Organised by LB Arte Italiana, the LB division responsible for product research and development in the ceramic sector, the competition was held for the second time in May this year.
Entitled “Business and Ceramic Technology”, the new 2nd level master’s course will train the highly specialised professionals needed in the ceramic industry.
The celebrations for Sacmi’s centenary began on 9 April with the inauguration of the new Sacmi Innovation Lab and the launch of the series of events entitled “Re-thinking the future”.
Fila, BMR and Vetriceramici were speakers at the conference “Surfaces and technology come together in the end-of-line stage” held on 23 November in Modena
Materials’ Stories, the new Tecnografica meeting due to open on 6 November in Castellarano, will explore hidden materials, revealing their beauty for use in new and contemporary ceramic projects.
Alongside its participation in the exhibitions in Rimini and Bologna, this year SITI BT is also holding a side event in its new bt-Space in Fiorano Modenese.
Tecnargilla 2018 will host the 10th Acimac Annual Meeting, which will provide an overview of the latest developments in materials and technologies for the production of the “ceramics of the future”: large-size products, decorated using full digital systems and produced in new smart factories.
On 19 July the Sacmi workshop will discuss the theme of plant modernisation for the production of tiles, sanitaryware, tableware and technical ceramics with a focus on energy saving and digitisation.