MACHINERY [ Blow Moulding ]
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES This period is certainly a difficult one yet it also offers interesting opportunities as the market demand remains strong . Mencherini explains : “ For Meccanoplastica , thanks to several factors , new opportunities for action have opened up , also involving major potential customers . In fact , on the one hand the aura of unattainability of our traditional German competitors is fading while on the other we have been able to hire skilled and experienced figures who are making the difference both commercially , in terms of sales , and at a technical level . In addition , we are still benefiting from the production boom recorded during the pandemic , fuelled above all by the increased specific demand in sectors such as medical , pharmaceutical , food , chemical applications and sanitizing detergents . We have been able to sell various machines for the production of packaging items such as AdBlue containers .”
Blow moulding machine mod . HE 750 D
Cans produced on Meccanoplastica lines
All this has transformed a very small enterprise - originally including only the three founding partners - into an important industrial group , especially after the recent acquisition of Comeel Srl , a former affiliated company specialized in automation and handling technologies . To take stock of the situation we asked the marketing manager of Meccanoplastica , Alberto Mencherini : “ The whole sector , including us , has difficulties in clearing the order backlog accumulated during the period between the spring of 2020 and 2021 , when we experienced a boom in requests and sales . This means that materials begin to be in short supply : today , sourcing components on international markets has become a big problem , affecting above all those who have been less reactive in buying and build up material stocks . In the meantime , a number of orders and projects are now starting again , but they are suffering from significant delays which often lead to changes in customers ’ specifications with a negative impact on company structures – resulting for example in larger spaces taken up by stocks – and financial flows . Fortunately , Meccanoplastica has grown into a solid group but this year , due to the various global crises in progress , the situation is unpredictable . We used to process a typical order in 4-6 months , but today things have been stretching out and therefore we need to find alternative solutions , also because customers are pressing on delivery times . On the other hand , while electronic components were typically delivered in 45 days , today it takes much more time ...”
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