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GMP&A: We are also seeing an
important comeback in the use of
glass compared to plastic, which
is a positive factor for the glass
sector and its machinery manu-
facturers…
EMS: In fact, our idea is to
exploit this situation to the
utmost because glassmakers will
be investing in new lines with all
the equipment required.

GMP&A: So, big changes going
on, but there also seems to have
been some important changes
with regards to strategy and
management – the previous situ-
ation was that each company had
its own management and strat-
egy, but what about now?
EMS: Yes, it’s a lot different
now – the opposite! Before there
were different partners in each
different company – carrying out
different activities that were often
complementary to one another
but not always – but it was
like being in-house competitors.
Now, with all partners involved
in the entire group, which will
actually be merged completely
at the end of October with the
name EMS, this type of competi-
tion has been eliminated.
The previous group of 13
partners, which I was part of,
as CEO of Mectra, sold to a
private equity focusing mainly
on industrialization, who invest
in manufacturing companies of
different sectors. We sold 100
per cent of the shares of all four
companies, and another partner
and myself decided to reinvest
in this new project as 5 per cent
shareholders.
And when we speak about
investing, we are speaking about
personnel, software and other
connected aspects. I can say that
in the past four months we have
invested in more than one million
Euro in software alone for CAD,
changing the operative system
completely, design system for

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