Industrial Machine Automation (IMA S.p.A)
Encyclopedia
IMA – Industrial Machine Automation is a multinational Italian company based in Bologna
, Italy
. It was established in 1961. IMA S.p.A. has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1995 and in 2001 joined the STAR segment (Prime Quality Stocks).
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and Florence
in Italy along with other manufacturing sites in Germany
, Netherlands
, UK, USA, India
and China
. More than 3,000 people are employed by IMA.
• IMA Flavour (Tea & Coffee Packaging)
• IMA Active (Solid Dose)
• IMA Life (Aseptic Processing & Filling)
• IMA Safe (Packaging)
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Italy
Italy
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. It was established in 1961. IMA S.p.A. has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1995 and in 2001 joined the STAR segment (Prime Quality Stocks).
Products
It designs and manufactures automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, tea and coffee. It specializes in tea bagging and coffee pod machines, solid dose manufacturing, sterile processing equipment, liquid filling, freeze-drying, labelling, blistering, counting, tube filling, end-of-line and cartoning machinesCartoning machines
A cartoning machine or cartoner, is a packaging machine that forms cartons: erect, close, folded, side seamed and sealed cartons.Packaging machines which form a carton board blank into a carton filled with a product or bag of products or number of products say into single carton, after the filling,...
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Manufacturing
It has local production plants in BolognaBologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
in Italy along with other manufacturing sites in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, UK, USA, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. More than 3,000 people are employed by IMA.
Alleged Facts
- World leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, tea and coffee.
- Consolidated turnover: 505,8 million Euro for the fiscal year 2009 (export: 93%).
- Employees: more than 3,000, about 1,400 are based overseas.
- 18 manufacturing sites in Italy, Germany, Netherlands, UK, USA, India, China.
- Worldwide sales network covering more than 70 countries.
- IMA S.p.A. has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1995.
Business Divisions
IMA categorizes its business into 4 sectors:• IMA Flavour (Tea & Coffee Packaging)
• IMA Active (Solid Dose)
• IMA Life (Aseptic Processing & Filling)
• IMA Safe (Packaging)