STiR coffee and tea magazine

42 STiR coffee and tea / Issue 4, 2021 (August / September) Sponsored Content IMA Coffee Packaging 595 in Coind's production plant. W ith a consolidated partnership lasting 50 years, IMA and Coind fully embody the meeting of two top representatives in the Emilian food and packaging valley, an area in the Italian province of Emilia Romagna world- famous as the home for many companies produc- ing state-of-the-art packaging solutions for industry. Both founded in 1961, these two Bolognese companies share views and objectives such as reli- ability, high quality, and high technology for the best customer satisfaction, sustainability, and so- cial commitment. The alliance dates back to the late 1960s with the supply of the first IMA equip- ment for packaging tea in filter bags, later boosted by the supply of coffee packaging solutions from 2005 on. Coind is a leading Italian industrial group based just outside Bologna, in Emilia Romagna, with a total annual turnover of €78 million (up 10.5% on 2019) and more than 230 employees. IMA Coffee's high-speed aluminum capsule filler serves Coind's sustainable needs Sustainability as a Keyword Today, the coffee division, founded in 1961, is to- day one of Italy's largest roasteries with over 7,000 tons of raw coffee beans roasted to serve 7 million Italian families every year. With a wide range of products, from ground coffee and beans to cof- fee pods and single-serve capsules, Coind covers more than 60% of Italian private label production and has distributors in over 60 countries. When Coind carried out an important produc- tion upgrade involving complete packaging lines for Nespresso ® and Dolce Gusto ® compatible capsules, including solutions from coffee filling to final product palletization, it chose IMA Coffee. The latest IMA Coffee machine installed in the Coind plant is a 595 for aluminum capsules. Ca- pable of processing up to 450 capsules per minute, this high-speed solution will theoretically handle 120-130 million capsules per year. Its ergonomic cantilever design ensures great accessibility for maintenance, service, and easy cleaning thanks to the pull-out operating system, significantly reducing line downtimes. Accurate product dosing is made possible thanks to precise

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