Shemesh Automation will open a new U.S. showroom in the second half of 2021. The site will feature a new 200ppm total solution canister wipes line, dubbed the TKS-200. Shemesh will invite select market participants to view the new technology during the second half of 2021 before making the line available for sale. Shemesh will also have spares inventory at the U.S. site. These initiatives represent a more than $4 million investment.
Building on decades of perfecting existing technologies, the new line comes in response to increased demand for canister wipes, partially set by the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment is expected to cement the Shemesh brand’s reputation as a global leader in the canister wipes packaging machinery arena.
“We have been working tirelessly over the last few decades to optimize our machinery and truly perfect our total turnkey solution for the canister wipes industry,” says Shai Shemesh, CEO. “I am so proud of what we have managed to achieve with the ground-breaking TKS-200 total turnkey solution. Indeed, we know of no other company on a global scale with such deep, vertical know-how in such different technologies as Liquid Filling, Round Wipes Rolls Stuffing, Conduction Sealing, Capping, Labelling, and Case Packing – the core technologies underlying the Shemesh great value proposition catered to our customer base.”
Canister wipes lines are much more sophisticated compared with lines built for other traditional market sectors such as food and beverage or cosmetics—in which Shemesh also operates—due to complexities such as high speed liquid filling while making allowances for elastic solids, or the round nonwovens, within the containers. This often happens while simultaneously dealing with alcohol-based solutions as well as in a potentially corrosive environment.
Mark Calliari is the director of Shemesh’s North American operations. "Following the great success we’ve had in the market with the TKS-60 and predominantly the TKS-120, I could not be more excited about this new development. I’m sure the new TKS-200 will make a great impact on the market as it not only offers a higher speed, but also better than ever consistency in production, accuracy and user satisfaction," he says. "The new TKS- 200 from Shemesh and the substantial investment made into a new U.S.-based showroom and spares inventory demonstrates once again our strong commitment to the industry, our customers and to the U.S. market.”
