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The FUTURE is RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
The success story of how the Cama Group and B&R overcame the challenges to co-create a solution combining machinery, technology and augmented reality.
Operating in a high-tech niche market means overcoming the most difficult and demanding challenges. It means recognising our own value and identifying the positive scenarios which can drive business forward. The “co-creation” between Cama and B&R arose in this context.
Founded in 1981, Cama has since become a leader in its field. Special-
ising in producing and engineering secondary packaging machinery with integrated robotics for the Food and Non-Food sectors, the Cama Group currently has six subsidiaries worldwide and invests 5% of its annual turnover in technology; B&R has been producing technologies and solutions for machine and factory automation since 1979, and is responsible for machine automation within the Robotics & Discrete Automation Business
Area at ABB, offering a full portfolio of robotics, automation and software. In merging these trajectories and specialisms, a reciprocal partnership formed between these two companies, enabling both to profit from their combined expertise in machines, processes and products, to create highly innovative solutions.
“Finding the right partners is no mean feat,” explains Cama CEO Daniele
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Bellante, “because you need to share the same values and objectives. Sustainability is our watchword at Cama. Not so much in terms of environmental sustainability, as we don’t produce any polluting emissions and we’re not energy-intensive, but rather sustainability in terms of durability.
We offer added value by perpetuating shared values over time, and this requires a strong focus on people. At Cama we produce machines, but we also produce people: investing in our personnel to sustain the company over time. This is the only way to consolidate market leadership. It is people who make the difference, and all partnerships are established with people”.
With B&R, we seem to have found a winning solution: an ergonomic, flexible and modular machine designed to integrate the MTL Monoblock Top Loading system; this latest-generation equipment features a transparent guards for maximum visibility and optimal hygiene. Intuitiveness is a
key design pillar: this is fundamental because the product’s target markets have diverse skills and, potentially, a high staff turnover.
“This is a very interesting and complex solution” explains Cama Sales Group Director, Alessandro Rocca. “It also makes use of augmented reality to access maintenance, changeover and spare parts, which can be ordered directly via a tablet, also
enabling predictive maintenance. As a result, this solution requires less human intervention, thereby reducing the potential for human error. Remarkably, this solution also saves time, cutting the changeover time from 30 to 12 minutes! Our technologies offer real added value and our approach is holistic and customer-focused. This means that we pay great attention to our customers’ needs.”
And B&R’s offering truly helps us deliver a customer-focused solution, successfully overcoming certain challenges posed by the MTL Monoblock Top Loading system, namely to create a monoblock which can serve three or more upstream feeds for similar products with different synchronisations and to manage buffers automatically thanks to B&R’s ACOPOStrak magnetic track system.
The result is increased productivity with a reduced footprint. The solution allows to decouple the process stations, optimizing the flow of products and cycle times; processing times were also optimised and the control panel was simplified, making commissioning and maintenance quicker and easier.
Wlady Martino, B&R Global Industry Manager, Packaging explains the issue: “The challenge was the high
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throughput and the distance that the products have to travel –up to 14 metres. In this sense, speed and dynamics become really important. We proposed ACOPOStrak in this case for a number of reasons: it is an extremely high-performance magnetic shuttle solution: each shuttle can reach a speed of 4 m/s and an acceleration of 50 m/s2.
The system is modular which encourages machine scalability; it also has a clean design enabling easy maintenance with tool-free shuttle removal. To achieve the customer’s objectives, we used simulation, native to the B&R programming system, to optimise the layout, the number of shuttles and the work cycle. At this stage, the customer can make any changes even before the hardware is available. So, we have what we call a “co-creation” process. Impressively, the simulation delivers a result that match the real
behaviour on the final hardware. The co-creation process is made possible by combining a variety of skills and that is why, in the end, it really is the people who make the difference.
Annalisa Bellante, Vice President of Cama confirms this: “We have always tried to stay one step ahead, with a large R&D team of young people. We have a holistic view of work, which enables us to be innovative in terms of our products, with a focus on the environment (we engineer increasingly sustainable packaging) and welfare policies.
We form relationships with our suppliers based on ethics and we care about corporate social responsibility, investing in society, seeing a return in the local area. Corporate governance involves taking global action and keeping a local focus, with an emphasis on gender equality. This is our way of working and it provides the framework against which we choose our partners.”
This market awarding-winning solution will be exhibited by our customer Edgewell at the upcoming packaging trade show, PACK EXPO, in Chicago: Cama and B&R have combined their expertise in R&D to produce an impressive co-creation that tells a holistic success story.
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CLEVERTECH: innovating FMCG production solutions
Clevertech is a family-run company with a turnover exceeding 150 million USD. The headquarters are in Italy, and there are additional production sites in China, India, and North America. The company boasts a global infrastructure of local after-sales service.
Clevertech Group has been present in the USA since the early 2010s, with an established production site in Ft. Myers, FL. This site encompasses over 30,000 sqft. dedicated to assembly, spare parts storage, and a service support center.
Clevertech designs and installs approximately 50 million USD worth of new equipment annually in North America, providing comprehensive project management services, local technical support, turnkey project installation, training, and Dynamic Lifecycle Service post-commissioning.
The U.S. food market is segmented into various types of primary and secondary packaging.
Clevertech supports major FMCG producers by supplying state-of-theart equipment and automation for handling flexible materials (such as snacks or smoothies) and rigid materials (such as cans, bottles, and jars for canned food, sauces, and jams) for primary packaging. Additionally, Clevertech offers solutions for handling a wide variety of secondary packaging, including cartons, trays, ready-to-display packages, and large-size bags.
Clevertech adds value at three critical points in an FMCG production line:
1. Front of the line: Depalletizing systems for any kind of containers, de-
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signed to minimize changeover time between batches, reduce the number of empty containers in the line, and minimize the need for manual operators.
2. Center of the line: Basket loader and unloader systems that connect to autoclaves for thermal treatment, closely monitor process times, activate quality timers, and ensure only properly treated food packages proceed to secondary packaging.
3. End of the line: Best-in-class palletization systems equipped with various preformation methods using axis and robotic systems for any speed, along with product stabilization through film stretch wrapping in pallet or pallet-less configurations.
Clevertech’s equipment for the food industry is highly valued for its high performance, durability, and hy-
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gienic design, following strict TPM approaches and using the PACK ML programming protocol to continuously monitor OEE.
An additional advantage is the integration of data management and product tracking along the entire production.
Clevertech’s Integra protocol communicates seamlessly with ERP systems such as Oracle and SAP, facilitating product data tracking from depalletizing through loading, unloading, and palletizing to the final drop point at logistics.
The back-end systems are developed by Clevertech’s software team in various programming languages, including C, C# .NET, Java, and Python, with front-end data transmission in JavaScript, Windows Forms, and HTML/CSS.
Currently, Clevertech is engaged in several installations across North America within the food industry. These include an end-of-line system with five palletizers connected to a common stretch wrapper for confectionary products, and multiple canned food lines operating at speeds up to 1,300 cans per minute, involving both can body and lid manufacturing. In Italy, there are Factory Acceptance Tests underway for a palletization system for ketchup and mayonnaise in plastic bottles, designed for speeds of 300 bottles per minute. Recently, Clevertech secured a new order for an end-of-line system that includes palletization and AGV handling for finished good pallets to the warehouse. Stay updated with Clevertech news by following their social profiles on LinkedIn, visiting their website, or subscribing to their newsletter.
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Finding qualified workers is becoming more and more exhausting. With demographic changes, the changing needs of new generations, and jobs becoming more or less attractive, the “skilled labor shortage” is a certainty worldwide. To handle this, strategies and a good dose of creativity are needed.
You don’t need deep insights to understand that the lack of workers in manufacturing has become a real emergency. In the packaging sector, two factors make companies less attractive: it is less appealing compared to other fields, like the IT sector, and environmental issues related to the strong impact of packaging on sustainability. Whatever the cause, the shortage is very real and it’s a global trend.
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The Global Talent Crunch report by the American company Korn Ferry talks about a shortage of 85 million workers worldwide by 2030. The deficit is almost
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everywhere: in the United States, there are nearly 11 million job vacancies, Europe is struggling to fill over 1.2 million open positions, and employers in Australia
are trying to fill 400,000 jobs. In Singapore, there are 163 job offers for every 100 available candidates. The manufacturing and supply chain sectors are hit hardest by the shortage. In the United States, there could be over 2 million unfilled manufacturing jobs by 2030, while manufacturers in the United Kingdom are facing the biggest labor shortage in the last 30 years. The reasons vary by region, including gaps in technological skills, an aging population, low wages, and changes in migration patterns. It’s a real challenge.
Automation: a possible first response
Automation is certainly a response to the lack of workers; however, the packaging sector still has a long way to go. Although there have been good advancements in automation and the use of digital technologies in prepress and printing stages, there is still a lot to improve, especially in post-printing operations. As a result, the pressure is greater in these areas, and the shortage of workers is felt more acutely. This is also because people today are less willing to do physically demanding tasks and work in shifts.
This trend is evident, for example, with packaging technologists who, once qualified, prefer roles related to packaging development, design, or quality control rather than production, and they are also moving towards sales.
Some tools to be more attractive
While good pay is definitely important to attract qualified workers, it’s also true that it’s no longer the only factor that matters. New generations also value other factors, such as a pleasant and fulfilling work environment, flexibility, and opportunities for learning and professional growth. Additionally, smart, easy-to-use digital tools that make work more enjoyable are highly appreciated. Offering a stimulating and technologically advanced environment can make a difference. Therefore, investing in cutting-edge digital tools, like machines with touchscreens, AI-based automation, and intuitive software, makes work more pleasant and engaging, better meeting the expectations of new generations.
Training employees to fill multiple roles within the company
Although cross-training does not directly increase the number of employees, having a group of qualified workers within the company makes a difference. Changing customer demands can cause temporary fluctuations in production. Thanks to cross-training, qualified employees can be moved from one line to another or from one department to another to handle these production changes. This type of training helps ensure that the company can quickly adapt to changes in production or demand by shifting staff as needed.
Collaboration with universities, colleges, and vocational schools
Another way to grow and attract current and future employees is to establish professional relationships with local universities, schools, and training centers. Programs can be designed to set up internships for young people interested in specific careers; additionally, part-time jobs can be created for students. This is an immediate advantage, but also opens up new possibilities because, over time, many of these temporary workers gain experience and skills, potentially becoming long-term resources.
Being open-minded
There are many alternatives to find more resources, ranging from internal efficiency to unconventional approaches and creative thinking. For example, employer branding involves promoting the image of a company that cares about employee well-being and is committed to sustainable practices. This helps attract workers who value these things. Targeted marketing campaigns on social media can tell an engaging company sto-
ry, highlighting values, technological innovations, and growth opportunities. Creative paths are endless and offer that unique and attractive element that can make a difference.
In the short and medium term
In the short term, the need is for recruiting, while in the medium term, a talent acquisition strategy is needed.
This strategy should include several steps, from analyzing company needs to defining roles and their requirements, from searching and attracting talents to selecting candidates and onboarding them. The last step, onboarding, is very important because companies don’t get a second chance to welcome new workers properly: this is true for small, medium, and large companies alike. As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a good first impression.
Looking to the future, tactics and strategies are needed because there’s no turning back: by 2030, the scenario is clear.
I M A AT PA C K E X P O 2 0 2 4 :
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APersonal Care, and E-Commerce industries.
t Pack Expo 2024, IMA presents itself as an everevolving system — integrated, technological, and innovative — bringing together all its production entities in a single, unified stand. “Growth, diversification, tradition, innovation, sustainability, the world of work, teamwork, the centrality of people, the virtuous local area, university and training, harmony with the territory, reliability, and quality in customer service. These are the pillars of the IMA system.” — Alberto Vacchi, IMA Chairman and CEO.
The booth’s design will reflect the Group’s development philosophy, emphasizing the key role of sustainability in process and product design — a fundamental combination for IMA: respect for the environment and advanced technology. We will showcase solutions for the markets in which the Group traditionally operates, as well as those in newly entered markets. Space will be given to new acquisitions, cross-company synergies, and the latest innovations:
high technological profile and the ability to offer tailor-made solutions to satisfy the most sophisticated requests of the market, thanks to its highly specialised divisions: IMA Active (Solid Dose Solutions), IMA Life (Aseptic Processing and Freezedrying Solutions) and IMA Safe (Packaging Solutions).
At Pack Expo 2024, IMA presents itself as an ever-evolving system — integrated, technological, and innovative — bringing together all its production entities in a single, unified stand.
"Growth, diversification, tradition, innovation, sustainability, the world of work, teamwork, the centrality of people, the virtuous local area, university and training, harmony with the territory, reliability, and quality in customer service. These are the pillars of the IMA system." — Alberto Vacchi, IMA Chairman and CEO.
The IMA EVER-EVOLVING SYSTEM at Pack Expo 2024 unites IMA production entities, creating a technological and innovative environment for our processing and packaging solutions through to the end of line, in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Food, Personal Care, and ECommerce industries.
The IMA EVER-EVOLVING SYSTEM at Pack Expo 2024 unites IMA production entities, creating a technological and innovative environment for our processing and packaging solutions through to the end of line, in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Food,
•Pharma
IMA Pharma is a world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines and complete lines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products thanks to a
• Medical Devices Assembly: IMA AUTOMATION, a division of the IMA Group and a market leader in the design and manufacture of advanced technological lines for the handling and assembly of parts for various application fields, announces the creation of IMA MED-TECH, a new Business Unit entirely dedicated to medical assembly technologies. This represents a significant step forward in the IMA Group’s strategy to consoli-
The booth's design will reflect the Group's development philosophy, emphasizing the key role of sustainability in process and product design — a fundamental combination for IMA: respect for the environment and advanced technology.
We will showcase solutions for the markets in which the Group traditionally operates, as well as those in newly entered markets. Space will be given to new acquisitions, cross-company synergies,
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date and enhance its presence in the MedTech sector.
Thanks to the numerous specialized companies within the Personal Care hub, IMA offers complete lines for any type of product required in the sector. IMA provides comprehensive technologies for processing liquids, creams, powders, and solids, aligning with trends towards sustainable products with reduced water and packaging use.
The portfolio includes converting technologies for facial masks and wet wipes, advanced filling and sealing machines for tubes, jars and bottles, as well as flow wrappers and forming, filling, and sealing solutions for sachets and standup pouches. IMA’s automation technologies enable the assembly of caps and multi-part devices, while the secondary packaging range includes flexible cartoning machines for any product shape and size, single and multiple item wrappers, and final case packers and palletizers. Labelling systems designed for all surfaces and package types complete the packaging solutions, supported by a professional worldwide service network.
• E-Commerce Packaging Solutions
The booth will also feature the Digital Hub, dedicated to the IMA Digital project, and an area focused on the Group’s sustainability initiatives.
IMA END OF LINE personnel will be present at the show to discuss customized strategies and provide expert insights on optimizing packaging processes. At the IMA EOL HUB, we specialize in comprehensive solutions for the secondary and end-of-line stages of product packaging across
industries such as pharmaceuticals, personal care, food, and home care. Every product is handled with precision, and tailored approaches are developed to meet the specific needs of each project while maintaining the highest performance standards.
MACHINES ON SHOW
Machines on show for the pharmaceutical sector:
- DYNAMICA - Continuous motion cartoner
DYNAMICA Series multipurpose continuous motion cartoner is available in different versions, according to the product specifications, carton dimension sizes and speed. It grants the maximum versatility in terms of applications, infeed systems and carton sizes
- UNILINE - Integrated counting system
UNILINE is a conveying, filling and capping system that flexibly integrates the functions required to form a complete counting line: container loading, desiccant insertion, counting and filling, cotton insertion, capping, rejection.
BETA Series ensures high performances thanks to the advanced technology developed. Benefit from the maximum flexibility in terms of configurations and production outputs to find the best solution for your goals.
- HYPER - Labelling machine for vials and bottles
HYPER is the ultimate labelling solution created to achieve the impossible. Fully modular and implementing the latest technologies for high-speed labelling, it handles all container materials and shapes.
Machines on show for the food sector:
- PETRONCINI TTA25 – Coffee Roaster
With the same technical features of industrial drum roasters, the TTA25
is a unique fusion between full process reproducibility and customisation of the roasting profiles, even for small productions. The TTA25 roaster is available for trials at IMA Coffee’s ShowLAB, the laboratory showroom set up at IMA North America production site.
- DOYTRONIC 120 – High speed stand-up pouch machine
Innovative Pouch FFS machinery with unrivalled compact design thanks to vertical intermittent bag forming and horizontal filling stations with hybrid movement.
- PEREGRINE and CARRERA
1500 - Line composed of Pouch feeder and Flow wrapper
The Peregrine Platform is a range of unscrambling, singulating and feeding solutions for a wide variety of products including pre-packaged items that need taking from bulk and delivering correctly orientated and pitched to a downstream piece of equipment or process. At the show the system will be feeding a Carrera 1500 flow wrapper, which responds to the budget, build quality and flexibility requirements of mid-range food operations.
- VISION 3000 - Vision based counting solution
By means of a combination of laser and line scan cameras, Vision 3000 guarantees accurate checking and counting operations to verify product height, length, width and surface.
- F600 - F600 – Vertical Forming, filling and sealing of sachets
The vertical form, fill & seal machine F600 for sachets guarantees easy-to-use packaging for liquid and pasty products such as dressings & sauces. It offers the perfect solution for convenience packaging.
Machines on show for the E-Commerce sector, displayed on booth
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S-2814 owned by our partner Intertape Polymer Group® Inc (IPG). Together with IPG, we showcase a complete and effective E-Fulfillment line, including packaging technologies and protective solutions:
- E-CO Flex Forming – Automated Case Erector and Former
The E-CO Flex Forming is a standalone machine designed to automatically pick, erect, and form right-sized cases for products to be packed. Case selection is based on information retrieved from the customer’s Warehouse Management System (WMS). The E-CO Flex Forming accommodates a wide range of case footprints, handling up to 12 different sizes.
technologies for industrial production will be showcased, with a focus on artificial intelligence (both traditional and generative) to enhance efficiency and sustainability.
Predictive AI models will provide insights into connected machines via dedicated dashboards, reducing downtime, improving product quality, and optimizing resources.
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projects, dedicated respectively to reducing energy consumption and researching eco-friendly and recyclable packaging materials.
Additionally, IMA will present a portion of its OPENLab at the show — a scaled-down laboratory illustrating the analysis and research on packaging materials conducted by the IMA Group’s worldwide network of laboratories.
Thanks to our Experts in the OPENLab on display, customers can bring their own packs or materials for comprehensive consulting and analysis.
and sealed with water-activated tape. SIOC cases are automatically detected and bypas by the machine.
- E-CO Flex SealMatic - Automatic Random Case Sealer
A highlight will be the industrial metaverse, a virtual space where production plants can be tested in advance and operators trained remotely through VR, streamlining processes and cutting costs. In addition to AI and the metaverse, the Show will feature advanced platforms for plant management, continuous performance monitoring, and digital training tools.
Zero Waste. Zero Liner. Zero Complexity. Zero Downtime.
Machines on show for the Medical Devicessector:
-X-PEN–Advanced Injectables Assembly Solutions
The E-CO Flex SealMatic is a fully automatic machine designed to process FEFCO 201 and SIOC cases. The machine automatically tapes the bottom of the case, while the top is closed and sealed with water-activated tape. SIOC cases are automatically detected and bypassed by the machine.
The synergy between sustainability and digitalization, including virtual reality, will drive IMA’s innovation, leading to a more efficient and responsible future.
About Sustainability on Show
GREEN SOUL, DIGITAL BRAIN
The technologies showcased will include machines from the LOW (Low emissions) and NOP (No Plastic)
I am Zero: The ultimate Print&Apply solution designed by IMA Phoenix Innovation Center to provide a renewed hi-tech experience during Direct Thermal (DT) Linerless Labeling. The red passion for labeling solutions meets the green attitude of a “zero” use of silicon liner.
X-PEN is the new modular platform designed by IMA MED-TECH for the assembly injectables, based on a standard concept for pens, autoinjectors and needle safety devices final assembly systems.
Zero offers clear print, extraordinary adhesion, and clean cut with the past.
The Future is Zero!
Sustainability and digital transformation are now interconnected, each playing a vital role in positive outcomes for both businesses and the environment.
X-PEN is the new modular platform designed by IMA MED-TECH for the assembly of injectables, based on a standard concept for pens, autoinjectors and needle safety de vices final assembly systems.
GREEN SOUL, DIGITAL BRAIN
Sustainability and digital transforma tion are now interconnected, each playing a vital role in driving positive outcomes for both businesses and the environment.
About Digitalization on Show
At the Show, cutting-edge digital
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GOOD HEALTH TO ALL! SMI solutions for Arden’s Garden
Man is what he eats; For this reason it is essential to eat healthy and well, because food reflects on people’s emotions and happiness and because only by eating fresh, natural and genuine products will you feel better both physically and mentally. Everything that grows on a tree or comes out of the ground is vital for our body: lots of water, few calories, lots of water-soluble vitamins, unrefined sugars and mineral salts; Fresh fruit and vegetables are a real panacea for our body, because they are filling foods, rich in fiber, vitamins and nutrients.
This is what Arden Zinn always thought, a woman dedicated to the well-being of others with a very strong passion and great resourcefulness, who, starting from a simple juicer, founded the company Arden’s Garden, one of the most important companies in the United States for the production of fruit juices and extracts and lots of other healthy, genuine foods.
The history of this Atlanta-based company, revolves around Arden’s passion and desire to ensure everyone’s good health, she loved to squeeze any type of fruit or vegetables available in her kitchen to make healthy, genuine drinks. In addition to personal and family use, this enterprising woman from the East Coast (she was born in New York in 1937), used to share her juices with friends and acquaintances, because she believed that everyone has to have the oppportunity to be healthy. From these simple but solid assumptions, a modern company was founded and grew quickly, which today produces a wide variety of juices distributed throughout
the United States and which uses the latest generation packaging systems such as the ASW 50 F ERGON automatic shrinkwrapper supplied by SMI, used for packaging various packs from 15.2 oz PET bottles to 2oz in film-only.
Fruit and vegetable extracts: benefits and properties
Fruit and vegetables are essential for our health, they are healthy fuel for the human body, readily available and easy to digest. Each piece of fruit, is rich in vitamins and minerals and has particular beneficial and healing properties, which remain unchanged in the cold-pressed juices. Traditional fruit juices contain sugars, preservatives and sweeteners. They
are good, not natural, and full of unhealthy ingredients. On the contrary, the cold extracts of 100% natural fruit and vegetables are made only with the best “raw materials” available, without adding preservatives, water, dyes and sugars. Thanks to the presence of amino acids, mineral salts, enzymes and vitamins, juices extracted from fruit and vegetables are essential to regenerate the human body, they are good for you from head to toe, to integrate nutrients, purify the body and strengthen our immune system. But in order to fully enjoy all these benefits, live juices must be extracted in the correct way, using extractors capable of keeping their precious properties active.
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Arden’s Garden produces a wide range of cold-pressed juices, a system that does not use heat, oxygen or other pasteurization methods that damage the nutrients found in fruit and vegetables. The Atlanta-based company, also produces other foods and delicacies, such as raw vegan snacks, made with nuts, rolled oats, kale, cashews, almonds, peanut butter and chocolate, suitable for providing nutrient-rich foods.
Arden Zinn and the dream of sharing health and well-being
Arden Zinn, born in New York in the Bronx, on September 26, 1937, as a young girl she was very bright in her studies, to the point of graduating from Hunter College at just 18. After getting married and moving to Atlanta, starting in the early 70s, this enterprising, East Coast woman, began to distinguish herself in the world of exercise, wellness, health and nutrition. Dubbed “Atlanta’s First Lady of Fitness,” Arden built her career around her great passion for teaching how to live healthier, happier lives through nutrition and fitness. In 1971 she opened the first Arden Zinn Exercise Studio, followed by 23 more, over the next 15 years, in three states. Her first fitness program on TV, “The New Fit Bit,” aired on PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) in
1970, while ten years later CNN hired her ,as a consultant for fitness and healthy living initiatives. After years of focusing on keeping people fit, Arden Zinn began to focus on what they put into their bodies and how important that is, regardless of exercise. What we eat affects our appearance and mood, how happy we are and how much energy we have. From this conviction Arden began to distribute to others, the healthy drinks she prepared for herself, her family and friends and, in 1993, after buying the juicer of her dreams (a Norwalk), she intensified the production of juices so that acquaintances could also benefit from them. Word of mouth spread rapidly, so much so, that the requests grew dramatically, to the point that, in 1995, the enterprising Bronx woman who had moved to Atlanta decided to found a special company for the production and marketing of her juices, the current Arden’s Garden. In her long and extraordinary life (Arden Zinn passed away at 83 in 2020), this joie de vivre ambassador, was also the strenght coach of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Hawks sports franchises. Today, the company, which is Atlanta’s largest producer of fresh juices, with two East Point processing plants, is run by her daughter Leslie, who preserves and continues her mother’s
legacy, making high-quality healthy products. Arden’s Garden juices are available in Publix,, Whole Foods, and Kroger supermarkets, coffee shops, health food stores, restaurants, spas, and even a car wash!
Arden’s Garden’s Commitment to sustainability
Arden’s Garden is also attentive to the well-being of the planet, people and employees and adopts a series of activities for greater environmental sustainability, and which have a positive impact on the community in which it operates. In the manufacture of smoothies, for example, straws are not required as the containers have lids with spouts. In addition, plastic containers and bottles used by Arden’s Garden can be recycled.
The activity of this company from Atlanta, revolves around the culture of well-being and is the basis of a series of initiatives, through speading advice, recipes, good practices, etc. With particular regard to its employees, the company focuses on a series of healthy initiatives, providing various partnerships with fitness studios and offering discounts on products.
SMI solutions for Arden’s Garden
Arden’s Garden, markets a wide range of fruit juices in 15.2 oz and 2
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oz PET bottles packed in film-only by an SMI shrinkwrapper of the ASW 50 F ERGON range, equipped with a 90° product feeding system.
In order to meet the needs of such a varied production, the company founded in 1995 by Arden Zinn, uses latest generation SMI systems, which are extremely flexible and adaptable to the needs of a constantly evolving market, thanks to innovative technical solutions that allow simple, fast and economical format changes.
ASW 50 F ERGON SHRINKWRAPPER
Containers worked: juice in 15.2 oz square PET bottles and 5x2 trays of 2 oz cylindrical PET bottles. Packs created: loose 15,2 oz bottles in 3x2 film and trays 5x2 in film only
Key benefits:
•The ASW 50 F ERGON shrinkwrapper installed at the Arden’s Garden plant is a compact solution that easily adapts to end-ofline logistics conditions
•Ergonomic structure: in the infeed section, the shrinkwrapper is equipped with a single lane infeed system, which facilitates the correct channeling of the bulk containers on a conveyor belt, equipped with lowfriction, thermoplastic chains.
•The machine has a reduced footprint, thanks to the 90° product infeed
•Thanks to the single-lane conveyor belt, a divider is not needed for product laning, with consequent economic advantages
•In the section where the format is formed, a group of dividing bars group the containers in a linear and continuous way; In this section a twin belt system, separates the products through an electronic cam according to the format to be processed.
•Thanks to the rotating infeed, the loose products are pushed from
the single lane infeed conveyor, to the pack conveyor in a smooth and efficient way.
•Simple, fast and economical format changes: the single-lane infeedoffers the advantage of being able to process different types of containers, of various sizes, without needing additional belt equipment; As a result, format changes are extremely easy and fast, as it is not necessary to adjust all the guides of the various lanes.
•Compact design, film cutting unit, equipped with “direct drive” motorisation that improves cutting precision and semplifies maintenace operations.
•The ASW ERGON series includes various models for shrink film packaging, at a maximum speed of 80 packs/minute, for a wide range of cylindrical, oval or square/ rectangular based containers. The model installed at Arden’s Garden plant in Atlanta meets production requirements of up to 50 packs/ minute.
SMI presence in USA: SMI USA INC.
Atlanta is home to SMI USA INC., the subsidiary of the SMI Group that since 1999 has been present in
the United States with the aim of responding promptly and effectively to the increasing needs of the numerous customers in North America. Competence, professionalism and availability of the commercial and technical staff, currently composed of 22 people are the key factors behind the branch’s activity.
On an area of 4000sq / ft occupied by the commercial and technical structure and a large showroom, SMI USA manages the commercial activities, training, customer reception and after-sales service; the company has a large spare parts warehouse equipped with a wide assortment of basic necessities, to respond promptly to the needs of the many North American customers of the SMI Group.
At the beginning of 2023, a further expansion of the logistics structure of the branch is planned with the transfer to a new, larger and more modern location, which will remain within the Atlanta metropolitan area, in order to further enhance customer services and enlarge the SMI and SMIPACK machine showroom.
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Sustainable
Packaging Solutions
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UNIVERSAL PACK: innovation and sustainability drive the transformation of the Italian packaging leader
Universal Pack, an Italian leader in the stick pack and sachet packaging machinery sector, is undergoing a significant transformation towards sustainability.
Founded in 1965, the company has always placed innovation at the core of its strategies, now combining this vision with more eco-friendly practices.
Recently, Universal Pack collaborated with major suppliers from different sectors (food, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic and chemical) to develop compostable and recyclable films, ensuring optimal product protection and perfect compatibility with their machines.
This process required extensive rese arch and development, leading to
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the creation of advanced solutions for the sustainable packaging market.
The company has also set an ambitious waste recovery goal, aiming for 95% by 2025, after already achieving 91.7% in 2022.
To reach these milestones, Universal Pack is upgrading its technologies, replacing outdated machines with cutting-edge technology, and improving energy efficiency through the use of low-consumption motors.
Additionally, the company is planning to build a new facility designed to be a net-zero energy building, equipped with advanced technologies and powered by renewable energy.
This new facility not only responds to the company’s growth but also represents another step towards a sustainable future.
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REVOLUTIONIZING PACKAGING: THE TRENDS SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
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TIn recent years, the packaging industry has undergone a radical transformation, driven by efforts in sustainability and regulatory changes.
hese factors are pushing the adoption of new technologies ranging from mechanical engineering to recycling, redefining the very concept of packaging and the materials used.
The focus on sustainability has highlighted the urgency to reduce the environmental impact of packaging. Companies are investing in research and development to create biodegradable, compostable, or recyclable materials that can replace traditional plastics. Among these, bioplastics and fiber-based packaging are gai-
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ning traction. These new materials, in addition to being less harmful to the environment, must ensure the same functionality and product protection as conventional materials.
Regulations play a crucial role in this transition. The European Union, for instance, has set ambitious targets to reduce plastic waste and increase recycling.
These regulations are forcing companies to rethink their production processes and seek innovative solutions to comply with the new standards. It is not just a mandatory adjustment but an opportunity to demonstrate leadership in sustainability.
Smart designs are becoming protagonists in this context. Technological innovations allow for the creation of packaging that not only protects and preserves the product but also interacts with consumers in an interactive way.
QR codes, smart labels, and integrated sensors provide information about the product, its origin, and recycling methods, promoting transparency and consumer awareness. These advanced designs not only improve the user experience but also help reduce waste and optimize logistics.
Startups are playing a fundamental role in this packaging revolution. Thanks to their agility and ability to innovate, these young companies are introducing di-
sruptive ideas that are rapidly changing the landscape of the sector. From reusable packaging solutions to tracking technologies for recycling, startups are creating a fertile ecosystem for sustainable innovations.
Collaborations between large companies and startups are becoming increasingly common, as the former seek to quickly integrate the new technologies developed by the latter.
It is clear that the transition in packaging is not just a matter of materials but involves a broader change that encompasses the entire production chain.
Companies must adopt a holistic approach, considering not only the final packaging but also the entire product lifecycle, from production to post-consumption. This entails investments in new technologies, staff training, and closer collaboration among all stakeholders in the value chain.
The trends in packaging are marking an epochal shift, driven by the need for sustainability and new regulations. The combination of new materials, smart designs, and the innovative energy of startups is reshaping the future of packaging.
To never miss a trend, companies must be ready to continuously innovate and collaborate for a more sustainable future.
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C-CONNECT, the CAVANNA digital platform at the customer’s service
Ideal tool for optimizing the productivity of packaging lines
World leader in the primary and secondary packaging sector, Cavanna aims at achieving the maximum efficiency in the packaging lines and making the production process ever cheaper, faster and more sustainable.
Riccardo Cavanna, President and Lead Strategist of the company, says “To achieve this goal, at Ipack Ima we presented a digital platform, C-Connect, accessible, via single sign-on, both from computer and mo-
bile, in which to find all the services dedicated to the single customer.”
All the various functions can be summarized into four major macro-areas:
1.Maintenance and Repair
• digital technical documentation of the installed machinery (manuals, electrical and pneumatic diagrams, SAT / FAT documents or reports);
• e-Commerce on standard spare parts or upgrades. This Web Spares area is connected to the management system and allows,
via web services, to have prices and availability of items in real time;
• e-Learning through video tutorials and trouble-shooting;
• 3D spare parts catalog to find interactively and without possibility of mistake the parts.
2.Optimization and Planning
• customer service to request immediate technical assistance and monitor progress;
• history of maintenance interventions to facilitate any training.
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Maintenance and repair
● Interactive and dynamic documentation
● e-Commerce
● e-Learning
● Interactive knowledge database
Monitoring and management
Optimization and planning
● Customer service
● Intervention tracking
● Smart Monitoring Platform Value-added
3.Monitoring and Management
• Smart Monitoring Platform, a dashboard where you can see the real-time data of the machines in production.
All users, from the workshop to senior management, can have access to this data by supervising and optimizing every aspect of the lines.
Furthermore, it is possible to monitor the hours worked of known functional groups, sending notifications via e-mail when the end of life is reached. This allows to make decisions and order replacement parts in no time, improving efficiency and solving downtime immediately.
4.Value-added services
• Digital Twin, a Cavanna proprietary simulation tool to help design complex systems guaranteeing certain OEE values, experimenting with different “what-if scenario”
● Digital twin
and allowing the customer to make the right decisions.
“The experience accumulated, with over 30 lines already connected, has shown us that a connected machine records performances of over 20% and a 78% reduction in interruptions thanks also to preventive maintenance and Cavanna’s expertise”, declares Antonio Marangon, Service Division Manager. Concluding “The possibility of interacting with our technicians remotely, through the Cavanna Support APP, both via chat
and video call, has been a success in these pandemic years as it has allowed, despite the restrictions and difficulties to travel, a significant time saving and immediate problem solution.
Through this APP in these first two years of operation of the C-Connect corporate platform we have closed more than 450 tickets with a customer satisfaction rate of 97% “. Visit: www.cavanna.com
SINGLE-USE PACKAGING: ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEM OR UNAVOIDABLE NECESSITY?
In recent years, the issue of single-use packaging has been at the center of heated debate. On one side, there are growing concerns about the environmental impact of these materials, often made of nonrecyclable plastic and destined to end up in landfills or, worse, in the oceans. On the other side, many companies and consumers defend their utility and practicality, highlighting how single-use packaging offers quick, economical, and hygienic solutions, especially in sectors like food and healthcare. This tension between sustainability and practicality raises a crucial question: is single-use packaging an insurmountable environmental problem or still an unavoidable necessity?
One of the main arguments in favor of single-use packaging is its ability to ensure safety and hygiene. This aspect is particularly relevant in areas such as catering, healthcare, and the food industry, where protection against contamination is a top priority. During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, the use of single-use packaging increased significantly to meet the growing
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demand for takeout food and the need to contain the spread of the virus. The convenience of single-use allowed many businesses to continue operating safely, providing consumers with the reassurance of purchasing protected and risk-free products.
At the same time, the production of single-use packaging is deeply rooted in market logic. Their relatively low cost and ease of production make them an attractive choice for businesses, especially in sectors with narrow profit margins where cost optimization is key. Fast
food chains, food industries, and even consumer goods manufacturers have relied on this type of packaging for decades to ensure fast, accessible service to a broad audience. Moreover, the lightweight nature of these materials helps reduce transportation and storage costs, a crucial factor in a globalized economy that demands rapid and efficient movement of goods.
However, the environmental damage caused by singleuse packaging cannot be ignored. According to the latest data, a significant portion of plastic waste found in the oceans comes from single-use packaging, with devastating effects on marine ecosystems. Every year, millions of tons of plastic end up in the seas, suffocating marine life and compromising water quality. The
problem is not just aesthetic or related to biodiversity: this waste degrades slowly, releasing microplastics that enter the food chain and, eventually, our bodies. The long-term effects of this contamination are not yet fully understood, but early research suggests potentially serious consequences for human health.
In an effort to address this problem, many companies are exploring alternative solutions, focusing on recyclable or biodegradable materials. Paper, cardboard, bioplastics, and other compostable materials are gradually replacing conventional plastic in various sectors. International regulations are also trying to encourage this transition: for example, the European Union has introduced a series of restrictions on the use of singleuse plastics, aiming to drastically reduce the production and consumption of these materials in the coming years. These measures, along with growing consumer awareness, are leading to a slow but significant transformation in the packaging industry.
Despite these trends, the shift to a system entirely free of single-use packaging is neither simple nor immediate. Alternative solutions still present various limitations. For example, biodegradable materials, while promising, require specific disposal conditions to be truly effective. If not properly managed, they can end up in landfills or the ocean, where they do not decompose as expected. Additionally, the production and distribution costs of these new materials are currently higher than those of traditional single-use plastic packaging, making widespread adoption less economically viable for many companies.
Moreover, consumer behavior poses another challenge. The convenience of single-use packaging is hard to replace: it is lightweight, easy to use, and does not require special disposal measures. Habits that have been ingrained over the years are difficult to break, and the shift towards more responsible consumption will require not only technological innovation but also a profound cultural transformation. In this sense, educating consumers will be crucial: raising public awareness about the environmental damage caused by single-use packaging and promoting sustainable alternatives is a fundamental step in fostering more conscious demand.
The future of single-use packaging will therefore depend on the ability to balance sustainability needs with those of practicality and cost-effectiveness. While it is clear that the packaging industry will have to adapt to a reality increasingly oriented towards environmental respect, it will be necessary to find solutions that do not sacrifice efficiency and convenience.
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MAKRO: modularity, flexibility. Always.
Leveraging 30 years of experience from its founders, Makro was born in 2009 and rapidly grew to become an international market leader. Our mission is clear: to design cutting-edge labellers that withstand the tests of time, satisfy every customer’s evolving production needs and offer maximum benefit and reliability.
With a meticulous ‘made-in-Italy’ production, we combine technological, mechanical and electronic innovations with environmentally friendly production processes, based on energy savings and knowing how to effectively implement a more sustainable economic development model. We begin with a deep knowledge of every aspect of labelling and work with passion, professionalism, competence, and a commitment to always be near our customer for prompt service throughout the lifetime of your labeller.
A range of labellers for production speeds of 1,500 to 50,000 b/h
The range includes labellers able to process from 1,500 to 50,000 bottles per hour, applying up to five labels per bottle and available in wet glue, hot melt, self-adhesive and combined versions. For companies with limited production requirements, the MAK 01, MAK 02 and MAK 1 labellers provide speeds of up to 12,000 b/h with mechanical or electronic rotation of the bottle plates. With special applications and able to cope with production speeds of up to 50,000 b/h, the MAK 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 labellers, on the other hand, satisfy the needs of medium to large companies. The range includes a high speed self-adhesive labeller with reel winders and non-stop system enabling production to continue at maximum speed even during reel changes and a combined labeller to apply the fiscal guarantee seal.
Thanks to a special, patented paper delivery system, the MAK AHS2 selfadhesive labelling module responds to the need for faster, more precise machines. It guarantees a linear speed of 100 metres a minute at a label pitch of 20 mm.
For the high volume PET market, such as the water and soft drinks sector, Makro Labelling has developed the MAK Roll Feed series of rotary labellers: The 6,000 b/h to 40,000 b/h production speed and use of wrapround plastic labels on a reel with hot melt application guarantee maximum economic benefits in the production process. The modularity of the machine also allows the roll feed unit to be replaced with a hot melt unit for precut, wet glue or self-adhesive labels.
In common with the entire Makro range with the Vision Control system to verify the quality and correctness of the packaging and manage rejects:
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two new inspection systems - RAPTOR (Rapide to Orientate) and A.L.I.C.E. (Advanced Label Inspection and Control Environment), which guarantee high performance, less production rejects and the highest finished product quality.
CLeap (Concept Leap)
Makro has created and presented a new labelling machine concept using longstator linear motor technology, the Cleap InLine
Thanks to the rotation of the plates, it is the only linear labeller with centring which, in addition to high labelling accuracy and speed, also offers the advantage of not having to change
format: within minutes, the operator is ready to start production again. Its versatility and production flexibility make it ideal due to its small footprint. www.makrolabelling.it
recent years, the food industry has seen a significant increase in the use of carton packaging for beverages.
This trend, driven by growing environmental awareness and consumer pressure, has led many companies to reconsider traditional materials. However, the question remains: is carton packaging truly an ecological solution, or is it simply a convenient and practical choice?
Carton packaging has undeniable advantages. It is lightweight, easy to transport, and often recyclable, making it appealing to beverage producers. Moreo-
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ver, modern technologies allow carton to be treated so that it becomes liquid-resistant and capable of adequately preserving the contents, extending their shelf life without compromising product quality. However, the main advantage frequently highlighted is its supposed environmental sustainability. Carton, derived from renewable sources such as cellulose extracted from trees, is recyclable, presenting it as a more ecological alternative to plastic or glass, both of which have a more significant environmental impact in terms of production and disposal.
But behind this image of sustainability lies a more complex reality. While it’s true that carton is recyclable, its production requires enormous resources. The process of extracting cellulose and processing paper consumes large amounts of water and energy, and the forests
from which the raw material is sourced are not always managed sustainably. Certainly, certifications like FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) ensure responsible forest management, but not all producers subject themselves to such scrutiny. Additionally, once carton is combined with layers of plastic or aluminum, as is often the case with beverage containers, its recyclability drastically decreases. Separating these materials once they are fused together is a complex and costly process, and not all recycling facilities are equipped to handle it.
Another aspect to consider is transportation. Carton, being lighter than glass and less bulky than rigid plastic, helps reduce CO2 emissions during the distribution of beverages. This aspect is particularly important when considering the overall environmental impact since logistics represent a significant portion of a pro-
duct’s lifecycle. Reducing the weight and volume of packaging means fewer trips are needed to transport the same amount of product, with tangible benefits in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. However, even in this case, the benefits only materialize if the entire lifecycle of the packaging, from its production to disposal or recycling, is managed efficiently and sustainably.
There is also the economic factor, which plays a crucial role in companies’ decisions. Carton is generally cheaper to produce than glass or rigid plastic, making it an attractive solution not only from an ecological standpoint but also from an economic perspective. For many companies, choosing carton means being able to reduce costs without sacrificing product quality while presenting themselves to consumers as environmentally conscious brands. This marketing strategy, often supported by slogans that emphasize the “green” nature of the packaging, has strong appeal for modern consumers, who are increasingly concerned about the sustainability of the products they purchase. But it’s fair to question how much of this choice is truly driven by the desire to reduce environmental impact and how much is simply a response to market trends.
Finally, we cannot ignore the behavior of the end consumer. Even the most eco-friendly packaging becomes useless if not disposed of correctly. Despite awareness campaigns, recycling rates remain low in many countries, and a large portion of packaging ends up in landfills or, worse, littered in the environment. Therefore, it is crucial that companies not only invest in more sustainable packaging but also commit to educating consumers on how to properly dispose of these materials.
In conclusion, carton packaging for beverages represents a solution that, at first glance, seems to meet environmental sustainability needs. However, the reality is more nuanced. While carton has undeniable advantages over other forms of packaging, its benefits largely depend on the context in which it is produced, used, and disposed of. It is a choice that, if well managed, can contribute to reducing the environmental impact of the beverage industry, but it should not be considered the definitive solution. Real change will only occur when the entire lifecycle of packaging is designed with sustainability in mind, from the sourcing of raw materials to the recycling or disposal phase.
MILKITA: PASSION FOR MILK. Experience, technology and italian quality.
Anew player has emerged in the dynamic landscape of the dairy sector that is set to redefine the industry’s prospects: Milkita Group.
Milkita Group aims to become a “Made in Italy” reference point in the world of Dairy products.
Milkita is a true benchmark, offering a wide range of innovative and integrated solutions for milk and beverage processing.
Milkita’s vision is clear and ambitious: to become a point of reference in the dairy industry, bringing together expertise, technology and experience to provide customers with the most comprehensive range of milk processing
Three historical companies, Pietribiasi Michelangelo, Frautech Separators and MilkyLAB, capable of covering all processing operations.
machinery. And not only that. The aim is to follow the path of milk from the moment it enters the plant to the production of finished products, including cheese, dairy products, and yoghurt. However, Milkita’s ambition does not stop there: the group also aspires to be a reference point for the fruit juice, ice cream, beer and wine sectors, paving the way for new synergies and opportunities.
Milkita’s value proposition translates
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Passion for Milk
Milkita Group is the new “Made in Italy” benchmark for dairy processes from milk to finished product.
The partner who can offer the complete range of lines with the experience, technology and passion of the industry experts.
Pietribiasi has been producing machinery and complete lines for the dairy industry (milk and cheese, butter, yoghurt, UHT ) and fermented products, ice cream and cream since 1960.
Frautech a leading historical company in the manufacture of centrifugal separators.
MilkyLAB a leader in designing and producing machines for Pasta filata cheese ( Mozzarella, Pizza cheese, Analogue cheese ) and Ricotta since 1980.
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into complete plants and all-round service.
Customers have the option of relying on a single partner for the construction of their production plants or raw material processing lines.
This simplifies the decision-making process and enables customers to focus on their core business, knowing that they can count on a reliable and experienced partner.
Milkita aims to combine the best of Italian industrial traditions, technological expertise and quality with experience and passion, offering integrated machinery and complete treatment solutions.
Pietribiasi Michelangelo produces machines and complete lines for the dairy industry (milk and cheese, butter, yoghurt and fermented products, ice cream and cream), and for the production of fruit juices and soft drinks, ice cream and beer.
•UHT and pasteurisation plants
•plate and tubular heat exchangers
• CIP washing plants
• milk receiving and refrigeration units
•reconstitution mixing plants
•complete dairies
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Frautech
The FRAUTECH brand is present in the milk and beverage industry with over 100 years of experience and is synonymous with long experience in the design and production of centrifugal separators.
• The full range of separators includes clarifiers, bacteria removing clarifiers, milk and whey skimmers and automatic milk standardisation systems.
• Our self-cleaning, solid bowl separators cater for a range of flow rates from 1,000 to 60,000l/h. Over 5,000 process separators are installed worldwide with customised solutions.
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has been a leader in the design and production of machines and automatic plants for the production of Pasta Filata Cheese (Mozzarella, Pizza cheese, String cheese , Analogue Mozzarella, Spread cheese) and Ricotta since 1980.
MilkyLAB’s objective has always been to export the Italian mozzarella tradition worldwide.
Once MilkyLAB has installed the equipment at the customers’ premises, training and assistance is provided to ensure that best production performance.
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FRUIT PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
TROPICAL FOOD MACHINERY: leading in the global field of fruit processing machinery
Tropical Food Machinery is an international company with two headquarters in Italy and Brazil, leading in the global field of fruit processing machinery. The company currently has liaison offices in India, Costa Rica and the Asia-Pacific and West African regions.
Thanks to its decades know-how, the Company offers complete production plants for the industrial process of tropical and continental fruit, producing finished products such as natural juices, concentrated juices, purée, fruit in syrup or jams.
The Company’s success over the years is certainly due to the pineapple processing plants: Tropical Food Machinery can vaunt dozens of active plants all over the world, with machines entirely designed around the pineapple juice extraction and that can guarantee a very high extraction yield and a high-level quality of the finished product.
Tropical Food Machinery production also includes the development of multifruit processing lines.
These systems combine different extraction machines, each one dedicated to a specific type of fruit – whether with thick skin like pineapple, or stone fruit as mango or even fruit with seeds like maracuja. In this way, it is possible to use a single multifruit line for the processing of different types of products according to the harvesting season, guaranteeing a continuous productivity at high efficiency.
Every production plant is designed and built in-house to satisfy a wide
range of multipurpose technological solutions: mobile small-size plants can be used by producers or farmers in decentralized areas, diminishing management costs and gener-
ating local economy; large-scale plants can meet high production demands, optimizing energy consumption and expanding the producers’ market.
In R&D, the most important progress in recent years has been the development of Cerere 6000, an automatic banana peeling system. Cerere 6000 guarantees a precise
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Aroma Recovery System
and complete automatic fruit peeling and a safe pulp processing in inert atmosphere with antioxidant treatment: the system can peel about 6 tons of fresh bananas per hour. For this reason, in 2021 the Company received the prestigious International FoodTec Award by the Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft, a German agricultural company.
Another important achievement of Tropical Food Machinery is the development of Aroma Recovery System, an innovative and compact automatic machine that can be integrated into new or existing production plants.
The system does not involve waste of juice and can extract and concentrate natural aromas and essences that would, otherwise, be lost in the juice extraction process. The extracted aromas can be reintroduced into the product during the final processing stages, improving its characteristics, or it can be sold
separately with an exceptionally fast return on investment. Indeed, highquality natural flavours can command a considerable price for use markets such as food, beverage and cosmetics.
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COCONUT WATER, it’s more than just water.
We at ORION ENGINEERING develop
“tailor-made” solutions to completely transform an extremely widespread fruit with an increasingly growing market trend: the coconut. Today, we are pleased to explore with you the main stages of obtaining one of its derivative products: natural coconut water.
Coconut water, also called coconut juice (not to be confused with coconut milk), is a sweet refreshing drink taken directly from the inner part of coconut fruits. It differs from coconut milk, which is the oily white liquid extracted from the grated fresh kernel. The coconut water consumed as a beverage usually comes from immature coconut fruits.
Coconut water has traditionally been consumed as a refreshing beverage in most coconut countries. Growing consumer interest in the product both as refreshing beverage and as a sports drink has considerably broadened its market opportunities.
Coconut water within the nut is sterile. This means that it is free from microorganisms. Whenever exposed to the air, or to the external environment, the product is subject to microbiological contamination and deterioration.
Proper handling and temperature management throughout the postharvest and processing chain are essential to allowing coconut water to retain its inherent qualities prior to processing.
Proper sanitation management throughout the chain is also critical to assuring the quality, safety, and shelflife of the bottled product.
The coconut water is collected through a drilling extraction process with the water immediately entering a filtration system and then quickly transferred to material receiving storage tanks.
Next, the coconut water is pumped from the material storage tanks into cooling system at 40°C and then through an oil separator to extract the highest quality pure coconut-based water product. Once the purification process is complete, the coconut wa-
ter is then piped to an insulated industrial storage tank.
The coconut water can be enriched with the best fresh fruit extracts to obtain a flavoured drink: for this purpose, the natural water is sent to a blending process just before being piped into insulated industrial storage tanks.
The final stages of coconut water production involve a cooling process at
the temperature of 8°C - 100°C. in preparation for an integrated UHT pasteurization process. The water is then filled into an aseptic tank that supports an aseptic filling process performed under strict aseptic processing requirements.
Once the product has been filled into aseptic containers, there is an automated packaging process that is equipped with preset parameters and standardized, so that it will only operate when all safety conditions are complying.
Another alternative to natural coconut water can be tender coconut water or concentrated water.
The tender coconut water is valued both for the refreshing drink and ge-
latinous kernel, which is a delicious food. The tender nut water is rich in potassium and minerals. Glucose content is maximum in 29 – 31 weeks months of maturation nuts and hence the best stage for drinking. The dwarf coconut variety, Chowghat Orange Dwarf (COD) is a tender nut variety. The tender coconut water concentrate was prepared using fresh coconut water collected under hygienic condition.
Suspended solids and oil in the samples were removed by means of three-way centrifuge. The removal of the solids and oil was necessary to minimize fouling of the membranes. The salts present in coconut water may be removed if desired, prior to concentration, to produce a very sweet product.
This is achievable by passing the centrifuged coconut water through a mixed-bed ion exchange resin. The concentrate can be frozen or preserved in cans and used as base to produce carbonated and non-carbonated coconut beverage.
The multidisciplinary technical staff of ORION ENGINEERING has been carrying out R&D for some time to maximize the type of products and by-products obtainable from coconut. At the same time, it pursues the objective of reducing the processing waste generated to minimize their impact on the environment. We will develop for you the best solution tailored to your objectives and needs.
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PELLACINI: food tech in Food Valley
Skills gained over time for food processing technologies
The Pellacini family began their operations at the end of the 19th century in Parma, in what is today known as the Food Valley. Pellacini Engineering has been a key player in all the growth phases of this sector, focusing its production activities exclusively on the canning industry for over a century.
Only authentic, specific, and in-depth know-how enables the offering of effective solutions for productivity, safety, and economic and environmental sustainability.
Pellacini Engineering has always been focused on the canning sector, the client, and the project, thanks to its new exclusive production method: the “Pellacini Tayloring System.” This system eliminates costly production constraints and allows for the creation of tailor-made equipment that perfectly suits each customer. Production is entrusted to carefully selected laboratories specializing in individual processes.
If we want fruit to have a long life, we must preserve and respect the earth that produces it.
That’s why Pellacini Engineering is now directing its research towards sustainability, as evidenced by its well-established projects for the recovery of production waste and the production of pulpers and refiners with rotating sieves.
With its specific experience, gained over more than a century, Pellacini Engineering effectively responds to the global food processing sec-
tor, which demands technologies attentive to energy and production efficiency, as well as environmental aspects.
The historic Pellacini technology is extremely flexible, reliable, easy to maintain, updated, and present in the major international markets: Europe, South America, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East. Pellacini’s production ranges across many fields of the process industry,
designing and manufacturing machines and plants for:
- Fruit single-strength purees and pulps, nectars, natural fruit juices, flat drinks, jams, and concentrates made from fruits grown in both temperate and tropical climates;
- Tomato paste, “Passata”, pizza sauce, tomato pulp and cubes;
- Other tomato derivatives, such as ketchup, spicy sauce, and various other sauces;
- Vegetable sauces, pepper sauces,
baby food, canned legumes, harissa sauce;
- Production lines for both clear and cloudy juices, starting from fresh products or puree.
Aseptic Packaging Machines:
- Aseptic fillers in various models featuring one or two heads, suitable for liquid, dense, semi-dense products, products containing pieces, and fruit and tomatoes cut up to 25 mm. These are compa-
tible with flexible aseptic bags of 200 kg (Bag-in-drum) or 1000 kg (Bag-in-bin).
Machines and Plants for Defrosting and Cooking:
- Vacuum cookers for jams with a double bottom and rotating coil;
- Rotating coil defrosters for IQF and products in pieces;
- Blanchers with rotating drums for legumes;
- Cooking groups;
- Continuous multi-effect evaporators for heat-sensitive products, even with high viscosity.
Machines and Plants for Extraction, Milling, and Pitting, specifically:
- Centrifugal and turbo extractors for fruits, tomatoes, and vegetables;
- Mills and crushers for fruits and vegetables;
- De-pulpers for peach stones, apricots, cherries, plums;
- Roller pitting machines.
Machines and Plants for Enzymatic Treatments, specifically:
- Specific enzymatic inactivators for fruits and tomatoes;
- Enzyme treatment and dosage groups.
For more information, visit: www.pellacini.com
New multi-fruit line from OMIP, Boema and FME
‘Buy one get multiple solutions free’
“Are you wondering whether it is possible to core, pit, slice and peel multiple fruits in a single solution? Wonder no more because we have the answer for you,” claim the Italian OMIP and Boema and the Polish FME Food Machinery Europe.
The collaboration between the three companies started about five years ago. “We offer a complete end-to-end solution which allows to use state-of-the-art machines dedicated to core, pit and slice several fruits, for instance, stone fruits, and then peel them using high-pressure steam.”
“The line is suitable for large pro ducers who diversify their product range throughout the year. So far, it has been adopted in several countries around the world and customers are very satisfied with it: compared to mechanical or chemical peeling, steam peeling
guarantees a 20 per cent higher yield,” the three companies add.
“In addition, this system is costeffective because it provides you with the highest yield possible and the best quality product obtainable, while eliminating the often difficult and expensive problem of water treatment, as this system excludes the use of chemicals such as sodium hydroxide.”
“To find out more about this solution and be part of those who choose the best, visit us at this year’s edition of the Fruit Logistica exhibition in Berlin.”
quality materials and great robustness, where the cost of production, as well as that of the workforce, is minimized. For this reason it is focused in the design and construction of machinery characterized by simplicity of operation, versatility and reduction of costs.
Boema was founded in 1979 and during the years emerged as a leading company in designing and manufacturing machines and plants for the food industry.
OMIP, founded in 1971, is targeted to all the fruit processing companies which need to have a more reliable product, built with
It has its headquarters and main production in Italy but has also different commercial branches in Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, and China.
FME Food Machinery Europe began its activity in 1998. At the beginning of 2007, the company was moved to Wyz• ne village located in south-eastern Poland, where a new production plant was built.
As of now, the company’s leading activity is the production of machinery used in the processing of food, and beverage production.
Besides this, the company also renders installation services of machinery and equipment as well as repair and overhaul services
For more information: omip.net/en boema.com/en/ fme-europe.pl/index_eng.php
LINBO® MANDARIN: setting new standards in quality and sustainability
The distribution of the LINBO® branded mandarin has begun and it will be a qualitatively exceptional campaign: the medium-late Linbo® branded mandarin has started the 2024 season and the expectations are the best, as explained by Francesco Paolo Gallo, president of the Consortium who expresses the premium brand.
“At a qualitative and quantitative level the prospects are excellent and we will reach the consumer with our 3 lines: conventional, zero residue and organic.
The latter two together are worth 40% but the objective year after year will be to significantly increase the share linked to the zero residue.
To reach the targets we have worked and are working hard in our citrus groves with our technicians”.
The consortium, which is based in Massafra (Taranto), was created to create a club that includes Italian producers of premium mandarin varieties, including the Tang Gold variety, with the aim of guaranteeing consumers a premium, sustainable and 100% product Made in Italy.
Linbo® is synonymous with quality and sustainability, it represents a premium product which, on the basis of the rigid production regulations to which all the producers of the consortium adhere, will offer a fresh fruit with a very high shelf-life to our
consumers, in total respect of environment. The entire Linbo® product is totally traceable from the consumption table to the tree, in this way the consumer can be certain of the origin and specific
agronomic techniques adopted for the production of the single mandarin he purchases.
The product will be distributed by commercial partners Carpe
Naturam, Giacovelli, Orchidea Frutta and Zuccarella Cooperativa. The numbers are growing: “This year the consortium has expanded -Francesco Gallo points out - with the entry of 11 other companies which bring the total number of associated producers to 36. The club is proceeding quickly: we expect to reach a harvest of over 4,000,000 kg”.
In short, creating a system in the citrus sector in Southern Italy
is possible: “Linbo is a unique independent aggregation reality in Southern Italy and is ensuring good results also in economic terms. Speaking of prices, we are recording better prices than last year due to the high quality and size of the calibres, which will be decidedly higher, with great product uniformity”. A uniformity favored by the climate which, unlike other crops, has not compromised the normal development of the
fruit: “No damage from hail or other weather-related problems”, from a phytosanitary point of view the technical coordination has achieved excellent results, he notes Francesco Paolo Gallo again. “All of us members are very happy that our project is becoming an important reality, we are optimistic that we are going in the right direction”.
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PROSEAL’S FAST AND FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS prove invaluable for soft fruit growers
Proseal’s advanced tray sealing machines are helping growers meet ever-increasing demand for soft fruit - which has been particularly strong during the current pandemic - by providing high quality, flexible sealing solutions that also deliver on sustainability.
As soft fruit volumes continue to climb, and with the market for fruit grown in the UK now estimated to be worth over £670 million a year, manufacturers are looking for flexible solutions that can meet the demanding highspeed requirements driven by the seasons. Equally important is the need to
minimise the use of packaging materials without impacting on the effectiveness of the pack, in particular its ability to provide product protection to help reduce food waste.
Proseal offers an extensive range of high-quality manual, semi-automatic and fully automatic tray sealers, designed to be flexible and incorporating a number of unique design features that maximise speeds and efficiencies.
In addition, Proseal machines’ twominute rapid-tool-change means endless varieties of tray formats, materials and sizes can be sealed on one
machine, allowing users to quickly switch from one tray type to another.
“Our tray sealing machines offer fruit growers greater flexibility to seal different designs and sizes of trays with efficiency and accuracy,” explains Proseal sales director Tony Burgess. “This, combined with our innovative technologies and production lead times, make us a world leader in tray sealing soft fruits.
“ProMotion™ our continuous infeed technology, for example, has the potential to increase the speed of a tray sealer by up to 30%, while creating
calm machine operations which ensure a smoother, more stable journey to the sealing station.
This is particularly beneficial to delicate produce, such as soft fruit.”
Proseal also manufactures a diverse and customisable line of intelligent conveyor systems, designed to create ultimate line control and optimisation and therefore perfect for the fast-moving soft fruit industry.
The company has pioneered several important sustainability initiatives
throughout its 23 years. Proseal was the driving force behind the replacement of traditional clam-shell punnets with top film sealed varieties, which has now become commonplace in soft fruit markets across Europe and now North America, helping to minimise plastic usage by around 45% in most cases.
More recently, the company has been at the forefront of the introduction of new recyclable and compostable trays and film for fruit that can further reduce plastic usage by as much as 96%.
“Proseal continues to strive to develop the most effective and sustainable sealing solutions for its customers,” concludes Tony Burgess.
“We are proud of the many innovations we have developed for the effective and efficient tray sealing of soft fruit. And we will continue to develop the appropriate technologies to help support sustainable solutions that deliver quality.”
Proseal is part of the JBT Corporation family, a leading global technology solutions provider to high-value segments of the food processing industry, committed to providing a service that surpasses customer expectations.
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PND Mango Peeler: efficiency, speed, versatility
The PND mango peeler positions itself in international markets as a paragon of Italian engineering ingenuity. This machine, the best-selling of its kind, stands out as the ideal solution for the food industry, thanks to its ability to adapt to fresh, frozen, and dehydrated sectors.
A range for every need
From the compact PL4M model with 4 heads, capable of processing 700 kg/h, to its larger counterpart with 8 heads nearing 112 fruits per minute, PND has considered everything. Each machine in the line is a powerhouse of strength and precision, designed to optimize produc-
tion processes without compromising the quality of the finished product. These machines are the key to an industry aiming for peak efficiency while maintaining high processing standards.
Efficiency and environmental respect
The PND mango peeler is distinguished by its ability to handle fruits of any ripeness level, ensuring a near-perfect yield post-peeling. This not only ensures resource optimization but also places the company at the forefront of promoting sustainable practices, minimizing food waste.
The ease of maintenance and cleaning, thanks to the use of stainless steel and intuitive design, translates into reduced machine downtime and greater longevity of the machinery, essential aspects in a modern production context.
International success
The secret to PND’s success lies in the versatility of its peelers, which have conquered markets around the world, from South America, rich in mango plantations, to Europe, where the demand for technologically advanced solutions is constantly rising. This spread testifies to the universality of the solution proposed by PND,
capable of adapting to different contexts and production needs.
Beyond the machine: assistance and support
PND does not limit itself to provid-
ing cutting-edge machinery; it also offers top-level post-sale assistance, with remote support to ensure operational continuity and efficiency for its clients. This customer-focused approach confirms the company’s philosophy: to innovate not only in products but also in service.
The excellence of Italian innovation
The story of the PND mango peeler is a shining example of how the company is capable of creating solutions that significantly improve the modus operandi and efficiency of hundreds of companies in the fruit processing world. With a constant focus on sustainability and efficiency, PND reaffirms itself as a benchmark in the sector Visit: pndsrl.it
AUTOMATIC PRESSING, STUFFING AND CLIPPING MACHINE
PIC 99 BCE
A fully automatic and high-productivity stuffing line, ideal for packaging anatomical products such as hams, bresaola, pancetta, coppa, loin, and muscles in general, either in casing alone or in casing and net.
Electric pusher with adjustable stroke
Automatic tube change system
Automatic product loading conveyor
Loop insertion system
Speeded-up clipping head
Integrated connectivity system
INOX MECCANICA: innovation and tradition serving the Food Industry
During the 2024 edition of Anuga FoodTec, the German event dedicated to food industry technologies, we had the opportunity to interview Pietro Donegà, Sales Manager of Inox Meccanica. Since 1983, Inox Meccanica has been designing and manufacturing machinery for automation in the processing and packaging of meats and cured meats, as well as systems for washing and sanitizing equipment and food.
Pietro, could you tell us about the solution that Inox Meccanica presented at Anuga FoodTec?
Inox Meccanica introduces an evolution of the PIC99B clipping and pres-
sing machine. This machine, proudly launched on the market in 1999, has been developed to meet the growing market demands, which require increasingly longer products, high production performance, and integration into automatic systems for the food industry.
A machine in line with Italian tradition and the needs of industry sectors. What products are handled by this line? The line is specifically designed for whole muscles, following the traditions of the Italian market.
It mainly deals with products such as coppa, pancetta, bresaola, and other boneless raw products, which need to be stuffed into casing or casing and netting for hanging during the seasoning phase.
Could you provide some details about the technical characteristics of this line? Especially from the perspective of technological innovation and sustainability.
We are adopting an increasingly electric approach, abandoning the traditional use of pneumatics.
This allows us to ensure greater performance and consistency in work, meeting the needs of our customers
who are primarily seeking regularity in production processes.
What materials are used for stuffing?
The materials used for stuffing include synthetic casings and nets, such as plastic casings, culici, collagen casings, and calibrated elastic nets.
Furthermore, with the ability to produce 90% of the machine internally, we can adapt our production to the specific requests of customers.
How much does export impact Inox Meccanica’s activities?
Currently, exports represent approximately 30-40% of our activities, but we aim to reverse this proportion in the short term.
We want to take our products and our Italian identity beyond national borders, adapting to the needs of foreign markets.
An especially interesting Anuga FoodTec for Inox Meccanica.
Yes, at Anuga FoodTec, enthusiasm and interest in the solutions we offer to the industries continued to grow.
With a wide and diversified range of products, we are ready to meet the needs of an increasingly demanding and global clientele.
Inox Meccanica’s presence at Anuga FoodTec exemplifies the company’s commitment to integrating innovation and tradition in serving the food industry.
With growing enthusiasm for their solutions, they stand prepared to meet the evolving demands of their global clientele with their diverse range of products.
www.inoxmeccanica.com
INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN MILK
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PROCESSING: A JOURNEY FROM FARM TO TABLE
The
journey of milk from its source to the consumer, featuring advanced technologies and standards that ensure the product’s quality and sustainability
by Our Editorial Team
In the European dairy industry, technological innovation and adherence to environmental and food safety regulations play a pivotal role in shaping milk production and processing practices.
From Milking to Pasteurization: CuttingEdge Technologies
The milk’s journey begins at modern farms, where robotic milking systems ensure efficiency and hygiene, minimizing human contact and guaranteeing consistent quality. These technologies, in addition to improving animal welfare, enable health monitoring of the livestock, providing valuable data for disease prevention.
Subsequently, the milk undergoes heat treatment processes like pasteurization, crucial for eliminating pathogens while preserving nutritional properties. Modern heat recovery pasteurizers not only ensure food safety but also energy efficiency, aligning with European directives on eco-sustainability.
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Filtration and Homogenization: ensuring quality
Microbial filtration and homogenization are key steps in milk treatment. The former removes any residues, while the latter ensures a uniform consistency, enhancing milk digestibility. These processes are regulated by strict European standards that define safety and quality parameters, ensuring that the milk reaching consumers is not only safe but also of high quality.
Packaging and Logistics: Innovations and Regulations
Packaging is another area where innovation plays a vital role. Eco-friendly materials and techniques like aseptic packaging extend the shelf life of milk without
preservatives, in line with European policies for waste reduction and sustainability promotion. In transportation, the cold chain is strictly maintained through real-time monitoring systems, ensuring the milk retains its freshness and quality up to the point of sale. European regulations on the transportation of refrigerated foods set rigorous standards that companies must comply with, promoting practices that protect both the consumer and the environment.
Towards the Future: Sustainability and Traceability
The European dairy industry is swiftly moving towards greater sustainability and traceability, adopting technologies like blockchain to ensure transparency throughout
the supply chain. This not only boosts consumer trust but also contributes to optimizing production practices, reducing waste and improving efficiency.
The journey of milk, from farm to table, is a prime example of how technology, innovation, and regulations can converge to produce safe, quality, and sustainable foods.
The European dairy industry continues to be a global benchmark, committed to constantly improving milk production and processing practices to meet the growing demands of increasingly informed and conscious consumers.”
DAIRY DERIVATIVES:
Diversity and innovation in processing
Beyond milk in its purest form, the European dairy industry produces a wide array of derivatives, ranging from cheeses to yogurts, creams to ice creams. The production of these derivatives requires specialized technologies and processes that reflect the diversity and richness of the European food heritage, always in full compliance with EU regulations that ensure quality and safety.
Cheeses: art and science
The production of cheese is perhaps the oldest example of milk transformation and remains a fusion of art and science. The coagulation of milk, fermentation, and maturation are processes that vary greatly depending on the desired type of cheese. Modern technologies support tradition, allowing precise control of production and maturation conditions, which, along with microbiological knowledge, ensure the safety and consistency of the products.
Yogurts and fermented products: benefits and innovation
The growing interest in fermented products like yogurt is driven by their well-known health benefits, particularly for the digestive system. The production of yogurt and other fermented dairy products utilizes specific bacterial cultures that must be carefully managed to ensure the quality of the final product. Innovations in this sector include the development of new probiotic strains and fermentation techniques that improve flavor, texture, and nutritional benefits.
Creams and butter: versatility in the kitchen
Creams and butter, essentials in European cuisine, are produced through separation and churning processes that modify their texture and fat content. Technology plays a key role in making these processes efficient and sustainable, with systems that minimize waste and optimize energy use. Here too, regulations ensure that the products maintain high standards of quality and safety.
Ice creams and desserts: innovation in cold
The ice cream and frozen dessert sector utilizes advanced quick-freezing techniques to preserve flavor, texture, and nutritional value. Innovation in this field includes the development of new flavors and formats, as well as solutions to reduce sugars and fats without compromising taste. European regulations on additives and labeling play a crucial role in ensuring that these products are not only delicious but also transparent for consumers.
Compact machine design, energy consumption reduction, minimal consumption in water and detergent use, automatic cycles, loading/offloading automation, and parameter monitoring are just a few of Colussi Ermes sustainability benefits.
Global leader in the design and production of advanced washing systems for the food industry, Colussi Ermes has become specialized not only in the bakery, confectionery, fruit & vegetables, meat, dairy, poultry, and fishery sectors but also in more complex fields such as the pharmaceutical, hospital, logistics and automotive sectors.A modern and dynamic brand, showing an exceptional capability of addressing a constantly
changing market. Values such as innovation and organization guarantee competitiveness, flexibility, and quality for absolute environmental protection complying with the most recent rules in terms of hygiene and safety.
Analytical and monitoring tools, a highly skilled and trained labor force, innovative engineers and an outstanding service team allow to satisfy all customers’ needs.
Colussi Ermes is a company that exports all over the world and from July 2022 it has became a division of The Middleby Food Processing, which is providing a portfolio of global brands with complementary, industry-leading technologies for food production so to supply the highest quality full-line solutions to the customers.
Saving resources
Large and small companies working in the food market and using COLUSSI ERMES machines have been able to achieve extraordinary advantages such as:
- dramatic energy and chemical savings
- environmentally friendly wash operations
- reduced wash time vs. very high hygienic and sanitary standards
- increased production capacities and safety
- better working performance of their staff
Here following you can find a brief description of some types of plants.
THE SMARTEST WASHING SYSTEM
Crate Washers
Automatic and highly versatile systems for washing and sanitizing crates and baskets, suitable for all sectors of production, ensuring impeccable washing for any type of crate, and providing the best results in terms of hygiene.
The production range includes cabin or tunnel systems for washing trays with the possibility of selecting various options: one, two, or three tracks, horizontal or vertical.
Spin Drying Systems
High capacities – up to 4200 crates/ hour with the double-rotor spin-dryer and up to 2100 crates/hour with the single-rotor spin-dryer – speed and perfect drying result are the key features that set apart this new generation of Colussi Ermes spin-dryers along with the possibility to dry different type of crates, foldable or rigid. this machine can dry a high number of crates with a minimum footprint.
In just a few seconds the Colussi Ermes spin-dryer can achieve excellent drying with low electrical energy consumption, making this both an efficient and cost-effective solution.
Automatic centrifugal machine to wash trays and equipment placed on racks
The rack washing systems have been carefully engineered to wash racks carrying different kinds of equipment.
By means of specific frames or special trolleys, it is possible to wash pans, crates, pallets, bins, meat-trucks, containers or isotainers fully respecting the highest washing and sanitizing hygiene standards.
The washing capacity is very flexible: from a minimum of 20 to a maximum of 120 racks/hour.
Industrial mixing bowl washers
The industrial mixing bowl washing systems are equipped with fully automated advanced technology and ensure impeccable washing and drying results, for immediate re-use in the production process. Thanks to special monitoring, connected to HACCP systems (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) they guarantee impeccable results in terms of hygiene. Washing capacity up to 20 industrial mixing bowls/ hour.
www.colussiermes.com
Join the Future of Food & Beverage!
We're excited to announce the JAPAN INT'L FOOD & BEVERAGE EXPO (JFEX) and JAPAN'S FOOD EXPORT FAIR are back for their Winter Edition this 2024!
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Makuhari Messe, Japan Nov. 27 (Wed) - 29 (Fri.), 2024
JFEX WINTER TO LAUNCH 3 NEW SUB-SHOWS FOR ITS 5TH EDITION
New shows await exhibitors and visitors alike in the coming winter edition of the JAPAN INT’L FOOD & BEVERAGE EXPO (JFEX). With its already impressive lineup, Asia’s leading exhibition for food and beverage (F&B), organised by RX Japan Ltd., expands its offerings to cater to a larger audience looking for the latest and greatest in the F&B market.
JFEX Winter is set to return to Makuhari Messe, this November 27–29, following the success of its summer edition. The recent edition of JFEX saw an astounding visitor count of 18,978 and 652 exhibi-
tors alongside concurrent show “JAPAN’S FOOD” EXPORT FAIR (8th edition).
This resounding triumph is expected to continue for the winter edition, especially with the launch of three new specialised shows: JFEX FRESH, JFEX NEXT, and JFEX INBOUND.
Gathering the Best of the F&B Industry in One Place
The upcoming 5th edition of JFEX Winter will open its doors again for professionals to sample a diverse selection of food and beverages from around the globe. The show contin-
ues its commitment to providing a platform for both international and local industry players to showcase their top-tier products to the F&B market in Asia and Japan. Moreover, JFEX Winter empowers companies to easily secure deals and partnerships with thousands of attendees and seamlessly connect with the F&B community to hone their customer following.
JFEX Winter’s premier reputation is backed by the organiser, RX Japan Ltd. Known for its successful history of organising over 90 exhibitions annually, RX Japan ceaselessly bolsters JFEX to be the leading platform in the F&B scene. This is made possible
through a carefully thought-out show experience, ensuring that both exhibitors and visitors, whether local or international, maximise the opportunities and showcases exclusive to JFEX.
New Specialised Shows for Every F&B Needs
JFEX’s title, “Leading Platform,” is not something that is taken lightly. Hence, the drive to innovate and expand is a given. For the winter edition at Makuhari Messe, three new sub-shows are ready to amaze attendees with new offerings: JFEX FRESH, JFEX NEXT, and JFEX INBOUND
JFEX FRESH is a new show specialising in fresh foods and produce from Japan and around the world. A wide selection of fruits and vegetables, marine products, and livestock are available on the show floor, guaranteeing an array of choices that will best fit their business. Buyers eagerly seeking fresh, quality goods will gain access to exclusive launches, survey foods and beverages from local and international producers, and compare offerings all in one place. On the other hand, JFEX NEXT will showcase the rising trends in the food and beverage scene. The sub-show features the next generation of F&B products and the latest innovations crafted to resolve industry issues. The showcase also includes vegan dishes, alternative meals, complete meals, and novel food and beverage concepts sure to wow consumers. JFEX NEXT will attract retailers, restaurant owners, wholesalers, and manufacturers looking for the next trending F&B item that will transform the dining and drinking experience.
The last of the soon-to-launch shows is JFEX INBOUND. This specialised show focuses on the increasing purchases of tourists for daily Japanese food and food souvenirs. With the rise of travelers to the country, sales for inbound-based demand are prov-
ing profitable. Duty-free shops and supermarkets are seeing stronger returns, with more and more foreign visitors paying for food and beverages unique to the country as gifts and travel tokens.
These three exciting shows will be held concurrently with JFEX’s already established sub-events–JFEX FOOD, JFEX WINE & SPIRITS, and JFEX PREMIUM. For buyers looking for frozen food, confectionery, beverages, food additives, and retort-packaged food for manufacturing and distribution, JFEX FOOD is the perfect destination for securing deals and partnerships.
JFEX WINE & SPIRITS offers show attendees a diverse variety of beverages. The selection ranges from wine, beer, whisky, liqueur, sake, fruit wine, and shochu coming from Japan and other international breweries. And JFEX PREMIUM showcases luxury food and beverage to retailers and importers seeking high-end goods to enhance their services and customer experience.
Refreshing Your Choices at JFEX
The creation of two editions, JFEX winter and summer, is a clever undertaking by the show’s management team and RX Japan Ltd. Products offered to visitors are diversified and refreshed–avoiding a monotonous selection of F&B goods.
It also spotlights different exhibitors from the local and global markets and the food and beverages they produce year-round. The distinction between the summer and winter editions emphasises the seasonality of F&B products, especially for fresh local produce and wines only available for certain periods.
“It’s important that we reinvigorate what we offer our exhibitors and es-
pecially our visitors. This way, we are assured that they will keep coming back to enjoy JFEX and maximise the business opportunities that we can exclusively give them,” says Kazuhito Maruyama, the International Sales Manager of RX Japan Ltd. These and more contribute to JFEX’s leading status in the F&B scene, making it an indispensable event for the community. Its focus on showcasing what’s new and fresh maintains the continued support and satisfaction of attendees. Visitors may register via https:// bit.ly/4frYEc8 while exhibitors may book their slots through https://bit. ly/3YnS5RQ. To know more about JFEX Winter and what this premier expo has to offer, visit https://bit. ly/3YrA4lI.
About RX (Reed Exhibitions):
RX is a global leader in events and exhibitions, leveraging industry expertise, data, and technology to build businesses for individuals, communities, and organisations. With a presence in 25 countries across 42 industry sectors, RX hosts approximately 350 events annually. RX is committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all our people. RX empowers businesses to thrive by leveraging data-driven insights and digital solutions.
RX is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. For more information, visit www.rxglobal.com
About RX Japan: RX Japan organises 90 exhibitions, composed of 372 sub-exhibitions, annually at large exhibition halls such as Tokyo Big Sight, Makuhari Messe, and Intext Osaka across a wide variety of 39 fields, including jewellery, fashion, gift items, electronics, energy, IT, cosmetics, and medical.
Visit the RX Japan website for more details.
Stainless steel pallet trucks and stackers by BADA: quality, reliability, and safety
Why choose BADA stainless steel pallet trucks and stackers?
BADA, a leading company in the production of high-quality pallet trucks and stackers, offers a comprehensive range of stainless steel models designed to meet the specific needs of the food industries. Stainless steel provides unparalleled resistance to corrosion, stains, and wear, making it the ideal choice for heavy-duty use in aggressive environments with high hygiene standards. BADA’s stainless steel pallet trucks and stackers ensure significantly longer service life compared to standard steel models, offering a secure and profitable investment over time. The smooth, non-po -
rous surface of stainless steel facilitates cleaning and sanitization, making BADA pallet trucks and stackers perfect for environments with strict hygiene protocols. The ability to thoroughly wash with water and aggressive detergents without risking damage to the machinery allows for high standards of cleanliness and prevents the proliferation of bacteria and pathogens.
BADA places maximum emphasis on the reliability and safety of its products. The stainless steel pallet trucks and stackers are built with high-quality components and subjected to rigorous testing to ensure flawless operation even under intense working conditions. BADA designs its stainless steel pallet trucks and stackers with great attention to ergonomics to minimize operator fatigue and
maximize productivity. The ergonomic handle, intuitive control levers, and optimal component layout reduce physical effort and improve posture during use, promoting safer and more comfortable work.
In a context where hygiene and safety are of primary importance,
the use of equipment made of stainless steel represents a strategic and necessary choice. BADA Material Handling, with its proven experience and dedication to quality, stands out as a reliable leader in this field. Thanks to stainless steel, BADA pallet trucks and stackers not only last longer but also maintain an optimal level
of performance over time. This resistance to corrosion ensures that surfaces remain intact and uncontaminated, thus protecting food products from any risk.
The quality of BADA Material Handling’s stainless steel products represents a winning combination of corrosion resistance, ease of cleaning and robustness.
These characteristics make them ideal for the food industry, where reliability and compliance with hygiene standards are of vital importance. BADA Material Handling is committed to providing solutions that not only meet but exceed the sector’s expectations, guaranteeing products that contribute to the safety and efficiency of food operations. Choose BADA stainless steel pallet trucks and stackers for maximum reliability, safety, and durability over time. Contact us now by emailing info@badamh.com or visiting our new website at badamh.com
Tosca expands european operations with new service centre in Ingolstadt, Germany
Tosca, a global leader in reusable packaging solutions, has opened a new, state-of-the-art service centre in Ingolstadt, Germany. This downstream-focused facility, equipped with solar panels for sustainable energy usage and advanced technology capabilities, is designed to support Germany’s largest retailers with efficient, data-driven services.
Solutions purpose-built to unlock value across the supply chain
Tosca’s expert, custom-fit reusable packaging and pooling solutions unlock value and sustainability at every step of its customers’ supply chain. With the largest selection of 100% recyclable, reusable plastic packaging in the market and in-house R&D capabilities, it offers solutions purposebuilt to eliminate food, labour, and transportation waste while upholding high-quality standards, safeguarding against product damage and contamination. It manages its customers’ logistics seamlessly, streamlining their
Marco Gonzalez, Managing Director for Central Europe at Tosca
supply chain, simplifying maintenance, optimising space and enhancing efficiency.
The company’s commitment to sustainable business practices, ethical and social responsibility has been recognised with the prestigious EcoVadis Gold Award for its sustainability initiatives in Europe and the UK. The award places Tosca in the top 5% of companies assessed, solidifying its position as a sustainability leader.
“We’re excited to unveil our newest service centre in Ingolstadt, a testament to our ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional service and value to our customers,” said Marco Gonzalez, Managing Director for Central Europe at Tosca.
“This expansion highlights our ability to adapt quickly to market demands, as well and our dedication to growth in reusable plastic packaging solutions across Europe.”
Close to the customer with an extensive service centre footprint
The opening of the Ingolstadt service centre marks a significant expansion of Tosca’s footprint in Europe. With a total area of approximately 2,700 m², the centre is strategically positioned to cater to the growing demand for Tosca’s innovative reusable plastic products and pooling services in the region. With the addition of the Ingolstadt centre, Tosca currently operates 43 service centres across Europe.
Driven by the increasing business in plastic half pallet operations, the decision to establish the Ingolstadt centre underscores Tosca’s dedication to supporting its downstream customers across Europe. By optimising operations and reducing transport costs, the new centre will enhance efficiency while facilitating further growth in the region. Importantly, the centre is positioned to serve Tosca’s largest downstream customer in Central Europe and one of its key suppliers.
Notably, Tosca achieved an impressive lead time of just four months from the start of site search to operational readiness, showcasing the company’s agility and collaborative working across all departments.
Advanced technologies for operational excellence
Ingolstadt is equipped with advanced technologies, including RFID gates, scanning equipment, and automation systems. These innovations ensure optimal data accuracy and provide customers with deep insights into their supply chain performance, underscoring Tosca’s commitment to future-proofing supply chains. This technology enables Tosca to increase the efficiency and accuracy of their customers’ supply chains, driving growth, operational excellence and sustainability.
In August/September, Tosca will install a fully automated wash line at their site, including a conveyor reader on the wash line to automatically update asset status and monitor perfor-
mance. These investments highlight Tosca’s commitment to enhancing operational efficiency and providing their customers with superior supply chain solutions.
Investing in Continued Growth
As Tosca continues to solidify its presence in the European market, the opening of the Ingolstadt service centre represents a significant milestone in the company’s journey towards continued growth and innovation.
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SALIMIX CAL: the definitive solution for the best efficiency and yield of your cheeses
After years of studies, research and development about the colloidal characteristic of the milk and its implications for the coagulation, SCA is proud to announce that developed a special and specific product “SALIMIX CAL” : a colloidal dispersion of calcium phosphate in water solutions.
SCA has been the sole company, on the world stage, able to create a calcium phosphate in colloidal dispersion, mission considered impossible before, obtaining the unique and most innovative technological adjuvant for the milk coagulation.
The milk mineralization is the main factor of its own coagulation. The proper disposition of ion bridges stabilizes its structure, based on colloidal calcium phosphate.
The casein micelles are permanently in colloidal dispersion in the fresh milk.
Constantly moving, they move in short distance entering in collision one each other against fat cell, changing direction. During the renneting is fundamental that any collision can be potentially 100% positive.
Unfortunately, the thermal treatments (from the cooling, storage and then pasteurization), reduce its mineralization: it’s known that any milk when in the vat and ready for the coagulation has already lost an average of 20% of its
CCP and this reduce the positive collisions causing weaker milk clots.
The technological knowledge allows to say that Ca++ is the main important salt ion but not the unique.
In the event of ion losses distributed proportionally within the existing ion (CCP), the actual dairy technology is still based on the Ca++ ion only.
This practice is correct, however the use of only a “strong” ion like Calcium, “force” the protein structure triggering a partial self- replacement towards the remaining ions.
The effect of that is the typical problem connected with the downsizing of the spatial structure for the reduction of the bridges, which ever causes yield losses.
The role covered by SALIMIX CAL in this process is to create
the best electrostatic and covalent bonds to facilitate 100% positive collisions with the formations of bridges among and between micelles. Its native structure stabilizes the casein micelles acting as cement of the hundreds submicelles.
Adding SALIMIX CAL, instead of using the sole ion Ca++, the original spatial structure is restored. It doesn’t induce the narrowing of the curds, as it could happen with the use of Ca++, but it guarantees the full and perfect elasticity which is the base to eliminate the formation of “fines” and the losses of fat in the whey, ensuring the highest possible yield. Contact us for more information and to organize tests.
The other SCA products are:
LACFOOD: selected dairy ingredients for cheese, ricotta, mascarpone, yogurt and processed cheeses productions;
VITALMIX: complete range of cultures and BIOPROTECTIONS
for any cheese, yogurt, kefir and fermented milks;
SALIMIX: technological adjuvants 100% based on SCA technology and developed for
• SALIMIX RIC are the key product for the production of the best RICOTTA;
• SALIMIX N to correct the acidity of milk and whey;
• SALIMIX LG to control the osmosis process into the protective liquid of mozzarella or other white cheeses.
• SALIMIX MAC for the best structure of mascarpone.
SCA is an Italian food company established in Emilia-Romagna Food Valley for over 35 years. SCA has constantly produced and researched, for the dairy industry, ingredients and natural processing aids related to the Mediterranean food tradition to offer the best to the final customer who is at the top of the mission statement.
SCA is certified with FSSC 22.000, ISO 9001 and ISO 22.000, Organic, Halal and Kosher.
It is established both on the national and international markets.
SCA also distributes Domca products dedicated to any shelf-life problem, based on natural ingredients of vegetable origin. Starting from plant matrix, the company has developed the research and extraction of natural molecules with an antibacterial and preservative action.
The long study of the Allium ssp. and its compounds has allowed the creation of standardized and natural products for the improvement of shelf-life.
They are also successfully used throughout the supply chain of the agro-food sector, from organic products to finished products such as cheeses, fresh meat and fish products.
Visit: www.sca-srl.com
SATINOX. Knowledge, technical expertise and quality: product identity
Satinox has been manufacturing perfectly welded stainless steel bowls for more than 30 years. They are made by hands to fit the machines used to knead and mix dough for the bakery and pastry sector as well as for the chemical and pharmaceutical sector.
The company was founded in 1982 and since then it has been a strong believer in the value of manual metalwork fabrication
All bowls are made by expert and specialized workers, able to manufacture robust, versatile and long-lasting tailor-made products.
Satinox can count on a team that works together with passion and professional expertise, uses high-quality materials and is continuously fine-tuning its metal fabrication and welding techniques.
In fact technical expertise and knowledge go hand in hand with the quality of the materials and the ability to turn traditional artisan metalwork fabrication into expert joining technique.
From project development to product manufacturing careful examination of any special production needs is definitely essential to find the ideal solu-
tion to optimize bowl performance, and consequently machine performance.
Strict compliance with the drawings, the painstaking attention to tolerances along with machining precision guarantee tailor-made products of any shape and size.
www.satinox.com
TECNINOX, machines for the food and beverage industry
Tecninox has been building machines for the food and beverage industry, as well as the pasteuriser for beer, and is willing to examine any customer’s enquiry and request of supply
Tecninox plants and pasteurisers for beer are built according to the latest manufacturing technologies and are used for the beer heating processing and the pasteurisation lines in full bottles or cans.
The strength of Tecninox is in heat treatment.
Tecninox builds single machines and complete lines.
The Tecninox machines are built entirely of stainless steel and are made to the customers’ requirements. At the basis of the Tecninox work is the great production flexibility, combined with a high degree of professionalism in order to offer the most advanced technology in realising pasteurisers for beer.
Information:
main production range:
Machines for food and beverage industry. Additional production range: -machineries for tomato processing; -machines for fruit processing; -machines for jam processing; -machine to process vegetables, mushrooms, vegetables with oil or vinegar pickle; - pasteurisers for beer cooling tunnels for any type of container and product; -pasteurisers tunnel coolers for beer and beverage; -static sterilizers for any type of container and product; -batch evaporators; -cooking vessels;
- autoclaves; cutters;
- cooker for snails and other food products, autoclaves, linear filling stations, linear filling stations by water rain, circular and volumetric fillers;
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- electrical and gas roasters for vegetables;
- steamy and electrical concentration boule; -oil immersion deep fryers; - bratt pans tecninoximpiantialimentari.it
B.M. GROUP SRL, all-around service:
CNC machining, pre-treatments, anodizing
B.M. Group S.r.l. was founded more than 50 years ago and its Quality Management System is certified to the worldwide standard ISO 9001:2015. We count on two different production hubs – located in Thiene and Zanè – both easily accessible with the highway.
Our Chairman, Mr. Silvano Busin, has developed a deep knowledge of both sector through the
years and for this reason he in person is managing the technical department. On the other hand, our VP Ms. Marina Vitacca, is managing both communication strategies and research departments. Moreover, our team is made up with young and qualified staff aiming at continuous self-improvement, in line with our Management working philosophy.
CNC Machining of big-sized aluminum plates has en-
abled us to establish also abroad in the main European markets and to meet the requirements of a niche sector in which B.M. Group S.r.l. has recognized the potential.
Aside from the CNC Machining we perform pre-treatments as mechanical brushing with different types of finishing or chemical pre-treatments, as well as anodizing.
Our strong point is the speed of service, thanks to our warehouse which allows us to stock materials of different alloys (5083, 6082, 7075 etc.) and thicknesses, and also to our machines up to 13 meters long and 2,5 meters wide that enable us to machine multiple plates at the same time.
Upon the customer request we are able to release declaration of compliance with the order, as well as the normative MOCA (food-related norm), measurement reports, anodizing and/or material certificates as regulated by the European standard UNI EN 10204.
We were able to conjugate our know-how with the passion that has always distinguished us. We like thinking that our customers may find a partner able to make a difference.
www.bmgroupsrl.com
VISION INSPECTION SYSTEMS
to automate quality control, support process improvement with data analytics, and optimize pick & place
SENSURE, a company based in Italy, has been designing and developing, since 2007, complete vision inspection systems equipped with the innovative SENSURE SYNAPSE software suite.
With SENSURE SYNAPSE, it is possible to measure numerous product features (a wide set is included in the system), such as shape, size, and colour, using 2D technology (industrial camera) and perform a full 3D product profile using 3D technology (laser profilometer).
Thanks to the use of thermal imaging and infrared cameras, it is also possible to identify features in addition to the visible ones. SENSURE SYNAPSE can also be configured to analyse features thought to be impossible to manage, such as pattern variations, topping conformity, average colour, slope, and much more, even on the bottom parts of the products.
With SYNAPSE, all the measurements are reliable, repeatable, and accurate, even at high line speed.
With the use of innovative artificial intelligence algorithms and a selflearning mode, SENSURE SYNAPSE identifies the features to be controlled in the products and optimizes the tolerances of the controlled measurements, eliminating the complicated part of setup typical of traditional systems.
Thanks to the ability to work in selflearning, SYNAPSE presents a quick and easy installation and setup phase.
SENSURE SYNAPSE software suite also offers a complete set of data analytics modules that can provide real-time display and monitoring of measured values, customized reports and statistical analysis, supporting
continuous improvement activities, and improving the quality of the finished products.
Thanks to the SENSURE SYNAPSE software suite with the modular and
customized hardware of SENSURE STARGATE, it is possible to configure a complete vision inspection system that fulfils any operational requirements, even on already existing lines.
The SENSURE STARGATE can be tailored to suit the specific application and production line with a compact and solid mechanical frame, an electrical cabinet with a state-ofthe-art operator interface, dedicated hardware for vision inspection, and customized single or multiple rejection mechanisms (air nozzles, traps, retractable belts, pushers, etc.).
The STARGATE solutions are designed to be quickly installed into any new or existing production line, can be fully food grade, and ready for a harsh wash-down environment.
The system also has the possibility of exchanging signals and information with conveyors and/or other machines/systems in the line.
Additional conveyors before or after the STARGATE systems can be designed and installed by SENSURE to make the overall solution a perfect fit.
SENSURE STARGATE solutions are easy to install, calibrate, and operate.
The SENSURE technology is used on highly variable products, such as biscuits, crackers, rusks, bread, croissants, cakes, pizzas, bars, chocolate, sweets, chewing gum, ice cream, and other food products (meat and chicken, cheese, fish, etc.).
Visit: www.sensure.it/en and contact us at: sales@sensure.it
ANGELUS: can seaming equipment manufacturer
In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, the invention of the double seam – a means of folding 5 layers of material in a way that interlocks a can end with a can body – transformed Food and Beverage packaging by eliminating the need for soldered seams to achieve a hermetic seal. By 1910, Henry L. Guenther had taken this advancement to the next level by designing and patenting the first machinery to create these double seams on cans. With that invention, the Angelus Sanitary Can Machine company was founded, with a vision of creating the finest machines of their kind, anywhere in the world.
Today, more than a century later, and with more than 16,000 seamers sold
in 132 countries across the globe, Henry’s vision has been realized, and the Angelus name is still recognized as the standard for excellence in seaming technology and equipment.
Joined with Pneumatic Scale Corporation in 2007, the combined company of Pneumatic Scale Angelus is a global leader in the design and manufacture of packaging machinery for liquid and dry filling, capping, can seaming, and labelling applications as well as state-of-the-art container handling solutions. The company is a division of BW Packaging under the Barry-Wehmiller umbrella of companies.
In recent years, the company has introduced the Angelus V-Series line, designed to meet the specific needs of
the Food and Beverage markets. The same technology used for high-speed seaming applications has also been scaled for the needs of the craft beverage space. Angelus has manufacturing facilities in Ohio in the United States, as well as its Parma, Italy location.
In nearly all markets Angelus serves, concerns for sustainability and increased, pandemic-driven demand for shelf-stable products created a surge in can demand and a subsequent shortage of them. Though pressures have eased somewhat, with can makers working aggressively to increase production, it will still take time for supply to catch up with demand.
In addition, the lightweighting of cans brings challenges to seaming
equipment, as lighter cans can often lead to an increased risk for can damage during production and even transportation. Seamer suppliers like Angelus are responding with innovations to seamer design and container handling.
For Pneumatic Scale Angelus, consistent communication with can makers helps drive not only future product design, but also current partnerships with customers to analyze produc-
tion and mitigate potential areas for damage, not only at the seamer, but also upstream and downstream from the seaming process. Angelus currently has patents pending for several new developments in seamer design and container handling that it believes will provide superior solutions for its customers, as well as a competitive advantage for the company.
When asked about the future of sea-
mers for Food and Non-Food cans, Thomas Thiel, Product Line Leader for Can Seaming replied, “Angelus continues serving the Food and Beverage markets with seamers specially designed to address their unique needs. We have a long history of innovation in seaming, and we are excited about our plans to continue that legacy well into the future.’’
www.psangelus.com
PROXAUT, tailor-made AGVs for unique solutions
Proxaut is specialized in the design and development of automatically guided vehicles for a wide range of sectors. Since 1996, we have designed unique AGVs following the same pioneering spirit that has always characterized our work.
Headquartered in Italy between the Motor Valley and Packaging Valley, two districts renowned worldwide for their recognized for its passion for engines, mechanical expertise, Proxaut represents a reliable partner with an additional value.
Responding to the specific needs of customers offering targeted expertise which leads to tailor-made solutions is the mission of Proxaut. Caring about the aesthetics and design of the machine and the workplace and employ-
ee safety, is always a priority. Proxaut provides sales and service globally. With hundreds of installations, we support our customers with the right equipment, solutions and software systems to increase their level of automation. Further production support is available through the Middleby worldwide network of brands and representatives after its acquisition in June 2022 by the Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD) www.middleby.com
Our AGVs offer concrete solutions to serve more than 30 different sectors (food & beverage, automotive, metal industry, paper & tissue, textile & nonwovens, glass, biomedical & pharmaceutical, packaging, aerospace, pet food, etc… ).
With more than 600 AGVs designed, manufactured and delivered for indoor and outdoor
use (no ATEX), with temperatures even below 0°C., our vehicles are fully equipped with the highest safety standards and EU-certified (UL/CSA on request) and they can move easily on many different types of floors.
We meet the requirements of different markets and sectors with our laser-guided or combined driving AGV vehiches. Typically used to lift pallets, our AGVs are the ideal solution to meet customers’ handling and storage needs. We make standard models with front, bilateral and trilateral forks, which can be used in even the tightest spaces (VNA). We make special models, including sideup models, with bucket or forks, AGVs with single rod, double rod, clamp, or a variety of custom designed features.
We increase productivity by automating our customers’ plants
with indoor and outdoor AGV Shuttles. These vehicles are the ideal solution to replace traditional fixed transport systems, gaining in flexibility and configuration of the entire production cycle. Equipped with an adaptable and customizable loading platform and different types of covers, they connect seamlessly to production lines, robotic islands or packaging lines, allowing different types of products to be handled.
www.proxaut.com
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SITEC, state-of-the art timers and temperature controllers
Take an extremely user-friendly , intuitive and multifunctional product equipped with a large, ergonomic dial . Add some new features , such as the UL certification setting and optional fast change function owing to the AC motor brake unit. Mix in the experience gained by a company that been producing oven timers and timers for mixers for over 25 years. The result is unique and successful: that is why Sitec products are used by 2 out of 3 professionals in the baking industry . Simply irresistible, like all the best things!
Take an extremely user-friendly , intuitive and multifunctional product equipped with a large, ergonomic dial . Add some new features , such as the UL certification setting and optional fast gear change function owing to the AC motor brake unit. Mix in the experience gained by a company that has been producing oven timers and timers for mixers for over 25 years. The result is unique and successful: that is why Sitec products are used by 2 out of 3 professionals in the baking industry . Simply irresistible, like all the best things!
Sitec timers and temperature controllers are multifunction, setting to comply with UL certification, they can be also
provided with the innovative motor fast gear change function
For more than 25 years, Sitec has been the ideal partner for professional timers and temperature controllers for baking industry.
Handy (thanks to a big and ergonomic dial featuring renewed design), practical and extremely user-friendly, Sitec timers and temperature controllers for ovens and mixers stand out as the perfect solution that meets bakery and confectionery professional requirements, since they can be highly user-friendly and reliable also in particularly difficult environments. Electronic dial timers for mixers enable fast and clear time setting by means of an ergonomic dial that is extremely handy even though operators wear gloves.
Multifunction, setting to comply with UL certification, they can be also pro vided with the innovative motor fast gear change function. Sitec offers a comprehensive range of dial timers for mixers, timers and temperature controllers for civil and industrial fur naces, as follows:
• Timer 72x72 (3 displays and red led lights for time display)
• Timer 96x96 (4 displays and red led lights for time display)
• Timer 72x144 (control on both cycle times; led light and double display)
and red led lights to display cook
Temperature controllers, Se (set point through transpar ent dial) All Sitec timers and tempera
grants an excellent seal from powders and liquid sprays. ”
www.sitecsrl.it/en/timer
Take an extremely user-friendly , intuitive and multifunctional product equipped with a large, ergonomic dial . Add some new features , such as the UL certification setting and optional fast gear change function owing to the AC motor brake unit. Mix in the experience gained by a company that has been producing oven timers and timers for mixers for over 25 years. The result is unique and successful: that is why Sitec products are used by 2 out of 3 professionals in the baking industry Simply irresistible, like all the best things!
Take an extremely user-friendly , intuitive and multifunctional product equipped with a large, ergonomic dial . Add some new features , such as the UL certification setting and optional fast gear change function owing to the AC motor brake unit. Mix in the experience gained by a company that has been producing oven timers and timers for mixers for over 25 years. The result is unique and successful: that is why Sitec products are used by 2 out of 3 professionals in the baking industry Simply irresistible, like all the best things!
The novelty is the AC motor brake unit, a device designed to meet the safety standards.
Sitec electronic timers for mixers can be supplied with the electronic module AC motor brake unit, which allows controlled engine “deceleration”, with power adjustment, and braking time.
Timers and electronic dial temperature controllers for ovens enable controlling cooking and steam time, and temperature in the oven.
We turn your vision into reality
Siat has been active in various industrial sectors for over 80 years and it is in continuous development with the automation of production processes and an increasingly innovative production technology.
In the fruit and vegetable sector we offer a wide range of standard and customized brushes, made with certified materials for the food industry.
For the Siat company food safety is very important.
One of the many goals of the team is the realization of solutions that can guarantee maximum efficiency on the
fruit and vegetable processing lines minimizing waste and enhancing every resource, achieving the desired quality that the market requires.
MISSION:
The Siat team aims to be more and more efficient and to reach out to
countries where it has not yet arrived with increasingly innovative solutions. With a complete customisation service and a very fast maintenance service, the company guarantees maximum efficiency for its customers and fruit and vegetable processing plant owners.
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS:
Siat’s proffessional team provides customised solutions for all stages of fruit processing, from harvesting machines, bins unloading systems, brushing machines, polishing machines, grading machines, to packaging and bins filling. Siat’s competitiveness is high, all production processes take place inhouse and the search for new materials for the production of state-of-the-art industrial brushes is continuous. The Siat team listens to customers’ needs and, after an in-depth technical analysis, begins prototyping solutions designed in relation to the mechanical characteristics of the customer’s processing lines and individual machines.
For more information: www.siat.it
INNOVATIVE AUTOMATIC DOSING SYSTEM: fast, accurate and eco friendly
Color Service is an Italian excellence and since 1987 has positioned itself as a leading supplier of automatic dosing systems for any kind of powder and liquid product.
With a start in the textile field and thanks to years of experience and know-how, Color Service introduced its unique technology into many markets segments (rubber, tire, cosmetics, plastics) before orienting his innovation into the food industry, where the dosing of powders and liquids requires considerable precision, speed and traceability.
Why dosing is so important in food processing?
Weighing is a key element of the food production process for quality compliance: dosing the proper amount of ingredients is extremely important to fulfill recipe specifications and constant quality requirements. In most cases, the food industry’s
weighing department employs operators who manually dose raw ingredients, resulting in difficult and complicated management in terms of weighing accuracy.
To support this necessity, our technology is designed to solve problems associated with the manual weighing of any kind of powders and liquids applied in the food industry and it is developed with the goal of achieving a safe, fast and precise dosing. The aim is therefore the development of high-efficiency systems that allow to minimize the production costs and boost productivity while also improving final product quality, essential for the competition of all companies.
According to customer’s requirements, Color Sevice offers to the market two
solutions of automation: a complete full automatic and a semi automatic weighing system.
Full automatic dosing system
With the full automatic dosing system, all processes are automatically monitored and data are recorded in the software integrated with the customer’s management system. The activity of the operator is exclusively confined in the loading of products into storage silos of various capacities through high-performance vacu-
um for powders and pump for liquids that guarantee fast loading with low air consumption.
During the dosing, a multi-scale conveyor completely aspirated through a dedicated dust extraction system allows high dosing accuracy of recipes that can be dosed directly into a bucket or in identified bags created in a completely automatic way: this is a fundamental characteristic that allows each individual recipe to be traced. The full automatic system, guarantees High Dosing Accuracy,
Batch Traceability and Modularity of storage stations and according to product consumption and production requirements, the system offers several storage modules of different capacities that could be interchangeable or expanded in the future.
Semi-automatic dosing system
On the other hand, the semi-automatic weighing system can offer a good compromise: the robotic storage of powder products with the manual
weighing assisted by a PC. In this way, according to the recipe, the system drops the right box and transfer it to the weighing position, where the operator, guided by the PC can dose the product.
Key benefits of our automatic dispensing system
By investing in an automatic dosing system, the customer will be able to benefit from a repeatable production process that runs 24 hours a day, is reliable and fast, in which human error is definitively eliminated and which allows leading to high-quality
end products with uniformity features throughout time. Systems are user-friendly and software is intuitive and easy to use, allowing a quick and easy understanding.
„Dosing right the first time” as a consequence of accurate and exact dosing of powders and liquids, results in a reduction of product waste, energy/water consumption, processing times and, as a consequence, cost.
From the ecological point of view, our technology reduces to zero the exposure for operators to dangerous substances or toxic ingredients and provides absolute control of the dust
emitted during the weighing with the use of special suction devices, ensuring total operator safety and environmental protection.
Another significant advantage is the traceability of recipes. Indeed with a manual weighing, in case of non-conformity, it is impossible to identify all the products that are affected by this problem downstream and it is difficult to trace the causes upstream that can be represented for example by an incorrect mixing proportion or from a non-conformity of a specific ingredient. Without expensive labor costs due to manual batch processing and profit loss due to recipe formulation mistakes, companies can begin to boost profits, while offering a superior and uniform product to their customers.
www.colorservice.eu
BAKING
Delicious baked goods begin with baking professionals, like you — people who care about what they do and see change as a chance for growth. hat s who you ll nd at rafted by the industry for the industry, this event brings you together with a global community facing your same challenges like supply chain issues , as well as opportunities speci c to your role. From strategies for navigating unpredictable commodity prices to innovative automation solutions, everything you need is here, at your show.
THE 30TH EDITION OF SIMEI
to be held from 12 to 15 november
at Fiera Milano
SIMEI, the leading international exhibition for wine-making and bottling machinery by Unione italiana vini (UIV) is about to launch its milestone 30th edition. The event is set to celebrate 60 years as a biennial trade fair from 12 to 15 November at Fiera Milano (Rho, halls 1,2,3,4). The best of technology applied to the wine and beverage supply chain will be on show, from the vineyard to the cellar and from bottling to labelling, right up to the glass. An edition entirely dedicated to intercepting the tastes of new consumers through technological and product innovation.
With a transversal overview of innovations and processes in wine-making, liquid food, oil, beer and spirits, SIMEI 2024 is even richer both in terms of the programme and the product range. In addition to the partnership with Distillo (a trade fair dedicated to micro-distillery equipment that will be holding its third edition right inside Simei), the first edition of BeerForum, the “general condition” of beer in Italy, will also be debuting at SIMEI. Organised by Luca Grandi Birra Nostra, a company founded in 2007 to promote quality Made in Italy craft beer, the BeerForum aims to represent - through meetings, conferences, masterclasses and tastings over the 4 days of the event - an opportunity to learn more about the state and evolution of the Italian brewing sector. News also on the olive oil front with “L’Oleoteca di Olio Officina”, a space coordinated by the observatory of the same name on the world of olive oils. Olio Officina, the Observatory on the world of olive oils led by Luigi Caricato will be bringing
an exhibition on the best examples of oil design and packaging to Simei as well as a series of meetings on the topic revised with a green focus.
Finally, there will be the now traditional Innovation Challenge, the competition that rewards technological innovations in the sector with the “Technology Innovation Award”, “New Technology” and “Green Innovation Award”.
With 480 exhibitors, 25.500 square metres of exhibition space and more than 30 attendees registered in the 2022 edition, including 450 foreign
delegates, Simei has increasingly become the key event for a sector – with a high technological and internationalisation rate – that is crucial to the Made in Italy brand worth more than 3 billion euros. It is a moment to take stock of the state of the art of the sector and its policies.
EXHIBITIONS 2024-2025
PROSWEETS
28-31/01/2024
COLOGNE Fair for the sweets and snacks industry.
FRUIT LOGISTICA
07-09/02/2024
BERLIN Fair for fruit and vegetables.
BEER&FOOD ATTRACTION
18-20/02/2024
RIMINI
Fair for beers, drinks, food and trends.
MECSPE
06-08/03/2024
BOLOGNA Fair for the manufacturing industry.
PROWEIN
10-12/03/2024
DUSSELDORF
International wine & spirits exhibition.
ANUGA FOODTEC
19-22/03/2024
COLOGNE Fair on food and beverage technology.
VINITALY
04-08/04/2024
VERONA International wine & spirits exhibition.
LATINPACK
16-18/04/2024
SANTIAGO CHILE
International packaging trade fair.
HISPACK
07-10/05/2024
BARCELLONA
Technology fair for packaging
CIBUS
07-10/05/2024
PARMA Fair of food product.
MACFRUT
08-10/05/2024
RIMINI
Fair of machinery and equipment for the fruit and vegetable processing.
SPS/IPC/DRIVES/ ITALIA
28-30/05/2024
PARMA Fair for industrial automation sector.
FISPAL
18-21/06/2024
SÃO PAULO Fair for product from packaging.
FACHPACK
24-26/09/2024
NUREMBERG International packaging trade fair.
MCTER expo
16-17/10/24
VERONA Exhibition on energy efficiency.
MIDDLE EAST 2024/25
GULFOOD
19-23/02/2024
DUBAI Fair for food and hospitality.
DJAZAGRO
22-25/04/2024
ALGERI Fair for companies of the agro-food sector.
PROPACK ASIA
12-15/06/2024
BANGKOK Fair for packaging, bakery, pastry.
IRAN FOOD+BEV TEC
16-19/06/2024
TEHRAN Fair for food, beverage&packaging technology.
GULFHOST
05-07/11/2024
DUBAI Fair of hospitality.
HOSPITALITY
QATAR
12-14/11/2024
DOHA Fair of Hospitality and HORECA.
GULFOOD MANUFACTURING
05-07/11/2024
DUBAI Fair for packaging and plants.
EXHIBITIONS 2024-2025
SIAL
19-23/10/2024
PARIS
Fair on food products.
SUDBACK
26-29/10/2024
STUTTGART
Fair for bakery and confectionery
ALL4PACK
04-07/11/2024
PARIS
Exhibition about packaging technology.
SIMEI
12-15/11/2024
MILAN
Fair for vine-growing, wine-producing and bottling industry.
BRAU BEVIALE
26-28/11/2024
NUREMBERG
Fair of production of beer and soft drinks.
TUTTOFOOD
05-08/05/2025
MILAN
Fair B2B show to food & beverage.
SPS/IPC/DRIVES/ ITALIA
13-15/05/2025
PARMA Fair for industrial automation sector.
IBA
18-22/05/2025
MONACO
Fair for the bakery&confectionery industry.
IPACK-IMA
27-30/05/2025
MILAN
Exhibition about food and non-food processing and packaging.
DRINKTEC
15-19/09/2025
MONACO
Fair for the beverage, liquid food industry.
POWTECH
23-25/09/2025
NUREMBERG
The trade fair for powder processing.
CIBUS TEC FORUM
28-29/10/2025
PARMA Exhibition-conference on food technology trends
HOST
17-21/10/2025
MILAN
Fair for bakery production and for the hospitality.
SAVE 2026
VERONA Fair for automation, instrumentation, sensors.
INTERPACK
07-13/05/2026
DUSSELDORF
Technology focused on packaging, bakery, pastry technology.
CIBUS TEC
27-30/10/2026
PARMA Fair for food & beverage technologies trends.
B.M. GROUP SRL 82-83
Via Garziere, 36 36010 Zanè - VI
Italy
CAMA GROUP 1-4/7
Via Verdi 13 23847 Molteno - LC Italy
CAVANNA SPA 28-29
Via Matteotti, 104 28077 Prato Sesia NO Italy
CLEVERTECH SRL 8/11-13
Via Brodolini, 18/A 42023 Cadelbosco Sopra - RE Italy
COLOR SERVICE SRL 94/96
Via Divisione Julia, 15 36031 Dueville - VI Italy
COLUSSI ERMES SRL 68/70
Via Valcunsat, 9 33072 Casarsa della Delizia - PN
Italy
IBIE C/O MDG 97
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 230 DC 20004
Washington
IMA SPA 16/19
Via Emilia, 428/442 40064 Ozzano dell’Emilia - BO Italy
INOX MECCANICA SRL 61/63
Strada Solarolo, 20/B-C-D 46044 Solarolo di Goito - MN Italy
LINBO S.C.A R.L. 55-56
S.P.103 C.da Furnoli Massafra (TA) 74016 Massafra - TA
Italy
MAKRO LABELLING SRL 32/34
Via S. Giovanna d’Arco, 9 46044 Goito - MN
Italy
MILKY LAB ITALY SRL 42/44
Via Raimondo Della Costa, 670/A 41122 Modena Italy
MINI MOTOR SPA I COP
Via E. Fermi, 5 42011 Bagnolo in Piano - RE Italy
NVC - NETHERLANDS PACKAGING CENTRE 35/38
Stationsplein 9k PO BOX 164 2801 AK - Gouda The Netherlands
OMIP SRL 53-54
Via Ponte, 21 84086 Roccapiemonte - SA
Italy
ORION ENGINEERING SRL 49-50
Via Pietro Gobetti, 6 43036 Fidenza - PR Italy
PELLACINI ENGINEERING SRL
51-52
Via Calestano, 20 43035 Felino - PR
Italy
PND SRL
II COP-59-60
Via Brancaccio, 11 84018 Scafati - SA
Italy
PROXAUT SRL
88-89
Via Della Tecnica, 4 41013 Piumazzo - MO
Italy
RX JAPAN LTD. 71/73
1F, Yaesu Central Tower, Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, 2-2-1 Yaesu Chuo-ku 104-0028, Tokyo Japan
SATINOX SRL
80
Via Progresso, 20 36035 Marano Vicentino - VI
Italy
SCA SRL 78-79
Via Friuli, 5 29017 Fiorenzuola D’Arda - PC
Italy
SIAT SRL 92-93
Via Circonvallazione Ovest 53 40050 Castello D’Argile - BO
Italy
SITEC SRL 90-91
Via A. Tomba, 15 36078 Valdagno - VI
Italy
SMI SPA - SMI GROUP 20/22
Via Carlo Ceresa, 10 24015 San Giovanni Bianco - BG
Italy
TECNINOX
DI A. NAMAZIANO SRL 81
Via Costa, 27 43035 Felino - PR
Italy
TROPICAL FOOD MACHINERY SRL 45/48
Via Stradivari, 17 43011 Busseto - PR
Italy
UNIVERSAL PACK SRL 23/25
Via Vivare, 425 47842 San Giovanni In Marignano - RN
Italy
A DECADE OF POWERING PROGRESS
In 2024, Gulfood Manufacturing proudly marks a decade since opened its doors and grew into a pivotal platform for the F&B Manufacturing industry. The story extends far beyond this milestone.
Gulfood Manufacturing returns bigger than ever with a powerful presence of 2,500+ global companies spanning 72 countries across 19 halls. Expect to see groundbreaking innovations and the latest industry advancements, gain insights and visionary strategies from global experts, and build new business connections to achieve competitive advantage.
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