Company DNA profile
Società Anonima Cooperativa Meccanici Imola
Trading as Sacmi
SACMI is a global leader in advanced solutions for ceramics, packaging, food & beverage, metals and innovative materials, providing comprehensive technologies and services to drive the industry's development.
- Ref.
- FG-0068
- Delivered
- 30 Sep 2026
- Profile type
- Extended profile
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Industry
- Packaging, Ceramics, Food and Beverage
- Headquarters
- Imola, Italy
- Employees
- 5,000
- Website
- sacmi.com
Profile completion rate 66 fields completed out of a total of 119
Every company is unique. Some organizations publish extensive information about their activities, while others maintain a limited public footprint. In addition, certain profile sections may not be relevant to a specific company. As a result, a 100% profile completion rate is neither expected nor required.
55% completion rate, by chapter:
- 1 Core identity, 82% completed
- 2 Contact & location, 100% completed
- 3 Business activity, 83% completed
- 4 Corporate structure, 45% completed
- 5 Executive leadership, 63% completed
- 6 Financial profile, 47% completed
- 7 Ecosystem & strategy, 42% completed
- 8 Human capital, 100% completed
- 9 Innovation & R&D, 67% completed
- 10 Business model, 60% completed
- 11 Fundraising, 0% completed
- 12 Valuation, 0% completed
Every field the Company DNA defines counts once: 119 in total. A list counts as one field, whatever its length. The rate is the share of fields that contain data. Profile richness and credit consumption
Evidence Foundation404 citations · 111 domains
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Evidence Citations | 404 |
| Unique Articles (URLs) | 281 |
| Source Domains | 111 |
| Coverage Period | Sep 2017 – Sep 2026 |
| Community Recognition | n/a |
| Evidence Strength Index | n/a |
Evidence Strength Index = 0.35 × citation score + 0.25 × diversity score + 0.25 × recognition score + 0.15 × freshness score. Citation and diversity scores reach 100 at 200 citations and 50 domains (log scale); freshness is judged on the newest source at the delivery date.
9/11 items82%
- 1.1Company name
- Società Anonima Cooperativa Meccanici Imola
- 1.2Commercial name
- Sacmi
1.3Brands 3
| Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carle & Montanari | chocolate production | |
| OPM | packaging | |
| FIMA | Machinery for chocolate processing, moulding and wrapping, and for a broad range for Primary and Secondary Packaging |
- 1.5Favicon
- 1.6Legal form
- cooperative
- 1.7Registration number
- 00287010375
- 1.8VAT number
- IT00498321207
- 1.10Year founded
- 1919
- 1.11Company history
- Founded in Imola by nine mechanics and blacksmiths
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2.1Headquarters address
- 2.1.1Street address
- Via Selice Provinciale, 17/A
- 2.1.2City
- Imola
- 2.1.3State / province
- BO
- 2.1.4Postal code
- 40026
- 2.1.5Country code
- IT
- 2.2Country
- Italy
- 2.3Website
- sacmi.com
- 2.4Contact email
- Valentina.Gollini@sacmi.it
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- 3.1Sector
- Manufacturing
- 3.2Industry
- Packaging, Ceramics, Food and Beverage
- 3.3Business description
- SACMI is a global leader in advanced solutions for ceramics, packaging, food & beverage, metals and innovative materials, providing comprehensive technologies and services to drive the industry's development.
- 3.4Products & services
- Machines and plants for the ceramic, packaging, beverage, metals and food industries, Primary and secondary packaging systems, Caps and preform production technologies, Labelling machines, Sanitaryware solutions, Metal closures, Complete lines for the production of ROPP caps, ring-pulls and twist offs with PVC-free liners, MASC (multi component aluminum SACMI Caps) lines, One-piece caps with compression technology, Form-fill-seal technology for the dairy sector, Bag-in-box solutions for the wine sector, Automatic labelling solutions
3.5Recent product launches 8
| Evidence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CCM80SB rotary press | 2026 | A compression moulding machine designed to achieve production rates of up to 4,000 caps per minute, with a minimum cycle time of 1.2 seconds. | |
| TF22 tray former | 2023 | A dual-head former that ensures precision at speeds as high as 180 trays per minute. | |
| IPS500 compression moulding machine | 31 Jul 2026 | Integrated with a vision system for PET and rPET preform production. | |
| HP20 | Undated | A solution dedicated to applications requiring moderate production speeds. | |
| ET Pack ECOWRAP ETW201 | Undated | A secondary packaging solution. | |
| UniAqua cap family | Undated | Specially developed to combine weight reduction, efficiency and production flexibility with a high-quality consumer experience. | |
| PVS156 | Undated | The market first solution integrated directly into the latest generation preform presses, the IPS300 and the IPS400. | |
| Automatic mould change system | Undated | Recent innovation for chocolate moulding that underscores SACMI's commitment to adaptability and efficiency |
- 3.6Countries of operation
- Italy, China, Brazil, Nigeria, India, United States, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Russia, Singapore, Indonesia, Poland, Portugal, Egypt, Turkey, Vietnam, Senegal, France, Algeria
3.7Industrial footprint
3.7.2Facility types 3
- Factories
- Research and Development laboratories
- Warehouses
3.7.3Key locations 19
- Imola, Italy
- Nanhai, China
- Guangzhou, China
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Mumbai, India
- Valencia, Spain
- Des Moines, USA
- San Pietro di Morubio
- Morbi
- Schio (VI)
- Turkmenistan
- Geoktepe district of the Akhal province
- Baxter
- Verona
- Ahmedabad
- Parma
- Terlizzi, Apulia
- Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland
3.8Distribution network
3.8.1Countries 6
- Italy
- China
- Brazil
- Nigeria
- India
- United States
3.8.3Distributors 1
- Groupe Emballage Technologies
5/11 items45%
4.2Parent company
- 4.2.1Name
- Sacmi Imola
- 4.2.3Country
- Italy
4.4Subsidiaries 12
| Evidence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate | Italy | Not found | |
| Sacmi Forni & Filters | Italy | Not found | |
| Sacmi Tech | Italy | Not found | |
| Pack Sud | Italy | 60% | |
| Sama | Germany | Not found | |
| Sacmi Molds&Dies | Italy | Not found | |
| Sacmi Impianti | Italy | Not found | |
| Sacmi Service | Italy | Not found | |
| Groupe Emballage Technologies | France | 65% | |
| Riedhammer | Germany | Not found | |
| SAMA Maschinenbau GmbH | Germany | Not found | |
| Velomat | Italy | 70% |
4.6Sold businesses 3
| Evidence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverage and Labelling | Omnia Technologies | May 2024 | |
| Sacmi Beverage | Omnia Technologies | May 2024 | |
| Sacmi Labelling | Omnia Technologies | May 2024 |
4.7Recent M&A and partnerships 2
| Evidence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2025 | Acquisition | Groupe Emballage Technologies | To strengthen Sacmi's position on secondary packaging and expand its offer of integrated solutions | Completed | |
| September 2024 | Acquisition | Lippert's Industrial Solutions | To further strengthen Sacmi's role as a global Sanitaryware and Tableware partner by focusing on innovation, automation and efficiency | Completed |
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5.1CEO
Paolo Mongardi
President
5.3Other executives 11
| Evidence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Grandi | General Manager | Not found | 2025 | High | |
| Matias Ballardini | Chief Digital Officer (CDO) | Digital | 2026 | High | |
| Ed Young | Leadership of the U.S. division | U.S. division | 2026 | High | |
| Vezio Bernardi | Managing Director | Rigid Packaging BU | 2021 | High | |
| Massimo Gani | Sales Area Manager & Vision System Specialist | Rigid Packaging BU | 2026 | High | |
| Giulio Mengoli | General Manager | Not found | 2019 | High | |
| Giovanni Campolungo | CEO | Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate | 2020 | High | |
| Andrea Boggio | General Manager | Sacmi Packaging & Chocolate | 2020 | High | |
| Sebastian Clemens | Senior Area Manager North America | Sales, North America | 2020 | High | |
| Mauro Fenzi | General Manager | Not found | 2021 | High | |
| Pietro Cassani | former Group General Manager | Not found | 2024 | High |
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6.2EBITDA
- 6.2.1Amount
- €145M
- 6.2.2Currency
- EUR
- 6.2.3Fiscal year
- 2021
6.3Earnings
- 6.3.1Net income
- €200M
- 6.3.3Currency
- EUR
- 6.3.4Fiscal year
- 2024
- 6.3.5Period
- Annual
6.4Recent capex investments 1
| Evidence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | €0 | Intralogistics |
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- 7.2Company strategy
- Strengthening our activities in food packaging is one of the strategic objectives of Sacmi
- 7.3Key competitors
- Fuji Sea International, Krones, Karlville, Axon, DASE-SING, Tetra Laval (Sidel), Pro Mach, Herma, Klöckner-Werke (KHS), Novex Solutions, Pack Leader, Marchesini Group, Accutek, Tophet, Logopak, Maharashi Group, Smurfit Kappa, Scholle IPN Corporation, Liquibox Corporation, DS Smith, TORR Industries, Pattyn Group, Technibag, ABC Packaging Ltd, Optima Weightech GmbH, KHS, Sidel, Tetra Pak, GEA, Syntegon, SIPA, Koyo Machinery, Shibuya, Nissei ASB, CFT Group, Tech-Long, Newamstar, Jiangsu Jin, ProMach, IMA Group, Aseptic Technologies
7.4Key customers 19
| Evidence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesantoni | Beverage | signed a ‘repeat’ contract with SACMI | |
| Millennium | tile manufacturing | uses EFI Ultra-HD digital printing technology and designs developed by leading global groups including Sacmi | |
| JTM Foods | baking | partnered together since 2006 | |
| Granicer | ceramics | started up a new plant fully dedicated to cladding slabs and furnishing accessories | |
| DalTile Group | Ceramics | chose the SACMI Smart Service maintenance plan | |
| Ghani Ceramics | ceramics | doubled capacity with Sacmi | |
| Portobello | ceramics | supplier of all the plant's key technologies | |
| Bisleri | beverage | customer of Sacmi's closure systems | |
| Parle | beverage | customer of Sacmi's closure systems | |
| Coca-Cola | beverage | customer of Sacmi's closure systems | |
| Pepsi | beverage | customer of Sacmi's closure systems | |
| Seven-Up Bottling Co. Ltd | beverage | partnered with Sacmi to advance bottling operations in Nigeria | |
| Manjushree Technopack | pharma | works with Sacmi | |
| Simpolo | ceramics | uses Sacmi Continua+ PCR 2180 presses | |
| VitrA | sanitaryware | uses Sacmi technology | |
| Duravit China | Sanitaryware | continues its investments with SACMI | |
| Lecico | Sanitaryware | installed a new AVI machine | |
| RAK Ceramics | Sanitaryware | installed a new SACMI glazing line | |
| MCP Manisa Seramik | Sanitaryware | partnered with SACMI for its expansion plans |
7.5Customer testimonials 2
| Evidence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JTM Foods | partnered together since 2006 | Joe Amboyer | senior vice president of operations | 19 Sep 2024 | |
| Granicer | create a cutting-edge plant, the best in Asia for this top-of-the-market segment | Padaliya Pintukumar Shamjibhai | CMD of Granicer Ceramica Indiana | 28 Feb 2024 |
7.6Partners 14
| Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Siav | collaboration on document management | |
| ITENE | collaboration on XVII Premios Nacionales de Envase | |
| Schneider Electric | technological partnership | |
| Moss | hybrid cap decoration solution | |
| OverIT | adopted OverIT's SPACE1 product | |
| KEBA | raised their robotics strategy to the next level | |
| Bologna Business School | established cutting-edge courses | |
| Turin Polytechnic | established cutting-edge courses | |
| Koblenz University of Applied Sciences | technology partnership | |
| IMA | Historical agreement for Carle&Montanari Holding acquisition | |
| Global Composite | technology partnership | |
| UNIBO | educational and scientific collaboration | |
| SCG Chemicals | development of sustainable packaging solutions | |
| Ceramica Catalano | sustainable packaging project |
7.7Corporate investments 4
| Evidence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groupe Emballage Technologies | 19 Dec 2025 | majority stake acquisition | 65% | expanding Sacmi's offer of secondary packaging solutions and gaining industrial proximity in the French market | |
| Lippert's 'Industrial Solutions' division | 16 Sep 2024 | acquisition | Not found | expands the SACMI Group's range by smoothly integrating automated product flow management solutions | |
| Pack Sud | 17 Jul 2020 | acquisition | 60% | completes Sacmi on both a technological level and in terms of target customers | |
| Velomat | 10 Mar 2020 | acquisition | 70% | expand and diversify Sacmi's business in the face of recent regulatory, product and market developments |
7.8Innovation & startup partnerships 12
| Evidence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IoT Academy | digital transition | expanding and propagating the expertise needed for the digital transition | 2023 | |
| Packaging Innovation Summit | international event | dedicated to technologies and trends in rigid packaging | 30 Jul 2026 | |
| GA2000 | robot installation | successfully installed and commissioned at Global Composite | 17 Dec 2025 | |
| Drink Japan 2025 | trade show | integrated digital production lines for caps and preforms | 3 Dec 2025 | |
| Fruit Logistica 2025 | trade show | showcasing the latest solutions for packaging and chocolate | 5 Feb 2025 | |
| Pack Expo Vegas 2023 | trade show | illustrating all the latest innovations for packaging, chocolate, and beverages | 11 Sep 2023 | |
| Drinktec 2022 | trade show | presenting a comprehensive range of products focusing on process sustainability | 12 Sep 2022 | |
| Hybrid Decoration Machine | cap decoration solution | combines the advantages of the main cap decoration techniques | 31 Aug 2021 | |
| Rigid Packaging Lab | product development services | provides comprehensive product development services | Undated | |
| Bi-REX | collaborative innovation projects | 6 new projects for SACMI | Undated | |
| iLuMinAS | artificial intelligence project | remaking after-sales support | Undated | |
| OPM-brand ADVANCE 334 packaging machine | technological innovation | latest-generation 3-function solution featuring ultra-high productivity | Undated |
7.9Top linked entities
- 7.9.2Organizations
- Sacmi
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- 8.1Number of employees
- 5,000
8.2Recent job creations / hires 1
| Evidence | |
|---|---|
| operai, tecnici, impiegati, progettisti |
8.3Recent mass layoffs 3
| Evidence | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 2026 | 265 | strike | |
| 27 May 2026 | Not found | strike | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 1,300 | strike |
8.4Recent open jobs 2
| Evidence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Technician Injection Molding / Plastics Manufacturing | Maintenance | Alaba Coker, Lagos | 31 Aug 2026 | |
| Projektleiter Maschinenbau (m/w/d) | Not found | Nuremberg area | 19 Mar 2026 |
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9.1R&D expenditure
- 9.1.1Amount
- €150M
- 9.1.2Currency
- EUR
- 9.1.3Fiscal year
- 2024
9.2Patents 1
| Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cool+ | Innovative system of cooling moulds for the production of caps for the beverage industry |
9.5R&D centers 2
| Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland | Packaging and Chocolate | |
| Mumbai | Rigid Packaging |
- 9.6Tech stack
- Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, OverIT's SPACE1, Schneider Electric, PacDrive 3
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10.1Revenue model types 1
- B2B
10.3Sales channels 2
- Direct Sales Team
- Channel Partners / Resellers
10.4Target customer segments 2
- Enterprise
- Industry
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3Business activity
4Corporate structure
7Ecosystem & strategy
11Fundraising
- 11Entire chapter4 items
12Valuation
- 12Entire chapter11 items