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What are the news in the food and beverage market? Consumer habits change more and more frequently. This trend requires industry operators to continuously keep up to date to catch the opportunities offered by the market, thus adapting the production processes accordingly. How is the packaging industry evolving? More and more often, the companies of this sector tend to ...

Since 2012, SMI has been present in Southeast Asia with the subsidiary SMI ASIA SERVICES SDN BHD, founded with the aim of quickly and efficiently meeting the needs of several customers in the area. SMI ASIA SERVICES is based in the city of Shah Alam, a few kilometers from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), in a structure of 1500 m2, in which the sales office, technical departmen...

Since 2001 SMI is constantly committed to providing Chinese customers with fast and efficient local support to meet the requirements of a rapidly evolving market. Through the branch SMI Machinery Beijing Co. Ltd., the company manages the technical and sales requirements of approximately one thousand made in Italy packaging plants supplied to hundreds of companies operat...

The consumption of bottled water is constantly growing in every part of the world. In China, for instance, in the first quarter of 2023 alone, the sales of bottled water increased by 10.9%. In this scenario, the main companies in the beverage industry, such as Huihuang United Food, keep investing in increasingly modern and efficient plants, such as the integrated blowing...

The performance of end-of-line packaging systems plays a key role in ensuring an efficient production, capable of quickly adapting to market changes and improving the quality and sustainability of the final packaging of beverages, food, detergents and chemical products. SMI automatic palletizing systems from the APS ERGON range represent the ideal solution for managing ...

SMI, as usual, will be there and for the 2023 edition we have a big surprise for you… In addition to our great, high-skilled staff ready to welcome you, at our booth (Stand S2-B34, SHK SAEED HALL 2 ) you will have the opportunity to view our new ultra-compact EBS 10 KL blow moulder in operation. Showcased in world preview, this machine is suitable for production requirem...

The dream of Asevi Home Brands S.L, important Spanish company in the household and laundry detergent industry, is to bring fresh air into every house offering products made in a sustainable way, designed for people and for the planet. For the bottling of a wide range of household cleaning liquids under the brand Asevi, the manufacturer recently turned to ENOBERG, a comp...

The French market keeps experiencing strong growth in the bottling and packaging industry for beverages, food, household cleaning and personal hygiene products Within its strategy based on the continuous improvement of customer service, SMI is happy to announce the opening of the new branch SMI FRANCE S.A.S in the city of Schiltighem, in the metropolitan area of Strasbo...

Only by eating fresh, natural and genuine products, we can feel better This is what Arden Zinn always thought, a woman dedicated to the well-being of others, 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 juices, fruit extracts and healthy, genuine food. These simple a...

Rice paddies as far as the eye can see, and magical temples make Cambodia a small treasure In the heart of Phnom Kulen National Park, an area rich in wonderful waterfalls and considered holy by the local population, Kulen Spring Co. invested in a 31,800 bottles/hour plant of the latest generation supplied by SMI for bottling Elan and Eragold water in PET containers. Th...

In Aranda de Duero, in the Spanish province of Burgos, everything revolves around the concepts of environment, culture, tradition and well-being. In the heart of this fascinating territory lies the headquarters of the Pascual company, a reference point in the food sector, which within the concept of “Doing the best” contains all its history, made of passion, tradition, q...

Nature plays an increasingly important role in our everyday life and in the activities of companies and firms that are always looking for packaging solutions that are increasingly sustainable and recyclable. Some innovative ideas in this regard are described in the case histories of this issue of SMI NOW. SMI is aware of the fact that, in the future, packaging will be i...

At the Drinktec Mumbai trade fair, which was held in December 2022, SMI presented to the Indian market the new SMI India subsidiary, a new business reality created to consolidate and enhance its presence in a Country that is experiencing a strong consumption growth in the food and beverage industry. SMI boasts in India a fleet of about 60 machines (including 3 rotary st...

Filling is the most important phase in the bottling process, as quality, hygiene and preservation of the product features depend on this operation. ENOBERG SRL has constantly been investing in the research and development of innovative, cutting-edge solutions capable of meeting the requirements of flexibility, reliability and ease of use of beverage manufacturers all ov...

The end-of-line solutions showcased by SMI at Interpack 2023's booth B15, Hall 13 meet the requirements of a market that has been paying attention to “environment-friendly” solutions and to the 3R rule of sustainability: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Stand B15, Hall 13 Come and discover the latest technical solutions supplied by SMI for the secondary and tertiary packaging...

Romania boasts the presence of several water springs, such as those in the city of Carei, in the county of Satu Mare, which have ensured the development and the success of Alconor Company. Thanks to the strong collaboration with partners, such as SMI, Alconor Company has achieved high quality levels, installing within the production lines of Carei and Voluntari (Buchares...

The SK ERGON packers can be equipped with an automatic handle applicator of the PSHA series (Pre-Shrinking Handle Applicator), which attaches a handle on a section of the shrink film before it's wrapped around a group of containers moving toward the shrink tunnel. The pre-shrinking handle applicator of the PSHA series can be installed on the operator's side, on the opp...

As always, at the forefront of packaging innovation, SMI has created the new CSK ERGON series of shrink-film packaging machines. With a capacity to pack a wide range of containers in an economic and competitive way, this new compact and ergonomically designed series has several models utilising the latest technology available. With output speeds of up to 50 ppm (dependin...

It’s the history of the Fini Group, an important industrial reality in the food sector, whose products encompass the best of the Italian gastronomic tradition. A tradition that started in 1912 and that today is well summarized by the company mission “Not just good”. Because when it comes to food, good is not enough. Thanks to the brand “Le Conserve della Nonna”, the com...

In Ballyneety, county Limerick, the rolling and luscious green landscape of the wonderful Irish countryside is the backdrop to one of the most modern bottling plants of spring water in Europe: ISHKA Irish Spring Water. Founded in 1978 by Michael Sutton, the company is today managed by the sons Mike and Denis. Every hour the plant, composed of three fully automated lines...

SMI could not miss this event, where to exhibit the most innovative solutions for the production of PET containers: the new EBS (Electronic Blowing System) ERGON series of fully electronic stretch-blow molders. The new EBS ERGON series includes 7 models, from 4 to 16 cavities, suitable for the production of PET containers up to 3 liters, with a max output of 2,300 bott...

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are three imperatives the packaging industry is focusing on, in order to promote the use of sustainable materials such as rPET, 100% recycled film and cardboard, that, thanks to their high recycling rate, comply with the so called 3 Rs. The companies of the food, beverage, detergent, personal hygiene, household cleaning and pharmaceutical indus...

PET and rPET high-capacity containers: SMI solutions In the beverage industry, container design plays a key role in the enhancement of the product and the competitiveness of the companies, that, in order to meet the consumers’ various needs, increasingly use sustainable containers with different sizes. EBS KL HC ERGON stretch-blow moulders the ideal solution to produce ...

Drinktec, one of the world's most important trade fairs for the beverage and liquid food industry, will be held in Munich from 12th to 16th September. The whole production and process chain of the sector, from raw materials to production, from filling to packaging, from logistics to sales, will be displayed. Meet us at our booth 403/A6 Come and discover the energy effic...

Lala, leader in Mexico for the production of high-quality dairy products, has become a large and global company, starting from small, but significant details that have been appreciated by many consumers. For breakfast, lunch, dinner or any other occasion, Lala’s mission has always been “Nurturing everyone’s life”, producing high-quality fresh and natural products to be ...

At Anuga FoodTec 2022, that will be held from 26th to 29th April in Cologne (Germany), SMI will showcase an extremely compact, efficient and environmentally sustainable end-of-line system, composed of an ASW 30 T ERGON shrink wrapper with single-lane infeed and 90° product entry and of the APS 615 ERGON semi-automatic palletizer. The solutions showcased at Anuga FoodTec...

Water is essential for the human well-being, both for the skin and for the body, as it transports nutrients to every cell of the organism, eliminates toxins, improves blood circulation and lubricates the joints. SNO natural water originates in Georgia on the southern slope of the central part of the Caucasus, at 1,700 meters above sea level. Descending to the valley, i...

Yesterday as today, SMI has been the reference point for many food and beverage manufacturers that want to invest in efficient, sustainable and increasingly compact bottling and packaging solutions. At Drinktec trade fair, that will be held in Munich (Germany) from 12-16 September 2022, SMI will present the new EBS KL ERGON compact stretch-blow moulder for production re...

The bottled mineral water industry has made great strides forward in the last decade, as shown by the successes of the company Aqua Geo Ltd, that uses increasingly advanced bottling and packaging technologies. In order to automate its own plants, the Georgian company turned to SMI for the supply of several turn-key plants for the production of the carbonated water under ...

The answer to these needs lies in choosing compact, flexible and environmental sustainable bottling systems and packaging machines, designed for the smart factory and equipped with cutting-edge automation and control systems inspired to Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT). The tertiary packaging of food and beverage products requires increasingly flexible solution...

Among the latest investments in this field, Grisi Hermanos installed an SMI wrap-around case packer from the LWP 30 ERGON range, that, in the plant of the City of Mexico packs containers of body cream under the brand Hinds. Scientific research, market analysis and investments in cutting-edge technologies are indispensable activities for this Mexican company, whose succe...

The bottling and packaging industry is experiencing a rapid evolution, triggered also by the new purchase habits caused by the pandemic. However, thanks to the advantages offered by digitization and automation in production processes, changes can be tackled efficiently and sustainably. In order to meet these requirements, SMI has renewed the historic range of the SK ser...

Surrounded by the pristine landscape of Lake Constance (Switzerland), Holderhof Produkte, food company leader in the production of fruit juices, turned to SMI for the supply of a new aseptic line for the production of high-quality drinks with a thousand therapeutic virtues. The 8,800 bottles/hour line has been designed according to the most rigorous measures to respect ...

Environmental sustainability plays a key role in the investment choices of those who choose plants and machines for large-scale production in compliance with the standards for the territory safeguard and energy saving. Thanks to continuous investments in research and development of new technologies, SMI has recently launched on the market a new stretch film packer, cal...

The growing consumers’ awareness towards the problems of the ecosystem in which we live influence the activity of the companies that prefer the use of sustainable packaging, such as rPET and cutting-edge technical solutions, like those supplied by SMI, in order to save energy and reduce the production environmental impact. Design of sustainable containers Today all the...

In this issue we talk about companies that have met the challenges of a changing world and have decided to invest in new solutions in order to efficiently face an increasingly uncertain economic environment. Grupo Lala (Mexico) Aqua Geo (Georgia) Holderhof Produkte (Switzerland) Grisi Hermanos (Mexico) New SK ERGON packers: high productivity and efficiency The bottl...