His inventive spirit and personality shaped the company from Amerang in Upper Bavaria for more than 40 years. Manfred Bonetsmüller, the founder and Managing Director of the SOMIC Group for decades, passed away on October 10, 2024 at the age of 83. His inventive spirit and personality shaped the company from Amerang in Upper Bavaria for more than 40 years.

Mr. Bonetsmüller recognized the great opportunities of automation for food production when he founded the company in 1974. He continuously developed new technical innovations, and the basic modular principle of Somic end-of-line packaging machines is still one of the keys to the company's success today. It allows maximum output on the smallest footprint and can be individually adapted to any packaging task. From simple tray packers and lid tray packers to complex wraparound packers, SOMIC machines are used in the food, non-food and healthcare sectors.

With his inventive spirit and passion for always offering customers the best packaging solution, Bonetsmüller grew SOMIC from a small four person business to a globally active mechanical engineering company. The company expanded to North America with Somic Packaging in 2014, and added another production facility when Somic Haag was acquired in 2019. Last December, subsidiary Somic  packaging Asia Pacific Co. Ltd opened in Thailand.
The packaging industry has lost an ingenious developer and inspiring visionary. The Somic team intends to honor his life's work and spirit by continuing to develop groundbreaking packaging solutions that are “engineered to perform”. Private services
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