Tackling the ever different legislation and certification of different nations
How to pick your way through the specific regulations and certifications required of those who export to the various countries (numerous in Italy, as we know). AC&E’s solutions, including technical and legal services to Italian machine builders, who export to Europe and around the world. Maurizio Cacciamani
Founded in 2000, the company ranks among the leaders in machine and industrial plant safety: AC&E - Advanced Consulting and Engineering employs a team of more than 25 people - 18 of which in the Verona headquarters - and has developed expertise in various fields, from company to product responsibility, from workplace safety to international and contractual law (supply contracts, subcontracting, OEM, etc.). The company offers itself as a reference point for Italian companies that export to the world, facilitated in this by having offices located in Moscow, New York, Toronto, Madrid and Sao Paulo.
Development services. In 2013 the company obtained UNI EN ISO 9001: 2008 certification (No. 1,315,929) and in April of the same year received the recognition as an Intertek Global Recognized Test Laboratory Policy Manual valid for the North American market: RTL (Recognized Testing Laboratory, N. RTL-2013-L3-22).
«We operate above all in the packaging sector - explains Matteo Marconi, CEO and Technical Director of the company - where we realize 50% of our turnover supporting companies such as IMA, Sacmi, GD Packaging, CAMA ... We are therefore able to support Italian companies - continues Marconi - in the various stages of the export of machines, plants and products, not only in the EU, but also in Canada, United States, Brazil, the Middle East, Africa (Nigeria, South Africa and Central Eastern countries), China, Australia and New Zealand, Ukraine, Turkey and finally the Eurasian Union. In these countries, we have developed knowledge of the legal and technical rules governing industrial products, including the complex protectionist system based on customs barriers. We can offer a complete service and continuous support thanks to the direct presence of our technicians in the various offices in Moscow, San Paolo, Delaware, Toronto, Bilbao and Alicante».
Having grown in authoritativeness and in a short time, «2017 was a turning point for the company - Marconi recalls - given that AC&E North America went from a commercial office to becoming a laboratory, taking the name of AC&E North America Inc. Advanced Testing and Laboratory, allowing it to operate as an authorized test laboratory. Lastly we obtained ISO 17025 ACCREDIA and ILAC certification as an internationally recognized laboratory».
The activities of AC & E - Advanced Consulting and Engineering include the refresher courses, which are regularly held at Ucima, Siemens, Telmotor and TUVNord. Lastly, the Verona-based company has been a consultant to Siemens Italia since 2000 for the safety of machinery and services for North America, an agreement extended in 2016 to Spain. To learn more about the sectors of intervention and the nations in which the company operates, we invite you to consult their website www.aceconsulting.it
