Italian Green Label Awards Given to Two ACIMIT Member Companies
ITMA 2023, held in Milan, hosted more than 400 Italian textile machinery manufacturers for seven days. Visitors had the opportunity to get a first-hand look at the high-quality technology offerings showcased by the Italian exhibitors.
The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) also took part in the ITMA 2023 with all its members. The overall exhibition space occupied by Italy’s exhibitors is an impressive 36,000 square meters (roughly 30% of the total surface area).
In addition, at a press conference organized by ACIMIT and the Italian Trade Agency, two ACIMIT member companies that significantly reduced the carbon footprint (CFP) emissions of their machines in 2022 were awarded the Italian green label.
Alessandro Zucchi, President of ACIMIT (Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers Association), made the opening speech of the press conference. Zucchi stated, “Once again, Italian textile machinery industry will play a leading role, with a large number of participants at the world’s major showcase for textile machinery. Surely an important signal to all customers, confirming the vitality of our sector, with an annual production in 2022 that grew at a rate of 13% compared to the previous year.”
At the heart of the many technology solutions presented at the show by Italian manufacturers are the themes of sustainability and digitization. Indeed, the requests from customers focused on sustainable products and manufacturing processes, where digital transformation allows for more effective and efficient production. In this scenario, Italy’s textile machinery manufacturers intend to help redesign the future of the textile supply chain, focusing on these two essential themes, as evidenced by the claim Shaping the Future, which defines Italian promotional campaign at ITMA Milan.
Sustainability, digitization and technology
At ITMA, the Italian textile machinery industry can once again rely on the support provided by the Italian Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ITA-Italian Trade Agency, which promotes the internationalization of Italian businesses abroad.
Roberto Luongo, General Director of the Italian Trade Agency, explained that, “This year’s ITMA held was once again an essential international showcase for Italy’s textile machinery sector.The textile machinery industry represents a point of excellence for Made in Italy technology, with an entrepreneurial acumen that shows a high propensity for internationalization, where innovative, global, high-level outlets provide consolidation for their business models.
We have sought to support the textile machinery supply chain with a significant investment, as part of our promotional program, and in partnership with AC/MIT, providing our machinery manufacturing exhibiting at the fair with a structured activity plan that aims to enhance the keywords of the 2023 edition: sustainability, digitization and technology.”
Zucchi: ACIMIT is committed to environmental and economic sustainability with “Sustainable Technologies”
Sustainability has for years been the main focus of the research and innovation efforts of Italian manufacturers, who are committed to providing sustainable technology solutions both from an environmental and economic standpoint, solutions that are effective in cutting down on consumption and production costs.
As confirmed by Alessandro Zucchi, “ACIMIT has been committed to the issue of environmental and economic sustainability since 2010 with the “Sustainable Technologies” project, to which over 40 textile machinery manufacturers have joined. ”
The press conference held by ACIMIT and Italian Trade Agency ended with the awarding of two ACIMIT member companies which in 2022 proved their virtuous qualities, by considerably reducing carbon footprint (CFP) emissions on their machinery.
From among over 40 ACIMIT members Pafasystem and Brazzoli Won the Italian Green Label Award
Pafasystem S.r.l., a company based in Prato, produces spinning machines, and Brazzoli S.r.l., located in Senago (Ml), which specializes in fabric dyeing technologies, both received an award for obtaining the best results expressed in terms of percentage CFP value reduction for their machinery, from among over 40 ACIMIT member companies adhering to the Sustainable Technologies project.
The two winning companies duly expressed their satisfaction. Francesca Fani, CEO of Pafasystem stated that, “We’re honoured and grateful for the prize we’ve been awarded. The Italian Green Label Award is a recognition for the work put in by the whole our team at Pafasystem. We consistently work together as a unit to improve each and every day, with product innovations, optimizing our organization, rendering production processes more efficient, and through promoting sensitivity to issues of sustainability and the company’s social values. This prize we receive provided a great deal of motivation to offer to the international community and the whole of the textile district here in Prato – from which we were conceived by now over 60 years ago – a product and service that is increasingly modern and efficient, and above all more sustainable.”
Greta Banfi, the Technical Department Manager at Brazzoli pointed out that, “We joined to the Green Label project right from the beginning because we feel that Italian textile machinery manufacturers play a preeminent role in promoting new green technology trends. Brazzoli has always deemed foremost the reduction of consumption for its machinery, so that our Research and Development activity has always been focused on providing innovative and sustainable solutions.”
As part of the many initiatives organized by ACIMIT for ITMA is the photo exhibition dedicated to Italy’s textile machinery sector, “Shaping The Future – The heritage and uninterrupted evolution of the Italian Textile Machinery industry”.
