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ECCA Conference – “Pre-Painted Metal: The Future of Construction”
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n October 17, 2018, on the
substrate and of an optimal geometric
Alubel Spa Sales Manager Davide
occasion of the 53rd edition of
shape and the use of corrosion inhibitors.
Lorusso presented the advantages of
SAIE, the trade fair dedicated
Rossi also highlighted the importance of
pre-painted metal for roofing, including
to the technologies for construction and
coating and above all of duplex systems, i.e.
durability, lightness, impermeability,
built environment 4.0, ipcm® held the
the combination of hot-dip galvanising and
chemical resistance, and environmental
conference “Pre-Painted Metal:
painting, to further prevent corrosion.
sustainability. Thanks to these quality and eco-friendliness benefits, pre-painted
The Future of Construction” organised in European Coil Coating Association ECCA
metal is going to play an increasingly
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collaboration with the Italian branch of the
important role in the civil and
Italia. Indeed, this association was created
commercial building sector: this
in 1967 in Brussels precisely with the
was the main theme addressed by
aim of promoting and spreading culture
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on pre-painted metal.
Magazine Editor-in-Chief Alessia
This innovative material is mainly used in
Venturi, who also showed some
the construction and architectural sector,
projects realised all over the world,
it is produced through a coil coating
including the famous Ferrari World
process, and it offers high environmental,
in Abu Dhabi.Finally, Prof. Stefano
economic, and quality benefits. With
Rossi concluded the conference
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the aim of pursuing the association’s mission, ECCA Italia annually organises meetings and conferences to present the latest technical innovations to the main
talking about the influence that Figure 1: From left to right, Davide Lorusso from Alubel, Antonio Bonoli from Marcegaglia, Alessia Venturi from ipcm®, and Prof. Stefano Rossi from the University of Trento.
colours, finishes, and pigments can have on the thermal behaviour of buildings. Then, an interesting debate was started on the need
material producers to end users, including
to inform the building and town
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players of the coil coating sector, from raw designers and architects.
planning commissions of public bodies on the endless application possibilities
“Pre-painted metal: the future of construction”
of pre-painted metal as an innovative, lightweight, and sustainable material that
The conference opened with a greeting
can replace traditional materials such as
from ECCA Italia President Antonio
brick roofing.
Bonoli, the Coil Coating Lines Operation
In addition to this meeting, ECCA
Manager of Marcegaglia (Fig. 1).
participated in the SAIE trade fair with
The meeting then continued with a series
a stand, in which the numerous visitors
of technical reports.
were able to see some pre-painted
Prof. Stefano Rossi from the Department
metal roofing samples, as well as a video
of Industrial Engineering of the University
presentation on the most important
of Trento presented the main corrosive
projects made with this material
phenomena that degrade the properties
worldwide (Fig. 2).
of metal and how to fight them in order to protect the materials used. This include the choice of a more resistant
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Figure 2: The ECCA booth at SAIE 2018.
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