Since 1963 Simionato develops and produces linear weighers and multihead weighers combined with vertical packaging machines. Simionato’s strategy to increase the LINE EFFICIENCY is founded on three main pillars:

•     INTEGRATION of the whole line from the weigher to the bagger through Simionato’s technology
• FLEXIBILITY to produce different bag shapes with the same configuration having a choice of 20 versions of weighers, 9 of packaging machines and over 50 accessories
• HIGH SPECIALIZATION on the treatment of most critical products in food sector: fragile, sticky and frozen

In 1988 Simionato, presented the new radial combination weigher (RCW). It was immediately recognized as the European leader in technology for its high quality, speed, weight precision and reliability. The combined offer of weighing systems together with vertical packaging machines, confirms Simionato’s unique selling proposition. The main growth pillar is the constant innovation in new packaging solutions strategy, supported by continuous investments in research and development.

SMI Group is today one of the world's largest producers of packaging machines. SMI Group consists of SMI, the Group's parent company, with its internal divisions (Smiflexi, Smiform, Smiline, Smimec, Smipal, Smitec), of the subsidiary companies SMIPACK, SMILAB and SMIENERGIA and of a network of branches, providing sales and after sales support to SMI and SMIPACK clients. Moreover, all the Group's companies employ a quality management system that is UNI EN ISO 9001:2000 certified.

Synchrosys Srl has always worked with passion and enthusiasm while maintaining an ethically correct attitude with their customers and suppliers. In addition, they fully respect the people and the environment they work with and live in. All employees express a high degree of ethical values contributing to the positive environment inside the company.

Synchrosys can offer:

• automatic lines
• systems and wrapping machines for confectionary and bakery products
• feeding lines to creaming machines
• pick-and-place applications
• single pack and multipack flow wrapping machines

Tecnomeccanica, part of Acma Spa, manufactures and markets, all over the world, teabag machines for filter paper teabags with string and tag. Tecnomeccanica's products include a machine for single-chamber teabags, a special dosing system for leaf tea dosing, and a high speed double-chamber teabag dosing machine (speeds up to 500 teabags per minute). The machines are available with or without envelope equipment and automatic cartoners.

Founded in 1975, VE.TRA.CO. entered the cosmetic market with a revolutionary powder pressing machine which set the standard in the industry. Based on the manufacturing concept of robust and flexible machines they have been continually enlarging their range of equipment in order to satisfy either small, medium and multinational companies worldwide.

VE.TRA.CO. keeps developing and producing innovative equipment for the cosmetic, packaging, automotive and robotics automation industries. With integrated divisions Vetraco, Vetraco Automation and Vetraco Process they can offer a wider range of standard and customized solutions.

By acquaring a sharing back in 2008 in ImagingLab, a company highly specialized in research and prototyping of robotic systems and by participating into SYCMA, a company with a 20 years experience in the assembly machines for the cosmetics, biomedical and writing tool sectors, sound bases have been laid for looking forward to the future with great confidence while still aiming at ongoing innovation. The extreme flexibility of their organization and the constant research of new and innovative applications allow them to offer customized solutions, complete lines and turn key plants.

Research & Development

The extreme flexibility of our organization, the constant research of new and innovative applications allow us to offer customized solutions, complete lines and turn key plants. Therefore we are the natural partner to all those companies whose priority is product innovation.

VE.TRA.CO. is the natural partner to all those companies whose priority is product innovation. VE.TRA.CO. is present on every continent. Visit their website via the hyperlink to find a local distributor and/or representative office that can support your project.

Zanasi Srl is a dynamic company, who believes in the research and development in the markers and inks field. The fundamental character of Zanasi is to be a company composed principally by a young and enterprising staff who look after their customers as partners and help them try to solve any problems.

The successful strategy of this company is the competence and the passion of the people who work there, who write day by day the history of Zanasi, combining their skills. Their mission is to print permanent marks on any of your products, from a delicate egg to a ceramic tile.

Zucchini is located in Castel Maggiore (Bologna) in the heart of the packaging valley has been active in the Packaging Industry for nearly fifty years and has sold more than 4,000 machines. The company is firmly established as a supplier of reliable automatic packaging machines and customized solutions.

The impetus given by the new proprietors now managing the company, combined with the high standard of skill of the existing design engineers has enabled Zucchini Packaging to:

• rationalize and modernize the existing machines
• develop a new line of machines using the most up to date electronic technology

 At present, Zucchini is able to offer:

• Wrappers and bundlers
• Vertical case packers and modern “pick and place” systems
• Horizontal and wrap-around casepackers
• Palletisers
• Bundle formers and shrink wrappers
• Software for line optimization

Special attention has been given to Technical Support in its dual function; first assisting customers in the choice of the most suitable machine specification to meet their requirements and secondly, supporting them with the supply of spare parts, overhauling and where possible the up-grading of existing machines.

In order to monitor and respond to the specific requirements of their customers and to direct the continuous development of innovative solutions, special divisions have been set up within the company to collect the valuable knowledge and experience gained during many years of activity in the Packaging Industry.