27 November 2018

EVENTS

"TRENDS IN WOOD COATING" TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM

An important event organized by the Polytechnic of Milan and Catas − and to which Acimall has given its patronage − will be held on December 13, 2018, from 9 am to 5 pm, at the Polytechnic of Milan, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, in Milan. The event is one of the few opportunities for “deepening knowledge” in our supply chain. The day will be divided into three sections: Raw materials (sustainability, safety, regulations); Plants and technologies for surface finishing; Design (color, appearance). The Scientific Committee is composed of: Franco Bulian (Catas), Gianni Giardina (Industrial Consultant), Paolo Gronchi (Polytechnic of Milan-Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering), Patrizia Malavolti (Anver), Luca Rossetti (Acimall), Francesca Valan (Lecturer/Industrial Consultant).
HERE THE COMPLETE PROGRAM OF THE EVENT!...(read more)

OPEN HOUSE

SCM'S "SMART&HUMAN FACTORY"

Automation through integrated robotics will be the focus of the “Smart&Human Factory” event to be held from 31 January to 2 February 2019 at the Technology Center of the Scm Headquarters, in Rimini. The leading producer of secondary woodworking machinery will host an exclusive presentation of its new systems – flexible, modular and easily reconfigurable, designed to provide an increasingly effective, quick response to the challenges of mass customization...(read more)

 

EVENTS

ISTANBUL SIEMPELKAMP SYMPOSIUM

The second Siempelkamp customer symposium held October last in Istanbul, attracted around 100 participants from the Turkish wood-based materials industry. The inviting party was the Siempelkamp office in Istanbul and the agenda for the meeting was developed by the German and Turkish Siempelkamp team including the subsidiaries Sls and Pallmann. “Turkey has developed into the leading driver of innovation for the wood-based materials industry in Europe. That is why it was an honor for us to initiate the active exchange of information with our customers,” says Ulrich Kaiser, Head of Sales Wood Division at Siempelkamp....(read more)

 
---

EPLF

PAUL DE COCK RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT

Paul De Cock (Unilin), President of the Eplf, the European Producers of Laminate Flooring e.V. (Bielefeld/Germany) since last May and member of its executive board since 2014, resigns from his office with immediate effect. De Cock (45) has been promoted within Mohawk Industries, Inc., Calhoun (Georgia, Usa), to which the Unilin-group belongs since the 2005 acquisition, to become President of the company’s Flooring North America segment...(read more)

 

KOELNMESSE

PARTED WAYS WITH COO K.C.HAMMA

In light of differing views on the future strategic direction of the company, the Supervisory Board of Koelnmesse decided on 16 November 2018, to terminate the working relationship with Chief Operating Officer Katharina C. Hamma (52) with immediate effect. Until further notice, Koelnmesse Ceo Gerald Böse will assume Ms.Hamma’s previous responsibilities...(read more)