Machinery

It is being developed on a “monstre” surface area of about 130.000 sm and required a total investment of 120 million dinars (about 36 million euros). It will employ 150 people.

The newly modernised line is designed to produce up to 7,600 roof tiles per hour, a 20% increase compared to the previous production department.

CEO Massimiliano Vulcano and executives Ivano Menso and Alberto Cazzaniga discuss the company’s strategic vision, core values and the MIE360° method.

The company continues its growth path by expanding its range of machines for increasingly qualified customer support.

Energy savings, lower spare part costs, improved product quality and exceptional durability are the main benefits of this innovative new product from the Italian company.

The GMM Group’s US subsidiary in Clarksville, Tennessee is continuing to expand and gain market share.

Innovative Sacmi/BMR technology flies to the United Kingdom for one of the country’s top brick manufacturers.

At the exhibitions Indian Ceramics Asia and Expo Revestir, both taking place in early March, Inter Ser will showcase the Italtech project alongside its partners Cimes, I-Tech, and Minerali Industriali Engineering.

Tailor-made plant design and increasingly digitalised machinery have strengthened Smac’s position in ceramic tile and clay brick decoration.

Grandi, who joined SACMI in 2001, succeeds Mauro Fenzi, whose tenure ended on 31st December 2024.

According to preliminary figures compiled by Mecs - Acimac Research Centre, Italian ceramic technology sector sales fell by 24% in 2024. Chairman Paolo Lamberti commented: “This result had been entirely expected and was caused by multiple factors. We are looking ahead to a recovery in 2026.”

In 2025, the Czech company will proudly celebrate 30 years of business that have taken it to the forefront of the industry in Europe.

The Kerakoll group renews its trust in LB with a new installation in Jaipur.

LB’s new report reflects a corporate culture that has always been aligned with international standards of excellence in terms of environmental responsibility and human well-being.

The company, together with the ERREVI Automation division, became part of the BlackBear TechHive group in 2023.

Marcheluzzo has signed a big contract to revamp a portion of a production line devoted to solid and lightened clay bricks.

The new IP92 press has been developed in in close collaboration with Bosch Rexroth and SEW.

The company continues its commitment to technology investments in Italy.

System Ceramics to showcase its forming, decoration and end of line technologies at Tecna 2024 and at its Open House in Fiorano Modenese.

On show at Tecna in Hall B1, the SACMI ‘easy factory’ balances environment-friendliness, productivity and quality flawlessly.