17 May 2018

FAIRS

XYLEXPO REAFFIRMS ITS ROLE OF INNOVATION SHOWCASE

Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of technology and systems for the wood and furniture industry, was held at FieraMilano-Rho last May 8 to 12. In terms of contents, the event has kept its promise: plenty of technology for secondary operation industries, from panels to solid wood; the best offer of furniture manufacturing systems; and the most advanced “Industry X.0” solutions. The exhibition has been rewarded by a substantial flow of industry visitors, with 17,781 operators, 2.1 percent more than the previous edition. Among them, 5,032 came from abroad, 28.3 percent of total attendance, basically in line with 2016. Of course, good results for Italy, with 12,749 industry professionals, up by 3.3 percent from the previous edition, accounting for 71.7 percent of total attendance. On the whole, the expo center recorded 37 thousand accesses...(read more)

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EVENTS

XIA-XYLEXPO INNOVATION AWARDS

On 9 May last, the cerimony for the XIA-Xylexpo Innovation Awards, the prize assigned during the last edition of Xylexpo, the biennial world exhibition for woodworking technologies and components for the furniture industry. Here is the document of the jury with the award classification and justification...(read more)

 

FAIRS

INTERFORST 2018

From seeding and shredding to wood utilization: the supporting program of Interforst 2018, the international exhibition devoted to forest technology and first processing of wood, which will be held on the exhibition grounds of Messe München from July 18 to 22, is just as diversified as the range of products and services on offer...(read more)

 
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ICA GROUP

THE NEW PAINT "X-MATT"

A new product by Ica Group faces the market: here comes the new paint for ultra-opaque surfaces, which is anti-scratch and self-repairing. It is called “X-Matt” and was awarded at Xylexpo 2018, the biennial world exhibition of technologies for woodworking and components for the furniture industry in Milan, winning the second prize in the “Finishing” category of XIA-Xylexpo Innovation Awards....(read more)

 
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