Interviews between December 2022 and April 2023

The voice of several operators, who chose LAMIERA to exhibit and show the public their novelties in the field of machine tools for sheet metal forming and innovative technologies related to the sector.

Tommaso Bonuzzi – SALVAGNINI
Sales Director
“…although for this edition LAMIERA is again onstage after only one year, we had no hesitation in confirming our participation. The success achieved in May 2022, the significance of the exhibition, our positive expectations for the future of the sector and the excellent results of the Italian market indeed make us feel very confident.
As usual, we expect an important, well-organised event in terms of figures, capable of gathering the most important players of the sector. The sheet metal processing industry is more and more focused on key crucial issues, such as automation, digitalisation of processes and sustainability. In order to meet these needs, at LAMIERA 2023, we will present a world preview of P2-2225, our new model of panel bender, showing absolutely innovative features.
We will also spotlight a 10kW laser cutting system, equipped with a compact, state-of-the-art loading/unloading device. These are smart, automated machines, which are extremely productive and efficient from the point of view of energy consumption, capable of minimising or even avoiding scraps and low value-added activities, while improving the work quality of operators.
However, we will give special emphasis to software and services, which are increasingly crucial for our product offering and highly demanded by customers…” 

Marco Brazzolotto – GASPARINI
Marketing Manager
“…monitoring the market performance and understanding the new trends of the sector are essential factors to stay competitive.
This exhibition is a great occasion to have meetings and exchange of views with customers and suppliers.
The Italian Machine Tool sector is made up of international key players. The possibility to relate to big players is always a source of new suggestions and new ideas. The participation in LAMIERA represents an important opportunity for 2023, which we expect to maintain a positive trend, even if with possible slowdowns, considering the complexity of the global economic and political situation.
We will have the chance to show our integrated production processes, solutions that may become really “turnkey factories”. Talking about the future of our company, we feel confident: we expect to continue the growth experienced over the last few years, a growth also supported by the appreciation of our technology all over the world…”

Simone Buscarini – AMADA
Sales and Marketing Manager
“…the participation in two editions of the same exhibition that are so close in time to one another is not simple for a company. However, we decided to exhibit also at LAMIERA 2023, because we are convinced that being present is extremely important for our business. At the event of May, we will have the opportunity to welcome numerous customers, friends, new contacts and competitors at our stand. As usual, the exchange of views with all these operators of the sector will offer us precious ideas to improve our product offering.
We expect a good feedback from the market, with a large number of visitors looking for innovative technologies. Our display of products will focus on our programming software, the user-friendliness of our machinery, our attention to automation, our maintenance services and the necessary tools to supply the most satisfactory possible service. In particular, we will present two new products: a 12 kW laser equipped with our new numerical control, AMNC 4ie – which will make the system capable of self-adapting to all variables of production – and a bending cell that is fully automated in all its stages. With all the orders we collected and the atmosphere of general trust in the sector, confirmed during the meetings with our customers, we can already predict positive results for 2023. Our goal is to assist our customers in their path towards innovation and we will constantly commit to meeting their primary need: that of being more and more competitive. The optimisation and automation of all the processes that make up a production cycle are presently essential elements for the enterprises that intend to be key players in the market. At Amada – thanks to the all-round development of our technologies and our attention to issues, such as automation, digitalisation and sustainability – we have all the necessary tools to offer solutions in line with the new requirements of the sector and capable of increasing the productivity of our customers…” 

Christian Colombo – FICEP
CEO
“…exhibiting at LAMIERA has become a tradition for us. Over the last few years, we have always achieved positive results and this trade show has always proven to be a favourable and valuable opportunity for our business. We will take part in the 2023 edition, feeling very confident and full of expectations: the dynamism of the market– in Italy as well as abroad – and the positive forecasts for next year make the time positioning of the event an effervescent period.
The excellent trend of the market is also confirmed by the results obtained by Ficep. Indeed, we will close the year 2022 with outstanding figures and, thanks to the numerous orders we have already received, this trend will also continue next year. To boost our growth, we will surely keep on proposing solutions in line with the new requirements of the sector, such as integration in terms of automation, robotics and machinery monitoring. Moreover, we will continue to extend all our applications towards sectors that are experiencing a large development (wind power, shipbuilding, offshore, green economy). We are ready to present all our innovations at LAMIERA 2023: at our stand, we will give higher visibility to our new solutions of predictive maintenance, our MES systems, our new processing cycles on cutting machines, our new applications of machine tending and follow-up remote services. We expect a positive exhibition and we are sure that we will able to achieve excellent results in terms of contacts. Moreover, we hope we will meet foreign visitors, too, in particular from the Mediterranean basin, which is currently a very interesting area for our company…” 

Magda Dellai – HYMSON ITALY
Project & Marketing Manager
“…established in 2019, Hymson Italy – European subsidiary of Hymson Laser Technology Group Ltd – deals with design, production and distribution of optical-fiber laser cutting plants. Fiber laser is a technology that is more and more commonly used due to its numerous advantages in terms of costs, user-friendliness and reliability. Hymson Italy machines are extremely innovative, thanks to their automation solutions and adherence to the requirements of Industry 4.0. They are flexible and characterised by high-quality software and hardware components, all of them Made in Italy. LAMIERA is a crucial appointment for our business. Italy is our market of reference and the exhibition gathers high-profile operators: this is why we cannot miss this event. With our high-quality product offering, competitive prices and special customer care, we will be able to achieve excellent results. At our stand, two machines will play the starring role: a fiber laser cutting machine for flat sheet metal – Model HF3015IT, equipped with the latest technical instruments – and a tube-cutting machine – Model X2 IT, conceived for a continuous production and integrated with functions, which make life easier for the industry professionals that need to process steel tubes and sections. In many sectors, such as building and construction, automotive, energy, furniture and machinery, where steel tubes and sections are used intensively, new developments directly influence the demand for highly automated cutting systems, equipped with intuitive software devices that are also affordable in terms of investment. The two machines – designed and developed in Italy in cooperation with technological experienced Partners – will be in operation during the trade show: visitors will thus have the opportunity to discover their performances and features of use in person. Despite the global economic and political difficulties, the sector of fiber laser shows upward trends. We feel very confident for the future of Hymson Italy. The numerous orders collected make us expect important figures for the year 2023 and in addition, we will keep on benefitting from the support of our parent company even in terms of R&D, which will further increase our presence in Europe…” 

Simona Di Giovanni – PRIMA POWER
Brand Marketing Communication
“…with a business approach based on dialogue with customers and on the creation of partnerships, we are always ready to seize all opportunities to face the challenges of the market. That is why we will not miss LAMIERA 2023 – the reference exhibition for our sector – feeling sure that it will offer numerous possibilities to meet up and build relations. Moreover, considering that Italy plays a leading role in the global market of the sector and that the year 2023 marks the real return to post-Covid normality, we can expect a large number of visitors even from abroad. Our traditionally open attitude towards the public visiting the tradeshow will be fully represented at our stand – a large space conceived to welcome visitors in the best way and make networking activities effective and pleasant.
By showing videos and presentations of our entire offering of machinery and software, it will also be a captivating, dynamic and multimedia place. Two machines will be exhibited, entirely Made in Italy: Laser Genius+ – a 2D laser cutting machine (with 15 kW power) equipped with a fully automated system that makes it advantageous in terms of speed, precision and operating costs – and BCe 2720 Bending Centre – a semi-automatic, servo-electric panel bender characterised by innovative loading/unloading functions, capable of increasing its productivity. The market increasingly demands automation-based and sustainability-oriented processes. At Prima Power, we are pioneers in supporting the innovation of our customers by providing automated, efficient and smart solutions: therefore, we do not fear the future. In line with the general trend of the market, the year 2023 will be positive for us, even if slightly on the decrease – compared with last year’s record-breaking figures – but we expect a 2024 of strong development…” 

Gabriele Fregoli – CUTLITE PENTA
Marketing Manager
“…an unparalleled opportunity to obtain new contacts and have a top position in the market, LAMIERA is the reference exhibition for the sector in Italy. That is why, as far as Italy is concerned, we always choose LAMIERA among the proposed trade fairs. Moreover, even in the coming years, we plan to exhibit with a larger and larger space each time. This year, we will already have a slightly bigger stand compared with the past edition. In 2022, we welcomed a large number of visitors and, at LAMIERA 2023, we expect an even bigger turnout. Leaving the public health emergency behind and considering the growing interest in new technologies and the confirmations of participations that we are already receiving from our customers, this trade show should really be a well-attended event. Moreover, LAMIERA 2023 is a long-awaited occasion for our company, as it will enable us to present our new technological products and our best range of laser solutions and cutting machines. A real key player in the field of laser processing, our company will go on proposing increasingly innovative and high-performance products with high-power solutions. In particular, we will focus on the development of bevel-head laser cutting technology – a type of technology that will be more and more in demand thanks to its production and processing advantages.
By using it with 30 kW or even higher power, we will also be able to enter a much wider market.
For this reason and also in consideration of the large number of orders we collected, both from Italy and from abroad – which will be put into production in the next months – we are very confident about the future of our enterprise…” 

Ermo Gallenda – TECNOROBOT
CEO
“…we have been active in the market since 1993. We are a continuously growing company – with a constantly increasing turnover. Thanks to considerable investments in innovative technologies and in the professional education and training of our employees, we propose a high-quality product offering, integrated with high-expertise consulting services and assistance.
Our professionalism enables us to deeply understand customers’ needs and provide the most suitable solutions by offering customised products. Exhibiting at LAMIERA is a priority for us. We have always been present in the exhibition halls, every time adapting our technological proposal on show with solutions in line with the market demands. In particular, for the 2023 edition, we will present technical applications on cobots for welding and cutting, collaborative robots, additive-manufacturing solutions, 3D laser machines and many other innovations. The time positioning in May and the dynamism of the market make us very optimistic about a successful outcome of the trade show. We feel confident that the visitors of LAMIERA will really be interested in investing in innovative technologies and will be looking for novelties. Therefore, we will offer all our expertise with targeted proposals and will be ready to meet all different requests! From 2023, we expect even more positive results – as proven by our order portfolio that is already almost full.
In addition, thanks to planned acquisitions and expansions, we will become more and more competitive, even worldwide…” 

Veronica Just – MILLUTENSIL
Vice President
“…after several successful editions, MILLUTENSIL has decided to be present also at LAMIERA 2023, where it will exhibit- at booth D02 in hall 15 – the latest technological innovations of its Green Line, the production line that supplies equipment for coil lines for presses. This year MILLUTENSIL will be showing a compact line with a feeder straightener, equipped with Industry 4.0. systems and integrated with high-performance solutions for line reset and energy saving. According to today’s market, companies are required to be increasingly flexible and to be able to react to sudden changes with innovative solutions, which MILLUTENSIL has been able to do successfully more than once.
The automotive industry requires dedicated lines for machining aluminium and high-strength materials, as well as specific applications for e-vehicles and their batteries. MILLUTENSIL has therefore developed several innovative technologies for the manufacture of such products, in combination with servo moulding presses. In addition, a significant need of today’s customers is for integrated solutions, in order to rely on a single technology partner. To this end, MILLUTENSIL has developed a fully integrated solution, called ‘All Around the Press’, which allows all plant machines, lubrication systems and conveyor belts to be easily managed with a single click.
In addition, the company will also present standard parts of FIBRO, German company of which it is the exclusive agent for Italy since 1960…” 

Stefano Monsignori – UTENSILERIAONLINE.IT
Co-founder
“…since 1980, we have been working in the market as suppliers of tooling, technical and industrial products. Since 2009, we have taken a “parallel path” of online sales, which has been growing considerably, especially over the last few years. Today, the digital sector represents our future and half of our turnover.
Always by devoting the utmost attention to customers, a serious preparation and a continuous assistance, even online, we offer a wide and comprehensive catalogue with over 70,000 item codes.
During the last edition of LAMIERA, we were present as “represented company” at the stand of a customer of ours and we were able to understand the great potential of this exhibition. Therefore, we have decided to take part for the first time as exhibitors in LAMIERA 2023, feeling certain that we will be able to achieve even better results. At our stand, the spotlight will be on our whole range of welding tables. In particular, we will highlight a novelty in our product portfolio: a very solid, electric-hydraulic lifting table capable of supporting up to 3500 kilograms. We are very confident about this new experience and also optimistic about the general future of our company. Despite the difficulties in this period, we are sure that the strong boost of the digital sector, which was a driving force during the pandemic, will continue even in the next years, extending the positive trend of the achieved results…” 

Dieter Niederfriniger – ALPEMAC
Owner
“…LAMIERA is an event of great appeal for the sector and our participation always offers us the opportunity to convey important messages to all operators visiting the trade show. In particular, at LAMIERA 2023, we will present important news: our recent acquisition of PROMOTEC, long-established Italian brand specialising in the field of thermal cutting. This great stride confirms our continuous growth. We have never been mere distributors; our expertise made us advanced dealers and today, we also have the opportunity to operate in the market as real manufacturers of cutting systems. As to future prospects, we are very confident: the thermal cutting sector will give us great satisfaction and we are ready to propose our range of innovative machines to meet the new requirements of our customers, even in terms of automation, energy saving and flexibility. Although the year 2023 has started without the excitement of last year – also due to the reduction of incentives 4.0 – we perceive that enterprises have a real need to keep on investing in production technology. Therefore, with its positioning in May, LAMIERA 2023 will again represent an important event for the performance of the sector and for the results of the second half of the year. At our stand, besides the offering of machines with our best brands (automatic panel benders, innovative punching machines, press brakes and hydraulic and electromechanical double folding machines, compact fiber laser-cutting systems and much more), we will dedicate an entire area to PROMOTEC S.p.A. and its solutions manufactured for thermal cutting systems. We look forward to meeting you!…” 

Paolo Robazza – WARCOM
Owner
“…among the various trade fairs around the world, in which we usually take part, LAMIERA has always been the leading event for our company. The Italian market is one of our reference markets and the most profitable one and therefore, this exhibition offers us numerous advantages. During the last edition, we had a great success and we expect similarly positive results from LAMIERA 2023. Indeed, we are curious to discover all the features of this year’s event. Although the trade show takes place only one year after the last edition, we have high expectations from our participation. At our stand, the spotlight will be on three machines: a flat laser-cutting machine, an electric press brake and a laser tube-cutting machine. The latter machinery, already exhibited last year, will be shown in an upgraded version. Thus, visitors will have the opportunity to discover an even more comprehensive and better performing product offering. Our innovative boost, supported by targeted investments, confirms our great commitment to keeping up with the evolution of the sector. The year 2022 turned out to be positive, with record-breaking figures and the positive trend should also continue throughout the year 2023. The real challenge is to keep on obtaining good results, both in Italy and abroad, even in the near future, when the upswing of these years is likely to decrease and when the incentives have lower and lower rates. Also for this reason, we will go on expanding our product portfolio, characterised by high-quality Made in Italy, with innovative solutions and accurate customers’ assistance services…” 

Alberto Zaffaroni – ZANI
Head of Management Control
“…LAMIERA is the international exhibition of reference for our sector and, as an Italian company, we cannot miss it! We also take part in trade fairs abroad, but LAMIERA has always been an unmissable fixture. Moreover, we believe that the trade show, year after year, is becoming a big event of wider and wider international appeal, thus capable of offering larger commercial opportunities.
From the next edition, we expect the best and we feel certain that, just like in the past, we will have the chance to meet a large number of customers, exchange views with competitors and suppliers, expand our contacts and give the appropriate visibility to our product offering. We have always worked in the market of presses and over the last 15 years, we have been including innovative solutions of servo technology in our product portfolio, which are increasingly demanded by customers. Therefore, we will focus our product display on these solutions in May. In addition, at our stand, we will give emphasis to our after-sale services, which propose a continuous assistance even after the delivery of a machine. Our company will close the year 2022 positively and we are already receiving orders for next year. Nevertheless, we cannot make accurate predictions for the future due to the difficulties of the sector related to the current, global geo-political conditions and to the increase in the costs of raw materials. However, we have a certainty: flexibility is the key to success to remain competitive in the market. Flexible machines that can be adapted to one or more dies or moulds and are programmable for several tasks, are indispensable for the enterprises today. We will keep on offering this type of solutions, because this is what the market demands from us…” 

Claudio Zerbini – REA ROBOTICS
Sales Director
“…the world is changing more and more rapidly and the industry of the sector needs to stay up to date all the time in order to keep pace with new technologies and market requirements.
That is why, at Rea Robotics, we propose solutions capable of giving quick responses regarding feasibility, costs and time scheduling. In addition, in order to offer a complete service and a continuous assistance to our customers, we are expanding our network thanks to important partnerships with highly specialised suppliers.
With our innovative spirit, we will take part in LAMIERA 2023 and present all our new automated solutions for the sector, visions systems, offline programming solutions and a complete overview of our product offering. At our stand – larger than that we had in the past edition – we will create a sort of virtual exhibition of our range from A to Z and set up an area dedicated to our solutions of press bending, equipped with vision technologies.
During the last edition of LAMIERA – our first trade show after the pandemic – we achieved excellent results and observed great enthusiasm across the exhibition halls. We collected many contacts and received numerous requests of investment. For this reason and thanks to our technology on show, we are sure that the participation in LAMIERA 2023 will also be a success! Despite the uncertainties linked to a possible change in the tax rates provided in the Transition Plan 4.0, we have positive expectations for the future trend of the market. The sheet metal sector will increasingly require automated solutions and we are ready to establish ourselves as ideal partners in this innovative path…”