This issue of ipcm® offers a varied overview of the smart industrial world applied to the surface treatment sector.
Sustainability, energy saving and efficiency, new frontiers of robotics and automation, circular economy-oriented recycling, finishing systems organised as machine tools, and coating plants that reduce cycle times and energy consumption: these are just some of the great themes that have guided the development and transformation of the companies presented, many of which belong to, or are suppliers of, the (ACE) sector, which includes agricultural, earthmoving, and construction machinery as well as off-road vehicles in general.