Since the beginning of this year, Goglio (Tianjin) Packaging Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "Goglio"), an enterprise in Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone, has received multiple good news: The Company has successfully passed DNV's unannounced audit and obtained BRCGS A+ certificate, an international general certification standard recognized by global high-end production enterprises. The production process of dry composite film has been introduced to the newly built phase III plant, and the new products are in the testing production stage, the sales for the first half of 2023 were 20% higher than the same period last year...

Goglio Tianjin is affiliated with the Italian Goglio Group, the industry leader in the field of flexible packaging. Since its establishment in Tianjin in 2004, Goglio Tianjin has offered flexible packaging, packaging components and filling equipment and services for coffee, ketchup, juice concentrate in China, other Asia-Pacific regions and European markets.

In recent years, with the rapid development of coffee market in China, the demand for coffee bag packaging has also become extensive. The one-way exhaust valve is the key accessory of the coffee bag, which is used to expel the carbon dioxide from the bag and block the oxygen outside the bag from entering the bag, so as not to oxidize the coffee. To satisfy the market demands, Goglio Tianjin has introduced unidirectional exhaust valve production equipment for several times. "Following the increase of production equipment0, the output of unidirectional exhaust valves will double this year compared to 2022, and is expected to quadruple in 2024 compared to 2022." Mirco Turina, General Manager of Goglio Tianjin, comments, "In the next step, Goglio Tianjin will also consider establishing a research and development center in China to focus on providing packaging products that are more consistent with food safety and sustainable development."

While adapting to the market by increasing the introduction of production equipment, Goglio Tianjin has also initiated to make efforts in intelligent manufacturing. Through the construction of dry laminated film digital workshop, Goglio Tianjin has comprehensively improved the production efficiency of products as well as the level of enterprise intelligent manufacturing. By means of production process automation, information-based and intelligence-driven practices, it has applied the core digital management tools of intelligent manufacturing, including the application of enterprise ERP resource management system. Furthermore, the Company has realized the digital management of the overall process from raw materials to production, inspection, warehousing and delivery, and ensures the soundness and traceability of data while successfully applying systems such as SAP and HYDRA.

In terms of equipment management, Goglio Tianjin adopts GALAXY system for feedback of equipment operating status and operating efficiency, and adopts SIVECO BlueBee system for life-cycle maintenance and daily maintenance management of production and factory equipment, so as to realize real-time monitoring and feedback of production equipment and to maximize the operating efficiency of equipment.

In addition to making efforts in intelligent manufacturing, Goglio Tianjin has also constructed distributed photovoltaic power plants on the roof and ground parking lots, and installed solar panels on the roofs of the plant and the ground parking lot, and currently, it has completed the connection to the grid for power generation. Through the installation of roof PVs, the service life of the roof has been extended, and meanwhile, it plays a role of heat insulation, reduces air conditioning energy consumption, and effectively contributes to ecological environmental protection and the overall objective of carbon neutrality and carbon peaking.

Through the upgrading and transformation of intelligent manufacturing and green energy utilization, Goglio Tianjin has been successfully awarded the 2022 Green Factory, Digital Workshop and Smart Factory in Tianjin. As a pioneer in the flexible packaging industry, Goglio Tianjin has been introducing advanced production equipment and technology. By means of the improvement of management system and process flow, the Company has achieved a significant improvement in production efficiency, thereby effectively reducing energy consumption and environmental pollution, and promoting the intelligent manufacturing and sustainable development of the Company.

Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone has been implementing the strategy of "building the city based on manufacturing" and "strengthening the area based on manufacturing", and promote the high-end, intelligent and green development of manufacturing. In the future, the Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone will continue to solidly promote the "Ten Initiatives" of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government, especially the high-quality development support and leading initiative of Binhai New Area, strive to build a "4+2+3" modern industrial system by centering on the functional positioning of "One Base and Three Zones", spare no efforts in promoting high-quality development of the manufacturing industry, so as to make the due contribution of the Free Trade Zone in the construction of the Tianjin City and Binhai New Area.