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MACHINERY AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTS

cell, designed and created industrial manufacturing,
to optimise loading and guaranteeing competitive- THE BIESSE GROUP
unloading times for work ness and a reduction in
centres and water-jet ma- time-to-market produc-
chines; the V-Loader, an tion. BIESSE is a multinational leader in the technology for machining wood, glass,
automatic loader for the stone, plastic and metal. It designs, manufactures, and distributes machines,
collection and deposit of FLEXIBLE integrated systems, and software for manufacturers of furniture, door/
sheets of glass from pal- INTEGRATION window frames, and components for the construction, ship-building, and
lets to the roller beds of Thanks to SOPHIA, an aerospace industries. It invests an average of EUR 14 million per year in R&D,
vertical work centres; and IOT service platform, the boasting over 200 registered patents. It operates through 8 industrial sites,
new technological tools for process of digital trans- 34 branches and 300 agents and selected dealers, exporting 90 per cent
work centres that, through formation (the process of its production. Its customers include some of the most prestigious names
an investment which any of factory digitalisation) in Italian and international design. Founded in Pesaro in 1969, by Giancarlo
company can afford, make is further made a reality. Selci, the company has been listed on the Stock Exchange (STAR segment)
it possible to revolutionise This new platform, imple- since June 2001. It currently has 3800 employees worldwide.
biessegroup.com

INTERMAC

Intermac is the division of Biesse Group which
manufactures and markets machinery and systems for flat
glass machining, and more generally, for the furniture,
construction and automotive sectors. Through a vast
and extensive distribution network of branches, dealers
and agents, Intermac offers attentive, personalised
assistance to customers, from pre-sales consultation to
post-sales and spare parts services. The majority of the
brand’s manufacturing activities take place at the Intermac
plants in Pesaro and Dongguan (in China), where the
company’s production area spans around 30,000
intermac.com
square metres, employing more than 400 people.

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