Rethinking products and the factory in a S.M.A.R.T. perspective

The 4.0 of Italian manufacturers. Dossier realized with the contribution of Nastri Tex, Marchesini Group, CMI, IDM Automation, Omas Tecnosistemi, FT System. By Stefano Lavorini, Luciana Guidotti and Chiara Giannangeli.

Two initiatives have reaffirmed the uniqueness of the great event Cosmoprof/Cosmopack 2019 in the international trade fair panorama. Indeed, what can be deemed the jewel in the crown of Bolognafiere has always been capable of bringing together beauty brands and advanced contracting with packaging manufacturers as well as machine and packaging system builders.

For the first time in the history of the fair, in fact, pavilion 19 accommodated samples of technological innovation in the supply chain, against this one had the proposal of industrial solutions able to reduce the environmental impact of cosmetic production. This in compliance with the main theme of the entire exhibition: that of sustainability and the circular economy,  directly born witness to in the “Factory”, this year dedicated to a production process "without compromise".

In particular, the SMART area of Cosmopack - Solution, Manufacturing, Automation, Research & Technology - had the merit of proposing the top automation solutions in the cosmetics sector, a specialty on which Italian manufacturers have been concentrating on for some time: adherence to the themes of Industry 4.0 has in fact encouraged them to intensify research&development, to propose state-of-the-art solutions, with some obvious distinctions, depending on the market in question, of production specialization and investment opportunities.

Notably traceability, data monitoring and data collection related to the operation of lines and processes to implement predictive maintenance functions and optimize performance, and again, artificial intelligence, applications of neural networks, machine self-learning faculties ... During our visit, we had confirmation that all the technologies that open up to digitization represent the future of the industrial world: the transition in progress is truly without return and is proceeding in leaps and bounds.
Talking with some of the protagonists of the SMART area some reflections emerge, which we propose in these pages.

Contributions of:

► Nastri Tex
Production of textiles for compacting cosmetic powders 
Nastri-Tex key executive

► Marchesini Group
Supply of complete lines and machines for packaging pharmaceutical and cosmetics products.
Pietro Cassani, CEO

► CMI Industries
Advanced solutions for the packaging of cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food and chemical products.
Franco Comoli, president

► IDM Automation
Company specialized in the design and manufacture of machines and systems for the cosmetics sector.
Ivan Riboni, CEO, with a contribution by Andrea Radaelli, Project Manager IDMind

► Omas Tecnosistemi
Sistemi di ispezione e controllo qualità per il settore alimentare, delle bevande, dei prodotti per l’igiene personale e per la pulizia della casa, nonché soluzioni di monitoraggio dell’intero processo di produzione
Savino Giudici, CEO

► FT System
Packaging, filling and capping solutions for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food industries.
Fabio Forestelli, CEO