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The Rising Importance for Sustainability: customers have higher expectations regarding sustainability after COVID-19

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'After COVID-19 customers have higher expectations regarding sustainability. The pandemic has taught us that having production closer to the place where the goods are sold is important. The common requests, on all types of machines relate to digitalization and industry 4.0, as well as sustainability, traceability, and circular economy," reports Maria Vittoria Brustia, President of ASSOMAC, the National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leather Goods and Tanning Technologies. Industry trends Sports shoes and sneakers are still very popular, very in fashion. But we also see a

Italy Gives AME Annual Conference 2012 In Chicago Participants An Edge - An Italian Edge!

Machines Italia, via its Chicago Office, will officially present and make available to this year's participants, its second in its book series, The Italian Edge: Technology for Sustainability on October 17th featuring a testimonial by one of the book's noted companies, AMUT SpA 's North American President, Anthony Georges. Mr. Georges will talk about the work his company has been successfully doing in the North American market bringing Italian sustainable manufacturing practices to local and international companies. This unique book presentation opportunity will allow Machines Italia to

Italian Textile Machinery: ACIMIT's “Sustainable Technologies” Project Gets the "Green Light"

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Italian textile machinery industry has become a benchmark in worldwide research for innovative technologies designed to reduce production costs and improve environmental impact. As part of its “Sustainable Technologies” project, ACIMIT firstly created the green label, a certification that aims to identify and render easily comprehensible the energy and environmental performances of textile machinery, in particular by pointing out the quantity of equivalent emissions of carbon dioxide (Carbon Footprint - CFP) produced during the machine’s operation. Subsequently, the Association chose RINA (www

Sustainability Award Winner - Taghleef Industries SpA

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April 20th, 2011 Written by Pat Reynolds, Editor-in-Chief Now in its third year, AIMCAL’s Sustainability Competition recognizes equipment, materials, or processes that reduce environmental impact, minimize energy usage or waste, and’or increase recycling. Taghleef Industries SpA, makes the Nativia flower sleeve film from a renewable resource, corn, at its San Giorgio Di Nogaro, Italy, facility. The compostable material not only protects the flowers during transport and handling but also presents an eye-catching appearance. Compared to petroleum-based polymers, PLA offers a smaller carbon