What UCIMA does

UCIMA (U.C.I.M.A. – Unione Costruttori Italiani Macchine Automatiche per il Confezionamento e l'imballaggio) is an Italian private non-profit industry association founded in 1961 and headquartered at via Fossa Buracchione 84 in Modena. It represents over 100 Italian manufacturers of automatic packaging and wrapping machines, including principal industry names such as IMA, Marchesini Group, Aetna Group, Robopac, and technology suppliers including Siemens, Bosch Rexroth, and Rockwell Automation. The firm operates with 11–50 employees and is governed as an associazione di categoria under Italian law, not as an investable commercial entity.

Name

UCIMA

Legal name

U.C.I.M.A. - Unione Costruttori Italiani Macchine Automatiche per il Confezionamento e l'imballaggio

Website

https://ucima.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UCIMA is a non-profit Italian industry association founded in 1961 and headquartered in Modena, representing over 100 Italian manufacturers of automatic packaging and wrapping machines and delivering internationalization, training, market research, technical, and advocacy services to its members worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Trade Association (Packaging Machinery)

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Standards, Metrology & Accreditation Bodies (BPAIAOAC)

Keywords

• Industry trade association
• Packaging machinery sector
• Collective trade exhibitions
• Market intelligence research
• Membership association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Modena

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

UCIMA is a non-profit Italian industry association serving over 100 member manufacturers of automatic packaging and wrapping machines. It provides services including collective participation in international trade exhibitions, market research and statistics, technical and legislative advisory, professional training, environmental guidance, and member communications. The association coordinates Italian pavilions at major packaging trade shows worldwide and represents the sector before institutions and international partners.

Product overview

UCIMA (Unione Costruttori Italiani Macchine Automatiche per il Confezionamento e l'Imballaggio) is the Italian industry association representing manufacturers of automatic packaging and wrapping machines, not a product company. The association offers a portfolio of services to its member companies including: internationalization support through trade show organization (Propak, IMTEX, BI-MU), professional training programs (Formazione), economic research and market studies (Centro Studi), technical advisory services (Area Tecnica), environmental compliance guidance (Ambiente), financial and administrative advisory (Finanza e Amministrazione), legal and legislative support (Legislazione e Contrattualistica), member relations (Relazioni Associative), and communications/publishing services (Comunicazione, Stampa, Editoria). The association also operates subsidiary organizations including PROMA-PACK SRL, MECS Manufacturing Economic Studies, and SBS Scuola Beni Strumentali.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Associative / Membership Services Core industry association membership for Italian manufacturers of automatic packaging and wrapping machines, providing collective representation, advocacy, and access to UCIMA services.
• Internazionalizzazione (Internationalization Services) Organization of collective Italian pavilions at international packaging trade shows for member companies, covering events such as Propak Vietnam, ProPak China, Senepack, Propak Philippines, Fispal Tecnologia, Propak Asia, PlastPrintPack Ethiopia, ProPak Mena and IMTEX.
• Centro Studi (Research Center) Economic and market research service providing industry statistics, conjunctural surveys and sector analysis for UCIMA member companies.
• Formazione (Training) via SBS Scuola Beni Strumentali Professional training programs and courses for member companies on industry-relevant topics, delivered through the affiliated SBS Scuola Beni Strumentali school.
• Area Tecnica (Technical Services) Technical support including interpretation of standards (for example UNI EN ISO 10218-2:2025), regulatory guidance and technical documentation for packaging machinery manufacturers.
• Legislazione e Contrattualistica (Legislation and Contract Services) Legal and regulatory advisory including contract guidance, legislative updates and trade-agreement interpretation for packaging machinery companies.
• Ambiente (Environmental Services) Environmental compliance advisory and guidance on environmental regulations and sustainability requirements for member companies.
• Finanza e Amministrazione (Finance and Administration) Financial and administrative advisory for members including accounting and fiscal guidance.
• Relazioni Associative (Member Relations) Member relations and communications service facilitating networking and collaboration among UCIMA member companies.
• Comunicazione, Stampa, Editoria (Communications and Publishing) Press, publishing and communications services for the Italian packaging machinery sector, delivered jointly with Kairos Media Group Srl.
• Propak Vietnam 2026 Collective Pavilion Coordinated Italian pavilion participation for UCIMA members at Propak Vietnam 2026 held at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City.
• ProPak China 2026 Collective Pavilion Coordinated Italian pavilion participation for UCIMA members at ProPak China 2026 in Shanghai.
• Senepack Expo 2026 Collective Pavilion Coordinated Italian pavilion participation for UCIMA members at Senepack Expo 2026 in Dakar, Senegal.
• Propak Philippines 2026 Collective Pavilion Coordinated Italian pavilion participation for UCIMA members at Propak Philippines 2026 in Manila.
• IMTEX 2026 Italian Pavilion (with Italian Trade Agency) Coordinated Italian Pavilion at IMTEX 2026 in Bengaluru for four Italian precision machinery companies under the OpportunItaly programme with the Italian Trade Agency and IMTMA.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organized 6 collective Italian exhibitions in June 2026 alone
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EFIM - Ente Fiere Italiane MacchinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2026UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE and EFIM co-organized the 35.BI-MU exhibition scheduled for October 13-16, 2026 at fieramilano Rho in Milan, marking 70 years of uninterrupted activity. The exhibition centers on robotics, digitalization, additive manufacturing, and advanced production technologies.
• Italian Trade Agency (ITA)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 January 2026UCIMA collaborates with the Italian Trade Agency to showcase Italian manufacturing capabilities at international trade exhibitions. At IMTEX 2026 in Bengaluru, the partnership hosted four Italian companies in the Italian Pavilion under the OpportunItaly business acceleration programme, facilitating buyer-supplier matching between Indian manufacturers and Italian precision machinery suppliers.
• Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2026UCIMA collaborated with IMTMA to organize the Italian Pavilion at IMTEX 2026 in Bengaluru from January 21-25, strengthening commercial ties between Italian manufacturers and Indian buyers across automotive, aerospace, electronics, and heavy engineering sectors.
• Kairos Media Group SrlminorOthersPart of the UCIMA group structure providing communication, press, and publishing services. Located at the same Modena headquarters.
• MECS srlminorOthersPart of the UCIMA group providing Manufacturing Economic Studies. Located at the same Modena headquarters.
• proma-pack SrlminorOthersPart of the UCIMA group providing promotional and marketing services for the packaging industry. Located at the same Modena headquarters.
• Intono srlminorOthersPart of the UCIMA group providing digital and communication services. Located at the same Modena headquarters.
• Hype Farm srlminorOthersPart of the UCIMA group providing innovation and technology services. Located at the same Modena headquarters.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP): Autonomous body under India's Ministry of Commerce that supports packaging development and industry. Collaborates with UCIMA at IMTEX 2026 and represents a counterpart regional packaging-industry institution in a high-growth geography for Italian machinery exporters.

Others

• CECIMO (European Association of Machine Tool Industries): European-level trade association for machine tool and related manufacturing technologies. Although centered on machine tools rather than packaging machinery, CECIMO engages with UCIMA-adjacent stakeholders on EU standards and industrial policy and is a useful proxy for understanding pan-European association dynamics.

Direct peers

• PMMI (Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies): US trade association representing packaging and processing machinery manufacturers and supply chain participants. Organizes PACK EXPO and provides market intelligence, workforce development, and advocacy — the closest functional peer to UCIMA in North America.
• VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau): Germany's mechanical engineering industry association, including dedicated divisions for plastics and rubber machinery and packaging. Functions as UCIMA's direct counterpart in Europe's largest packaging machinery-producing country, running trade missions, statistical research, and member services for German OEMs.

Broad incumbents

• UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE: Italian sister association representing manufacturers of machine tools, metal forming systems, and related production technologies. Co-organizes the BI-MU exhibition with EFIM and shares Modena-linked industrial stakeholder networks with UCIMA, providing a parallel but adjacent trade-association model.
• IPACK-IMA: Italian packaging and packaging machinery exhibition organizer that co-produces trade shows relevant to UCIMA members. Listed on the UCIMA website as a partner, IPACK-IMA is a closely allied incumbent in the same packaging machinery ecosystem.
• ANIMA Confindustria Meccanica: Italian federation of mechanical engineering industry associations under Confindustria. Sits upstream of UCIMA in the trade-association hierarchy, representing overlapping but broader mechanical-engineering interests and providing sector-level advocacy for Italian manufacturers.
• MECSPE - Italian manufacturing trade fair: Leading Italian industrial manufacturing exhibition covering mechanics, automation, and related technologies. Functions as an adjacent incumbent event in the same Italian industrial trade-show ecosystem that UCIMA members participate in for broader visibility beyond pure packaging machinery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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