A long family and industrial history of which I am proud because it has transmitted acquired experiences and values such as respect for the customer and passion for my work
PACBRO builds and sells secondary packaging machines under the brand Elena Marchetti and was founded in Legnano in 2012, but it was in 1929 when my great-grandfather Francesco Antonio Marchetti began to develop and produce innovative and functional mechanical constructions, from the fire-fighting sector (patents and production of wheeled extinguishers and hydro jets also for the Italian Navy) to the road construction sector (bitumen-sprayer and road crushing plants for Loro and Parisini of Milan).
The post-war years are the years in which it is designed and marketed with great success the “Stabil”, the innovative trailer for scooters and motorcycles, which will follow sometime later, the trailer for cars “Tender”.
And we come to the Seventies when my grandfather and father began to make machines for sealing cardboard boxes. A long family and industrial history of which I am proud because it has transmitted to me acquired experience and values such as respect for the customer and passion for my work.
What are your products and to which market/target are they addressed?
We design and build machinery for secondary packaging: carton formers (American format) and sealers, both tape and glue, of various types: automatic, semi-automatic with fixed format and self-sizing, as well as end-of-line.
Our machines can be found wherever there is a cardboard box to be stored or shipped. And in a cardboard box, you can put anything: from automotive batteries to cartons of fruit juice with everything in between. So we touch all sectors, from food to cosmetics, from logistics to durable goods.
Does your company export?
If yes, which are the export markets and in which percentages? We export about 90% of our production to EU countries, non-EU European countries, the Middle East, Asia, North America, and Oceania. An important part of this export goes to Russia, where the name PACBRO/Elena Marchetti is well known and desired by those who want to equip themselves with durable and high-quality machinery.
Do you have an in-house Research & Development department to meet the demands of today’s increasingly global market?
Our technical department is always up to date on new market needs and is constantly informed about new technologies that are made available by our suppliers, leaders in their field, which can be integrated into our machines to improve their performance. We are also constantly looking for innovation and ad hoc solutions to propose to our customers according to their specific needs.
How do you pursue quality for your production?
• Quality is our strength and it is what allows us to stand out in this very crowded and competitive market.
• Components from the best European suppliers, carpentries within a few kilometers from the company and with technical offices constantly in contact with ours for a continuous and constant alignment.
• Entirely assembled in our factory to have a constant control on the conformity of all the pieces and punctual and precise testing to guarantee the perfect functioning of the machine/line.
The major Italian manufacturers of secondary packaging machines were born in the 70s and 80s. (Mainly in Lombardy and Emilia Romagna, today is known as “Packaging Valley”).
Smaller companies emerged in the 90s following the departure of employees from the historical producers. The 2000s were characterized first by globalization and then by the economic crisis, which led to the search abroad for both production and finished products at a lower cost.
Design and production not always proper have often caused the loss of “knowhow”.
Italian producers are facing:
1. a contracted market;
2. loss of market share, almost always in favor of Asian competitors.
They have decided to implement a policy of price reduction, not always coincident with that of costs, and therefore often also of profits. There has been a general downgrading of the product, which has rarely undergone renewal or innovation.
Users must often fall back on standard products, whose convenience falls on low-cost items, often Asian, whose value and durability are proportional to the price.
The main features of our machines are:
– designed to last over time (heavy duty);
– respect of the anti-injury regulations in force (CE);
– use of high-quality components, certified and of declared origin;
– low electrical and pneumatic consumption;
– possibility of customization according to the customer’s needs.
A plus that we have as a small company is definitely the flexibility and special care and attention to our customers. Excellent pre and post-sales and continuous technical support. The delivery times of spare parts are always fast.
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