Industry and strategy

The announcement to rebrand Inkmaker Group to IM GROUP was made official in the historic headquarters of San Gillio (TO) - now the headquarters of the new brand - on April 22, World Earth Day.

Reaching the quarter of a century of activity during the pandemic is a goal that Prl Tecnosoft intends to celebrate with pride.

To support Italian OEMs in complying with the regulatory standards required for exporting to Canada, AC&E has obtained, for both its Italian and U.S. offices, SCC accreditation as a Competent Body for certifications according to SPE-1000, “Model Code for the field evaluation of electrical equipment”. 

In the Center of Excellence born in June 2019, Volpak (a Coesia company) supports customers and partners in the development of new sustainable flexible packaging solutions

Sustainability as a lever of development for restarting: Giflex 2021 marks the line in a “virtual”, though very concrete, public meeting, animated by stimulating talks that well frame a complex and evolving situation.         .
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Aliplast, a Hera Group company specialising in the production of plastic materials, and  Panariagroup, a leading ceramic tile producer, have launched a virtuous partnership.

Founded in 2001 from the convergence of more than ten years of experience in the production of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic packaging, Punto Pack designs and creates outfits of excellence for niche and high-end products, studying their commercial impact, compatibility and, last but not least, sustainability.

With the product diagnostics service, Arcoplastica offers itself up as the benchmark for food packaging users aiming to convert to green to win new market shares. High performance and environmental sustainability: the perfect mix for a superior quality tray.

The European tube industry was extremely robust in 2020 despite all the difficulties and impairments on the global markets during the corona pandemic.

In strong expansion thanks to incentives, A.M. has come under the lens of SPS Italia, which has published the Observatory Additive Manufacturing - Knowledge, use and developments of additive technologies” in collaboration with the Milan Polytechnic/MADE, the Turin Polytechnic/+CIM 4.0, University of Pavia, Porsche Consulting. .  Maurizio Cacciamani

The Marchesini Group officially opened its Beauty Division on 1st January. The 5,000 square metres of new facilities developed at the Pianoro headquarters will be home to offices and the production department for all of the Group’s cosmetic operations, which grows with the acquisition of Cosmatic, a Lombard company specialized in the production of lipsticks.

Opened in Milan in December 2020, MADE is the Competence Center dedicated to digital factory technologies, born from the joint work of 48 partners - 43 private companies, 4 universities, 1 public body - with the support of the Ministry for Economic Development.

Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE) today announced its participation in the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)’s Innovation Accelerator, an initiative that convenes the brightest minds in science and technology to develop and scale high-potential solutions for ending hunger worldwide. 

With the aim of evolving towards an even greater management of its resources, without betraying its imprint as a family company, from 1 January 2021 Cavanna Group has formalized an important change at the top.         

The new SIT plant in San Marino holds more than one surprise in store: technologically advanced, it is a place where you can breathe enthusiasm (not to be confused with recklessness), where everything is planned with care and skill, marking the path for future developments of the group in flexible packaging.

Etipack renews its brand identity, evolving its historic trademark in the name of continuity

For many years the Massilly Group has been offering various types of metal packaging, designed and produced for all product sectors, from food to household, from industrial to luxury.

According to Innova Group, the recipe to overcome even the most difficult moments remains the will and the ability to invest in production and management optimization as well as human capital. Thanks to this attitude, the Pedrotti family remains faithful to the goal of producing corrugated cardboard packaging and sheets with the best value for money and a punctual and flexible service.

On 15 October last, SBS - UCIMA’s School for the Training of Instrumental Goods - organised a training course to analyse in detail the new international standard UNI EN ISO 3691-4:2020 and to study in depth the fundamental aspects of its application in the design and use phases of automatically guided trucks. To illustrate the details to the over 50 participants, two top experts in the field,…

The “IMA ZERO” project includes the initiatives already in progress and those still to be undertaken to minimise the environmental impact of industrial production, as well as the promotion and creation of a working habitat that is “human centric”.