MG2
Italian designer and manufacturer of capsule filling and packaging machinery for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic and food industries, active since 1966.
Last updated September 10, 2026
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Overview
MG2 designs and manufactures processing and packaging machines for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic and food industries, describing itself as a leader in this field since 1966. Its capsule filling machines are presented as able to meet any dosing requirement through different dosing units, speed scalability and state-of-the-art weight control systems. The company also operates a Processing Division and a Packaging Division, the latter launched in 1997 and widened in 2018 to include blistering and cartoning machines. It describes itself as a medium-size company with a flexible, customer-oriented organization and a lean philosophy, and its Technical Support Service has for many years adopted a Time-Based Maintenance approach. In 1995 it states it was the first Italian company in its field to obtain ISO 9001 certification, and in 2022 it joined the EcoVadis platform.
History
MG2 states that it was incorporated in 1966 and has always been a pioneer in introducing new technologies and innovations. Its published milestones include: 1967, first continuous-motion capsule filler on the market (G36); 1977, first statistical weight control system in real time directly connected to the machine (VR/1); 1987, first flexible capsule filler with interchangeable dosing units (MG Futura); 1990, first low-dosage powder unit for inhalation applications with non-destructive net weight control (G100 pre-weight); 1995, first company in its specific field to obtain Quality Certification in compliance with UNI EN ISO 9001-94; 1996, NETT, the first 100% net weight control system of all filled capsules, integrated to the machine, with self-adjustment; 1997, launch of the Packaging Division; 2001, first 200,000 cps/h capsule filler with integrated 100% net weight control system (G250); 2008, MultiNETT, the first 100% in-process weight control system suitable to check the net weight of each product in case of dosing combinations; 2009, first 250,000 cps/h capsule filler with integrated MultiNETT system (MultiFLEXA250); 2015, high-speed capsule filler with maximum level of flexibility and scalability (PLANETA 200); 2017, several containment applications from OEB3 to OEB5; 2018, widening of the Packaging Division range by including blistering and cartoning machines; 2020, PLANETA Q, a capsule filler compliant to OEB5 containment level, very flexible in terms of products and combinations; 2023, launch of a new generation of capsule filling machines with a human-centered design (HCD), the E series. The company also states that in 1995 it was the first Italian company in its field to obtain ISO 9001 certification for its quality system, and that in 2022 it joined the EcoVadis platform to assess its environmental, social and ethical performances.
Products and positioning
Specialist in capsule filling and packaging lines, describing itself as a leader in designing and manufacturing processing and packaging machines since 1966, with innovation in its DNA and operations rooted in the Italian Packaging Valley.
E series capsule fillers
A new generation of capsule filling machines with a human-centered design (HCD), launched in 2023.
PLANETA 200
High-speed capsule filler with maximum level of flexibility and scalability, introduced in 2015.
PLANETA Q
Capsule filler compliant to OEB5 containment level, very flexible in terms of products and combinations, introduced in 2020.
MultiFLEXA250
First 250,000 cps/h capsule filler with integrated MultiNETT system, introduced in 2009.
G250
First 200,000 cps/h capsule filler with integrated 100% net weight control system, introduced in 2001.
MG Futura
First flexible capsule filler with interchangeable dosing units, introduced in 1987.
G36
First continuous-motion capsule filler on the market, introduced in 1967.
G100 pre-weight
First low-dosage powder unit for inhalation applications with non-destructive net weight control, introduced in 1990.
NETT
First 100% net weight control system of all filled capsules, integrated to the machine, with self-adjustment, introduced in 1996.
MultiNETT
First 100% in-process weight control system, suitable to check the net weight of each product in case of dosing combinations, introduced in 2008.
VR/1
First statistical weight control system in real time directly connected to the machine, introduced in 1977.
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