Packing up wet wipes with Shemesh

1. Packing up wet wipes with Shemesh 2. The XPANDER and XPANDER PLUS round wipes packers offer an all-in-one Monoblock design. These innovative systems boast the only technology in the world to date capable of delivering complete, 30-35ppm, round wipes packing all in a strikingly small footprint. The XPANDER serves both entry-level operators and high volume wet wipes manufacturers looking to diversify production. Shemesh Automation Wet Wipes, exhibiting at Booth 1241, is the world’s leading manufacturer of round wipes packaging machinery. With over 25 years’ experience, it is uniquely positioned to offer dedicated expertise and support to the wet wipes market, and provides innovative, high quality solutions not found elsewhere. Revealed to the public for the first time will be the XPANDER machine – read more on this debut equipment further below! Products supported include rigid canister or bucket packs, and ready-made/pre-made flexible pack bags, stand up pouches and refills. Equipment modules manufactured include feeders, wipes canister loaders, liquid fillers, sealers, cappers, labellers, form fill and seal case packers, and full quality control. Complete line throughputs offered range from 30ppm up to 60ppm, 120ppm and 200ppm. To complete its product portfolio Shemesh Automation Wet Wipes has built a longstanding partnership with Elsner Engineering Works Inc – the US based converting machinery manufacturer. Through this relationship the company is able to further enhance its range with the ENR-1000 Fully Automatic Nonwovens Rewinder. The company says this means it can provide a one- stop-shop solution for the complete wet wipes process, from master roll to finished, packed and boxed product. ex-investment banker who is spearheading the company’s London operation and its 11 locations around the world. Global wipes demand Global demand for wipes is forecast to increase 5.2% annually through 2018 to US$13.5bn, according to Freedonia market research. Worldwide, sales of wipes will benefit from rising incomes and urbanisation, as these factors will boost the number of consumers who can afford wipes and those who have access to wipes. In addition, increases in manufacturing activity and modernisation in healthcare practices, especially in developing countries, will drive gains as wipes provide better protection from linting or cross contamination than do more traditional cloth or paper products. In general, wipes benefit from being convenient, disposable, and easy to use. However, because wipes are considered convenience products rather than necessities, developed nations represent a disproportionate share of sales. For instance, although Western Europe and North America had only 12% of the world’s population in 2013, they combined to account for 52% of wipes sales. The US was the largest national market, accounting for 23%. However, developing markets will account for a rising share of wipes sales through 2018. For example, China, India, and Brazil will together represent 29% of additional global sales through the forecast period. FLEXIBLE PACKAGES 1. The FORTRESS is designed to create flexible packs from a master roll of film. It forms the bag, loads the wipes, fills, seals and discharges the finished product. The FORTRESS provides two levels of efficiency through the economic use of raw materials and savings gained from process automation. 2. The SAW-MB200, an all-in-one monoblock packer is designed for ready-made bags. With the SAW-MB200, bags are stacked in a magazine and fed into a rotary index table where they are opened, loaded with wipes, liquid filled, sealed and discharged. The FORTRESS and SAW-MB200 are made to service the jumbo rolls, standard wet wipes in flexible packs and refill markets. Shemesh Automation Wet Wipes is a division of Shemesh Automation Ltd, a family owned and run business operating across the pharma, consumer goods, cosmetics, food and beverage and chemicals industries. Shemesh Automation is currently celebrating its 25th year servicing and supporting over 750 Shemesh machines installed in nearly 30 countries worldwide. The company was founded in 1990 in Tel Aviv, Israel by Mr Eli Shemesh, an industry veteran with over 40 years’ experience and is co-managed by Mr Shai Shemesh, an Key products RIGID PACKAGES 1. In-line turnkey systems. Starting at 60ppm and running up to 200ppm these systems feature the company’s flagship canister loader – the SAS Series. Officially launched in 2013 and with more than 15 units already installed globally, the SAS Series is the only truly proven vertical nonwovens donuts canister stuffer in the world. Eli Shemesh (president and CEO) and Shai Shemesh (managing director) at the Xpander global rollout in London, January 2015 Published byNONWOVENS REPORT INTERNATIONAL 16 Idea P 10-19.indd 16 15/04/2016 14:11