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KUBE: The Digitalisation of Coating Processes Becomes Reality Interview with Davide Terzoli Export Sales Director of Franchi&Kim’s Industrial Coatings division
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s it possible to digitalise coating processes? The answer to this
and retail stores that market industrial tinting systems. In the pre-
question is KUBE, the new software package developed by the experts
COVID period, we also witnessed a significant increase in terms of
of Franchi&Kim, which enables users to search for the best coating
turnover and production of painting products and colouring pastes
system for their needs within a digital library of over 600 entries. Although
intended for some related sectors, such as aerosol coating, colour
it is going to be officially launched over the next year, Davide Terzoli,
palettes, and fibre cement sheets. With the acquisition of Damiani
the Export Sales Director of Franchi&Kim’s Industrial Coatings division,
Industrial Paints, our ownership wanted to further strengthen our
presents it to us in this exclusive interview for ipcm .
offer without however overlapping the two brands, due to both
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geographical reasons and motives relating to their market positioning Can you outline the history of Franchi&Kim, especially following
and product range. The establishment of a new company that did not
the recent creation of a new Group?
break with our past was a natural consequence. The aim was creating
In the last few years, Franchi&Kim has increasingly consolidated
a solid, totally Italian Group that is always ready to seize the new
its position in the industrial sector, with both corporate customers
opportunities that may arise in the local and foreign markets.
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