MECSPE | Bologna
Once again this year, the ProM Facility prototyping centre was among the protagonists of the reference exhibition for the manufacturing industry MECSPE, held in Bologna from 5 to 7 March. This 24th edition recorded 66,573 visitors and more than 2,100 companies present.
With a programme developed on the three main topics inspired by the pillars for 4.0 growth, education, digitalisation and sustainability, the exhibition’s 13 theme sections provided an important opportunity to learn about and showcase the main technological innovations in the field of industrial processes.
ProM Facility was involved in several ways.
First of all, ProM Facility was once again a sponsor, alongside Industrio Ventures, as well as an exhibitor. For the duration of the fair, objects printed in the Rovereto workshops using Multi Jet Fusion technology were put on display for visitors.
The Director, Paolo Gregori, and the Head of Additive Manufacturing, Matteo Perini, were also speakers during two of the scheduled conferences, talking about ProM’s experiences to the audience of entrepreneurs and managers, startuppers and professionals.
On Thursday, 6 March, Paolo Gregori opened the Startup Factory, coordinated by Industrio Ventures, with a speech entitled ‘Prototyping Innovation‘. In addition to illustrating the Facility’s activities, he presented success stories, including:
- reconstruction of aortic pathology from magnetic resonance imaging
- metal replacement of a robotic gripper via 3D printing for industrial pick & place application
- reconstruction of the skull and inner part of a cave bear based on 3D scanning via X-ray tomography.
On Friday, 7 March, Matteo Perini participated in the Round Table ‘New Frontiers in Design and 3D Printing‘. He went into specifics on technical topics, including:
- L-DED (Laser Direct Energy Deposition) technology used by the Facility for various activities such as the repair of industrial parts as part of the circular economy in the manufacturing sector,
- the importance of materials used in additive technologies,
- the future of Additive Manufacturing.
