The new business unit of the packaging machinery manufacturer IMA named IMA E-Commerce has entered into a partnership with the provider of material flow solutions Interroll to develop new solutions for intralogistics automation and packaging. The E-Commerce division can now utilize Interroll's intralogistics conveying technologies. IMA E-Commerce aims to increase the efficiency and precision of its automated packaging solutions in this way, according to a press release from Interroll dated October 30.
The IMA E-Commerce business unit develops automated packaging solutions for
the e-commerce, e-fulfillment, third-party logistics (3PL) and intralogistics markets. The technology offering includes folding machines, sealing machines and integrated systems for customized packaging that are intended to increase operational efficiency, reduce waste and volume, and increase the sustainability of processes. The systems are in use with customers from the pharmaceutical, KEP (courier, express and parcel) and automotive industries, with planned expansion into the food industry.
“Interroll will support us in a fundamental aspect of e-commerce: the smooth, on-time and consistent transport of
the products that consumers – whether business or private – order online and want to receive as quickly as possible. Our goal is the highest quality in combination with reliability and performance,” said Simone Capponcelli, Sales Manager & Division Coordinator of IMA E-Commerce.
“The world of e-commerce is booming, considering that sales via social media worldwide grew by more than 20 percent in 2024. E-commerce is developing rapidly, and IMA E-Commerce is aware of this. This partnership is a starting point for
the joint development of new solutions based on a shared industrial vision and a shared quality concept,” said Julia Bonamici, Area Sales Manager – Solution at Interroll Italia, who accompanied the negotiations with IMA E-Commerce step by step.
IMA E-Commerce is part of the IMA Group, founded in 1961, a global company active in the development and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, food, tea and coffee as well as in the automation of industrial
