bwpapersystems.com/products/folio-size-sheeters2026-01-27DigiCut 1850 Digital-Size Sheeter listed
src11Barry-Wehmiller news – BW Converting at K 2025 (Hudson-Sharp Apollo Series)https://www.barrywehmiller.com/news/company-news/release/bw-converting-to-showcase-hudson-sharp-pouch-machinery-and-baldwin-film-technologies-at-k-20252026-01-27-
src12Barry-Wehmiller news – Pack Expo 2018 integrated line examplehttps://www.barrywehmiller.com/news/company-news/release/barry-wehmiller-packaging-systems-encourages-pack-expo-attendees-to-expect-more2026-01-27-
src13BW Design Group – Packaging engineeringhttps://www.bwdesigngroup.com/sub-capability/packaging2026-01-27-
src14BW Design Group – Process engineeringhttps://www.bwdesigngroup.com/sub-capability/process2026-01-27-
src15Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute – Services (Develop)https://www.ccoleadership.com/services/develop2026-01-27-
src16UN Statistics Division – CPC Version 2.1 (codes)https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/unsdclassifications/cpcv21.pdf2026-01-27-

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