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Specialised in optimising the industrial application of hot glue with sustainable and innovative gluing systems, the Robatech group is a multinational organisation with head office in Switzerland in Muri

Max Marra was born in Paola, in Calabria. A multidisciplinary artist, he concentrates his research on the integration and linguistic contamination of drawing, painting and sculpture, bringing extensive and consolidated experimentation to his analysis.

I’m knocking at your door, dear readers. Can I come in? I have no preferences: a line operator, a businessman, a mechatronics designer or a marketing expert; it’s enough for me to be listened to by you without conceit and without distrust.

Born in Besana in Brianza (MI) in 1969, Isabella Rigamonti studied at the San Giuseppe Artistic High School in Monza and graduated in Architecture-Design at Milan Polytechnic.

We learn from experience; and, in the case of MG2 - Italian excellence in the field of capsule filling machines - we can truly say that this is not a cliché.

Flash from interpack. Over to Angelo Forni, Atlanta Stretch.

In these first days of summer, the heat is rising steadily, and it is feared that this year has in store phenomena that will force us to refresh the data of the European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus, according to which 2022 was the year with the hottest summer and, in general, the second hottest year on record.

Davide Maria Coltro, born in Verona in 1967, lives and works between Milan and Lake Maggiore. A pioneer of technological art, his projects modify criteria for the creation, dissemination and use of art.

I’ve been thinking back at the recent Giflex Congress and the challenge launched by its president Alberto Palaveri(1) and I’ve been reminded of the old French Film of 2001: Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain written and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, in which the protagonist, with great imagination and without forgoing true authentic emotions, dedicates her time to trying to correct the negative aspects of those around her; it’s only after innumerable adventures that she understands that the most important thing in life is, however, looking after also oneself.

Paola Lucarelli was born in 1965 in Milan, where she lives, studies and works.

«Ah, trade fairs… Those marvellous occasions for spending whole days in suffocating spaces, surrounded by foreigners desperately trying to sell something. What joy! ».

Let’s take stock of the situation. One thing is certain, or at least should be: today, as in the past, there is no unique packaging solution which is better than all the others.

Points of interest from the conference, which consolidates the Italian front of the industrial supply chains involved. Critical voices both on the merits of the regulation that impacts on enterprises, and on the European decision-making process, in which clear and transparent scientific evaluations are missing.

Born in Quistello (MN) in 1953, Luciano Porta defines himself as a “professional in the Fine Arts sector”: ranging between painting, conservative restoration, decoration, the organisation of exhibitions and theatrical sets

Arturo Donadoni was born on 14 April 1948 in Cà Gandolfi di S. Gregorio in Cisano, in the province of Bergamo. He moved to Desio with his family in 1955, where he lives and works today.

“All around us we see resignation, obsession and feigned transgression, but very little real passion. This now seems to be the only way to cope with life: with disillusionment, cynicism and sarcasm, the ugly brother of irony. We define ourselves in opposition to those we hate and call our prejudices passions.”

The publishing house Kairos Media Group was founded in January 2023, combining the publishing operations of Pack-Media (Ucima) and Tile Edizioni (Acimac). Editorial by Stefano Lavorini.

«Do not let the day end without having grown a little…». These words of the poet Walt Whitman not only seem able to give meaning to the future, but could be used as the manifesto of the approach of Berlin Packaging Emea, in the person of its CEO, Paolo Recrosio.

Born in Catanzaro in 1981, Massimo Sirelli is an Italian artist of national and international fame. His first steps in the visual arts as a teenager were influenced by the world of graffiti. His creative approach leads him to mix tools and supports: tools become supports and supports become tools.

Overwhelmed by the urgency of daily events and the winds of war in international politics, we are struggling to find our bearings, forgetful of who we are, of our history. Editorial by Stefano Lavorini.