Coperion acquires majority holding in Weicom s.r.l.
Portfolio now includes packaging and palletizing technology
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With retrospective effect from January 1, 2012, Coperion s.r.l., Italy, a subsidiary of Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany, has acquired the majority holding in Weicom s.r.l., Ferrara, Italy. Weicom specializes in weighing, packaging and palletizing technology and supplies to plastics compounders, food processors and minerals industry. Covering the entire spectrum of requirements, the Weicom portfolio comprises electronic weighers, FFS bagging machines, sack filling machines for open-mouth and valve sacks, filling systems for big bags, robot palletizers, pallet securing systems, conveying systems and all relevant after-sales services.
Through this latest acquisition, Coperion has now consistently strengthened its competence as a system supplier to the plastics industry. The Weicom portfolio completes Coperion’s process and value creation chain for the plastics producing and processing industries.
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Topic world Weighing
Precise weighing is critical in laboratory and industrial environments. From accurate dosing of chemicals for research experiments to mass production of products, precise weight determination is often the first and most critical step. Modern balances and weighing instruments are sophisticated, offer impressive precision and are resilient to external influences such as temperature and humidity.