Machines, accessories and spare parts for the beverage and wine industry: manufacturing, maintenance, overhaul and line planning
Afimex S.A.
Sion, CH · Saxon, CHNew on Amplifa
About Afimex
Afimex S.A. is a supplier specialized in the beverage and wine industry, based in Valais (Switzerland). The company manufactures machines and accessories for bottling and winery technology, including stainless steel tanks of the IS series (floating lid, 500–10 200 liters) and QA series (rectangular storage tanks, 360–2 500 liters), as well as bottle rinsers, semi-automatic labelers, shrink and capping systems, crate and barrique washing machines, destemmers/crushers and must clarifiers. Manufacturing is carried out mainly in stainless steel 1.4301 (Inox 304) and 1.4401 (Inox 316) as well as in PVC and Plexiglas. In addition to the manufacture of single pieces and series, Afimex offers maintenance, overhauls (thermo heads, smoothing heads, capping heads, monoblocs, pumps), conversions for new bottle formats, installation of components and complete lines, as well as engineering of complete bottling lines. Spare parts are shipped worldwide by post, FedEx, UPS, TNT and DHL.
- Site
- Sion (VS), Switzerland
- Processes
- Manufacture of special one-off parts or in large and small series, Manufacture of liquid collection trays in stainless steel (to standard) with drain hole, Manufacture or regrinding of tooling for corking units or labelers, Re-gluing of labeler rollers with demolding and scraping off of the old coating, Overhaul of machines of all brands / maintenance (preventive maintenance, seal replacement), Installation of components, accessories, 'stand-alone' machines or complete lines, Complete bottling line projects from A to Z, optimization of the production flow, Maintenance (maintenance and seal replacement on bottling machines of all brands)
- Materials
- Stainless steel 304, Inox 316, PVC, Plexiglas (PMMA), Stainless steel 316, Plexiglas
- Industries
- Beverage industry, Wine industry (winery technology), Bottling and packaging technology
- 01
Engineering and planning of bottling lines
- 02
Manufacture of spare parts, tools and tanks (stainless steel)
- 03
Overhaul and conversion of machines
- 04
Installation of components and complete lines
- 05
Maintenance and worldwide spare parts distribution
Materials & Processes
Stainless steel 304
Main material for tanks, crushers and machine structures; satin-finished outside, poly-miroir polished inside.
Stainless steel 316
Used for surface-near components, e.g. the upper section of the QA storage tanks.
PVC
Material for shrink capsules (surbouchage) and press membranes of the pneumatic press PA 14.
Plexiglas
Used for machine guarding equipment in accordance with SUVA standards.
Locations
Sion
CHOffice / Head office
Saxon
CHOffice / Shipments (Bâtiment Eureka)
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of special one-off parts or in large and small seriesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel 304 |
| Manufacture of liquid collection trays in stainless steel (to standard) with drain holeAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel 304 |
| Manufacture or regrinding of tooling for corking units or labelersMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Re-gluing of labeler rollers with demolding and scraping off of the old coatingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Overhaul of machines of all brands / maintenance (preventive maintenance, seal replacement)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Installation of components, accessories, 'stand-alone' machines or complete linesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Complete bottling line projects from A to Z, optimization of the production flowEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
13 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floating-lid tank, 'IS' series | IS | – | 500 to 10200 liters | – | – |
| Rectangular storage tank, 'QA' series | QA | – | 360 to 2500 liters | – | – |
| Cylindrical storage tank | – | – | – | – | – |
| Small 'stand-alone' rinser (10 compartments) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Semi-automatic table-top self-adhesive labeler | S1/M | – | up to 700 bottles/hour | – | – |
| Linear shrink-tunnel machine (PVC surbouchage capsules) | C1-1S | – | up to 1000 bottles/hour | – | – |
| Screwing and crimping head for screw caps, entirely in stainless steel | V4S | – | – | – | – |
| Crate washer | Gioia | – | 6 standard harvest crates per minute | – | – |
| Automatic barrique washer | Rotoklin | – | 2 barriques of 225, 300 or 350 liters simultaneously | – | – |
| Tank washing unit | LSV4 | – | – | – | – |
| Destemmer/crusher | Alfa 7 | – | up to 6 tonnes of grapes per hour | – | – |
| Must clarifier | SV060 | – | throughput 20000 Hg/h | – | – |
| Automatic pneumatic press with PVC membrane | PA 14 | – | capacity 14 hl | – | – |
Additional services