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Stephan® machines exist in more than 100
countries all over the world.
Subsidiaries are in the United States, Canada, France,
Belgium, Great Britain, Netherlands, Austria and in
Singapore.
You will find Stephan agents in Europe (Poland, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Greece,
italy, Norway, Spain/Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland,Turkey...), in Asia (China
and Japan), in the middle-East (Israel, Jordania, Yemen, Oman, Kuweit, Chyprius...),
in Africa (Eqypt and South Africa) and in South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chili,
Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Preu, Uruguay, Venezuela...)
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IMA Group
Established in 1961, the IMA Group is a world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of tea, coffee, food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
The production of IMA's divisions and companies includes tea bagging and coffee pod machines, coffee single serve packaging machines, confectionary packaging machines, solid dose manufacturing, sterile processing equipment, liquid filling, freeze-drying, labelling, blistering, counting, tube filling, cartoning and end-of-line machines.
Its commercial offices sell equipment and provide customer service in their relevant geographical areas, an extensive network of agencies exist in areas not covered by the branch offices.
IMA S.p.A. has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1995 and in 2001 joined the STAR segment (Prime Quality Stocks).
IMA's philosophy is based on research and innovation. For 50 years, the company has produced hi-tech automatic machines for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, tea, coffee and food industries.
Its position of leadership is the result of significant investment in R&D, regular and constructive dialogue with the end users in its sectors and the Group's ability to expand internationally, conquering new markets.
IMA has filed over 1,000 patents worldwide and has launched many new machine models over the last years. Over 400 of its 3,400 workforce are technicians and designers committed to product innovation.
In February 2011 IMA completes the closing of the “Dairy & Convenience Food” division and purchases the “Chocolate & Confectionery” business of the Sympak Corazza Group.
In March 2011 IMA and SACMI sign an agreement to share the newco “CMH”, currently owned entirely by IMA S.p.A. This company, dedicated to the chocolate industry, will, in the future, become “Carle&Montanari Holding” to be held on an equal-share basis. A 12.5% minority stake in the newco will be reserved for funds run by J. Hirsch, which recently sold the entire Sympak Corazza Group to IMA.
Food Processing Machines and Plants
The enterprise Stephan was founded by the Stephan family in Hameln/Germany in 1953. In the past Stephan has built machines for the food industry and then fitted them it to the requirements of the most diverse applications. Stephan machines have always been built with the highest quality standards. The result are machines with an unusual long lifetime and an ambitious finish. Still today there are machines in use which were delivered in the sixties and seventies.
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Today Stephan Machinery is in the position to deliver turnkey processing lines, machines and plants for the food production and processing on the highest technological and technical level. Stephan is one of the world-wide leading manufacturers in this segment.
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Corresponding to our motto :
Versatility is our strength!
Stephan manufactures units for different
applications:
• Confectionery
• Convenience Food
• Dairy
• Meat |
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Dairy : Market Leader in Processed Cheese Technology (Spreads, Dips, Slices, Blocks, Canned, Sauces), Imitation Cheese ("Mozzarella"), Fresh Cheese Preparations (Cream Cheese, Double Cream Cheese, Mascarpone Cream, Feta Spreads, Flavoured Curd, Cold Pack Cheese, Caseine Melts, Milk Desserts (Rice Pudding, Semolina Pudding), Butter Preparations, Fat Preparations.
Convenience Food : Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Dressings, Dips, Baby Food, Sauces, Soups, Ready Meals, Pasta, Rice, Potatoes, Vegetables, Fruit, Meat, Fish, Poultry, Stews, Sausages, Pâté, Puree, Pet Food.
Confectionery : Multi-purpose Machines for Marzipan, Chocolate Fillings, Nut/Almond Processing.
Meat : Liverpaté, Surimi, Sausage, Emulsions, Fish.
The Market : The enterprise Stephan started very early to establish branches around the world in order to offer local service to their customers. Therefore Stephan can offer a sales and service network all over the world today. Their subsidiaries are in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and USA. Agents are available in more than 30 further countries.
Stephan has a very large customer base as it also serves many non-industrial companies. Major clients include Almarai, apetito, Bahlsen, Bel, Bongrain, Campbell Soups, Galbani, Hochland, Hot Cuisine, Kraft, Lactalis, Mars, Nestlé, Unilever.
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HoReCa, handicraft and small industries are the main fields for the smaller batch volume machines of Stephan Food Service Equipment (SFSE).
The advanced technology offered by Stephan is based on many years of research and development and has made the Stephan brand synonymous with progressive technology in the whole food industry world.
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Some of the notable features of this very flexible machine are :
• universally applicable
• many different process steps carried out in the same
machine
• robust design, long lasting
• easy to clean
• very short batch times
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The well constructed Stephan machines are made to specific process geometry and find use in many diverse food applications, e. g. catering equipment, meat products, doughs, dairy products, confectionery, convenience products, delicatessen, pharmaceutical, chemical and cosmetic products.
The same machine can accomplish many different process steps, yet maintaining a very short batch time, constant product quality and a longer shelf life of the products. |
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Specialists from Dosing to Wrapping
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Corazza is world leading manufacturer of packaging machines for Stock Cubes, Processed Cheese, Butter, Margarine and Yeast. Founded by Natalino Corazza in Bologna in 1954, since its very beginning Corazza manufactured Paste Soup Cube dosing and wrapping machines, developing then similar lines for Portioned Cheese and Butter, products that share with the soup cubes the paste consistency and the typical wrapping materials. Over 1,000 Corazza processed cheese packaging lines have been installed since then.
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Corazza manufactures complete packaging lines for Processed, Cream and Fresh Cheese in triangular and square portions, Paste Soup Cubes and hotel-style Butter portions, from dosing to final packaging, and form-fill-seal machines for cardboard cases and trays.
The leadership of Corazza is mainly based on the following leading edges: wide range of equipment covering all market capacity requirements, prompt and reliable customer service to solve the problems linked to the whole machines life, i.e. marketing oriented technical solutions, re-engineering of installed machines and entire production plants, buy back of old equipment, operator training, spare parts supply etc.
The Market : thanks to a wide sales and service network controlled by the headquarters and sales offices located in Paris, Vienne, Bratislava, Moscow, Singapore, Chicago and Sao Paulo, the company holds approx. a 70% share of the world market for processed cheese plants and approx. 80% of the world market for stock cube machinery. Clients of Corazza include many important food industries such as Kraft, Star, Nestlé, Unilever, Galbani, Bongrain, Hochland, Bel and Lactalis.
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Pressed soup cubes lines Overhauling of Cheese, Butter and Soup Cubes Lines
RC manufactures high speed packaging lines for Pressed Soup Cubes and specialises in the re-engineering and overhauling of packaging machines.
Founded in 1973 in Argelato (Bologna) with the goal of re-engineering and overhauling machines built by Corazza, RC extended then its services to machines and plants manufactured by other suppliers both in the soup cubes segment (Sapal, Fette, Benhill), and in other packaging segments.
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After having gained a strong experience in re-engineering, in 1994 RC decided to enter the new machine market by designing and manufacturing a complete packaging line for pressed stock cubes, which obtained a good success in its market niche, the line consists of a press, a wrapper, and a cartoning machine.
Since 1999 the company has further expanded its business to include overhauling of processed cheese packaging lines built by the two major players of the segment, Corazza and Kustner.
Thanks to its close collaboration with Corazza - a company that counts on a worldwide sales network - RC can exploit every opportunity to enter new markets and is able to perform its re-engineering activity in the best possible way, with easy access to original drawings.
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As far as re-engineering is concerned, one of RC strongest points is in the dismantling phase, when skilled engineers evaluate the conditions of the different parts and make decisions about their re-usability, which treatments are needed (cleaning, sandblasting, painting, etc.) and which parts have to be manufactured. |
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The market : RC sales and service network, as well as major clients, are the same as Corazza: Kraft, Nestlé, Unilever, etc. |
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SPE, founded in September 2003 and located in Schwarzenbek near Hamburg (Germany), is a supplier of process engineering and automation solutions to the Dairy, Confectionery and Convenience food industries. From the supply of engineered components through to a complete process plant equipped with latest automation technology SPE is specialised in helping their customers to improve their plants’ performance and profitability.
SPE combines expertise in process technology with leading intelligent automation solutions and helps to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of its customers’ industrial production processes. SPE’s specialists know-how in process engineering and production technology enables the plant to run profitably throughout its entire lifetime.
The design, procurement, supply, installation and commissioning of food processing lines incorporating the latest equipment, automation and services, call for an exceptionally high level of project management skills. SPE has developed the necessary expertise to ensure that projects are completed to specification on time and to budget. This approach leaves their customers and partners free to concentrate on their business while SPE takes good care of their projects.
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SPE can count on a team of skilled project managers as well as automation and process engineers with a long and wide experience in the food industries. This team will support the group manufacturing companies (Corazza, OPM, RC, Stephan) in projects where high process integration and automation are required. |
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