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ƒ Bela Ischia ƒ Cott ƒ Bonafont ƒ Ecuador Bottling Co. ƒ Cisowianka

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There’s no doubt that people and company sensitivity over the environment and eco-compatible solutions is

really

growing

fast.

Solutions

needing

ongoing

innovative technological development.

In

2009,

the

SMIGroup

concentrated

all

efforts

on creating new products with two predominant features: energy saving and advanced technology.

The entire group has been concentrating on creating machines and plants with reduced environmental impact, effectively responding to the new requests

“

Eco-friendly

coming from a continually evolving market. SMIGroup has always been careful over operating flexibility, safety and ease of use, the quality/price ratio. In

changing

recent months, our Research and Innovation Centre,

market

”

SMILAB, has launched several development projects focussed

on

innovative

technological

solutions

to

reduce the energy consumption of machines and systems

and

increase

production

efficiency

and

flexible operations.

Faced with a rise in the price of energy sources, our customers are asking us for machinery that consumes does has

not

less, lose

recently

respects its

initial

responded

the

environment

investment to

those

and

value.

SMI

requests

with

some innovative solutions like a new methane gaspowered thermo-retraction tunnel. An “eco-friendly” solution from all points of view as the economic and environmental advantages of methane over oil are innumerable and respond perfectly to those ecocompatible and energy saving principles, especially in countries where the price of methane gas is much are advantageous than fossil fuels.

Product

and

process

innovation

will

be

playing

a

fundamental role in the growth of manufacturing companies,

effectively

becoming

that

divider

between who will go on growing and who, sadly, will

be

years

slowly now,

emarginated

SMIGroup

has

by

the

placed

market.

For

research

and

development at the core of all its activities and has adequately equipped itself to be ready to face those future market challenges.

Paolo Nava, President & CEO SMI S.p.A.

Editorial

solutions for a

sminow I magazine

in this issue

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Contributors to this issue: Bela Ischia - Cott - Bonafont - Ecuador Bottling Co. - Cisowianka

INSTALLATION

6.

Brazil: Bela Ischia

14.

Ecuador: ECB Ecuador Bottling Co.

20. Mexico: Danone Bonafont 28.

USA: Cott Beverages

38.

Poland: Cisowianka

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Product pictures in this issue are shown for reference only.

INNOVATION

44. APS palletizers: the new solution

by SMI for the end-of-line logistics 50. “Eco-friendly” heat-shrinking: the new Smiflexi’s gas-heated tunnel is born.

52. New LWP 25: high technology for “low speed” operations 56. Smipack: new FP 6000 & FP 6000 CS automatic L-sealers 59. Smipack’s HA series automatic handle applicators: new models for 25, 40, 60 e 80 ppm outputs

INFORMATION

60. Smipass: SMI phone aid changes 62. 2010 exhibitions: next appointments.

…high-flying SMI reaches the goal of 4000 packers installed all over the world FOCUS ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT NORTHERN AMERICA

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MACHINES

CENTRAL AMERICA

218

MACHINES

SOUTHERN AMERICA

236

ROBUSTNESS AND RELIABILITY

APS 3000 For outputs up to 300 layers/hour

LITTLE MAINTENANCE LOW OPERATING COSTS

>> PAG.44 SMIPASS Smipass is an innovative assistance platform allowing SMI customers to benefit from an efficiently and quickly delivered on-line technical support.

>> PAG.60

Magazine 2010 04

SWIFT AND PRECISE MOVEMENTS

MACHINES

Bela Ischia.

Brazil: a global giant in the fruit juice market Brazil is one of the biggest countries in the world and stands out for the immensity and FRUIT JUICES SECTOR Bela Ischia Bela Ischia Group Astolfo Dutra, MG, Brazil >> stretch-blow molder SMIFORM SR 6

plurality of its climatic, environmental, socioeconomic and demographic factors. Brazil is one of the emerging economies, in transit between a mainly agricultural past and an increasingly industrialised future. Agriculture is still important contributing to both internal demand and exports.

>> air conveyor belts

It is easy to find, especially to the South

SMILINE

of

the

country,

fruit

farms

managed

by

entrepreneurs of Italian origin descending from end of the 19th century immigrants looking for fortune in these lands. Leaving with the promise of large expanses of farmable land, they found a Southern Brazil that had already been colonised by the Germans and French. The Italians were just left with woody, inaccessible land which they had to clear and make productive, developing entrepreneurial skills that soon led them to a key role in Brazil’s farming economy.

6

installation.

Bela Ischia: from origins till now Bela in

Ischia’s

recent

how

success

to

grasp

all

years

proves

opportunities

the

Italian

offered by the

much

entrepreneurial

spirit

has

environment

grown in Brazil.

and

Bela Ischia origins are from

c o n s u m e r s

the

natural, healthy

island

Naples.

of

ischia

“Ischia

products.

”

was

A n a l y s i n g

honour

the

The

name

(pronounced

Isquia)

chosen

to

near

offer

requests

and

island the founder, Giuseppe

t e n d e n c i e s

Di

of

from a market

President,

with a growing

Iorio,

the

father-in-law

present

Marcelino The

Tilli,

latter

company with

came

from.

manages in

Michele

the

partnership Di

Iorio,

the

consumption of

healthy

fruit

products

juices,

decided

to

Bela

invest

like

Ischia and

buy

used to buy blown bottles from

external

suppliers

directly.

founder’s son.

a Smiform 6 cavity, rotary

The

Moved by an ongoing social

stretch-blow molder, model

own

commitment

SR 6 to create 0.5 and 1 lt

need for greater operating

anchored to the principles

PET bottles.

flexibility

of

This

and

solidly

“dedication, honesty and

responsibility”,

Bela

Ischia

managers have known how

is

the

plant’s

first

molder

as

Bela

Ischia

stretch-blow the

7

company

decision plant

efficiency.

to

buy

responds and

their to

a

production

BELA ISCHIA

Juices, what passion!

Higher and higher consumption of fruit “in bottle�

Fruit juices have become an

important

point

for

reference

daily

feeding

the

air

belt

to

transport

empty bottles.

At

first

the

machine

will

The

installation

of

the

Smiform

stretch-blow

is

of

part

a

blowing

cost

habits.

be used to blow 0.5 and 1

optimisation

Their growing consumption

litre PET bottles for the line

increase production efficiency.

has

bottling

Following

pushed

Bela

Ischia

to

different

types

of

project

new

molder

the

and

strong

fruit

to juice

investing and purchasing a

fruit juice produced by the

consumption growth registered

Smiform

Brazilian

in

6

cavity,

stretch-blow

rotary

company;

high quality standards.

growth over the next few years,

Bela Ischia has also earned

Bela Ischia management decided

them from third parties.

consumer

to

The Astolfo Dutra plant, in

knowledgeably

the State of Minas Gerais,

advanced

recently

with traditional production

economic advantages.

methods

The

installed

stretch-blow

model

the SR

6,

supplied by SMI, along with

by

combining technologies

refined

forty years activity.

8

in

over

invest

plant

able

production

further

and

to

loyalty

foreseeing

Brazil,

bottles buy

their

in

used

they

for

years

PET

produce

directly;

out

recent

that

to

stand

juices

molder

in to

production

installing provide

flexibility

Smiform

SR

a

and 6

new

greater sure

stretch-

blow molder, like all SR models,

installation.

The most suitable fruit variety for each environment Brazil is now one of the top three

global

fruit

production

giants with an annual volume of 41 million tons.

Brazil offers a great variety of environments and climatic mounts

the

Recovery

System

allowing

innovative (ARS)

considerable

Air

series,

reduction

conditions:

just

think

of

the

tropical Amazon forest area, the

hot,

dry

up to 40% in the consumption of compressed

temperatures can drop right

system,

a

part

to

of

blowing

the

this

circuit air (40 bar) is recovered and recycled, and used to power the pre-blowing circuit (4-16 bar) and machine service.

This air, if not used in the preblowing can

and

be

service

used

pressure

to

line

circuit,

power

serving

a

low

external

machine users.

southern

down

the

the

thanks

right

in

in energy costs and savings of air;

east,

areas

north

regions

to

where

to almost zero.

Brazil’s

wide

expanse,

its

position are

and

the

climate

ideal

producing

territorial geographical variety

context

various

types

for of

fruit (tropical, sub-tropical and typical of temperate areas) all year round.

Most of this exceptional fruit production is used to produce

ARS is basically made up of two

fruit juices and other typical

discharge

Brazilian drinks.

a

valves

single

station: the

mounted

stretch-blow the

first

recovery

lets

plant

on

molder air

tank

into while

Most

tourists

know

and

appreciate the alcoholic drinks based on

“casasha” (a liquor

the second discharges air that

obtained

through

cannot be recycled.

cane sugar), but only know the

Pre-blowing

circuit

pressure

controlled

is

electronic

regulator,

operating by

while

an the

distilling

large variety of Brazilian fruit juices as

to

well

a

as

minimum their

service circuit one is regulated

properties

by manual adaptors.

treat certain illnesses.

This innovative system, supplied

In most cases, we are talking

with

about

all

molders, in

SMI

stretch-blow

increases

energy

savings

compatibility terms.

plant

value

and

eco-

fruit

which

extent

therapeutic

that

can

has

help

never

been seen on European tables, or widespread products such as pineapple, bananas, cashew nuts, passion fruit, melons, grapes, apples, nuts etc. A great variety of tropical fruit grows in the Amazon region like bacuri, cupuassu, jenipapo, mangaba amd tapereba. The most famous products are: Carambola, Guaranà, Goiaba, Maracuja, Jacca.

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BELA ISCHIA

Curiosity: some fruit and its therapeutic properties the

skin

and

mucosa,

contains

phosphorous, iron and vitamin A. CAJU: strengthens your immune defences those

and

is

with

indicated

rheumatic

for

pains.

Rich in vitamin C. Indicated for diabetics. glucose

It

in

can

decrease

urine

and

the

excessive

sweating.

GOIABA: A

and

source PP.

allergies,

It

of

vitamin

fights

haemorrhages

strengthens

bones

and

Helps

healing

of

in

the

C,

diarrhoea, and teeth. wounds

and burns. It is also said to have anti-tumour properties.

GRAVIOLA:

anti-rheumatic

anti-inflammatory.

AGUA DE COCO: is the typical par

Brazilian

beverage

excellence.

Spending

infections

just a few euro cents you

ABACAXI:

can sip the coconut water

from

from

directly,

a

hole

content.

the

fruit

making

a

small

it

using

and

plastic

a

straw.

coconut

is

green

in

and

the

juice

pineapple

high

vitamin It

common

and

Brazilian

arthritis

and

infections.

can

other

problems.

is

comes

and A

has

and

B6

helps

digestion

useful

against

Supermarkets

pharmacies coco�

in

used

for

sell

packs fruit

and

�agua like

ACEROLA:

an

against tiredness, irritability and liver problems.

is

attributed

properties

for

curative intestinal

CAJA:

strengthens

your

immune defences, protects

10

calcium

and

indicated

for

those

MAMAO: is said to have laxative, digestive

and

emollient

properties. is

one

of

the

most

widespread fruits in Brazil. Rich in vitamin A and B. Indicated for bronchitis

and

purifying

blood.

Favours diuresis and eliminates

Europe. At therapeutic level, it

B2,

iron, calcium and phosphorous.

MANGA:

source of vitamin C. Useful

B1,

suffering from anaemia. Rich in

excellent

de in

JENIPAPO:

diuretic,

those

juices

vitamin

and

content

phosphorous.

throat

and

contain up to one litre of liquid.

of

High

catarrh.

installation.

SMI do Brasil Ltda SMI

Do

Ltda,

in

Brasil Osasco

(Sao Paulo), is the Smigroup

branch

opened in 1998 for a

ready,

effective

response

to

growing of

the

the

needs numerous

B r a z i l i a n customers.

SMI

do

Brasil

offices and warehouse are in a modern building in the Parque Industrial

Anhanguera,

one

of

the

city’s

main

industrial

districts, near the main communication routes.

Local, highly specialised staff guarantee a quality commercial and technical service, managing customer plant installation MANGABA:

strengthens

the

and maintenance requests fast.

immune system and favours skin

Supply of spare parts from the SMI do Brasil warehouse also

elasticity preventing wrinkles.

enables it to optimise delivery times and reduce transport costs.

MARACUJA:

indicated

for

those and

Staff professionalism and availability in the Smigroup Brazilian

stress. Has a high fibre content

branch is definitely one of the factors behind the excellent

and is said to have anti-tumour

results achieved in Brazil.

suffering

from

insomnia

properties.

MORANGO:

With facilitates

digestion,

stimulates the liver, fights joint

circa

said

properties

to

have

and

digestive

strengthens

bones.

TAMARINDO: said to have curative properties fever,

against gastric

congestion, Contains

and

calcium,

machines

installed

in

South

America,

fundamental assistance service role for the entire area.

rheumatism, rich in vitamin C. PITANGA:

250

of

which ninety odd in Brazil alone, SMI do Brasil, carries out a

diarrhoea, problems,

inflammations. phosphorous,

iron vitamins A, B and C.

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BELA ISCHIA

THE CUSTOMER’S OPINION - Interview with Marcelino Tilli, President and General Manager of Bela Ischia when, in 1996, we decided

improving

to

all

produce

juices

with

themselves

aspects

that “authentic fruit taste”.

for

Nowadays,

respecting

we

are

still

in

fundamental

individual

growth:

others,

looking

searching for technological

after the environment, self

innovations to improve our

esteem, etc...”

production method, aimed at excelling in product quality,

How

without

fruit juice market in Brazil

forgetting

development for

the

live

in.

respect

environment

In

belongs

and

social

fact,

to

Bela

the

we

important

today?

is

What

the

are

the

tendencies?

Ischia

“Francisca

“Brazilian

consumers

Higa

de Souza Peixoto” Institute,

are

do

which promotes, with many

lookout for natural, healthy

Brasil Sales Area Manager, meet

other

products.

Marcelino

activities and initiatives to

we

develop

growing

From and

left

to

Roberto

right:

Tiago

Cavagnis,

Tilli,

SMI

President

of

Bela

Ischia, and his son Rodrigo Tilli.

local

companies,

education,

culture,

continually

of

a

partner

Brazil. What is the key to

Cheia”

your success?

involving and

we

have

consumption

the

and

Brazilian we an

Cataguases

and

trend in the choice of really

the

healthy products.”

and

talent in football. Thanks to

reasons

reality based on values like

this project, the youngsters

Ischia

“dedication,

and

can improve their technical

Smiform

the

abilities in this sport while

blow molder?

company

At

first,

irreversible

program wants to valorise

entrepreneurial

responsibility.

we

are

region;

facing

future feel

the

of

honesty

flows market

considering

prospects,

always aimed at the growth an

of

in

surrounding

of

“Bola

program

adolescents

town

activity

a

the

youngsters

Giuseppe this

of

project,

“Ever since my father-in-law, up

consumption

analysing the historical fruit juice

started

seeing

projects. is

Iorio,

years

been

fruit juice based drinks. Then

For this purpose, Bela Ischia

Di

the

health, sport and citizenship

entrepreneurial

in

recent

have

Bela Ischia is an important reality

In

on

develop

their

sports

What

are

the

for

investment SR

main

the 6

Bela in

the

stretch-

commercialised

fresh fruit for the Rio De

“Till

Janeiro market, and in just

always turned to external

a few years became fruit

suppliers to buy blown PET

imports market leader. Our

bottles.

dedication

to

this

sector

production

was

decisive

factor

the

now

Bela

Ischia

Considering is

has

how

growing,

it

has become a priority for

12

installation.

How

important

Bela

Ischia

present branch

is

that

in

it

for

SMI

be

Brazil

and

assistance

with

a

local

technical

and

spares

parts staff?

“For

any

company,

assistance

and

having

parts

on

hand are key factors when choosing

suppliers.

SMI,

know

we

count

on

local

With

we

can

staff

who

listen to us and understand our

needs

better

than

anyone else as they speak the

same

share A

the

language same

fundamental

and

culture. element,

creating security, as it gives

us

to

consider

solutions

innovative

for

ample

operations

flexibility

production

processes

the

best

possible

and at

costs.

“When invest

we and

need

to

purchase

new

machinery, consider

we

have

serious,

companies

satisfying

That’s why we decided to

our

expectations.

invest

Ischia

has

SR6

and

purchase

rotary

molder,

the

stretch-blow

to

produce

PET

bottles

to

with

different

be

fruit

the filled juices

to

reliable

to

be

all Bela

able

to

satisfy its consumers and, faced

by

ongoing

changes, the

we

best

market

work

fruit

to

get

selection,

directly. As this is the first

have highly specialised staff,

stretch-blow

use modern machinery and

molder

plant

installed in our production

well-equipped

line,

labs.

we

chose

machinery

During

research the

decision-

offering a high technological

making process to buy the

performance,

new

reduced

stretch-blow

molder,

operating and maintenance

we reached the conclusion

costs

that

flexibility

and

exceptional in

creating

SMI

was

our

ideal

partner. Then after further

different sized and shaped

contact

plastic containers.”

trade fair in San Paolo last

during

the

Fispal

June 2009, we were sure What criteria do you apply

that the decision to install

to choose your suppliers?

the Smiform SR6 stretchblow molder was the best possible choice.”

13

us

immediate

assistance

“in

loco”

specialised

from

technicians

trained

SMI offices in Italy.”

in

the

Ecuador Bottling Company.

Let’s go for the positive side of

one

destination:

happiness.

The

life! Go for the “Coca-Cola” side of

main

life!

a newborn baby and a gentleman

In Ecuador there’s a close binomial

aged 102 who meet. A “happiness

between CSD and Coca-Cola. When

of

talking of “carbonated soft drinks”

can let their imagination take the

WATER & CSD SECTOR

you

upper hand while imagining what

Ecuador Bottling Company

drinks based on cola seeing how

the

Coca-Cola Group

popular the “Coca-Cola” brand is.

ideal “change of power” between

Quito, Ecuador

A

different

>> shrinkwrapper

one

staged

SMIFLEXI SK 802 F

the

short

>> shrinkwrapper

Ecuador Bottling Company website

authorised Coca Cola bottlers in

SMIFLEXI SK 800 F

(the

bottling

Ecuador merged and put an end

>> shrinkwrapper

company in the South American

to productive fragmentation that

SMIFLEXI SK 602 F

country,

with

had

>> conveyor belts

company

website

on

are

real

commonly

“happiness by

anthem”,

“Living

Coca-Cola

official

a

referring

film

in

exclusivity). takes trip

14

the

positively”,

Coca-Cola

compelling

to

the

The

visitors

with

just

travellers on this trip are

life”

meeting

old

EBC since

man

has

tells

everyone

the

baby.

generations been

1999,

been

where

which

following

year

going

in

on

An

close-up

which

since

the

1940.

This union between the different companies

favoured

Coca-Cola

installation. market

growth

Country, the

in

the

contributing

economic

to

well-being

of

over 3800 people employed in the production plants of Quito,

Guayaquil

and

Santo

Domingo at present.

Care over human resources and technological innovation is

what

based

ECB’s

success

In

a

on:

just

is

short

period of time it has become Ecuadorian

leader

in

the

beverage sector and is now growing rapidly in the bottled water,

isotonic

drinks

and

fruit juice sectors.

EBC: diversifying... innovating EBC has been diversifying The

beverage

sector

is

was

why

fundamental

to

maximum the

it

was

organise

the

been

Quito

PET

conveyor installed lines,

to

bottles.

A

thermo-retractable

film

for

packer, model SK602F, has

consumer

been installed on the 36000

(not

flexibility

continual

in

Smiline

have

handle both packed and bulk

continually evolving.

That

relative belts

for some time now.

bottles/hour

line

to

CSD, but also water, fruit

pack

0.40

and

juices

achieve

litre PET bottles in the 4x3

these goals, ECB has made

size, and 0.625 and 1.5 litre

considerable production line

bottles in the 3x2 size.

taste

changes etc).

To

just

investments.

The

Quito

plants

and

have

Guayaquil

recently

been

really renovated.

Two

SMI

high-speed

shrinkwrappers Smiflexi

SK

15

of

series

the and

0.25

/

film0.5

ECUADOR BOTTLING COMPANY

ECB

The

double

track

shrinkwrapper SK602F

is

Smiflexi

also

dedicated

to packaging various sized PET

bottles.

and

0.4

0.25

litre

/

needed

to

had to choose a secondary

company decided to uniform

packaging machine supplier,

production

EBC

over

much as possible to benefit

experience

from considerable machine

had

relying and

on

the

no

doubts

SMI

reliability

plant

for

in

are

just

802F

has

the

been

Guayaquil

film

double

track processes.

PET

0.25

and

0.45

of

Italian company’s plants.

3x2 just film double track.

installed

excellent

in

litre bottles are packed in

shrinkwrapper

the

shrinkwrapper

track, while 0.5 / 1.25 and 2

SK

to

For that reason, when they

and 4x3 just film in double

Smiflexi

Thanks

different sizes.

packed in 6x4 size just film

A

a

results had with the first

0.35

bottles

pack

wide range of products of

litre

bottles are packed in size 4x3 double track, while 0.5 / 0.6 / 1.35 / 2.5 and 3 litre bottles are grouped in size 3x2 just film.

16

the

1996,

the

maintenance

bought Ecuadorian

systems

and

training advantages.

as

staff

installation.

Coca-Cola and sustainable growth

community”, by

was

the

independent exceptional

mentioned

international jury

as

an

demonstration

environmental

of

sustainability

leadership.

Packaging

also

plays

a

fundamental role in the CocaCola

system

products

as

it

reach

maintaining Coca-Cola

brands

are

universally appreciated for

is

beverage

activities within the company’s

characteristics

while

quality

complying

quality

management

system.

how

consumers,

with

their quality. This led to a

Thus the Coca-Cola Company

need to achieve excellence

started

strategic

initiatives

of

to

over

managing

water

ongoing research into solutions

sustainable

to minimise impact on nature

growth

company

and

respect

environment. growth same making stand

Sustainable

comes

spirit

with

of

out

the

innovation

the

improved

the

company

when

studying

beverages

for

their customers.

This

commitment

became

resources, packaging, and

managing

protecting

the

packaging’s

For years now, The Coca Cola has

2009

its

to

the

twenty-fifth annual gold medal

progressively

for

company

weight

sustainable growth successes

where

assigned

material.

by

the

World

of

concrete with creation of an

Environment Center, WEC.

environmental management

The

technology

system called “eKOsystem”

motto,

foreseeing more restrictive

of

standards, actions

and

corrective procedures

suited to specific Coca-Cola

water

company all

“return

the

portfolio

equal

project a

to

uses

quantity what

to

beverages to

nature

17

the

produce in

its

and

the

improve

been

working

suppliers diminish

packaging

possible,

Company

Coca-Cola

and

climate.

alongside

international

cycle

has played a fundamental role.

Company

Washington,

life

study

energy

Said initiatives led, on May 8 in

The

and

safety

match

standards.

fully

The also

using,

recycled Coca

uses

bottling energy

to the

Cola

modern lines

to

production

process

efficiency

and

minimise

consumption

and

costs.

ECUADOR BOTTLING COMPANY

THE CUSTOMER’S OPINION - Interview with Diego Yánez Eguez, General Manager of Ecuador Bottling Company Corp. reason for EBC’s existence.

What

Our

in

main

goal

customers of

high

to

satisfy

and

is

a

wide

quality

has

range specific

needs.

(products,

prices)

offer

products

their

multiple

offer

to

Our

brands,

evolved

based

on this principle. The third pillar can

of be

our called

discipline”,

the

capital

city

of

Ecuador lies at 2850 m above sea

level

in

a

scenery

of

peerless beauty in the middle of the Andes mountains.

“operating

also

company Quito:

organisation the

key

to

management

success. Without adequate discipline,

business

cannot

progress; so each company organisation

level

must

concentrate

on

fast,

precise execution of orders and process efficiency.”

EBC

is

an

for

’Ecuador

Latin

America.

reality and

all

Could

you

EBC is leader in the CSD market. you

see

What for

future

this

do

market

describe the main factors

segment in Ecuador? How

behind

is

your

extraordinary

growth?

EBC

“The

concentrated

evolving

First

employees, main

of

the

we

carefully can

three activity all,

For

select

which employ

sector

our

company’s

resource.

reason, be

on

company

aspects.

this staff

means the

best

professionals

available for each company area.

At

the

global

economic crisis?

“In recent years, EBC has basic

living

the

same

“beverage” and

and

downs

Otherwise

the

why

risk

fossilization

disappear.

flexibly.

companies EBC

and

then

produces

soft drinks and our “vision” is

ongoing,

growth.”

you

invest

production

plants?

“The

Quito

and

investments sustain

trends

demand.

To

adapt

changes

and

to

we pace

users

continual

and

sector

to

invest

advanced with

market

requests.

reasons

we

to main

evolving

end

the

had

technologically keep

from

satisfy

environmental

to

made

challenges

market and

Guayaquil

were

all

the

For

decided

in

plants new those

to

install

the SMI thermo-retractable film packaging machines Smiflexi SK 800 F and SK 602F in Quito, a in Guayaquil.”

What are the main factors that EBC

takes

sustainable

into

consideration

when choosing its suppliers? main

during

factors

the

process

are

professional high

considered

supplier the

machines

selection company’s

reliability,

technological

supplier

the

content

offered,

of

long

term

commitment

for

assistance and spare parts and the

overall

level

offered.

The

concept

does

of

the

“just not

service

business”

fit

into

our

company policy. We create a deep collaboration

time,

relationship

with

each supplier which has to last.

That is why we have established

another company pillar, our and

is

change and face economic

we pay great attention to consumers,

sector

we have to keep pace with ups

made speed

lines for the Quito and Guayaquil

“The

that’s

high

shrink wrapper, model SK 802F,

important

entrepreneurial

factors

new

intense

very

18

relationships

with

installation.

The CocaCola Company and the “global & local foundation” The

Coca-Cola

“global several

machine

operating

manufacturers

globally,

offering

us

maximum reliability.”

Collaboration

with

SMI

started

in 1996 when the first thermoretractable

film

packaging

machine was installed in an EBC production plant. What role dies this partnership with SMI play in the success of your products?

What

are

the

challenges

main

the

CSD

Company’s

foundation”,

with

another

and

regional

along

18

local

foundations,

industry has to face? What

assures

are ECB’s future projects?

improvement and well-being.

“Carbonated industries face

soft will

growing

drinks

have

to

competition

company

There is close collaboration with

various

and

communities

government

and

between sector operators

private

organisations

and

to

and

adopt

product

diversification based

on

strategies

market

demand.

develop

sustain

important projects for the communities

themselves.

“Thanks to this long collaboration

The main challenge for EBC

That is behind the creation,

with the Italian company, we can

is, and will be, maintaining

in July 2000, of “The Coca

say that machines and systems

its

Cola Foundation of Ecuador”

supplied

in

by

SMI

are

extremely

leadership CSD

position

production

in

reliable with first class production

Ecuador,

efficiency.

our partner The Coca-Cola

Within

our

packaging

together

plants we try, as much as we

Company.

can, to standardise all systems

its

to

continual

get

the

best

maintenance

and

management why

we

staff

training,

spare

results.

decided

to

parts

maintains

leadership

in

thanks

to

investments technologically

That’s

innovative

install

plants

only

EBC

with

and

production product

range

packaging machines produced by

diversification.

SMI on all our plants’ production

be

lines.”

sectors so consumers can

present

always How

important

is

innovation

in

find

a

alternative.”

your company’s evolution?

“Technological essential

innovation

part

of

all

is

the

an EBC

production areas. Our company has

always

towards best

been

searching

strategies

to

oriented for

the

increase

our market share and respond promptly present

and and

effectively

future

We in

to

customer

needs.”

19

try

to

different

high

quality

as the

an

integral

company’s

social

part

responsibility.

foundation’s

of

corporate

main

goal

The is

to promote and encourage Ecuador’s

cultural,

economic and social growth by

supporting

programs.

specific

Danone Bonafont.

Bonafont 1992

was

based

investor the

created

on

project

bottled

a

in

Mexican

to

develop

water

market.

and

maximum

Since 1996, SMI has been playing

an

new

company had to install advanced

of

machinery

on

machines

as

stretch-blow

the

and

start,

the

equipment

production

panorama

secondary

packaging

and

its

Bonafont

the

Danone Group

follow rigid criteria to safeguard

containers.

Toluca, Mexico

spring

10

>> stretch-blow molder

For

packaging water

these to

sector

machine

choose

process

the

main

Bonafont “beverage�

manufacturers

packaging

guaranteeing

must

characteristics.

reasons,

turned to

plant

packaged

solutions product

integrity, high performance levels

20

rotary molders

producing

PET/PP More

Smiflexi

machines in

role

world

WATER & CSD SECTOR

SMIFORM SR 14

Toluca

very

the

important

in

From

production

efficiency.

the

for along

are

with

conveyors

installed

Bonafont

secondary

plants

packaging,

ample belt

than

packaging

Smiline

areas

to

handle the product on the

installation.

The Mexican bottled water market Mexico

is

the

second

biggest

consumer

of

bottled water in the world, after the USA (source:

Beverage

Marketing

Corporation),

with an annual consumption of circa 25 billion litres.

Bonafont

was

the

first

Mexican

natural

water brand to be bottled industrially in the Country and the first to be exported to the USA, more precisely to Texas.

It is now market leader in the under 4 litre container segment.

Bonafont

has

been

part

of

the

Danone

Group since 1996, and has plants with some of the most advanced bottling systems in the world.

As

part

of

modernise

continual

production

investments plants,

to

Bonafont

recently turned to SMI to install a 14 mold stretch-blow molder, model Smiform SR 14, for the production of 0.5 / 0.6 and 1.5 litre PET bottles.

production

lines.

Growing

market interest for innovative line

logistics

also

enabled

interesting to

the

solutions SMI

role

Danone

globally,

uses

has

to

hold

in

supplies

Group

more

an

which,

than

50

SMI units including secondary packaging molder

stretch-blow

machines

for

PET/PP

in

Toluca

containers.

On

the

right:

modernity

and

history

perfectly

combined;

are

beside

new industrial structures are superb ancient buildings.

21

BONAFONT

Danone group: the origins of the French agro-food giant Bonafont became part of

for

the

yogurt

the Danone Group in 1996.

Carasso

This

his

French

food

group

is

son

Daniel’s

the third biggest in Europe

Danon.

for turnover.

In

Group origins go right back

was

to 1919 when Isaac Carasso

between

started

Glaces

a

small

yogurt

and

decided

1966,

the

born

the de

use

nickname:

BSN

of

Isaac

to

the

Group merger

glass

maker

Boussois

and

factory in Barcelona.

Verrerie Souchon Neuvesel.

It was hard-going at first,

At almost the same time,

but

in

thanks

to

support

1967,

Danone

unified

from that period’s medical-

distribution of its products

scientific

with

which

product

for

reasons, soon

community

advised

use

yogurt

a

appreciated

widespread

the

therapeutic

Carasso’s

became

known,

of

product,

welland first

those

leader

in

of

the

Gervais, production

of fresh products: this led to

the

creation

Gervais

Danone.

In

1972,

Riboud

after

Antoine

(President

of

BSN)

sold in pharmacies and then

met Isaac Carasso, Gervais

in food shops.

Danone

They soon needed a name

BSN

Key Danone Group numbers

15.22 billion Euro turnover (2008) 81,000 employees globally 4.5 billion litres of milk collected in 2007 (0.8% of the global total) 4,500 strains in the Danone culture collection 49 production plants in 47 countries 17 formulas for “Danonino”, product for infancy in several countries 18 Danone new product research and development institutes

22

merged group,

with

the

producers

installation.

Bonafont and “people outside the bottle” This

strange

expression

stimulates

a

lot

of

curiosity.

Bonafont

is

a

“special”

company

and

needs

“special” people... this all led to the “Gente fuera de la botella” project, that is “people outside the bottle”.

This the

initiative

is

Mexican

aimed

at

company’s

those

values

sharing

and

social

responsibility.

The

program

Bonafont have work

of

finished

project

recruiting

their

experience

initiatives

the

foresees

university

in

allowing

the

created

students studies

company,

Bonafont

and

to

the

by who

for

a

launch Danone

group to remain market leaders in the health nutrition sectors.

of

blown

which the

and

had

flat

just

companies

Kronenbourg.

glass,

acquired Evian

This

led

and to

is

one

of

the

most dynamic food sector operators. Its products are present on 5 continents, in over 120 countries.

Danone

has

position

in

food

a

segments”:

leadership

four

industry

in

the

bottled

health

“business

Fresh

Milk

products (n°1 globally), Water

23

water

market), Baby Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition.

In

2009

it

celebrated

90th anniversary.

the Danone Group.

Danone

(n°2

its

BONAFONT

Bonafont and SMI: innovative development to keep growth levels high continually

growing

share

is

and

market

now

leader

in

its reference sector. And has even

more

ambitious

goals

for the future to consolidate this success. Goals that are easier to

to

achieve

technologically

machinery

thanks advanced

produced

by

companies like SMI which have been

investing

and

research

customers solutions

in

innovation

to

with

for

provide

the

their

best

changing

needs.

In fact, Bonafont is a historical customer first

of

APET

SMI,

shrinkwrapper, by

the

was The

purchase

a

Smiform

14

to

meet

market’s

the

Mexican

growing

bottled

1997.

Mexican

country

and

market

sales were the start of the company

expansion

and

have

led Bonafont to invest in new

water

to

and the increased demand

production

lines

for “Bonafont” water from

automatic

Smiflexi

surrounding countries.

machines

are

the increased demand for

Not much time has gone by

time.

group

since 1996 when the first

The Danone Group company’s

SMI

commercial

1.5

litre

0.5

/

0.6

containers,

and and

thus efficiently respond to

by

products

a

generated

continually

market.

The

molder

plant,

the

25,000

line,

will

evolving

stretch-blow installed bph

make

it

on

packaging

joined

the

bottling

since

company

then,

machine company

equipment

possible

needs

series,

in

cavity stretch-blow molder produce

consumption

replaced

SK

purchased growing

the

thermo-

now

modern

surrounding Bonafont has decided to

since

series

collection; the has

Mexican gained

10

packaging

working

strategies

full

mean

to increase its market share also

by

continually

renewing

offer and packaging.

You

can

packaging

24

where

find

different

machines

in

SMI the

installation.

Smicentroamericana SA de CV Setting up the company “Smicentroamericana SA de CV” in 1997 was a decisive step for SMI towards developing the brand on the Mexican market. Increased sales in one country and neighbouring ones was a decisive factor when choosing to open a branch in Mexico. A choice coming from wanting to be as close as possible (even physically) to customers and be able to supply technical and parts assistance fast and efficiently.

Smicentroamericana

offices

and

warehouse

are

in

a

modern building in one of Mexico City’s main industrial districts

(delegation

Gustavo

A.

Madero),

just

a

few

minutes from the capital’s main roads.

Thanks to highly specialised local staff, SMI can respond promptly

and

numerous

effectively

Mexican

and

to

the

Central

expectations American

of

its

customers,

providing a high quality service to: > Bonafont

plant:

promote

machines

manufactured

by

SMI

and

its

automatic

subsidiary SMIPACK commercially, with a product portfolio

shrinkwrappers for film, tray

that can satisfy the varied packaging needs of small and

+ film and layer+ film packaging;

large companies;

wrap-around case packers to

> after-sales technical assistance to install and maintain

create closed boxes or packs

plants supplied;

on a tray; combined machines

> sales of original spare parts, with delivery times and

grouping

shipping

the

shrinkwrapper

costs

and packer functions together

competence,

in

a

ample to

single

customer and

expectations. availability

of

The the

This

commercial and technical staff of Smicentroamericana

flexibility

responds

are the secret of excellent commercial results achieved

Mexican

company’s

the

expectations innovative,

frame.

satisfying

professionalism

as

catchy

it

by the SMI Group in Mexico and neighbouring countries.

wants

packaging

for its products.

25

BONAFONT

THE CUSTOMER’S OPINION Interview with Tomas Ortega, Production Manager, Bonafont activity

places

actions

and

those

What predominant factors

initiatives

made Bonafont invest in a

all

oriented towards developing

Smiform

strong social responsibility

blow molder?

SR

14

stretch-

in the forefront.”

“Faced The

partnership

SMI

started

What

criteria

you

select

with

with

consumption

growing of

bottled

in

1996.

water in Mexico, Bonafont

apply

when

had to decide to purchase

your

main

suppliers?

a

new

Smiform 14

rotary

cavity

stretch-blow

molder. Installing this new “Selecting is

a

important

natural

water

the

first

brand

to

be bottled in Mexico, and is now market leader. What’s the key to this success?

“Bonafont to

gain

has

known

growing

how

market

shares and is now market leader in the bottled water sector. Today Bonafont has a top market identity and is

our

machine part

of

(model a

SR14)

Bonafont

is

brand

growth

The main values behind our

project, both nationally and

choices

abroad,

are

the

reliability,

and

strengthening

aimed

at

product

quality and competitiveness

quality to satisfy continual

of

market

machinery

this,

and

tastes

privilege

a

are

demand

and

end

user expectations.”

time

markets

What growth prospects do

changing

you feel the bottled water

have

market has in Mexico and,

when

continuously,

to

forgetting

At

like

make

supplied

without

innovation.

was

for

product’s market success.

us,

Bonafont

supplier

we

suppliers innovation

to who

their

more

generally,

all

over

central America?

reason for being. Deciding to go for innovation makes us

“Despite the global economic

different to competitors. To

recession, we feel their all

achieve this goal we have to

the right premises for an

create a close relationship

increase in the consumption

with a supplier, who must

of bottled water in Mexico

be able to offer innovative

and

technological

American

solutions

reasonable prices.”

at

in

phenomenon spread

perceived by consumers as

the

and

other

Central

countries.

A

favoured

by

strengthening

of a “health culture” making

a “brand” that is especially

consumers decide to live a

careful over well-being and

more healthy life and drink

health. Bonafont’s economic

26

installation. more an

bottled

integral

water

part

of

as

their

balanced daily diet.”

There

are

several

packaging

SMI

machines

installed

on

bottling

lines.

the

Bonafont

How

do

you

the

performance

machines

is

of

SMI

satisfactory.

How important is SMI for Bonafont

However, we feel that it is

present

of fundamental importance

a

that

technical

the

acquired

by

experience some

of

our

both in

branch

directly

Mexico

and

with

with

local

assistance

and

spare parts staff?

technical staff on managing and

maintaining

these

“For

an

important

group

judge their performance in

machines soon be extended

like Bonafont, the presence

operating and maintenance

to

terms?

For

“There

are

more

than 10

all

our

operating

staff.

in Mexico of a SMI branch

that

purpose,

the

is an excellent opportunity

presence in loco of the SMI

to

Central

American

branch

develop

new

projects

and

create

Smiflexi packaging machines

can definitely help SMI and

both

companies.

installed

for

Bonafont further reinforce

assistance and spare parts

packaging,

this partnership, with sure

on

of

advantages

in

accuracy,

when

to

punctuality

and

economic

suppliers,

in

our

secondary and

wide

stretches

Smiline

conveyor

handle

products

production collaborated years,

we

plant,

belts on

lines. for can

the

Having over

say

terms

for

the

offered.”

service

be

hand

are

able

to

factors

we

trusty need

count

and

assistance,

that

key

as

for

Technical

choosing

supplies

15

growth

on

to

fast

immediate at

reduced

costs and without running exchange rate risks.”

What are Bonafont’s future projects?

“Without for

going

obvious

reasons,

I

into

detail,

confidentiality

can

simply

say

that all Bonafont activities and

group

projects

focussed

on

greater

impulse

our

sector

improving

and our

leader position.”

27

are

creating for further market

Cott Beverages.

The private label improves its ranking Not

long

ago

it

would

have

been hard to foresee private label

products

would

help

market

survive

the

WATER & CSD SECTOR

retail

Cott Beverages

dim

Cott Corporation Group

scenario.

Concordville, PA, USA

In

>> Combined machine

the US private label market

SMIFLEXI CM 800

has grown significantly, even

2008/2009

the

last

couple

economic of

years

though the competition with national

brands

active.

28

remains

installation.

Cott Beverages and the “private label” phenomenon Private label market has

in

supermarkets

been expanding all over the

groceries.

world.

In

Also

in

the

USA

importance labels

been

fact,

private

labels

provide the price-conscious

private

consumer

with

growing

convenient

goods

of

has

the

and

branded

more than

significantly.

the

Although it has been slower

without

to gain a foothold compared

levels, and at the same time

with European nations such

helping

as UK and Portugal, since

healthy profits.

cutting

equivalents, on

retailers

quality recover

2003 the US private label market

has

almost with US

expanded

60%,

around retail

23%

food

by

compared for

and

the

drinks

industry as a whole.

As a result, private labels now account for the 19% of the market value, up from less than 15% in 2003.

Such

growth

can

be

seen as a reaction to the economic hit

the

downturn

whole

which

world,

but

especially the US. On the other hand, retailers

On top: Cott facility

have increased the amount

in Concordville

of

covered with

brands

from

offered,

“premium”

price”,

“core”

products

ranging

to

and

(such

abundant snowfalls

“best

in the East Coast

other

as

region

bio,

locals, kids).

As

a

consequence,

industry risen are

and

profits

have

private

increasingly

retail labels

present

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COTT

The success of the North American multinational company service,

innovation

a

deep

of

consumers’

Cott

Corporation,

flexibility.

Europe, aims at being the

For

best

in

partner

order

the

growth

of

Cott

production

on to

own

products.

Cott Beverages - the largest private

label

beverages

non-alcoholic producer

in

North America – has been able

to

understand

the

consumer’s latest trends.

Cott

has

been

meet

flexible

and

manufacturing

economic

their

to

bringing

quality beverages to market with a commitment to lowcost production, customer

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for

this

investments

plant Cott

Beverages

chose

to

partner

SMI

of

with

other

flexible

requires

growth

also

quality

production PA,

This

does not depend exclusively

commitment

of

a

its

Concordville,

order

upgrades,

retailers’

offering

portfolio in

for

the consumer’s demand.

in

but

possible

customers,

reason

current

low

in Canada, in Mexico and in

capabilities:

the

provide

performance,

costs and great operational

dynamic

downturn,

high

machines

to

production plants in the US,

brands

on

capable

production and maintenance

large

label

trends.

state-of-the-art

with

its

Private

and

understanding

to

instead

competitors, install

packaging

the

in

most

machine

to satisfy the widest range of its products launched on the market.

process

Smiflexi CM 800 is capable

purchasing

to pack containers in either

COTT film

only,

tray

+

film,

tray

About Cott Beverages Inc.

only or wrap-around boxes.

SMI

state-of-the-art

automatic Cott the

to

packer keep

fast-changing

trends

and

wide

market the

demand

range

patterns

with

with

consumer’s a

allows

pace

and

of

for packs

eye-catching

packages.

Smiflexi

CM

series

is

the

ideal solution for flexible and versatile which

production

require

lines,

switching

quickly and easily from one format to another.

In fact, CM series combine the

functions

of

a

wrap-

C

o

t

t

B eve ra g e s Inc.

operates

as

Cott

B eve ra g e s USA,

Cott

International, C

o

t

t

C o n c e n t ra t e s and

RC

Cola

International, producing and distributing non-alcoholic beverages, especially carbonated soft drinks, juices, bottled water, energy drinks, tea.

around case packer and of

In

a tray/shrink-wrapper.

the

As a consequence they are

packaging” for retailers, employing

extremely

and operating 20 production plants throughout United

to

pack

flexible,

several

containers packing only,

allowing types

into

film

tray

wrap-around

boxes

completely

or

only, either

partially

closed.

When the CM is packing in tray-only boxes,

or

Cott

has

rapidly

North-American

grown

bottler

to

be

one

specialized

in

of

“co-

approx. 2,800 people

States, Canada, Mexico, and UK.

wrap-around heat

The

company

founds

its

“modus

operandi”

on

firm

principles such as discipline, drive innovation, and a close partnership with its customers.

Cott has an impressive total beverage product portfolio – more than 200 types of drinks – spanning over 60 countries.

tunnel

In addition to serving retailers, thus increasing the value of

and the film wrapping unit

private-label beverages, Cott also has a large and growing

are

disabled

portfolio of its own brands, distributed all over the world,

control

such as: Cott, RC, Vintage, Vess, Stars & Stripes, Ben

by

the

years

leading

different

patterns:

tray+film,

of

few

automatically the

system.

machine

Shaws, Carters, Red Rooster, Red Rain and So Clear.

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installation.

Flexibility to the retailers’ advantage

Cott Beverages plant in Concordville, spreads of

Pennsylvania,

over

225,000

a

surface

square

(approx.

21,000

meters)

with

feet

square two

PET

bottling lines and one can line. One PET line features the

filling

bottles

of

with

2

and

soft

3

l

drinks,

while the other handles 1l bottles.

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COTT CM

series

and

on

combi

SK

packers

series

tray/

shrinkwrappers.

The

so

called

device” coder film

“easy

consists which

open of

punches

during

the

a the

cutting

operation, so as to stamp the required embossment.

The encoder provides two types

of

(either

embossment

“X”

shaped

or

“H”

shaped) and it is available both for single lane and for double lane packaging.

On

the

one

application

more

allowing

the

the

this

makes

product

open

hand

end

pack

the

likeable, user

easily

to and

comfortably; on the other it

does

use Installed on the former line, -

Smiflexi thanks

operational

800

the

its

high

to

flexibility

–

packages costs.

different

In

while

require

the

packaging

producer-distributor realize

packs the 2 l bottle in 14 patterns,

not

specific

materials, so as to enable

CM

to

of

eye-catching

without

addition

raising

to

the

the 3 l bottle features up

advantages

to 18 pack collations.

described, Cott Beverages

Furthermore, only with an the

packs a

bundle,

optional can

dry

easier

be

all are

film marked

chose

to

above

install

Smiflexi

CM 800 owing to the good

emboss

for

opening

of

high level of efficiency and

an

reliability, and the presence

which

of a US based service and

thanks

accessory mounted

to

both

on

price-quality

ratio,

spare parts centre.

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the

installation.

A history made of success and investments Cott

Beverages’

history

dates

back

in

1950,

when

the

company started importing bottled and canned CSD from USA into Canada.

Two years later the company began to bottle and can nonalcoholic beverages in the city of Laval, QuĂŠbec.

Later that decade, Cott became the first company in the world to launch a diet soft drink, developing a formula by request for diabetic patients at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal.

From 1976 to 1991, Cott expanded its distribution throughout Canada and into the United States and Europe and in 1986 it became a publicly-traded company.

Throughout

the

1990s

and

early

2000s,

Cott

made

a

series of acquisitions including Vess Beverages and Concord Beverages in the US, and moved into the United Kingdom with the purchase of Benjamin Shaw & Sons Ltd. and Hero Drinks Group.

It later entered Mexico with a joint venture that estabilished manufacturing and marketing capabilities in that country.

In recent years, Cott has successfully expanded into new and fast-growing beverage segments, including energy drinks and ready-to-drink teas.

For more than 50 years, Cott has grown and prospered, building a strong foundation as one of the world’s largest nonalcoholic beverage companies.

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COTT In

2003,

Cott

at

their

decided to install the first

US

and

SMI

conveyor lines.

packaging

Beverages

machine

in

plants Canada

across plus

its Sikeston, MO production plant.

Since

then,

purchased

Cott

10

has

additional

SMI tray/case packers and shrink-wrappers

installed

SMI in the United States

Smigroup operates in North America with its branch SMI USA Inc., based in Windsor, CT, not far from New York and Boston.

The

ongoing

commitment

to

improve

satisfaction with “on-site� support

customer

has been the key

factor which has driven SMI to be present with its own branch in USA since 1999.

Professional and skilled local staff ensures top quality service in both sales and technical assistance.

The supply of spare parts from SMI USA warehouse ensures fast and reliable delivery times.

Competence,

availability

and

experience

are

the

qualities of SMI USA sales and service staff that has

lead

to

the

excellent

sales

figures

reached

by Smigroup in USA and Canada, where over 200 Smiflexi packers have been already installed.

36

2

WP wrap-around casepacker: the ideal protection against all knocks Wrap-around series

are

casepackers the

ideal

of

solution

Smiflexi’s to

pack

WP rigid

containers in corrugated board cases / trays at the maximum output of 80 ppm.

Cases and trays can be either octagonal or rectangular, with walls having the same height or different heights. In order to prevent any damage or breakage to the containers packed, it is possible to add cardboard partitions in between the products.

WP SERIES: the best protection for your product.

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Cisowianka.

Quiet,

industrial

Nałęczów was the favorite spot of

civilisation, with rich deposits of

important Polish writers such as

natural, curative substances and

Henryka

a beneficial climate.

Prusa, Stefana Żeromskiego .

are

over

40

elegant,

welcoming spas in Poland, where WATER & CSD SECTOR

you can recover both body and

Nałęczów Zdroj

spirit fast.

Nałęczów, Poland

>> stretch-blow molder SMIFORM SR 12 >> shrinkwrapper SMIFLEXI SK 600 F

XIX century,

places,

by

There

Cisowianka woda

At the end of the

clean

uncontaminated

Each

spa

treats

a

specific

disturbance: the Nałęczów

baths

are famous for their treatment of heart problems and circulation.

Their waters’ curative properties were identified in 1817.

38

Sienkiewicza,

Bolesława

The writer Stefan Żeromski wrote his “History of sin” right here.

installation.

Nałęczów

garden villas

is

city

considered with

modelled

Tartar

on

house

a

beautiful

and

the Alpine

resorts.

The town centre has a vast, beautiful a

SPA

great

and

park

variety

different

including

of

with trees

monuments

the

classical

Małachowskich Palace.

Naturally the heart of the park is its enchanting lake.

Thanks

to

its

beneficial

climate and mineral water springs, Nałęczów attracts an

increasing

number

of

visitors every year.

The therapeutic virtues of its

local

natural

mineral

water are available for everyone thanks to water under

marketed the

name

“Cisowianaka”, with

a

chemical

content that can be to

compared the

spring

water.

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CISOWIANKA

Cisowianka: the rapid evolution of the brand In recent years, all the main

Polish

producers rapidly

bottled have

in

their

logistics

expanded

system.

reference

market.

The

with

brand

and

distribution

An investment guaranteeing the company a production

Nałęczów

company

Zdroj ,

pole has a really advanced

water

its

popular

“Cisowianka”,

is

one

of over 220 million bottles of water a year.

Two

of

these

modern

of the main “stars” of this

production lines include SMI

success.

machinery. More specifically,

The

company

the

main

bottlers

is

one

mineral in

of

water

Poland

two Smiform stretch-blow molders,

model

SR12

are

and

installed on two 20,000 bph

“Cisowianka” is one of the

lines, and two Smiflexi SK

three main brands on the

600F

market.

film pack 1.5 litre bottles.

Nałęczów Zdroj has shown

Machines

strong orientation to grow

in

which has given it a leading

and

position

enabling

in

the

bottled

water market.

This also

investment modern,

to

process its

2008

create

a

2009 a

the

for

the

installed first

the

company

growing

line

second to

demand

for bottled water from the Polish market.

This factor contributed to brand’s

Just think that the company

growing popularity in Poland

had a 2.4% market share

lines;

and abroad.

for

new

production

were for

to

plant with five new bottling the

new

2008

handle

expansion includes

shrinkwrappers

industrial

the

“Cisowianka”

small

2004

and

share

had

same

year

sized in

packs

that

trebled;

that

sales

volume

had increased four-fold.

40

in

2008

installation.

Design: the packaging exalting the content’s “transparency”

But its “transparent” top is not the only difference.

More generally, you can say that

the

bottle was

entire

1.5

packaging

designed

litre

process

to

get

the

end consumer to perceive this

natural

most

important

water’s quality:

“transparency”.

Cisowianka

also

innovative

labels

colours

and

considerably graphics Both

lines

Smiform molders

where

SR12

two

layout

improve

making

its

labels

clearer and easier to read.

The

Cisowianka

water

bottle itself, a simple design,

1.5 litre PET bottles at a speed

easy to hold container sums

of 20,000 bph.

up

of

line

entrusted 600F

installed

where

produce

End

are

the

stretch-blow

uses

bottle to

packaging

two

Smiflexi

shrinkwrappers

to

is SK

pack

content

really

well:

Secondary is

The bottles used on these two

Cisowianka

bottling lines stand out for their

a

transparent

3x2

Cisowianka

is

“transparency

and purity”.

the 3x2 film only size.

top:

characteristic

packaging

simple

and

practical:

has

chosen

mono-format in

film

the first mineral water marketed

packaging

in Poland with this kind of top.

litre bottles.

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only,

solution: the

solution

best

for

1.5

CISOWIANKA

Water strength: Cisowianka and humanitarian projects With

the

popularity

of

growing its

natural

Cisowianka with

in

PAH.

cooperation

This

project

water, Nałęczów Zdroj was

means

not

indifferent

of

availability of drinking water

our

modern

main

in various poor regions and

problems: water”,

to

one

world’s

“the

vitality

intended

fundamental

of

to

increase

the

is part of the wider “Water

as

the

Campaign” commitment.

element

for

Thanks to this, since the end

life.

of 2008 Polish consumers

To face the problem caused

have been able to find

by

litre bottles of Cisowianka

progressive

of

the

exhaustion

world’s

reserves, decided

to

support

humanitarian “PAH”

public

Humanitarian

through

initiatives

the

organisation

(Polish

Action)

water

Cisowianka

important

to

sensitive

in

created this to

sales

campaign; traditional

these

points

specifically

for

compared containers,

bottles

have

an

African design on the label and the PAH logo.

create

Revenue

for

better

Cisowianka” sales is totally

education of consumers re

devolved to building water

consumption habits.

wells in Sudan.

A

premises

year

since

has

the

now

initiative

gone

from

“small

One year after the initiative

“Water

had been launched, enough funds

had

been

to

these

a

part

inhabitants

of

of

southern

Sudan will have access to The

first

wells

will

be

opened in March 2010 and these will be followed over

collected

up to a total of 11 plants.

The

“Water

campaign by

show like used

media

and

National

Channel,

important

business the

Buzek

Sudan”

supported

main TVN

Geographic involved

for

was

the

including

whose for

the

and Polish

celebrities

actress face

Agata was

initiative’s

advertising campaign.

42

the

the next months by others

by

for Sudan” was launched by

to build four wells; thanks

drinking water.

and

the

opinion

water

0.33

APS series.

During the international

the

company

to

create

event “Drinktec 2009� held

technologically

in

systems offering users the

Munich

2009, its

in

September

SMI

new

3000,

to

presented

palletiser, the

APS

world

for

best

advanced

packaging

solutions

for their needs.

SMI

palletising

systems

the first time, establishing

optimise line end operations

new

in

robotised

palletiser

standards.

The is

Smipal the

APS

result

research

several

beverages,

and

of

series

glass,

innovation

more.

activities that have enabled

44

pharmaceutical,

intense

sectors:

food,

paper

chemical, detergent,

and

many

innovation.

APS palletizers: the new solution by SMI for the-of-line logistics.

APS 5000 The APS 5000 model,

with

output

until

500

layers/

hour, completes S m i p a l ’ s p a l l e t i z e r s range.

The

APS

series

automatic palletising

has

systems cartons,

Ć’ How does the APS 3000 work?

packs,

trays and packs in general.

APS

3000

As the central column can

column

be

Cartesian

combined

in

different

is

a

system

with

axles

single

belt

two

and

supplying

at

operator

deposits

pallet

fast

height

them

and

on

a

precisely

ways with standard pallet

up to 300 layers an hour.

on

handling

the

The vertical axle has a long

Vertical

transverse

systems

fixed column along which the

movements

and

Smipal are

modules, palletising

extremely

desired

spot. the

and

horizontal transverse runs

horizontal

easily adapt to any line end

on ball recirculation guides.

head-grip

logistics condition, for both

The

a

worked

transverse which the head-

motors

guaranteeing

grip carrier arm runs on.

perfect

trajectories

The head-grip removes the

during

existing

plants

installations.

flexible

the

and

new

horizontal

axle

has

pack layers from a conveyor

45

ones

of

arm by

the are

brushless

palletising.

APS SERIES ƒ Fast, precise

costs.

movements

is made easier by a simple,

Plant

intuitive Machine

automation

control

are

system

“PC-based”

called

MotorNet

System®, the

created

Smitec

configurable SERCOS CAN

with

on

the

this

man-machine

interface,

with

advanced

graphics, a screen sensitive to

touch

choice

and

of

a

wide

diagnostic

and

division,

technical support functions

fieldbus

available

or

interface TM

communication Using

by

interface TM

Open

based

and

a

management

optic

and fibre

dorsal.

technology

in

in

real

time.

Smipal APS 3000 mounts the

new

dedicated

“safety

PLC”

safety

systems

which

programmed

in

means

can a

be

flexible,

palletising systems, where

reliable and efficient manner.

operating

The safety PLC supervises

movements

are

repetitive, guarantees high-

that

level

devices

reliability,

maintenance

reduces operations

and assures low operating

all

palletiser work

integrating

them

considerably

safety

correctly, thus

reducing

46

innovation. machine in

stops,

both

transported and stored in

and

very little space, and then

emergencies

during

pallet,

loading

inter-layer

operations

Maintenance are

simplified

adjustment safety be

and to

any future

regulations

fast

they

etc.

operations

and

can

will

secure

be

done

“remounted” up

in

less

and than

started 3

hours.

Mechanical simplicity, use of robotic and

origin

components

optimised

allow

structure

maintenance

costs

as

and energy consumption to

directly

be reduced drastically, and

through the PLC program.

extend the plant’s life cycle.

ƒ Low operating costs and

ƒ Robust and reliable

reduced maintenance Each

single

module an

is

palletiser

designed

independent

linked

to

the

Thus

the

as

unit

and

central

unit.

column

and

transverse,

of

the

grid

horizontal

together

with

running on ball recirculation pads

guarantees

fluid,

is

continuous movements, with reduced dynamic flexion and

each module is assembled,

virtually no vibration: this is

pre-cabled

the key to giving mechanical

and

factory, and

operations

to

the

tested reducing

assembly in

3000

sizing

operational immediately as

in

APS

Careful

a

entire

be

easily

a

long

minimum

customer’s

The

parts

start-up

system

plant. can

“dismantled”,

47

life

span.

APS SERIES 3

8

4

2 a 5

6

2 b

1

7

2 c

Example of column / modules combination

1

Central column of palletization

2

Infeed and layer preformation modules:

a.

single-entry infeed with simple preformation

b.

double-entry infeed with simple preformation

c.

double-entry infeed with motorised preformation

3

Adjustable fork magazine for empty pallets, capable of loading the pallets from both directions and releasing them to the line both headways and sideways

4

Pallet chain conveyors: available in three different lengths of 1500 mm, 2000 mm and 3000 mm

5

90째 pallet translation module

6

Interlayer pad-inserting device

7

Pad magazine

8

Pallet roller conveyors: available in three different lengths

of 1500 mm, 2000 mm and 3000 mm.

48

New APS palletizer: robustness and reliability at top levels The APS series is composed of automatic systems for the palletisation of cases, bundles, trays and other commonly used packs.

Smipal palletizers of the APS series are the outcome of an intense activity of research and innovation and, thanks to the accurate design of the central column and of the horizontal beam, along with the precise motion on recirculating-sphere guides, assure fluid and continuous movements, with very little dynamic bendings and virtual absence of vibrations: this is the key to guarantee a long life cycle of the mechanical components.

APS SERIES: lift beyond your limits.

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HST SERIES

“Eco-friendly” heat-shrinking: the new Smiflexi’s gas-heated tunnel is born Since LSK

2009,

Smiflexi

SK

series

and

shrinkwrappers have been available

in

a

standard

thermo-retraction powered in

the

by

tunnel

electricity

new

gas

or

powered

version.

The

new

gas

powered

tunnel series is part of a project to offer innovative technological solutions with reduced impact

environmental that

reduced

can

assure

consumption

and

lower energy costs.

Having by

a

tunnel

natural

electricity

powered

gas

instead

has

numerous

of

advantages.

Above

all,

methane

gas

burns in a clean way and responds to environmental protection principles.

In several countries, it also costs less than electricity and

this,

total

multiplied

production

consumption, consistent

by

activity means economic

proceeds.

An

“eco-friendly”

which, growing

solution

considering popularity

the of

shrink-film packaging, is an important issue for those companies which every day,

50

innovation.

Focus on costs

To

demonstrate

solution’s

economic

advantages, end in

any

part

of

the

world,

use shrink-wrapped film to pack

food,

beverages

non-food products.

and

in

of our

Costs consumption in Euro/h

this

at

the

August San

Bianco

2009,

Giovanni

laboratories,

we carried out several tests to compare costs of the two shrink tunnel powering modes.

Test

time

hour

after

lasted

an

reaching

Time required for reaching temperature in minutes

a

temperature of 200°C. Tests

were

done

with

a 3 metre long tunnel which

could

operate

empty at 200°C and at a speed of 35 m/min.

Considering that, in the test

period,

average

gas costs were 0.33 euro/m³, while electricity cost 0.13 Euro per Kw/h (distribution costs not counted), under the same conditions we had a consumption of 3 m³ of methane gas and 25 Kw/h of electricity which, multiplied by the relative average costs, gave us some surprising results.

In an hour, the methane gas powered tunnel, cost 1 Euro (3 m³ x 0.33 Euro = 1 Euro/h) whereas the electricity powered tunnel cost 3.25 Euro (25 Kw/h x 0.13 Euro = 3.25 Euro/h).

Under

the

same

conditions

and

reference

parameters,

this

analysis allowed us to highlight that, in Italy, using a gas powered furnace on bottling lines guarantees a 70% energy consumption savings over electricity.

Times needed to reach the desired temperature are also reduced by 75% compared to an electric tunnel (5 minutes for the gas tunnel and 20 minutes for the electric one).

The

decision

to

install

a

shrinkwrapper

combined

with

a

gas

powered tunnel guarantees considerable economic savings and fully complies with environmental protection regulations.

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LWP series.

In brief Technical solutions adopted, flexibility, ease of use and maintenance, together with the advantages of the “wrap-around” packaging system, give new LWP 25 users considerable benefits such as: > great use flexibility; > greater production speed compared to packers which do not use the “wrap around” system; > no knock between cardboard blank and product; > better pack stability, with doubtless logistic advantages; > ample space on boxes for product advertising; > optimisation of spaces occupied by packing material.

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innovation.

New LWP 25: high technology for “low speed” operations The packaging market is

machines with one of the

continually evolving.

best price-quality ratios on

Evolution that, despite the

the market.

present

Though top range Smiflexi

pays

economic

great

requests

crisis,

attention coming

to

from

markets in any country.

For the

this one

reason, hand

the

if

case

packers

are

the

completely automatic ones for high speed productions,

on

global

SMI its

has

also

expanded

“entry-level”

machine

recession has slowed down

portfolio, mainly for medium-

investments

low speed production lines.

machines,

in

high-speed

on

the

other

Just a few months ago, SMI

there has been an increase

launched

in a demand for medium-low

wrap-around

speed

designed to package up to

machines,

especially

LWP

25, case

from emerging countries.

25 packs/minute.

For

This

years

Smigroup

now, has

technological

the made

innovation

new

machine,

a

new

packer

though

in the “entry-level” category, has

the

same

quality

one of the main pillars of

standards provided by high

its success, offering more

and very high speed Smiflexi

and

packers.

more

competitive

>>

Maximum speed: up to 25 ppm

>>

Suited for: packs in wrap-around cases or just on tray.

>>

Suited for packaging: plastic, metal or glass containers.

>>

Wide range of formats possible: 3x4, 3x5, 4x6,...etc.

>>

Change of format: manual

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LWP SERIES The new LWP case packer

to be installed in packaging

series, with its continuous

plants with limited available

�wrap around� system, has

space.

a simplified modular design.

The

new

A solution reducing not just

has

an

machine

making

assembly

times

LWP it

but also delivery times; in

insert

fact, the production lot is

cardboard

programmed in advance and

bottles,

guarantees

to

to

the

pre-test

standard then

possibility

packers

size

adapt

bottles

them

to

with

of

to can

possible

to

pre-mounted between

particularly

protect

more

containers

(like

from

useful fragile glass

and

bottles)

breakage and protect labels

damage

or

against any abrasion. a

wide

accessories

LWPs

also device

end

user needs.

Thanks

25

optional

be

choice

available,

Despite use of top quality materials

and

advanced

customised

technology, the price of the

to increase base uses and

new LWP 25 model is one

satisfy the need for special

of the most competitive on

applications.

the market.

The carton line warehouse is

situated

input:

a

machine

under

solution

belt

reducing

encumbrance

considerably and enabling it

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innovation.

LWP series: operational flexibility and ease of use In detail, the LWP series can

be

The LWP 25 foresees a four

different container types in

row inlet belt, but this in no

corrugated cardboard boxes

way limits the possible size

or on corrugated trays in a

range to be created.

ample choice of sizes.

You just need to add another

LWP

around

to

short side facing front.

pack

The

used

25

case

packer

wrap-

two rows to the inlet belt if

has

the customer needs to pack

a

motorised fluctuating sorter,

its products in larger sizes.

on

Though

the

input

belt,

which

manual,

the

size

makes it easier to channel

change is extremely simple

bulk containers towards the

and

product grouping point, thus

or electronic part needs to

making

be replaced.

sure

no

brusque

stops occur in feed flow.

Product pack

grouping

shaping

After and

take

fast,

place

the

as

no

mechanical

manually

different

specific

regulating

parts

reference

using

counters

mechanically with a system

and wheels to widen/narrow

which

the guides, the operator just

operates

in

an

alternate manner.

LWP

25

equipment

includes

a

separator products

also

synchronised bar

receiving

from

pneumatic

has

to

choose

size

on

the

the

desired

POSYC

control

board.

Even going from small pack

the

to large one or vice versa creates no problems as the operator

can

easily

change

accompanies it to the tray-

machine

pitch

making machine, making the

coloured

position

packing process more fluid.

on the chains.

Packs are collected from the

LWP

relative

and controlled by a POSYC

warehouse

by

an

packers

alternated layerer made of

operator

a group of vacuum suction

operators

suckers.

machine

The

box

climbs

the

carton

identified

by

indicators

are

managed

panel to manuals,

enabling access update/

monitor

the product group with the

process.

the

entire

55

packing

interface

intuitive,

sensitive technical

the

to

advanced

is

screen

touch

and

diagnostic

and

support

functions

in real time on the POSYC guarantee

that

expert

learn

to

even

the

operator

can

use

all

machine

functions fast.

On

demand,

control

two

panels

POSYC can

be

installed, one for each packer side, to make operator work even easier.

modify operating parameters,

slope and places itself under

graphic

really

least

separator,

shapes the desired pack and

The

Smipack.

NEW AUTOMATIC L-SEALERS MODEL FP 6000

MODEL FP 6000 CS

> Output capacity up to 2400 packs/hour

> Output capacity up to 3000 packs/hour

> Sealing bar: 610 x 480 mm

> Sealing bar: 610 x 480 mm

> Pack maximum height: 150 mm

> Pack maximum height: 200 mm

> Conveyor closing system included in the machine price

> Conveyor closing system included in the machine price

> Upon request, available in stainless steel

> Motorised system for seal centering

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innovation.

The FP series automatic L-sealers are very versatile and

reliable,

their

reasons

considerable

for

market

success in recent years.

Restyling 6000,

of

the

new

presented

in

FP May

2010, comes from a need to make this packer range, much

appreciated

by

end

users, more competitive.

In

fact,

the

FP

responds to

market

demand

technological

in

innovation,

maximum efficiency

range

effectively

operating and

competitive

SMIPACK come in different

The new FP 6000 packer

models

series

is

flexible

but

productions

of

up to 3000 packs/hour.

With

price terms.

for

these

easy

to

you

use

film

greater accessibility during

and

gives

operators

those

and polyethylene.

maintenance operations.

wanting to pack an ample

Compared to the previous

For this, the control panel

range of different products,

version, the new FP 6000

on

of

can

been placed on the machine

appreciated

various

is

by

shapes,

sizes,

also

use

shrink

also

highly

can

versatility

both

only

much

Series

use

machines

not

mono-fold

the

new

weight, in single format or

film bobbins in polyethylene

front;

grouped into preset packs.

which open indifferently on

to

The modular L-sealers with

one of the two sides.

maintenance.

shrink

tunnel

produced

by

57

it

is

simplify

FP6000 also

has

bigger

handling

and

SMIPACK The

new

has

control

four

rows

to

panel make

information in it easier to read.

The

new

FP

structure

makes it faster to replace both inlet and output mats.

Changing format and bobbin are also easier and faster.

All

giving

users

economic

advantages:

with

maintenance reduced

operations

to

a

machine

minimum,

performance

improves

and

operating

width, modify conveyor belt

costs drop.

speed, work the mat close-

Automatic FP L-sealers are

up

controlled by the Flextron速

various

system through which the

(instant production, machine

operator can memorise up

yield, control of anomalous

to 20 different work cycles,

packs, etc.).

check

The

sealing

bar

opening,

device

and

generate

process

statistics

Flextron

Electronic

set sealing times, regulate

Controller速

sealing

has proved to be efficient

temperature

along

both sealing bar length and

58

and

reliable;

technology it

has

a

innovation.

Smipack’s HA series automatic handle applicators: new models for 25, 40, 60 e 80 ppm outputs Master

unit

with

microcontroller

16Bit

and

a

In

2009

presented

SMIPACK its

new

HA

series of remote controlled

series automatic handle

devices managing the I/O of

applicators

signals and power.

Automatic

FP

series

L-

sealer case packers differ to on

other the

similar

products

market

for

their

These

are

machines, the the

HA

models or

can

be

without

the

modularity

of

these machines guarantees great benefits in simplified maintenance contributing

are

system

easy,

accurate

control of all machine functions responding to a growing market demand for reliable, precise, high performance plants.

The new handle applicators are available in different models: HA

shrink tunnel.

Then

below

applicators

enabling

with

stand-alone

equipped with a FlextronŠ automation

range

world

shrinkwrappers;

and modularity. supplied

a

placed

excellent quality/price ratio All

as

first.

terms, to

increasing

the investment’s value.

25, HA 40, HA 60 and HA 80, for operations of up to 25, 40, 60 and 80 ppm respectively.

All

models

perfectly

have

to

the

compact needs

mono-block

of

structures

customers

with

which

limited

adapt

production

space.

The new HA series was created as an answer to continually evolving

market

demand,

searching

for

efficient,

economic

extremely competitive solutions, also in price terms.

59

and

SMIPASS

Smipass: SMI phone aid changes ƒ What is Smipass?

Smipass

is

an

innovative

phone assistance program which, thanks to a dedicated, preferential SMI

line,

customers

enables

to

efficiently

obtain

technical

support

malfunctioning of

machines

Through

rapidly,

adequate for

any

anomalies and

a

plants.

multimedia

library, you can consult

on-

line a wide selection of user and

maintenance

along

with

manuals,

spare

catalogues

and

part

electrical

and pneumatic diagrams. ƒ

What

changes

with

January

2010

Smipass?

To guarantee that its machines operate correctly

From

1st

over

(for

Italian

time,

their

optimise and

and from 1st March 2010

customer

(for the rest of the world)

performance

guarantee

each

a considerable reduction in

all

total operating costs (TCO),

SMI

as

Center

of

1st

January

2010

incoming

the SMI Customer Service Center

online

has

made

will

a

new,

some changes to how the technical

subscribing

phone

supplied, can

and

tele-

services

are

which

access

to

get

the

be

managed integrated

“Smipass”

system, service

customers

immediate

phone

assistance from specialised

customers

through

to

Service

welcoming

enabling

assistance

calls

Customer

by

(CSC)

customers)

technicians, through a free

the

“call-back” service.

new “Smipass” service.

60

information. ƒ How can you access Smipass?

By subscribing annually; its validity

starts

from

the

subscription date or when the

machine’s

guarantee the

ordinary

expires.

service

When

has

been

activated, the customer can dial

the

dedicated

0345-40255 to

Friday

18.00

from

and

08.00

from

Monday

08.00

Saturday

to 12.00.

“Smipass”

number to

from

Through

customers

will

also be able to send the SMI Customer any

request specific ƒ

Advantages

for

those

choosing Smipass

by

customer a

dedicated

specialised

in

management most

is

assisted operator,

real of

frequent

time the

operating

Faster

and waiting times. >

Greater

efficiency

managing situations,

when

emergency since

you

can

visualise on screen all the machine’s

response

computerised

as

technical

possibly supplied.

request

61

by

filling

on-line

Center

assistance in

the

form

and

providing the following data: 1. Model of machine assistance is required

details

and all technical assistance

problems. >

optimises

how the service is allocated

> Better service quality as the

management

Service

technical

for.

2. Machine registration number (without this indicate project n°: PC...).

3. Problems had.

EXHIBITIONS

Exhibitions: next appointments the

ideal

sector

spot

to

meet

protagonists

and

see the latest technology in operation.

The

other

door

to

Central-Southern “packaging” Pack

in

market

Mexico

attracts

the

American is

City

Expo which

thousands

of

visitors from all over Latin America at each new edition.

The

appointment

is

from

June 22 to 25, 2010.

The

presence

of

Smigroup

companies at these events will This will

definitely year be

recent that

be

too,

noticed.

Smigroup

exhibiting

all

novelties

certain

visitors

will

be

its

really

interested.

Great expectations for the first

edition

Exhibition Packaging In 2010 too Smigroup will be

taking

part

in

several

recent and

market

demand

trends

and

on

the

sector trade fairs to further

innovative technology offered

consolidate its global position

by

and for

present the

food

packaging

and

beverage

manufacturers.

the event

Recent

Tecnologia”,

45,000

square

main for

industry

and

novelties

industries.

“Fispal

primary

its

metres,

Latin food

with

&

product

its is

machine market

highlights growth

secondary

research

considerable in

the

food

&

American

beverage industry in Brazil; so

beverage

Fispal becomes a focal point

packaging

machines.

for

getting

to

know

about

the sector’s most innovative

Fispal Tecnología 2010, from

solutions.

June

Paolo,

important door to the Latin

Brazil, focuses on the most

American packaging market:

8-11

in

San

This

62

event

is

an

of

of

“Packology”,

Technology

and

for

Processing,

which takes place in Rimini

information.

WE WILL BE EXHIBITING AT...

São Paulo BRAZIL 8-10 JUNE

from

June

The

trade

will

be

8

to

held

2010.

every

which

In

three

exhibitor

11,

show, every

year:

both

Propack

visitor

Asia.

quality

number

and

terms,

Rimini

years, is an event strongly

the Bangkok fair is the most

ITALY

backed

(Italian

important packaging sector

8-11 JUNE

Packing

event in South-East Asia. The

by

UCIMA

Manufacturers and

of

Packaging

Association), nearly

Machinery representing

the

totality

of

exhibition,

scheduled

from

June 16 -19 2010, is the ideal

Bangkok

appointment

THAILAND

for

packaging

machines

machine

manufacturers

manufacturers.

Packology

present

the

promotes

industrial

SMI

Italian

packaging the

has

novelties.

decided

to

to

take

production of the packaging

part this year too due to the

sector,

excellent results achieved in

which

widely

in

Italy

export-oriented,

is and

Thailand

and

sets the goal of highlighting

countries.

advanced

Smigroup’s

technology

and

innovation. A comprehensive

also

schedule

Brew

and

of

conferences

workshops

has

been

be

be &

held

neighbouring

companies

present

at

Bev,

which

in

Beijing

will

Beijing CHINA

Taropak, September 13-16 in

get

informed

latest part

In the month of November

Poznan

2010, SMI will be exhibiting

POLAND

in

13-16 SEPTEMBER

and

resulting

interactions

universities,

from among

institutions,

magazines and experts.

Just flow really

as of

the town of Poznan, Poland.

social-networking

activities the

the

7-10 SEPTEMBER

take

issues in

about

22-25 JUNE

from

the

to

MEXICO

will

September 7 thru 10, and at

operators

Mexico City

China

organized in order to allow sector’s

16-19 JUNE

And

indicative public

important

to

is

the

another

trade

fair

three

important

trade

shows: Pack Expo in Chicago, in

Nuremberg

for

Brau

Beviale and Petnology Europe

Chicago, IL

2010 and, at last, in Paris’

U.S.A.

Salon de l’Emballage.

31 OCTOBER 3 NOVEMBER

Nuremberg GERMANY 8-12 NOVEMBER

Paris FRANCE 22-25 NOVEMBER

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