CMI Industries: more than just chemical filling
Focus on the food and beverage industry: foreign markets, sustainability and important technological partnerships
Present in numerous foreign markets in the Mediterranean basin, the Middle East, South America and Australia, CMI industries offers its customers efficient coverage of foreign markets for both its core business and the segments it is active in, which in addition to chemical filling, para-pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, also include food and beverage.
Ahead of the company’s upcoming participation in Fachpack, where it will be showcasing two machines, a filling machine for corrosive products and a single-head capping machine, CEO Davide Comoli takes stock of the company's ability to be successful on foreign markets. The company’s strengths range from versatility to the ability to offer custom solutions, as well as speed and precision, making it a winning choice compared to its competitors.
“Speed and accuracy are essential in our market”, explains Davide Comoli, CEO of CMI, “and give us an edge over our competitors in Turkey and China. We are also present in the African market both in the Mediterranean basin and the Maghreb basin, as well as in Central Africa and in South Africa, and we are expanding towards the Middle East, with a new representation in Dubai, where we plan to take part in some of the major trade shows in the sector, such as Gulfood and the Saudi Food Show. As for the American continent, we are breaking ground with a new agent in Mexico, and are aiming to open up to new markets in the area”.
Versatility and sustainability for F&B
The strength of CMI Industries is the result of successful technologies for very different markets, with particular expertise in handling highly variable products and formats imposed by the chemical industry.
“We are able to handle any type of product”, Davide Comoli continues, “including creamy, viscous and liquid products, with a spin-off in the market for spreadable creams, jams and honey, and in the beverage sector, where we operate with specialised partners”.
This is one of CMI's strengths: the ability to provide complete turnkey lines, thanks to a network of specialised partners that allow the company to follow the customer every step of the way, from the drafting of the layout to the purchase of machinery for line integration, as well as FAT and SAT, with assembly and testing carried out first in the company and then at the customer's site.
The supply ecosystem is also designed to drastically cut costs and emissions, thanks to a short supply chain made up of partnerships linked to the local area. This is a further element of sustainability, as Davide Comoli points out. He concludes by explaining that: “CMI machines today are mostly equipped with advanced electronic systems. For some of these types, we make use of our strong partnership with Bosch Rexroth, whose components enable precise and flexible management of machine functions directly from the panel. The ability to set and save different capping profiles is just one example of many applications: from automatic adjustment of process parameters to continuous monitoring of operational performance, and predictive maintenance.
These solutions are not limited to diagnostics, and are an integral part of the company's sustainability strategy. The ESG approach is a key driver for CMI, which relies on measurable data throughout the supply chain to develop increasingly efficient and eco-friendly technologies. A specific example of this is our washing systems, which are designed to drastically reduce time and water consumption at a key stage of the production process: plant sanitisation”.
