Barry-Wehmiller Financing

Barry-Wehmiller Companies, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a diversified industrial company that owns a collection of packaging machinery brands spanning nearly every function in secondary and end-of-line packaging. The company's machinery portfolio, operated under divisions including BW Packaging Systems, BW Integrated Systems, BW Design Group, and individual brand names like Accraply, Pneumatic Scale Angelus, Standard-Knapp, Hayssen, and others, covers case packing, labeling, filling, capping, conveying, and palletizing for food, beverage, consumer goods, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Financing Barry-Wehmiller equipment is a distinct exercise from financing a single-brand OEM because the portfolio breadth means the relevant expertise varies by product family. A Pneumatic Scale Angelus capper for a beverage line has different collateral characteristics than an Accraply labeler for a personal care application or a Standard-Knapp packer for a glass bottle line. We work across the Barry-Wehmiller brand family and understand the secondary-market dynamics for each.

The minimum transaction we consider is $50,000. For equipment purchases up to approximately $400,000, we regularly operate on an application-only basis, which removes the financial-statement burden for smaller acquisitions. Larger transactions and multi-brand line builds follow a standard credit review that typically completes within a week of complete submission. Funding usually closes within one to two weeks of approval.

We finance new Barry-Wehmiller equipment ordered through company sales channels, used equipment from the secondary market, and existing assets through refinancing or Sale-Leaseback if the machines are owned outright.

Barry-Wehmiller Brand Families We Finance

Accraply labeling systems, which include pressure-sensitive and roll-on-roll-off labelers for beverage, food, and personal care applications, are a consistent transaction in our portfolio. Accraply equipment shows up in beverage bottling operations, condiment and sauce lines, and personal care filling and labeling configurations. Individual labeler units typically run $50,000 to $200,000 depending on speed and format capability, placing most transactions squarely within application-only range.

Pneumatic Scale Angelus (PSA) produces rotary fillers, cappers, and seamers for aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles. PSA equipment is a core asset in beverage bottling and canning operations. A rotary filler or capper at production speeds runs in the several-hundred-thousand-dollar range, and the machines are strong collateral because the beverage industry's installed base is large and active. We work with both new PSA equipment buyers and operators refinancing existing PSA assets. Operators in Beverage Bottling & Canning who run PSA equipment are among the most common Barry-Wehmiller financing clients we see.

Standard-Knapp case packers and tray packers serve glass, can, and plastic bottle lines across beverages and food. The Standard-Knapp continuous motion case packer for high-speed beverage lines is a premium asset that holds value because it is designed for demanding line speeds and the alternatives are fewer at the top throughput tier.

Hayssen flexible packaging equipment, including vertical form-fill-seal machines for pouches and bags across food and pet food applications, is another Barry-Wehmiller brand we finance regularly. Hayssen VFFS machines are widely deployed in snack, frozen food, and pet food operations and have an active secondary market. We finance both new Hayssen systems and used units from dealer and auction sources. Pet food manufacturers and snack producers are the two most common Hayssen buyer profiles in our deal flow.

For complete Complete Production Line Financing that combine multiple Barry-Wehmiller brands, such as a Pneumatic Scale filler paired with an Accraply labeler and a Standard-Knapp case packer, we structure a single omnibus facility covering all components. That eliminates multiple applications and multiple loan payments on what is effectively one capital project.

Used Barry-Wehmiller Equipment: Active Secondary Market

The breadth of Barry-Wehmiller brand deployment across food, beverage, and consumer goods manufacturing means the secondary market for used BW equipment is genuinely active. Accraply labelers, Hayssen form-fill-seal machines, and Standard-Knapp case packers all move through equipment dealers, auctions, and private-party sales at a volume that makes Used Production Line Equipment Financing a normal part of our Barry-Wehmiller deal flow.

Used equipment from the Barry-Wehmiller portfolio typically comes to market through plant rationalization, format changes that render specific equipment redundant, and capacity rightsizing after production shifts. A high-speed Standard-Knapp packer configured for a specific glass bottle format that a plant no longer runs is surplus to the original owner but immediately usable by a beverage operation still running that format. Secondary market buyers understand the collateral well, and we work with lenders who price used BW equipment accurately.

For pre-auction pre-approval on Barry-Wehmiller equipment: submit the auction listing or equipment description, your one-page application, and three months of bank statements if the transaction exceeds the application-only threshold. We can typically return a pre-approval within 24 to 48 hours. You bid with a commitment in place rather than scrambling for financing after the auction closes.

For dealer purchases, the same basic documentation applies. The dealer's quote substitutes for an auction listing, and the process moves identically from that point. Some dealers in the packaging machinery space have ongoing relationships with lenders in our network, which can accelerate the process further.

Beverage, Food, and CPG Operations

Beverage producers at regional and national scale are heavy Barry-Wehmiller buyers because the Pneumatic Scale Angelus and Standard-Knapp lines address the filler, capper, and case-packer functions that every bottling and canning operation needs. Regional craft breweries scaling to high-speed canning, regional soft drink bottlers upgrading primary packaging equipment, and ready-to-drink beverage brands adding capacity as distribution expands are all frequent Barry-Wehmiller financing clients.

Consumer packaged goods manufacturers across personal care, household products, and specialty food are consistent Accraply labeler buyers. A personal care product line that sources product from a co-manufacturer but runs its own labeling and packing operation is a classic Accraply buyer: the labeler is a core production asset, not a commodity piece of equipment, and financing it makes sense when the monthly payment is a small fraction of the margin the labeled product generates.

Contract packagers represent a significant portion of Barry-Wehmiller financing because co-packers add capacity in response to new customer contracts and cannot always wait for a long bank approval cycle. An application-only path to $400,000 that closes in a week is exactly the right tool for a co-packer who just signed a contract that starts in six weeks.

Finance Your Barry-Wehmiller Equipment

Tell us which Barry-Wehmiller brand and equipment you are acquiring, the total project value, and your timeline. We will return a structure that fits. Minimum $50,000, new or used, application-only available up to approximately $400,000.