IMA Group

Established in 1961, IMA is world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, tea and coffee. Its position of leadership is the result of significant investments in R&D, regular and constructive dialogue with the end-users in its sectors and the Group's ability to expand internationally, conquering new markets. Its history features a constant growth that has enabled the Group to close the year 2019 with consolidated revenue of about 1.6 billion euros, an increase of 6.3% over the previous year. Exports accounted for about 90%. The Group, whose Chairman is Alberto Vacchi, has about 6,200 employees, about 2,400 of whom overseas, and is present in about 80 countries, supported by a sales network made up of 29 branches (Italy, France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Spain, Poland, Israel, Russia, the United States, India, China, Malaysia, Thailand and Brazil), representative offices in central-eastern Europe and more than 50 agencies. The Group has 46 production plants in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, the USA, India, Malaysia, China and Argentina. The IMA Group owns more than 1,700 patents and patent applications in the world and has launched many new machine models over the last years.

IMA Pharma is world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines and complete lines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceutical products thanks to a high technological profile and the ability to offer tailor-made solutions to satisfy the most sophisticated requests of the market, thanks to three highly specialised divisions: IMA Active (Solid Dose Solutions), IMA Life (Aseptic Processing & Freeze Drying Solutions), IMA Safe (Packaging Solutions).

IMA Active offers a complete range of machines for the processing of oral solid dosage forms: granulation equipment, tableting machines, capsule filling machines with a wide range of filling and control systems, capsule and tablet coating machines in perforated pan and solid wall, capsule and tablet weighing machines, product handling and washing systems. After years of study and observation, IMA Active has also taken steps towards Continuous Manufacturing with the US company CONTINUUS Pharmaceuticals either empowering batch technologies with the IMA Active Research and Development team. In May 2021, IMA finalized the acquisition of the American Company Thomas Engineering, leader in the coating sector from over 50 years. The result is the newly established Thomas Processing, that aims to become the overseas Center of Excellence for coating under the auspices of IMA Active.

IMA Life which includes the production sites of IMA Life Calenzano, IMA Life Pharmasiena, IMA Life North America, IMA Life Beijing and IMA Life Shanghai, offers a comprehensive product portfolio including vial and ampoule washers, depyrogenation tunnels, aseptic and non-aseptic liquid filling and closing machines for vials, ampoules, cartridges and Ready-To-Use components, aseptic and non-aseptic powder microdosing and macrodosing machines. Further to these, IMA Life supplies containment solutions, including Restricted Area Barrier Systems and isolators, automatic and semi-automatic vial loading and unloading systems for freeze dryers, industrial, pilot, laboratory freeze dryers, lyophilisation process developments and continuous aseptic spray freeze drying technology. Last but not least, labelling machines for vials, ampoules, shaped containers, Blow-Fill-Seal single-dose containers and cartons. Blowing machines, depackers, external vial and ampoule washers, tray loaders and other ancillary equipment are also available.

IMA Safe, which includes the production of IMA Safe Swiftpack, IMA North America (IMA Safe Nova), IMA Safe Co.ma.di.s., IMA Safe PG and Perfect Pack, designs and manufactures complete lines for primary and secondary packaging for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic industries. In particular, IMA Safe supplies a complete range of blister packaging machines, counters for capsules and tablets, tube fillers, deep thermoforming machines, horizontal and vertical cartoning machines, as well as complete end-of-line solutions designed thanks to IMA BFB: from over wrapping, to case packing to palletizing. IMA Safe also offers, thanks to the acquisition of Perfect Pack, complete lines for packaging in thermo-sealed sachets and stick packs.

For further information, please visit our websites:

www.ima.it 

www.ima.it/pharma