Industrial packaging machinery manufacturers: an Italian excellence

The packaging industry speaks Italian around the world: industrial packaging machinery manufacturers represent a global benchmark, alongside the Germans. Thanks to the dual thrust of Italy’s dominant sectors, such as food, beverage, and pharmaceuticals, and the mechanical expertise and cleverness inherent in many parts of Italy, the automatic packaging machinery sector has assumed a global leadership position.

The latest industry data even predicts 2024 as a record year: total turnover of over €10 billion, a 9% growth over the previous year. Exports account for approximately 80%.

Industrial packaging machinery manufacturers are a sector that has been around for a long time, but in recent years they have achieved resounding successes, even countercyclically compared to various Italian industrial sectors that are slowing down.

In recent years, Italian companies have been able to develop increasingly high-performance and energy-efficient solutions. They have adapted to European regulations (see bottle caps) and supported companies in developing new eco-sustainable and lightweight materials.

And in this area—that of materials—industrial packaging machinery manufacturers collaborate or overlap with manufacturers of plastic processing systems, the most widely used material for packaging. Likewise, Italian companies that produce machinery for producing plastic containers, such as Meccanoplastica, are working on productivity, digitalization, and sustainability, providing their client companies with ever-new solutions to become increasingly competitive.

In terms of materials and packaging lines, packaging speaks Italian.