24th September2020
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Shemesh to unveil a 200PPM Total Solution Canister Wipes Line in a $4MM Investment including a New Showroom and Spares Inventory
The new technologywill be demonstrated to selected market participants in Shemesh’s new facility during the second half of 2021.
Building ondecades of perfecting existing technologies pertinent to the new line, the announcement comes as a response to increased demand and market trends, partially set by the COVID-19 pandemic. The news from Shemesh is seen as another milestone in cementing the brand as a global leader in the canister wipes packaging machinery arena.
The all-new total solution canister wipes platform, dubbed TKS-200, is an extension of the empirically proven TKS-60 and TKS-120 models. The TKS-200 is designed to run at a consistent speed of 200ppm and a maximum speed of 220-240ppm. It has been decided to not allow for the TKS-200 sale to potential interested parties before the new technology will have been demonstrated to selected group of key industry players. Such demonstrations are envisaged to take place at the all-new US-based Shemesh headquarters in the second half of 2021.
Canister wipes lines are much more sophisticated compared with lines built for other traditional market sectors such as Food & Bev or Cosmetics in which Shemesh also operates. That is partially because such pharma-grade lines involve high speed liquid filling in containers with elastic solids in them (the round nonwovens) combined with other complex technologies unique for canister wipes lines as automatically stuffing rolls (the round nonwovens) into cans in high speeds. This often happens while simultaneously dealing with alcohol-based solutions as well as in a potentially corrosive environment.
Shai Shemesh, Shemesh Automation’s CEO commented, “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. 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. As the only company in the world capable of offering a true canister wipes outfit from product feed all the way to a packed case with equipment built under just one umbrella - the edge we provide at Shemesh to our customers is immense.”
Mark Calliari, Shemesh’s Director of North America Operations, commented, “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. The new TKS-200 from Shemesh and the substantial investment made into a new US-based showroom and spares inventory demonstrates once again our strong commitment to the industry, our customers and to the US market.”
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Available for interview:
Shai Shemesh – CEO, Shemesh Automation
For media inquiries and to arrange interviews please contact:
Anna Kingsley, CMO – Shemesh Automation:
anna.k@shemeshautomation.com| Tel. +972.52.6821257
For more information please visit: www.sawetwipes.com | www.shemeshautomation.com
About Shemesh Automation:
With over 30 years’ in the industry, Shemesh Automation is 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. Its nonwovens arm, Shemesh Automation Wet Wipes (www.sawetwipes.com) is a global pioneer in nonwovens downstream packaging equipment with cutting-edge technology positioned at the very forefront of the industry. Shemesh is represented in 13 countries around the world with offices in the US, UK, France and Israel. Its London-based office coordinates global ops and its Israeli office takes advantage of the incredible local engineering talent and innovation. Shemesh’s unique combination of 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.
