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Protecting what matters, telling its story, and building the future.

For us, to preserve means to care. It means acting with respect, responsibility, and a commitment to protecting something of genuine value.

Something as simple as corrugated cardboard can protect what lies within. Yet, when shaped with care and purpose, it can also tell a story.

We work with our hearts as well as our hands: to protect what is inside a box, but above all to care for the stories and the people who have grown alongside us throughout this journey of evolution.

Set against the remarkable backdrop of the Acquario Romano, CNA Next 2026 brought together ideas, perspectives, and inspiring conversations. We were delighted to be part of an event that explored the themes of evolution, innovation, and the important challenge of generational transition within businesses.

It was here that we received a recognition that means a great deal to us: the Generational Transition Award, a milestone that reflects our commitment to carrying forward a shared vision while remaining true to our roots.

An award that represents more than an achievement. It represents a story.
Our story.

For this reason, today we’d like to say thank you.
Our thanks go to every person at Scatolificio Medicinese. This award belongs to all those who, every day, care for, protect, and carry forward a story that continues to evolve.

It is thanks to their dedication and commitment every day that we can look to the future with ambition — grounded in our roots, yet ready to chart new routes.

This recognition encourages us to imagine the future with even greater Emotion, Experience, Evolution, and Ethics.

Watch the awards ceremony moment here!

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When Packaging Becomes a Story

Being featured in Converter, a leading magazine for the packaging and converting industry, is an important opportunity for us to share who we are and how we see our work today.
Not simply as box manufacturers, but as creators of stories that take shape through corrugated cardboard.

Boxes? Not only. We create stories.

Each project begins with listening — to the brand, the market, and the people behind it. From there, a solution takes shape: never standard, but carefully crafted around a clear vision of identity, functionality, and emotion.

Packaging as an Experience

We believe in the power of creativity — the kind that turns every unboxing into a memorable moment, capable of surprising and engaging people.
Packaging is not just about protection or logistics; it is the first physical touchpoint with a product, the first story a brand tells about itself.

That is why we create packaging solutions that speak for themselves, remain memorable, and accompany the consumer journey from the very first glance to the product within, with coherence and meaning throughout.

From cardboard to ideas

We work with corrugated cardboard because it is an extraordinarily versatile, sustainable, and authentic material. Yet what truly sets a project apart is the thinking that comes before it: the careful study of form, the choice of structure, attention to every detail, and the use of print as a powerful storytelling medium.

Every box becomes a means of expressing values, positioning, and vision. A package that does not merely protect what is inside, but enhances and amplifies its story.

Our feature in Converter & Cartotecnica tells the story of how we view packaging today: a balance between industry and creativity, technical precision and emotion, experience and ethics.

It reflects a journey of more than 50 years of continuous evolution, guided by a simple yet powerful conviction: our role is not merely to produce packaging, but to create value through everything we do.

Packaging is just that: telling a story through Emotion, Evolution, Experience and Ethics.

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Would you like to create a story through packaging?

📧 Send us an email at weboxdifferent@scatolificiomedicinese.com
📞 Or contact us for a complimentary consultation on 051 851 451.

When your bottle deserves a stage

Being featured in L’Enologo, Assoenologi’s official magazine, means engaging directly with those who create, study, protect and enhance wine every single day.

In this space, we chose to share our vision: packaging is not just a box. It is storytelling, identity, experience.

Boxes? Not only. We create stories.

Stories that begin with your bottle and take shape through bespoke packaging designed to enhance every single detail.

Because a great label cannot be contained in something anonymous.
It deserves a stage.

In the wine industry, a box is not simply a container. It is the first contact, the first signal of quality, the first visual narrative of the wine it protects.
Shape, structure, opening mechanism and print immediately define the product’s positioning and anticipate its value.

Quiky®: the unboxing experience

With Quiky®, our patented box for wine bottles, we transform the act of opening into a meaningful moment.

• faster packing operations
• structural protection
• elegant and distinctive presentation
• sustainability of corrugated cardboard

But above all, experience.

An opening that accompanies the story of the wine.
Packaging that anticipates the content and enhances its perceived value.

The 4 Es in the world of wine

In the advertisement published in L’Enologo, we reaffirmed our foundations:

Emotion. Evolution. Experience. Ethics.

In wine, these words take on an even deeper meaning:

• Emotion, because every bottle evokes memory and territory.
• Evolution, like the vineyard changing, season after season.
• Experience, made by those who taste, create, and design.
• Ethics, towards the supply chain, the environment and the consumer.

Packaging must be consistent with all of these ideas.

A dialogue with those who create wine

We thank Assoenologi and L’Enologo for giving us space in a magazine that represents a key reference point for the sector.

We believe that dialogue between those who produce wine and those who design its packaging is essential to create solutions that respect the product, the territory and the story that each bottle carries.

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If you would like to discover how to transform your bottle into a complete experience:

📧 Send us an email at weboxdifferent@scatolificiomedicinese.com
📞 Or contact us for a complimentary consultation on 051 851 451.

Protected innovation. Recognised creativity.

We are proud to announce that Quiky®, our patented bottle packaging system, is now officially patented in Italy and currently undergoing registration in several European countries.

Quiky® was born from a simple yet powerful idea: to streamline logistics, reduce packaging time, and deliver an aesthetic refined in every detail. Today, this idea has become industrial property, protecting both our work and those who choose excellence.
For us, innovation means thinking big while remaining true to our artisanal identity, made of intelligent and practical solutions.

Quiky® is all of this: functional design, sustainability, and certified protection

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📧 Send us an email at weboxdifferent@scatolificiomedicinese.com
📞 Or contact us for a complimentary consultation on 051 851 451.

The key to creating your custom made packaging.

Medicinese has several machines available to produce any type of packaging: from regular boxes and die-cut boxes to countertop and floor-standing displays made of corrugated cardboard. Let’s take a stroll through the pulsing heart of Medicinese…

Bobst 924

A highly versatile casemaker machine that prints from simple one-color graphics up to six colors in photographic high-definition using flexography. The Bobst rotary die-cutter allows us to produce regular boxes, packaging boxes for automatic machines, and boxes with easy-open hatching for efficient product display at the point of sale.

Watch a short video of our Bobst!

Celmacch

A versatile machine for creating packaging of any shape and size: from snap-top or interlocking bottom boxes, to die-cut cases and countertop or floor displays. Celmacch offers flexographic printing in up to 6 colors and flatbed die-cutting to create any custom project.

… and more …

• Casemaker Curioni 280: automated die-cutting machine for large boxes with up to 2-color printing, for both large and small batches
• Casemaker Curioni 180: for printing and die-cutting very small regular boxes with up to 2-color printing
• Platina ‘Mettifoglio’: semi-automated die-cutting machine for small and medium-sized die-cut interior components
• Titan 120/170: die-cutting machine for small batches, also for creating countertop or floor displays
• Autoplatina Eterna: automated die-cutting machine for large-scale die-cut interior components and offset-printed packaging
• Cutting plotter for producing small batches or for sampling.

All our machines are connected to internal lines dedicated to cardboard and ink recycling, and are integrated with an automated packaging system that packages each product according to the customer’s specific requirements. The system is fully integrated with our ERP management system for order tracking, from raw material storage to production, and finally to the warehousing of finished goods.

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From design to production: Medicinese creates the perfect packaging for your product.

Let’s work together to design the shape, materials, graphics, and features of your next packaging or display. Discover all our services in the Services section:

📧 Send us an email at weboxdifferent@scatolificiomedicinese.com
📞 Or contact us for a complimentary consultation on 051 851 451.

Speaking of Medicinese… in the Fare Insieme podcast by Confindustria Emilia

Listen to discover
In the new episode of the podcast FARE INSIEME, by Confindustria Emilia presented by Giampaolo Colletti, they speak about us.

“In Medicina, there’s a company that has reimagined tradition, materials, and products.
Since its inception in the 1970s, paper has shaped the roots of three brothers, united in life and work. Over time, it has become much more than a material: it has become an expression of passion, innovation, and a connection to the local area.”

Listen to the interview with Andrea Tullini, owner of Scatolificio Medicinese alongside his sister Cristina, and discover how we continue to transform cardboard into value, day after day.

Listen to the podcast now!

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Lets get to know each other!

📧 Send us an email at weboxdifferent@scatolificiomedicinese.com
📞 Or contact us for a complimentary consultation on 051 851 451.

Why is personalised packaging important?

In the world of packaging, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution: each product, each brand, each industry demands packaging that’s specifically designed to protect, enhance, and communicate. For over 50 years, Scatolificio Medicinese has been creating customised corrugated cardboard boxes for a wide range of sectors — from wine and spirits, cosmetics, food, artisanal products and beyond.

In this article, we showcase some of our creations and explain how we can help you design cardboard packaging that truly makes a difference.

Packaging for wine, oil and liquors: protection and image

For wineries and producers of oil and spirits, packaging is not just about protection — it’s a powerful storytelling tool. We produce regular slotted boxes, die-cut boxes, and packaging with internal dividers, also available with colour printing — perfect for gift sets, shipping, and retail display.

Packaging and displays for cosmetics and beauty: elegance and precision

In the world of cosmetics, detail makes all the difference. We design corrugated cardboard boxes and displays for bottles, creams, perfumes, and skincare products, featuring custom-shaped internal inserts and high-quality printing. The result? Packaging that combines aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability.

Solutions for retail outlets: visibility and durability

For large-scale distribution and retail, functional and durable packaging is essential and often needs to be ready to go straight onto the shelf. We produce floor displays, wrap-around boxes, easy-open cartons, and countertop displays, all designed to make your product immediately visible and neatly presented.

Boxes for e-commerce and craftsmanship: security, speed, personality

Those who sell online or at craft markets need packaging that’s easy to assemble, sturdy, and instantly recognisable. Our e-commerce solutions – including our patented Quiky box, ready in just 10 seconds – reduces packing time, ensures safe transport, and conveys your brand’s identity.

Sustainable and customised packaging: choose corrugated cardboard

Each of our packaging solutions are designed to be recyclable, eco-friendly, and fully customisable. From small producers to large companies, we create tailor-made solutions that combine technical performance with aesthetic appeal.

If you’re looking for a partner to create custom cardboard boxes that enhance your product and express your values, we specialize in just that. Together, we’ll define the shape, materials, graphics, and function of your next packaging or display solution.

📧 Send us an email at weboxdifferent@scatolificiomedicinese.com
📞 Or contact us for a complimentary consultation on 051 851 451.

How can we merge an auction with some ideas? With a project created to ignite thoughts.

We wanted to see you speak and let you experience our vision first-hand: nurturing relationships in a world where people no longer build real connections, and where the importance we place on ‘expressing ourselves’ often floats in a cloud.

A non-auction auction, made to blow a soft wind of new meaning and to feel that togetherness can be achieved with any word, what matters is the emotions.

Our journey continues: we have made € 2 680 and we’d like to invite associations, professionals or private entities who share our vision to propose an idea or a project that is thought for the town of Medicina. More information to come in the next post!

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Thank you to the team who fed our enthusiasm for this event: Andrea Buzzetti, Corrado Peli, La Baracca Testoni Ragazzi, La Locanda di Bagnara, Cremeria Scirocco, Marika Puicher e Saltarupenellabassa. Photos by Marika Puicher.

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A new era begins for Scatolificio Medicinese: a story about home, people and community.

The beginning of a project made to be together, share and… think out of the box!

We’re going to auction a selection of the objects that were handmade for our 50th anniversary celebration which took place in November 2024. The objects are artisan interior design pieces such as different kinds of unconventional lamps, crocheted cushions and blankets, as well as chaise lounge and tables made from corrugated cardboard.

All the proceeds will be made available to local associations or projects. Soon all the details will be posted… keep in touch!

We’ll be at the Magazzino Verde in Via dell’Osservanza (Parco delle Mondine), Medicina (BO)

18h00

Friday 11 April 2025

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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See the complete catalogue by clicking on this link

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Medicinese is Silver Sponsor at the Mercato dei Vini dei Vignaioli Indipendenti Fair in Bologna from 23 to 25 November 2024

FIVI 2024: IL MERCATO DEI VINI DEI VIGNAIOLI INDIPENDENTI

The doors to the Mercato dei Vini dei Vignaioli Indipendenti are about to open, now at it’s 13th edition, dedicated to the wine industry members and to wine enthusiasts. The event will be held from 23 to 25 November 2024 at Bologna Fiere from 11.00 to 19.00.

Three days dedicated to artisan wines, quality and local regions. More than 1000 independent wine makers from each region in Italy come together to showcase the best of their wine cellars!

A unique occasion to discover and purchase artisan wines and to meet the wine-makers, their cellars and their company. Take a look at the 2024 FIVI exhibitors to find the ones you already love and discover new flavours!

DISCOVER THE EXCLUSIVE OFFICIAL PACKAGING MEDICINESE HAS CREATED

Medicinese isn’t one to just watch, but will be side by side with FIVI as a Silver Sponsor. We’ve created a set of packaging exclusively designed and created for the event, to play our part in what we know will be an unforgettable event!

With our high quality and robust packaging we give added value to the already excellent wines at the point of sale, able to guarantee safe transport without compromising on style.

A practical and hassle-free solution, able to satisfy different needs, that allows you to continue to browse the fair at ease.

ADDED VALUE TO ARTISAN PRODUCTS WITH OUR EXCLUSIVE AND ELEGANT GRAPHICS

The official packaging for Mercato dei Vini is an ideal way of highlighting the quality of an artisan product. How?

Our exclusive graphics are designed in two chromatic versions, an enigmatic black version and an energetic red version, able to adapt themselves to the different tastes and requirements of each exhibitor and client.

We forsaw any necessity by creating three different formats to contain 2 or 3 and up to 6 wine bottles with our Quiky box, the smart packaging with an automatically interlocking bottom designed and patented by Medicinese.

Ask for the official Medicinese packaging when you place your order and choose the format and colour version that you like the most.

Protect your purchases with elegance!

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