Facts & figures

Here below is a brief summary of significant Ocme facts & figures (updated to end of 2007):

• Founded in 1954
• 400 employees
• Turnover of 82 million Euro in 2007 
• Almost 10,000 machines installed the world over
• ISO 9004 Certified since 1994
• 25 patents

• by geographical area (38% Europe, 18% Italy, 9% Africa and Middle East, 9% Asia and Oceania, 22% North America, 4% South & Central America)
• by product sector (28% Beer, 17% Soft-drinks, 14% Mineral Waters, 5% Wine and Spirits, 11% food,  11% Tissue, 8% Petro-chemical, 6% Detergents, 1% Other)
• by machine type (10% Filling, 51% Secondary packaging, 30% Palletising and Depalletising, 9% Shuttles)
  

• 1958: first weight filler
• 1962: first volumetric filler
• 1964: first palletiser
• 1967: first depalletiser
• 1971: first wraparound case packer
• 1986: first shrink-wrap packer
• 1992: first robot palletiser 
• 1994: first in-line palletiser
• 1994: first combined wraparound and shrink-wrap packer
• 2003: first laser-guided shuttle
• 2004: first level filler
• 2006: first labeller