ITW MIma Packaging Systems
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ITW Mima Packaging Systems is the Europe
an marketing
division of ITW's
Specialty Systems businesses, manufacturing fully automatic stretch wrap
ping machines in Finland
, semi-automatic and automatic machines in Bulgaria
and manufacturing film in Belgium
and Ireland
.
Haloila - Etusivu semi-automatic stretch wrappers from 1976. In 1983 Haloila launched an automatic, rotating ring stretch wrapper with the brand name Octopus.
Haloila became part of the Illinois Tool Works (ITW) in 1995, shortly after this, ITW acquired the stretch film
business from Mobil
and ITW Mima Packaging System was formed. ITW Mima Packaging Systems manufacture stretch films in Belgium and Ireland and stretch wrappers in Bulgaria and Finland.
In 2006 Mima launched the Octopus Twin a wrapping machine capable of wrapping 150 pallets per hour. ITW Mima delivered their 3000th Octopus stretch wrapper in 2008.
The Octopus is also currently being manufactured for the US market in Canada by ITW Muller.
Other Haloila’s wrapping machines include the Cobra, Ecomat and Rolle.
ITW Mima Packagings Systems is a member of the Process and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA)
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
division of ITW's
Illinois Tool Works
Illinois Tool Works Inc. or ITW is a Fortune 200 company that produces engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products. It was founded in 1912 by Byron L...
Specialty Systems businesses, manufacturing fully automatic stretch wrap
Stretch wrap
Stretch wrap or stretch film is a highly stretchable plastic film that is wrapped around items. The elastic recovery keeps the items tightly bound...
ping machines in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, semi-automatic and automatic machines in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
and manufacturing film in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.
Overview
Mima was founded in 1976 in the United States of America, to manufacture stretch wrapping machinery it was acquired by ITW in 1986. Alongside this, Matti Haloila started his own company in Finland and manufactured HaloilaHaloila
Oy M. Haloila Ab is one of the world's leading companies in the manufacture of pallet-wrapping machines. Haloila's factory is located in Masku, Finland. Approximately 10% of its products are sold in Finland and the rest are exported, mainly into Central Europe....
Haloila - Etusivu semi-automatic stretch wrappers from 1976. In 1983 Haloila launched an automatic, rotating ring stretch wrapper with the brand name Octopus.
Haloila became part of the Illinois Tool Works (ITW) in 1995, shortly after this, ITW acquired the stretch film
Stretch wrap
Stretch wrap or stretch film is a highly stretchable plastic film that is wrapped around items. The elastic recovery keeps the items tightly bound...
business from Mobil
Mobil
Mobil, previously known as the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, was a major American oil company which merged with Exxon in 1999 to form ExxonMobil. Today Mobil continues as a major brand name within the combined company, as well as still being a gas station sometimes paired with their own store or On...
and ITW Mima Packaging System was formed. ITW Mima Packaging Systems manufacture stretch films in Belgium and Ireland and stretch wrappers in Bulgaria and Finland.
In 2006 Mima launched the Octopus Twin a wrapping machine capable of wrapping 150 pallets per hour. ITW Mima delivered their 3000th Octopus stretch wrapper in 2008.
The Octopus is also currently being manufactured for the US market in Canada by ITW Muller.
Other Haloila’s wrapping machines include the Cobra, Ecomat and Rolle.
ITW Mima Packagings Systems is a member of the Process and Packaging Machinery Association (PPMA)