After closing 2022 with growth numbers in the double digits, Tapematic is preparing to celebrate another important milestone: its first 50 years in business. Founded in 1973 by Luciano Perego as a company specialized in building machines to wind the ribbon of audio and video cassette tapes, over time, Tapematic has managed to reinvent itself based on the changes taking place in the industry and market, all without ever forgetting its founding values: transparency, integrity, service, and continued improvement. Luciano Perego always believed that technology could revolutionize the industry and that the true challenge for an entrepreneur was putting forth the talent and know-how to offer innovative, concrete solutions for the demands of the market. And this is precisely what has happened. Today at the helm of the company are his sons Davide and Mattia who have transformed that “know-how” and “do well” philosophy into a modern and international vision, based on innovation and continual research.
TODAY’S AND TOMORROW’S CHALLENGES
Over these 50 years, the market has changed radically and today’s challenges are increasingly more linked to sustainability, the verticalization of certain processes to increase competitiveness, and time-to-market flexibility. A strong sense of innovation, time to market that is shorter and shorter, and the growing complexity and diversity of lots require companies to have systems that are simple to use, useful in speeding up the launch of new products on the market and creating production processes that are more efficient in terms of timelines and costs. While the goal is to streamline end-of-the-line processes and the flow of logistics, the need for full control over quality is increasingly more evident.
It’s for this reason that companies are focusing on internalizing certain processes or making use of ‘glocal’, local but internationally-oriented, suppliers. Many companies that once chose partners located outside of Europe are now making a U-turn and looking for more advantageous options at the local level. A decision that certainly has economic benefits, as well as environmental: partners that are closer geographically mean a reduction in environmental impact.
A market scenario also confirmed by Antonio Scotti, Sales Manager for Tapematic Spa: “Companies are beginning to look for partners and suppliers in their local area in order to reduce costs and timelines; if they have the possibility, they even prefer to internalize some manufacturing processes so that they can be more sustainable and control the quality of their product at every stage of manufacturing.
These new corporate strategies play in favor of our modular systems. In particular, the PST Line II system and the decoration module IDM II are getting excellent feedback from both new customers who are discovering a highly technologically innovative system, as well as companies that are already using our systems and are buying new machines to increase production. The numbers obtained last year and the results obtained first at K, the reference trade show for plastic materials which took place last October in Düsseldorf and then in January, during Paris Packaging Week, lead us to feel a certain sense of optimism for 2023 as well”.
NEXT STOP: COSMOPACK 2023
“This year we’ll be at Cosmopack for the first time with our exhibition space: HALL 19 Booth F19PK. We’re anticipating a good amount of interest from companies specialized in the decoration of high-end cosmetic packaging and from packaging manufacturers that more and more are looking at internalizing the final steps of lacquering and product decoration to ensure quality, improve their sustainability profile, and have a degree of guarantee with regards to delivery timelines”.
While anticipation for the event is growing, market data speak of a growing trend: in December, the packaging sector, of which cosmetics with its 31.6 million dollars (2021 data) represents an important slice, already saw orders guaranteed for the following 7 and a half months (source UCIMA).