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“La Finitura diventa SMART”
innovations, in order to share them with the event participants through thirteen specific reports. The goal is to describe in a simple and practical way the many strides made by the surface treatment field. For this reason, UCIF has invited the companies that will participate
UNIONE COSTRUTTORI IMPIANTI DI FINITURA
to the event as speakers, which are active members of the association, to involve their customers in the development of their reports and in
from the entire supply chain and will turn
guaranteeing economic benefits
the description of the benefits that the
the conference into an opportunity for
for customers, this choice is also
technology or innovation in question
technical and cultural growth for all industry
environmentally friendly thanks to
has brought to their production
operators.
its reduced impact. The saving of
processes. In this way, it will be possible
resources, however, also regards
to focus on application aspects and see
Two of the reports’ common threads
water and methane, resulting in a
first-hand how the users’ flows have
will be environmental sustainability and
wide range of solutions on which plant
changed in terms of time or cost. It is
energy consumption. These issues will
manufacturers have been focussing.
no coincidence that several customers
be addressed in terms of both plant
have already accepted to be involved
engineering (i.e. the strategic aspects
The event that will be held at the Milan
in the development of relations, such
that have led some companies to create
Conference Centre of Fondazione
as FCA Italy, Federal Mogul, Fonderie
low energy-consumption systems) and
Cariplo on November, 6 will, therefore,
Montorso, Roboze, Zanasi Group,
material consumption (especially as regards
be unmissable for anyone wishing to
and OMR. UCIF strongly believes in
coatings). Indeed, several companies are
fully understand the developments
this new presentation method, which
striving to minimise their paint consumption
of the finishing sector and the way
will surely make the topics treated
(for instance, one of them will speak about
in which its products are going to
even more interesting for companies
the “zero overspray” technology): besides
change in the coming years.
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