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We have supplied Herbatint - Antica Erboristeria S.p.A. with a small line for filling and closing bottles of hair colour. The project involved Marchesini Group Beauty - the Marchesini Group division that specialises in packaging solutions for cosmetics - , which offered the customer the model ML 642 machine, in this case able to fill and cap 60 screen-printed plastic bottles a minute. The main challenge was the need to process an extremely viscous product while optimising its dosing to avoid dripping during transportation.
Founded in Rome in the 1960s by expert herbalist Michele Albergo, Antica Erboristeria specialises in the production of ammonia-free hair colours. In 2012, Antica Erboristeria was acquired by French natural cosmetics group La Financiere Maconnaise, which has successfully promoted its historic legacy and boosted the notoriety and sales of Herbatint, the company’s leading brand.
In January 2017 Antica Erboristeria moved to new headquarters to the north of Rome, a major step in the global renewal process the brand has undertaken in recent years. The new site has enabled the company to develop key projects such as the Accademia Herbatint, an area and programme completely dedicated to the development and teaching of green, sustainable technologies.
The ML 642 is a linear intermittent motion bottle filling and capping machine. Its linear structure gives the machine ergonomic benefits, facilitating work on it and enabling greater visibility of every single phase in the cycle, from filling to capping of the bottle. Its impressive versatility makes the ML 642 an ideal solution both for cosmetic liquids and in the pharmaceutical sector, where it can be set to operate with laminar flow.
The solution created for Antica Erboristeria has several special features custom-developed for the customer after in-depth planning with our engineers. In particular: