Fillers, PET blow moulders, labellers and complete second-hand lines. What really drives the price and what to verify before you buy.
MAKINTER brokers the sale and purchase of used bottling and packaging machinery: from single machines to complete lines dismantled from plants that are changing format, adding capacity or closing a production unit. We work with sellers and buyers across Europe, Africa and Latin America.
This page explains what equipment the category covers, what genuinely drives the price of a used line, and what is worth checking before you commit. If you already know what you need, browse the available inventory; if it is not there, ask us to source it and we will find it through our seller network.
We handle both complete lines and single machines. In a complete line the value lies in how well the machines match each other; in a single machine, in how well it fits the format and throughput of what you already have installed.
The nominal speed in the manufacturer's catalogue is not the speed you will get. What sets the real price is the sustained output with your format, your product and your level of maintenance. A filler rated at 12,000 bottles per hour that ran at 8,000 in the plant of origin, with frequent format changes, is worth what it produces, not what the plate says.
After that, four things matter: the year and generation of the controls (an obsolete PLC with no spare parts makes every breakdown expensive), the number of formats and change parts included, the condition of the product-contact parts (stainless steel, seals, filling valves), and whether the line is sold running in the plant or already dismantled and palletised.
A line that is still installed and can be seen producing is always worth more, and rightly so: it is the only way to genuinely verify throughput and reject rate.
These questions apply to almost any industrial purchase. Our buying guide covers the rest: nameplate, CE marking, documentation and safe payment methods.
A machine placed on the market in the European Economic Area after 1995 must carry CE marking and an EC declaration of conformity. If the equipment predates that, or if you have to modify it to integrate it into your line, responsibility for bringing it into conformity passes to whoever puts it into service. Budget that work before you negotiate the price, not after.
The same goes for voltage and frequency: European equipment at 400 V and 50 Hz installed in a 60 Hz country needs its motors and drives reviewed. It is not always expensive, but it is never free.
On a bottling line, transport is not a logistics footnote: it is a serious part of the budget. Wiring has to be labelled and documented before anything is cut, product-contact parts protected, conveyors and guards palletised, and space and lifting equipment arranged at the destination.
Budget for commissioning time as well. A complete line rarely produces on day one: there is format setting, synchronisation and testing with real product. Costing only the freight and forgetting the commissioning is the most expensive mistake in this category.
Our guide to transport costs breaks down what you actually pay to move a machine across Europe, and how to ask for a quotation you can decide on.
We are an independent broker: we are neither the owner of the machine nor the installer. We prepare the technical listing from the information the seller provides, cross-check what can be verified, and present it to qualified buyers. When there is real interest, we coordinate the visit, the inspection and the transport.
There is no upfront cost for the seller: commission is charged only if the deal closes. The terms and the other common questions are answered in our FAQ.
If you are looking for a specific line or machine, tell us the format, the throughput and the product and we will source it: find an asset. If you have idle equipment you want to sell, tell us what you have. And if you simply want guidance on what suits you, write to us from contact.
The information on this page is general and for guidance only. The specific conditions of each machine are set out in its listing and in the offer issued.