Mosca – a family-owned firm set up in 1966 – aims to continue its expansion in the Middle East both through promoting automation and delivering environmental benefits, says Christian Shäfer, key account manager.
Represented in the region by Printech, Mosca aims to spotlight its speed and energy savings as well as an innovative environment-friendly taping material, he added.
“Our products are made of corn and I believe this is the future,” Shäfer told Packaging MEA.
More than 100 Mosca machines are already installed across the Middle East, said Pankaj Patel, CEO at Printech. “In the corrugated industry we have at least 50-60% market share in the GCC for our strapping machines,” he said.
For Patel, though, the market continues to offer enormous potential as the advantages of automation are still being discovered. “Strapping had been quite fragmented,” he told Packaging MEA.
“It was more manual and done by using taping on the cartons or shrink wrapping but when the products need to transferred to long distances and we need to secure the pallets, we need strapping. Also, strapping with automation allows you to pack 30% more cartons in a container… It allows improves speed. This is applicable even to the F&B industry.”
Shäfer sees “the biggest difference” for Mosca in realising this potential as “quality”. “The machine is made completely in Germany,” he said.
“Also it is a sustainable technology where energy is saved. Our machines are faster. We sell the machine, the materials. We give service and we have a worldwide service network.”
The high performance comes with the ability to run “24/7 for 8-15 years”, he added.