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ACIMALL
| GOOD 2017 AND "PROMISING" 2018
| Time to draw a balance for the wood technology industry, as well as an occasion to look into the future, ecnouraged by the figures of the market survey related to the fourth quarteer 2017.The barometer for woodworking and furniture industry machinery and plants keeps pointing to nice weather. This is clearly visible in the preliminary figures processed by the Studies Office of Acimall, the Confindustria member association representing industry companies. According to the figures published recently, in 2017 the industry achieved a production value of 2.29 billion euro, up by 11.6 percent compared to the previous year. The export trend was excellent, amounting to 1.6 billion euro, 7.1 percent more than in 2016...(read more) |
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EVENTS | FORUM OF WOODEN CONSTRUCTIONS
| The seventh edition of the 2018 International Forum of Wooden Construction will take place on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Hotel Parchi del Garda in Lazise (Verona) and will offer to builders, designers, engineers and architects the opportunity to show their experiences and achievements, as well as their objectives in the field of wooden constructions...(read more) | | |
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COMPANIES | ICA GROUP IS STILL GROWING
| Ica Group, the all-Italian multinational company with headquarters in Civitanova Marche, is a worldwide leader in the production and innovation of water-based paints for wood and glass. Turnover in 2017 rose to 118 million euros, an increase of 6 percent compared to 2016. The export share grew, going from 54 percent in 2016 to 56 percent in 2017, while maintaining solid positions in Italy. Production volumes rose from 25 million kilos in 2016 to 28 million in 2017. Employees also increased: from 550 to 583...(read more) | | |
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WEINIG
| NEW DIGITAL PLATFORM "MINDSPHERE" | Industrial cloud solutions are increasingly becoming an economic factor. Under the leadership of Siemens AG and together with 18 other companies, Michael Weinig AG has accepted the challenge. “MindSphere World” was founded on 23 January in Berlin, as a user organization that benefits from the know-how of all partners and sets standards. “MindSphere World” ensures full connectivity with Siemens and third-party products while maintaining secure data communication. Under this unified platform, Weinig will continue to develop and optimize its own digital standard W 4.0 for the benefit of its customers...(read more) | | |
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SIEMPELKAMP | ANOTHER PRESS FOR EGGER | The order for another short-cycle press for the Egger plant in St. Johann arrived at Siempelkamp in Krefeld at the end of November. With the new machine the long-standing Siempelkamp customer will expand its production capacities in its main plant to meet the constantly growing demand of its benchmark products with synchronized pore structures...(read more) | | |
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