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MECSPE 2019 is a Great Success
M
ECSPE: another great success.
skills, exhibitors and visitors saw the
revolution. This transformation was palpable
The 4.0 manufacturing trade
trade fair as an important business
in the Innovation Tunnel, created thanks to
fair organised by Senaf,
opportunity and a fruitful moment for
collaboration with the Intelligent Factory Cluster
a reference event at national and
discussing and updating on innovation
(IFC, Fig. 2) with the presentation of four
international level, took place at Fiere
topics which are increasingly central
lighthouse projects by Ansaldo Energia, ABB
di Parma from 28 to 30 March,
for the competitiveness of Made in Italy
Italia, Tenova/Ori Martin and Hitachi Rail Italy,
confirming itself once more in 2019
businesses.
selected by the IFC on behalf of the Ministry of
as a synergistic link between the latest
The excellent results achieved by the
Economic Development.
manufacturing technologies and different
event also come down to the even
“Collaboration with the Intelligent Factory
industrial chains (Fig. 1). The 18th edition
more innovative contents of this
Cluster enabled us to recount lighthouse
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of the event ended on Saturday, but
companies, those which in accordance
not before
with IFC lines
clocking
of action were
up some
identified by
impressive
the Ministry
numbers:
of Economic
56,498 certified
Development
visitors (+6%
as examples of
compared
digitalisation
to the 2018
and
edition), 2,355
improvement
companies
of production
present and
processes
120,000 m2
with reference
of exhibition
to Italian
space, proof of
SMEs and
a continuously
international
growing event, on a vibrant and strategic market. First and foremost,
markets.” – in
1
the words of
Figure 1: The synergy of themed halls and cross-contamination of skills once more prove to be winning strategies for the annual trade fair event Senaf at Fiere di Parma, which attracted 56,498 visitors (+6% compared to 2018).
the Director of Senaf, Emilio Bianchi – The
MECSPE
results of
generates a
this edition
virtuous matching opportunity between
edition in which systems contributing
stimulate us to set even more challenging
exhibitors from different industry sectors,
towards designing the factory of future
objectives and achieve new targets. This is
suppliers and customers along the entire
were showcased, with no shortage of
why we created a new event dedicated to 4.0
manufacturing industry supply chain.
opportunities for dialogue between
manufacturing. The first edition of MECSPE Bari,
Thanks to the synergy of 12 themed
companies aiming to become the
scheduled for the 28th-30th November 2019 at
halls and the cross-contamination of
protagonists of the fourth industrial
the Nuova Fiera del Levante trade fair centre,
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