Turnkey at Speed: Accutek’s 80/20 Approach to Custom Builds

Beyond fillers, cappers, and labelers, Accutek provides an entire ecosystem of supporting equipment: bottle unscramblers, washers, rinsers, conveyors, inspection/rejection systems, induction sealers, tamper-evident sleevers, turntables, hoppers, tanks, mixers, transfer pumps, valves, and more.

“In terms of the full packaging line—from container handling to filling, capping, labeling, coding, and support systems—I’m not aware of any competitor that covers all of these categories as comprehensively as we do,” says Drake.

The Accutek operations floor with examples of 80% core machine builds stocked in the top right.AccutekThis broad catalog enables Accutek to serve industries ranging from food, beverage, and cosmetics to pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and household chemicals.

Because Accutek manufactures such a wide range of equipment, its team often integrates multiple complete bottling and packaging lines simultaneously. This includes system layout, inter-machine communication, line testing, and full Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) conducted with customer-provided product whenever possible.

After FAT approval, Accutek’s field service technicians provide installation, operator training, and ongoing support. Their multilingual team helps support customers across North America and internationally.

Family DNA fills multiple locations

Accutek’s focus on innovation traces back to founder Edward Chocholek, who spent years in electronics before turning to mechanical and automation design. Drake Chocholek says that spirit never left the business.

“My dad was always tinkering, always redesigning something to make it simpler or more reliable. That mindset shaped the company,” he says. “And my brother Drew—our COO—carries that same engineering philosophy forward.”

As the company expanded into Texas and Florida, the Chocholeks kept a family presence at each location to maintain culture and ensure continuity across sales, service, and manufacturing operations. Today, Accutek’s 100 employees operate in a collaborative, innovation-driven environment where cross-training, hands-on problem solving, and customer focus are central values.

A path forward

A visitor to Accutek would see every inch of extra space filled with standardized cores for every aspect of bottling equipment.AccutekAccutek’s trajectory reflects a combination of family continuity, long-term thinking, and a willingness to redesign how custom equipment is built. The company’s push toward standardized cores—paired with specialized customization—has enabled high throughput without sacrificing flexibility.

“Our goal is always to stay ahead of customer needs,” Drake Chocholek says. “We want to be ready for what the market demands—before it demands it.”

As CIO, Drake Chocholek is increasingly focused on the role artificial intelligence may play in the future of packaging machinery—from inquiry automation to guided troubleshooting and predictive maintenance.

But he remains cautious.

“There’s an enormous opportunity in private, on-premises AI,” he says. “But putting sensitive engineering data into public cloud tools is a risk. Our long-term goal is to build secure AI tools that truly serve our customers without compromising proprietary designs.”

Accutek’s story offers a compelling blueprint for how family leadership, engineering rigor, and strategic standardization can elevate a packaging OEM into a global competitor built for the next generation.