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[March 2007]
Acimac's Spring Initiatives
Member companies of Acimac in Italy have recently been sent the new and complete catalogue of 2007 appointments. Over the next few months there will be numerous training courses, seminars and participations in international tradeshows.The themes of the training courses for member companies scheduled for the spring months include: organisation of the technical department; interpreting balance sheets for non-experts; economic, legislative and fiscal aspects of employee travel; writing operation manuals; agency contracts in Italy and abroad; the role of the project manager; functional safety of circuits.
Acimac's activities also include participation in international tradeshows. From 13 to 16 March, an Italian pavilion will be organised at the trade fair Revestir at São Paulo, Brazil in cooperation with the Italian Trade Commission ICE. The companies taking part include Air Power Group, Ancora, Bmr, Ca.m.i., Euromeccanica, Forni Ficola, Gruppo Minerali, Italforni, Messersì, Newtech, Nuova Fima, Sacmi Imola, System and Tecnema and there will also be an institutional Acimac stand.
ICE-Acimac will additionally be organising an Italian pavilion at the Mosbuild exhibition in Moscow, Russia from 3 to 6 April. This event will see the participation of Air Power Group, Ancora, Atech, Bedeschi, Bmr, C.a.m.i., Cft - Morando, Colorobbia Italia - Industrie Bitossi, Esmalglass, Euromeccanica, Forni Ficola - T.S.C., Barbieri & Tarozzi Group, I.C.F. Industrie Cibec - Welko, Italforni, Manfredini & Schianchi, Martinelli Ettore, Mass, Messersì, Newtech, Melco, Nuova Fima, Piccinini Impianti, Pragma, Sacmi Imola, System, Tecnema and Tyrolit Vincent.
Acimac will also be organising a presence in India and China, the world's fastest-growing economic players. Italian companies will be taking part in the ICE-Acimac pavilion at Indian Ceramics (Mumbai, India) from 11 to 13 April while another ICE-Acimac pavilion is being organised for Ceramics China (Guangzhou, China) from 30 May to 2 June.
Another important tool for machinery and equipment manufacturers is due to be unveiled in April: the sector survey on the ceramic industry in North Africa. An update on the Indian industry is currently in progress and should be published by the middle of this year.
Acimac is also organising a number of seminars and technical conferences. The new BATs (Best Available Technologies) for the ceramic sector will be discussed on 8 March, followed by new opportunities for research funding on 8 May. A conference on 'Rheology in Ceramics' will be organised on 15 May in cooperation with the Italian Ceramic Society. Finally, on 14 June there will be a seminar on the new Electromagnetic Compatibility directive.
A training course for technicians from customer companies operating in the brick and tile sector will be held in Salvador de Bahia (Brazil) from 3 to 6 June.
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