With a strong understanding of the industry, the Bolognese firm has foreseen trends such as the quest for low-impact materials and the development of custom-made solutions to meet the needs of various industries.

A knowledge of tea that extends along the supply chain for primary and secondary packaging

Thanks to the past acquisitions, ACMA has acquired an exclusive know-how for primary packaging in the tea sector that added to the many years of proven experience, has made possible to achieve a leading role in this market. In recent years, the R&D department has developed a series of solutions to further expand the company’s portfolio, focusing on secondary packaging.

ACMA’s know-how embraces the tea bags packaging technologies in different formats and at different speeds: the single chamber. (photo: ACMA)
ACMA’s know-how embraces the tea bags packaging technologies in different formats and at different speeds, to satisfy any request coming from the market. In the last years it has also refined various solutions for secondary packaging, to meet the needs of the different customers with which it interfaces. Therefore, the company is configured as a real all-around partner for its customers, capable of packing tea bags in different sizes and at different speeds, with an ad hoc solution for every need.

Innovative in the development of low impact solutions

ACMA works closely with all the players in the sector, including the main companies active in the production of wrapping materials. Collaboration with these realities is essential to pursue the principles of sustainability that ACMA has joined for some time. Indeed, ACMA’s goal is not only to provide savings to the customer (e.g., through lower consumption of material thanks to a more efficient usage of them), but its goal is also to respect the environment as much as possible, proposing solutions that have the lowest possible impact.

**ACMA has acquired an exclusive know-how for primary packaging in the tea sector: the double chamber. (photo: ACMA)**

The ACMA machines that produce heat-sealed packages can work with recyclable and biodegradable materials such as PLA, to guarantee a reduced environmental impact. Moreover, ACMA solutions are designed to reduce energy consumption and outline more eco-friendly machines thanks to waste reduction. Another example of how products move in this green direction is the TD 300, a machine specific for double chamber that uses a knot to join the tag to the bag, avoiding the use of glues and staples. The possibilities of packaging offered by ACMA technology are numerous and heterogeneous. Let’s see some of them.

The “pouch”: 360° flexible packaging and space optimization for shipping

**ACMA has refined various solutions for secondary packaging, to meet the needs of the different customers. (photo: ACMA)**

Available on the TE 500, but also developed for the TD 300 and TM 320, the pouch allows to seal entire batches of bags in the same flexible bag, in quantities ranging from 20 to 150 units, allowing both a saving in the external packaging material and the costs of a possible solution in a cardboard box. In addition, particularly concerning individual boxes, the pouch solution allows significant savings in shipping costs, thanks to space optimization. This solution is ideal for the Horeca market, where the need to protect the fragrance of tea is necessary with a predominant use of single-portion solutions.

With ACMA, coffee is also packaged

**It is possible to create packages that contain a limited amount of bags, to facilitate the sale of a few units at a time. (photo: ACMA)**

As proof of the extreme flexibility of its solutions, ACMA has also created a special version of TM 320 dedicated to pack coffee in bags. Predominantly for the South American market needs, this solution is specifically developed to solve the challenges of ground coffee. Indeed, the product requires packaging capable of preserving its specific organoleptic characteristics, avoiding the dispersion of dust in the work environment and allowing a correct preparation of the drink by the end-user, which is no longer obtained by dispensing – as in the case of capsules – but by infusion.

Bag-in-bag: the multipack solution

**The possibilities of packaging offered by ACMA technology are numerous and heterogeneous: the tea bag in bag. (photo: ACMA)**

Available on TM 320, but also implementable on TD 300, this configuration foresees the sealing of 2, 3, 4 or 5 outside bags at a time.

This special solution allows the reduction of the external wrapping material.

Therefore, It is possible to make packages that contain a limited quantity of bags, to facilitate the sale of a few units at a time as the customer needs.

This popular solution is sold particularly in kiosks and small shops of Southeast Asia and North Africa markets.

An innovative packaging that expands the green packaging

**ACMA has foreseen trends such as the quest for low-impact materials and the development of custom-made solutions. (photo: ACMA)**

The latest addition to ACMA is a solution for the boxed packaging of ten bags that inherits some features from “Ecoshell”, award-winning packaging with innovative features, both in terms of sustainability and ease of use.

In this case, this is a special advanced application, which has “tamper-proof” characteristics, to protect the solidity and safety of the package.

The value proposition of this case is to offer a premium-looking box that can ensure that its contents are not tampered, avoiding the use of plastic-based overwrapping. In addition, the box prevents the dispersion of tea powder outside the box (which can typically leak out of the bag), ensuring a premium and sustainable image of its packaging.