Company overview
Nordmeccanica Group is presented in the available sources as an Italian builder of coating, laminating and vacuum metallizing machinery for flexible packaging and film converters [1][2]. The group homepage organises the range into solventless, combi, vacuum metallizer and custom solution families and describes the company’s mission as “machinery manufacturing,” guided by sustainability, safety and digitalization [1]. The supplier’s own history page runs a timeline from 1978 to 2013, covering the Simplex compact solventless laminator, the Triplex One-Shot three-ply laminator, the acquisition of the Galileo metallizing business, and office or plant openings in North America, China and India [2].
Everything in this profile is drawn from those two supplier-published pages. No datasheets, price lists, certificate registers, independent directories or third-party verifications were available in the research material. Statements about market share, installed machines, awards, plant openings and after-sales coverage are therefore supplier claims; nothing described here has been independently checked. Commercial terms — price, minimum order quantity, lead time, warranty, payment and delivery terms — are not published in the sources at all, so a buyer should expect to obtain them through a direct enquiry. This is a source-limited research draft rather than a complete supplier assessment.
Company information
| Field | Available information | Evidence or check needed |
|---|---|---|
| Name as supplied | Nordmeccanica Group; the site footer names the entity “NORDMECCANICA SPA” [1] | Confirm the exact legal entity, registered office and any group or subsidiary structure with the company or an official registry |
| Official website | https://www.nordmeccanica.com/ [1][2] | The domain is used by the company for both cited pages; pages beyond these two were not reviewed |
| Business type | Machinery manufacturer, supplier-stated (“machinery manufacturing”) [1] | Whether every machine family is built in-house, and which stages may be outsourced, is not stated |
| Country | Italy [1][2] | Based on Piacenza references in the footer and history page; no address or contact page was reviewed |
| Region / city | Piacenza — “Piacenza headquarters,” with a new hall inaugurated there in March 2011 [1][2] | Full street address and postcode: not provided |
| Registration details (self-published) | Footer lists P.IVA 00333340339, C.C.I.A.A. PC N.99115, Trib. Piacenza N. 4868 and share capital €5,000,000.00 [1] | Self-published only; not verified against a registry (Not checked) |
| Contact route | Not provided — no email address, telephone number or contact-page URL appears in the sources | Obtain an official sales contact and confirm which office handles the buyer’s region |
| Review status | Not checked | No identity, financial or certificate verification has been performed for this profile |
Products, services and capabilities
The sources describe machine families and technology concepts rather than individual models with specifications. They describe equipment for converters and film producers; nothing in the material indicates that Nordmeccanica itself laminates, coats, metallizes or prints film as a converting or toll service. A buyer should treat the company as an equipment supplier unless it confirms otherwise.
| Offering or process | What the source states | What to confirm for your order |
|---|---|---|
| Solventless laminating (Simplex family) | “Coating and web handling technology for reliable Solvent Less adhesive lamination was born in Nordmeccanica in 1978” [1]; the Simplex concept of compact solventless laminating machines was developed between 1992 and 1998 [2] | Current model range, web width, line speed, substrate compatibility, adhesive systems supported, and whether a configuration suits your substrate mix |
| Triplex SL 1-Shot | “Three-ply laminating machine for solvent-free adhesives” [1]; the One-Shot was presented at Drupa in May 2008 in collaboration with adhesive supplier Henkel, and the Triplex One Shot received AIMCAL’s 2010 Technical Award according to the supplier [2] | Available three-ply configurations, adhesive compatibility, output, and whether the One-Shot concept fits your target structures; the award is supplier-stated and was not independently verified |
| Combi solutions and interchangeable coating heads | “Interchangeable coating head technology is just one of the innovations brought to the industry by Nordmeccanica” [1] | Which coating methods the interchangeable heads support, changeover time, cleaning routine, and consumables |
| Duplex and Triplex Combi machines | Duplex Combi Linear presented at Drupa in May 2004; Duplex SL 600HD exhibited at Drupa 2012; Triplex Combi Horizontal presented on 23 May 2011 for the photovoltaic sector, commissioned by Coveme Spa for the Chinese market [2] | These are historical announcements; confirm which models remain in the current catalogue and whether specialised variants are still offered |
| Vacuum metallizer systems | “Systems for converters and producers of film for speciality production, Cpp with exclusive redesigned and more powerful extractable evaporation system” [1] | Metallizing widths, evaporation arrangement, roll handling, process support, and whether the system is supplied with commissioning and training |
| Coating and lacquering machinery | “Highly customized coating and lacquering machinery” with features that enhance the range [1] | Coating methods available, substrates, drying or curing arrangements, and the practical limits of customization |
| Custom solutions | Ability to serve “custom solution in coating, laminating and vacuum metallizing, up to the most complex requirements” [1] | Engineering scope, project milestones, acceptance criteria, change control and who owns specifications |
| After-sales and service | An integrated product line “built with off the shelf quality components” allowing an international after-sales service network to assist customers [1] | Response times, spare-parts availability and stocking, engineer deployment in your country, remote diagnostics, and warranty terms |
The homepage additionally states that new technologies are “tested in the most challenging conditions before being commercialized” and that the company invests significantly in research and development with environmentally friendly solutions in mind [1]. These are marketing statements about approach, not evidence of measurable performance, and they do not describe test protocols a buyer could audit.
Locations and production scope
Documented locations in the sources are:
- Piacenza, Italy. Referenced as the headquarters, with a new hall inaugurated on 12 March 2011 [1][2]. The site footer cites the Piacenza chamber of commerce and court registrations [1]. No street address is supplied.
- China. A plant was inaugurated on 29 January 2010, and a Shanghai plant was inaugurated on 26 October 2012 as the production site for the Simplex SL range for Asia and South-East Asia [2]. Whether these are the same facility described at different stages is not clear from the sources and should not be assumed.
- India. An Indian headquarters in Mumbai was inaugurated on 2 February 2013 [2]. The sources do not state whether this location manufactures, assembles, services or only sells.
- North America. Nordmeccanica North America was created in 2001 and is said to have extended the group’s presence across the American territory [2]. The city is not stated in the excerpt.
- Galileo. A historic Tuscan company acquired on 13 February 2013, transferred to Piacenza, and associated with metallizing machines [2].
What remains unknown is material for a purchase decision: which site would build a given machine, whether any assemblies or sub-systems are outsourced, where spare parts are held, whether installation and commissioning engineers are based in the buyer’s region, and who is responsible for export documentation and import clearance. The homepage events block lists upcoming exhibition appearances, including Plastics & Rubber Indonesia (17–20 November 2026, JIExpo Kemayoran) and Interpack China (16–18 November 2026, Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Hall W5, Stand W5 S15), plus a Chicago, Illinois venue whose event name is not given in the excerpt [1]. Exhibition listings indicate where the supplier promotes itself; they are not evidence of a service network, a warehouse or a legal presence in those markets.
Order information and quotation preparation
The sources contain no prices, minimum order quantities, lead times, payment terms, warranty periods, delivery terms, installation charges or training conditions [1][2]. Machinery of this type is normally configured around a converter’s substrate mix, web width, line speed, adhesive chemistry and downstream equipment, but the sources do not state which parameters are configurable. The list below is a set of questions to raise, not a description of options the supplier has confirmed.
- Product specification: the film and foil structures you intend to run, number of plies for laminating work, adhesive or coating chemistry, and target line speed and web width.
- Machine scope: which unwinds, rewinds, coating heads, drying or curing sections, chill rolls, web-guiding and inspection units are included as standard and which are options.
- Materials and consumables: compatible substrates, adhesive viscosity ranges, and consumable parts with their expected life.
- Dimensions and site fit: machine footprint, height, floor loading, power supply, compressed air, extraction and any chiller requirement, against your building constraints.
- Order quantity: whether the unit is a single standard machine, a configured build, or multiple lines, and how that affects scheduling.
- Samples and trials: whether a demonstration on a reference machine, a substrate trial, or a factory acceptance test can be arranged, and at what cost.
- Tooling and setup charges: coating-head or cylinder costs, change parts, engineering and customization fees, and whether they are quoted separately.
- Delivery destination: named port or site, Incoterms, packing and crating, insurance, and who handles import duties and customs clearance.
- Required dates: requested shipment window, installation and commissioning duration, operator training, and the production date you need to hit.
- Commercial terms: price basis and currency, payment milestones, warranty period and scope, spare-parts package, and service contract options.
Quality, samples and certificate information
Certificates: Not provided / Not checked. No ISO standard, CE marking, issuing body, certificate number, scope statement or expiry date appears in the sources, and no certification check was performed for this profile. The homepage statement that technologies are tested before commercialization and that components are “off the shelf quality” is a supplier description of practice, not a certificate, and it does not confirm that any specific machine, market or order would meet a given standard [1].
Samples: Not provided. The sources do not state whether demonstration facilities, trial laminations on customer substrates, or reference installations available for inspection exist. For capital equipment, buyers usually need something different from a product sample: a factory acceptance test with agreed criteria, a run of your own substrates, and documentary evidence of performance. Ask the supplier which of these it offers and at whose cost.
Order-specific evidence worth requesting includes: a specification sheet signed against your substrate and adhesive list; a test protocol and acceptance criteria for the factory acceptance test; a site-preparation drawing with utility requirements; a spare-parts list with recommended first-year stock; the warranty document; the operating and maintenance manuals in your preferred language; and training scope for operators and maintenance staff. Compliance evidence such as declarations of conformity, electrical standards for your market and any applicable safety documentation should be requested explicitly for the exact machine configuration.
Evidence and information gaps
The research material consists of two supplier-owned pages: the group homepage and the history page [1][2]. Both are marketing and corporate-history content. No product datasheet, technical specification, brochure, case study, price document, certificate register, financial filing, independent trade press report or buyer reference was available. On that basis:
- Identity: the name “Nordmeccanica SPA” and the registration numbers appear only in the site footer [1]. They were not cross-checked against any registry, so the legal entity, its current status and its relationship to the “Group” branding are unconfirmed.
- Performance claims: the history page states “65% of market share in the industry worldwide” and “more than 3,900 machines installed” [2]. No methodology, definition of the market, date basis or third-party source is supplied; these should be treated as unverified supplier claims and not repeated as fact.
- Site history: the 2010 China plant and the 2012 Shanghai plant may or may not be the same facility [2]; the distinction matters if a buyer needs to know which plant would build an order. The North America headquarters city is not stated.
- Commercial data: nothing on pricing, MOQ, lead time, warranty, payment, delivery or service-level commitments was located.
- Capability boundaries: the sources do not say whether machine building is fully in-house, nor whether the company offers process consulting, retrofits, used-machine refurbishment, field service contracts or toll trials.
None of these gaps indicates that the supplier lacks a capability; they indicate that the public material reviewed does not answer the question. This profile should be treated as a research draft pending direct supplier confirmation and, where possible, independent verification before publication of any claim.
Next steps for a buyer
- Confirm identity and counterparty. Ask for the exact contracting legal entity, registered address and tax registration, and check them against an official business registry in your own jurisdiction before any deposit.
- State your process window. Send the substrate structures, adhesive or coating chemistry, target speed and web width, and the downstream equipment the new line must integrate with.
- Request the current catalogue and datasheets. Ask specifically which of the families described publicly — Simplex solventless, Triplex SL 1-Shot, Combi, metallizers — remain in active production.
- Clarify the manufacturing and service route. Establish which plant would build the machine, where spare parts are stocked, and which engineers would install and support it in your country.
- Agree a trial or acceptance test. Ask for a demonstration run on comparable substrates and a written factory acceptance protocol with measurable criteria before shipment.
- Request a comparable, itemised quotation. Insist that base machine, options, tooling, freight, installation, training, warranty and spare-parts package are quoted separately so competing offers can be compared line by line.
- Ask for compliance and service documents. Declarations of conformity for your market, utility and footprint drawings, maintenance schedules and response-time commitments should all be in writing.
- Seek references independently. Ask for converters running comparable configurations in your region and, where possible, verify installations through channels other than the supplier’s own material.
This checklist is research assistance and not a recommendation to transact with the company.