Mazzoni LB specializes in design and fabrication of complete plants and machinery for the production of soap and glycerine. As a result of its technical and commercial subtitleership, more than 2 400 plants designed by Mazzoni LB are operating all over the world. The company's turnover for soap plants is worth approximately 60 percent of the total market value and its growth has been 70 percent over the last seven years.

Customers include multinational companies, as well as private manufacturers. The size of the projects may vary from some hundred thousand to several million euros. Mazzoni's production mix is approximately 45 percent plants, 45 percent machinery and 10 percent spare parts and services. The complete manufacturing programme covers fats and oils pre-treatment, continuous saponification, fatty acids neutralization, vacuum drying, pneumatic conveyor, laundry bars finishing, toilet cakes finishing, combo, syndet and translucent soap manufacture, spent lyes treatment, and glycerine evaporation and distillation.

A team of more than 100 specialists is at our customers' disposal to satisfy any demand of advanced engineering, high-performance solutions, cost-effective technology and reliable plants, says Mr. Paolo Tovaglieri from Mazzoni LB. The commercial network is close to the customers, with direct presence in Brazil, the C.S.I., the People's Republic of China, and the U.S.A., or through agents in most countries, he continues.

Mazzoni LB has already used Cadmatic software in two design projects. The users' experiences have been positive and the software has met their expectations. We have used Cadmatic software for the design of complete soap and glycerine plants in Hayat, Turkey, and in Olvia Beta, Ukraine. The projects covered development of detailed engineering: equipment, layout, piping, steel structures, etc.

During the model review phase, the system gave the opportunity to obtain a clear picture of the plant and to make all necessary decisions so as to issue a detailed design that is easy to be used by our clients, Mr. Tovaglieri explains. Since the mid-1990s, Cadmatic has been represented in Italy by Farc Italia. In addition to software support and training services, the company offers integrated plant design and consulting services. Mazzoni LB is part of Ballestra Group, which is the world subtitleer in detergent and related chemical plants, with a market share of more than 70 percent. Ballestra Group has used Cadmatic software in its projects since 1996.