The ipcm® March issue has many focusses. It covers a variety of topics and applications spanning several manufacturing fields, from pumps to cosmetic packaging, from road maintenance machines to boilers. It also includes a comprehensive supplement devoted to the coating of architectural profiles and design objects, with a wealth of innovations especially in the powder coating sector. The common thread linking this variety of topics is the companies’ quest to meet this twofold market need through technological innovation that generates efficiency even with highly customised production and finishing processes, which typically do so less.