SMI
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| SMI S.p.A. | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
Number of employees | 703 (2016) |
| Website | www.smigroup.it |
SMI is a global supplier of bottling plants and packaging machines and part of the SMI group.SMI group is composed of the subsidiary companies SMI (the first and largest business in the Group), SMIPACK, SMIMEC, SMITEC, SMILAB, SMIENERGIA, SARCO.RE and of a network of branches, providing sales and after sales support to SMI and SMIPACK clients.
SMI has its headwuarters in San Giovanni Bianco BG, Italy. The company is specialized in the design, manufacturing and installation of complete lines for bottling and packaging flat and carbonated beverages and liquid products in PET containers from 0.10 to 10l and with output capacity from 3,600 to 33,600bph.
The major corporations of the food & beverage sector are among the most important customers of the SMI Group: Nestlè, Danone, Unilever, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Diageo, Heinz, Heineken, SABMiller, AB-Inbev and Carlsberg.
Products / Technology
Stretch-blow moulders and Ecobloc integrated systems:
SMI rotary stretch blow-moulders, available both in "stand alone" version and in "combi" version, ensure high performances in the stretch blow-moulding of PET, PEN and PP bottles, mainly used in the “food & beverage” sector.
More in details, the range includes:
- 7 EBS Ergon - -Rotary SBM models, from 4 to 16 cavities, ideal for the production of bottles up to 3l, with a maximum output of 2,100bph/cavity*;
- 3 EBS HC Ergon - Rotary SBM high capacity models, from 3 to 6 cavities, specifically designed for the production of high-capacity bottles (from 5 to 10l) with a maximum output of 1,200bph/cavity*.:
- Ecobloc Ergon VMAG/VMAS Series - Integrated systems of stretch-blow moulding, filling and capping for flat liquids
- Ecobloc Ergon LG-VMAG Series - Integrated systems of stretch-blow moulding, filling and capping for carbonated liquids
- Ecobloc HC Ergon VMAG/VMAS Series - Integrated systems of stretch-blow moulding, filling and capping for high capacity containers
History
Smigroup’s origins date back to the mid-‘70s, when Luigi Nava sets up a machine shop in San Pellegrino Terme (Bergamo).In the beginning the craftsman’s small enterprise activity is represented by machine finishings for third parties. Some years later such activity is enlarged to the maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment employed in the bottling and packaging lines of the beverage industry. The passion for chains and gears and youth’s spirit of initiative push Nava brothers, under their father’s careful eyes, towards an even more ambitious goal: to manufacture a packaging machine characterized by innovative solutions and wide operating flexibility.
References
PETplanet Insider Articles
Issue 04 / 2016: Bottle Making: High-performance production of PET containers
Issue 03 / 2016: Market survey: Filling Equipment
