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S.M.A.R.T. 2022: Sustainable Technological Innovation for Surface Finishing Gabriele Lazzari ipcm®
The second edition of the S.M.A.R.T. conference organised by UCIF included speeches by ten industry experts who provided useful details on innovative, efficient, and environmentally sustainable processes and technologies for the surface treatment industry.
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he second edition of the S.M.A.R.T. (Surface, Manufacturing,
of view of the Poliefun association”, was given by Paolo Gronchi, the
Advanced, Research, Trends) conference of the Italian Surface
president of the association and a professor at the Politecnico di
Treatment Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (UCIF),
Milano, who presented Poliefun’s cultural activities in the scientific
sponsored by the Municipality of Milan and Poliefun, took place on
field and highlighted the efforts made in recent years for technical
Wednesday 18 May 2022 in Milan. Held at the at the Congress Centre
advancement in the field of surface treatments. He also drew attention
of Fondazione Cariplo, in Via Romagnosi 8, the event offered producers
to the indissoluble link between innovation and sustainability, including
and suppliers the opportunity to attend ten technical presentations
in the area of new technologies and virtual reality applied to surface
focusing on the topic of innovations for surface finishing technologies,
treatments.
aimed at improving environmental sustainability and revitalising the
Matteo Pozzi, Application Engineer at Rösler Italiana, delivered the
Italian manufacturing industry.
second speech. In his report, “Waste water recirculation systems:
It started at 10:00 a.m. with greetings and a welcome message
responsible consumption and green plants”, Pozzi presented his
from UCIF President Daryush Arabnia, followed by greetings from a
company’s experience with aqueous solution management and
representative of the Municipality of Milan.
recirculation systems, identifying centrifuges as the technology that has
The first speech, entitled “Innovation and sustainability: the point
proved the most effective.
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The speakers of S.M.A.R.T. 2022 lined up for a picture before the event started.
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