Somic founder and packaging visionary Manfred Bonetsmüller passes away
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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ISM and ProSweets Cologne 2025: Sweet Week Production Summit celebrates its premiere
The Sweet Week Production Summit as part of ISM and ProSweets Cologne 2025 offers top-class speakers and presentations.
Specifically, the focus will be on innovative ways in which AI optimises production processes and how trends and innovations are shaping the future of the industry. Best-practice examples and innovation pitches provide inspiration and offer the opportunity to network with industry experts and speakers.
Afterwards, the organiser invites you to a ProSweets Cologne party from 18:00 with live music, cool drinks, and delicious snacks in a relaxed atmosphere. With this summit, Koelnmesse is pursuing, among other things, the goal of stronger networking between ISM and ProSweets Cologne. The event is also a further building block in establishing ProSweets Cologne as the leading content and networking platform for the industry in Europe.
Please note: places are limited (first come - first serve).
Details on the content and speakers: here.
Hall: 10.1, Stand E 80; Stage: Sweet Week Talks & Tasting.
Daniel Bloch receives prestigious European Candy Kettle Award
Daniel Bloch, CEO and chairman of the board at Chocolats Camille Bloch SA, Switzerland, has received the 2024 European Candy Kettle Award.
The European Candy Kettle Club (ECKC) is proud to look back on a great history of over 50 years now. Founded in 1973 by the French publisher and chief-in-editor Guy Urbain the ECKC´s purpose is to support the development of great and innovative sweets and confectionery all over Europe. Consisting of 30 machinery and ingredient suppliers from different European countries, the club awards the prestigious European Candy Kettle Award to a company in Europe every year.
To win the award the companies should be outstanding in criteria such as product quality, development in production, research and technology, performance in sales and marketing as well as international cooperation.
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