Shemesh Automation Wet Wipes is the world’s leading maker and pioneer in nonwovens downstream packaging machinery. With cutting-edge technology positioned at the very forefront of the industry, Shemesh continues to commit itself towards a vertical expertise catering to this specific market, with over 30 years of know-how encompassing revolutionary solutions unseen elsewhere in the industry.
Shemesh’s unique combination of US and UK customer-centric service with an Israeli startup mentality to push the technical boundaries, plus the use of top-notch parts from German manufacturers has greatly contributed to its success.
“We don’t just see ourselves as a company which builds cutting-edge machinery, but instead we want to become your partner for a long and successful journey. As such, we pay particular attention to our after-sales to ensure we provide a premium service. “Let us build your vision” is not just our slogan. Simply put, this is what we do, day-in day-out” - Eli Shemesh, Founder & President.

Shemesh is represented in 13 countries around the world with offices in the US, UK, France and Israel. Its London-based office coordinates global operations and its Israeli office takes advantage of the incredible local engineering talent and innovation.
Established in 1990, Shemesh is also a global leader in the high-end packaging and assembly machinery and industrial automation appliances manufacturing arena. Currently under second-generation management, the family-owned business, supports over 1400 assets in over 30 countries around the world.
Main products served:
Rigid packages as canisters or buckets & Soft packages as ready-made or pre-made bags, stand up pouches & refills.
Main modules offered:
- Container unscrambler
- Rolls feed conveyor
- Wipes canister loaders
- Automatic rolls stuffing
- Dosers and Fillers
- Foil Cutters and canister sealers
- Cappers
- Labellers
- Continuous Label Rolls Magazine
- Form Fill & Seal Case Packers
- Full QC
- Explosion Proofed & Corrosion Proofed
Complete lines throughputs offered start at 30ppm and go up to 60ppm, 120ppm & 250ppm.
These state of the art Lines feature industry 4.0 enhancements and include complete built-in quality controls and other options as Explosion and Corrosion resistance.
Recently, Shemesh Automation Wet Wipes has advanced its product range and proudly unveiled the all new SAS-250, the world’s fastest empirically proven round wipes canister loader producing up to 250 ppm!
In addition to the ground-breaking SAS250, SHEMESH AUTOMATION WET WIPES has other exciting recent rollups such as the Citadel, the world’s first all in one downstream packaging Monoblock machine for round wipes in flexible doypacks, and its Xpander model for all-in-one rigid canisters downstream packaging.
Product portfolio – main highlights
RIGID PACKAGES
1.
In-line turnkey systems. These start at 60ppm and up to 250ppm for canisters or up to 40ppm for buckets and feature the company’s flagship wipes canister loader, the
SAS series. Officially rolled out in 2013 with over 25 units already installed in the US and elsewhere, the SAS is the only truly empirically proven vertical nonwovens donuts stuffer in the world to date.
2.
An all-in-one Monoblock design, the
XPANDER and
XPANDER PLUS. These smart designs boast the only technology in the world to date suitable for a smaller footprint complete 30-35ppm round wipes packaging in canisters. The
XPANDER may serve both entry-level players and high volume wet wipes makers seeking manufacturing diversification and frequent changeovers.
SOFT PACKAGES
1. The
CITADEL is the world’s first all in one downstream packaging Monoblock machine for round wipes in flexible ready-made doypacks. With the Citadel, bags are stacked in a magazine and fed into a rotary index table where they are opened, loaded with wipes, liquid filled, sealed and discharged.
2. The
FORTRESS is designed to create the soft package from a master roll of film. The FORTRESS forms the bag, wipes-loads it, fills seals & discharges the finished product. As such, FORTRESS operations result in two levels of efficiency, both from the raw materials and automation perspectives.
SHEMESH AUTOMATION WET WIPES is an arm of SHEMESH AUTOMATION LTD. a family owned and operated business operating across pharma, consumer goods, cosmetics, food and beverage and chemicals.
Shemesh Automation is currently celebrating over
1,000 SHEMESH machines in more than 30 countries around the world. The company was founded in 1990 in Tel Aviv, Israel by Mr. Eli Shemesh, an industry veteran with over 40 years of experience. The company has experienced tremendous growth in recent years under the management of our current London-based CEO Mr. Shai Shemesh and has recently expanded its operations from Israel, the UK and the US into France with new offices and European Logistic Centre in Brittany.
Machine Solutions
Xpander Monoblock Round Wipes Packaging Machine
Quick Fact Sheet:
- Throughput of 30-35 products/minute with up to 450cc liquid volume
- Advanced QC including multiple check-weighers and total QC for sealing and capping
- Height-adjustable filler nozzles-eliminates spillage and minimizes waste
- Newly developed capping mechanism for round cans lids
- Designed for operational flexibility-ultra low, tools free changeover downtime
- All welded to pharma sanitary standards using 316/304 stainless steel.
- Newly developed design for vertical wipes can loading
- Easy-to-access 'smart' controls and multiple HMI's
- Up to five conveyors feeding in and out
- Direct and easy integration to the rewinding unit
- Adjustable rewinder-to-Xpander throughput technology
- Truly universal-supports both round and oval shaped cans, screw and push lids, and wrap around front/back labelling
CITADEL complete Packaging Automation monoblock machine.
Quick Fact Sheet:
- Throughput: 30 products per minute.
- Package type: standard wet wipes in flexible packs and refill bags
- Hands free operation when connected to the ENR-1000
- All machine parts are stainles still 304 or 316 for parts exposed to liquid.
- Machine base RHS 40 cube shape stainless steel.
- Sub 40 minutes, tools free machine changeover.
Automatic Rolls Stuffer SAS250
Quick Fact Sheet:
- fastest round wipes loader in the World, at a stunning 250ppm!
- Tolerance: rolls may be wider by up to 3mm than the canister opening, a BIG plus
- Sub 30 minutes changeover, reducing downtime!
- Supporting both round and oval canisters
- Smart Controls. Seamless line integration. Adjustable throughput technology
Automatic Rolls Stuffer SAS120
Quick Fact Sheet:
- THroughput models offered: 60, 10 or 200 products per minute
- Tolerance: rolls may be wider by up to 3mm than the canister opening, a BIG plus
- Sub 30 minutes changeover, reducing downtime!
- Supporting both round and oval canisters
- Smart Controls. Seamless line integration. Adjustable throughput technology
ASTERRA Mechanical Cam Rotary Piston Filler
Quick Fact Sheet:
- ASTERRA main frames and construction base made of stainless steel SST304.
- Robust, Sanitary design construction
- Main frames and construction base made of AISI stainless steel 304. All product contact parts are AISI 316 stainless steel or FDA compliant polymer
- SA proprietary mechanical cam and nozzles design. Programmable Bottom-Up portioning speed graph to adjust for various foaming and viscosities degrees. Drip/Splash/Overflow proprietary prevention mechanisms
- Controls platform: Siemens or Allen Bradley
- Gears and motors: SEW Germany
- Pneumatics: Festo Germany
- Sensors: Banners
- Machine is Industry 4.0 ready
- “No can – no fill” device with anti-breakage safety
- Pistons entirely in stainless steel, Cylinders in high thickness stainless steel
- No tool removal of pistons and valve plugs
- Explosion proof / Corrosion proof upgrades available
- Smart, hermetically sealed AISI 316 electropolished rounded reservoir with level controls and auto reload features
Automatic Dosing & Filling Machine FGW120
Quick Fact Sheet:
- Fully automatic
- Throughput models offered: 60, 120 & 200 products per minute
- Portioning tolerance: 0.25% of filling volume, reducing waste!
- Sub 20 minutes changeover reducing downtime!
- Anti-overflow propietary mechanism
- Anti-drip proprietary ultra wide shower nozzles
- Supporting both oval and round canisters
- Sanitary design for highest standards of rolled wipes production
- Explosion proof, corrosion proof upgrades available
- All machine metals made of stainless steel 314 or 316
Automatic Dosing & Filling Machine FGW-J
Quick Fact Sheet:
- Fully automatic
- Throughput models offered: 60, 120 & 200 products per minute
- Supporting both oval and round canisters
- Minimum foil waste, intra batches: 15mm-20mm, reducting waste!
- Sub 20 minutes changeover, reducing downtime!
- Anti-overflow proprietary mechanism
- Anti-drip proprietary ultra wide shower nozzles
- Sanitary design for highest standards of rolled wipes production
- Explision proof, corrosion proof upgrades available
- All machine metals made of stainless steel 314 or 316
Foil Cutting & Canisters Thermo Sealing Machine SEALPRO120
Quick Fact Sheet:
- Fully automatic
- Throughput models offered: 60, 120 & 200 products per minute
- Supporting both oval and round canisters
- Minimum foil waste, intra batches: 15mm-20mm, reducing waste!
- Minimum foil waste, inter batches: 15mm-20mm, reducing waste!
- Tolerance: margin 3-4mm, trim 10mm, reducing waste!
- Sub 20 minutes changeover, reducing downtime!
- Sanitary design for highest standards of rolled wipes production
- Sealing strength tuning and fine-tuning per each sealing head may be done separately via the HMI
- Explosion-Proof, Lid-Intrusion and “Breathing Foil” upgrades available
- Over 60 machines sold
Foil Cutting and Buckets Thermo Sealing Machine SEALPRO-J
Quick Fact Sheet:
- Fully automatic
- Throughput models offered: up to 25ppm
- Minimum foil waste, intra batches: 25mm-30mm, reducing waste!
- Tolerance: margin 13-14mm, trim 20mm each side, reducing waste!
- Sub 20 minutes changeover, reducing downtime!
- Sanitary design for highest standards of rolled wipes production
- Sealing strength tuning and fine-tuning per each sealing head may be done separately via the HMI
- Explosion-Proof, Lid-Intrusion and “Breathing Foil” upgrades available
- Over 60 machines sold
Valextra High Speed Snap-on Capper
Quick Fact Sheet:
- Fully automatic
- Speed: models offered in 60-200 products/minute range (with orientation).
- Sanitary welding, design and build standard
- Lids and containers orientation as needed using servo, vision and proprietary mechanical designs
- Built-in quality control & defects reject system
- Explosion proof and corrosion proof models available
- Supporting both oval, round and other shaped lids and containers
- Easy and fast to clean, format changeover, and maintain
- Compatible and seamlessly integrates with the rest of the Shemesh Automation product portfolio
- Industry 4.0 ready
CW120 Automatic Capping Machine
Quick Fact Sheet:
- Fully automatic
- Speed: 120-130 canisters per minute.
- Also available: CIW60 for speeds of 50-60 per minute, CIW150 for 140-150 per minute and CIW200 for 190-200 per minute.
- Seamlessly synchronized with the rest of the Rolled Wipes Downstream Equipment Series
- Applicable to most canister lids existing in the market
- Sanitary design for highest standards of rolled wipes production
- Machine development is continuous and constantly improved for over a decade
- Operationally proven in the Industry with over 40 machines delivered globally
- Easy and fast to clean, change for different product size setup and maintain
- Optional: additional setups for various product size range
- Optional: Explosion proof version
CAROLUS Full Wrap Around Labeller
Quick Fact Sheet:
- Throughput: 20-25 products per minute
- CAROLUS main frames and construction base made of stainless steel SST304.
- Labeller type: Wraparound
- Label type: Self-adhesive (PS)
- Three rolls’ labelling zone.
- Applicator built-in control & HMI. Clearly defined display panel facilitates adjustments to operational parameters; provides 30 preset functions
- Unwind unit - maintains a constant web tension, preventing tolerance issues at the peel bar Threading and tensioning the web are very user-friendly.
UNIVERSAL LWA Canisters Labelling Machine
Quick Fact Sheet:
- Container type: Flat, oval, cylindrical or conical containers
- Labeller type: Wraparound, front and back
- Methodology: Side belt-conveyor and a counter plate
- Label type: Self-adhesive (PS)
- Throughput: 120 products per minute
RELENTLESS SXS - Case Packer, Cartons Form Fill & Seal
Quick Fact Sheet:
- Ability to handle multiple product types and carton configurations.
- Throughput: up to 15 cases per minute (SILVERLINE) / up to 25 cases per minute (SXS)
- Servo motor driven canister manipulator
- Smart control and security systems
- Quick changeover time and easy, cost effective maintenance
- Designed for minimum space requirements
- Versatile configuration with an ability to use all or just part of the functions offered
- RELENTLESS does not need to stop for Magazine charging