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Sunspeker, founded in Turin in 2022, has developed “See Beyond,” a patented film that lets solar panels blend visually into roofs, facades, and protected historic buildings without meaningfully reducing energy output. The technology is expanding beyond architecture into automotive, defence, and smart-city advertising displays, with installations already running in Italy, Spain, and Germany. We spoke with Fabrizio Chiara, CEO & Founder of...
LEAA (Laboratory of Applied Food Entomology) is an independent Italian laboratory helping the food industry manage biological risks through research, testing, and technical consultancy. As global supply chains expand and packaging shifts toward lighter, more sustainable materials under Europe’s new PPWR framework, manufacturers increasingly need independent scientific evidence that their products remain protected against insect infestation. We spoke with Guglielmo Cassani, International...
Synov, a French electronics engineering and manufacturing group founded in 1949, has grown into a 14-entity, €170 million European platform combining EMS production with in-house ODM engineering. Following its October 2025 acquisitions of Italian power-electronics specialist Prima Electro and security firm ATLS, Synov is expanding into high-power industrial electrification, defence, and energy infrastructure. We spoke with Alix Joseph, Group Sales & Marketing...
Werkzeugbau Ruhla develops and manufactures high-precision multi-cavity injection molds with up to 96 cavities for the medical, diagnostics, laboratory, and packaging industries. With in-house design, advanced manufacturing technologies, comprehensive metrology, and dedicated sampling capabilities, the company delivers tooling solutions that combine precision, reliability, and long-term production performance. We talked to Lena Lüneburger, Managing Director of Werkzeugbau Ruhla GmbH, about the engineering challenges...
Following the completion of the consolidation of the SECO/WARWICK Group’s U.S. companies, the organization in the United States is entering the next stage of development. Donald Marteeny, who has been associated with SECO/WARWICK for many years, is assuming the role of Managing Director of SECO/WARWICK USA. Piotr Zawistowski, who has led the U.S. organization to date, is joining the Supervisory Board of...
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The Czech commercial heat treatment company CZECHmetal s.r.o. has selected SECO/WARWICK technology. The company has purchased a horizontal, two-chamber CaseMaster Evolution vacuum furnace equipped with an oil quenching system and an option for vacuum carburizing. CZECHmetal is upgrading its Olomouc plant with a custom SECO/WARWICK vacuum furnace to boost production efficiency, precision, and capacity using advanced carburizing technologies. Project key points: The system will be installed...
FRAMOS is the leading camera module design and manufacturing expert. Founded in Munich, Germany over 40 years ago, FRAMOS has empowered companies worldwide to make drones fly safely, enable robots to see and think, make diagnostics faster and more affordable, boost athletic performance with AI, and countless other innovations. The company stands for best-in-class image quality, an open-source approach, and fast, easy...
Thermoscreens manufactures and supplies HVAC equipment across a wide range of sectors, including retail, hospitality, public buildings, cold chain and warehousing. With a strong focus on energy efficiency, comfort and operational performance, the company works closely with wholesalers, contractors and end users to provide practical HVAC solutions that support both commercial and sustainability goals. Interview with Alastair Fawcett, UK Sales Manager at...
As embedded systems become the backbone of modern industry, from automotive platforms to robotics and industrial automation, the challenge is no longer just building software. Companies must manage growing complexity, ensure safety and reliability, and bring innovation into production at a scale. eSOL positions itself at this intersection, offering not only a real-time operating system, but a full-stack engineering approach designed to...
Fagus is a German industrial supplier specialized in tooling, engineering, and manufacturing solutions for footwear production especially for direct soling processes and automated shoe production. The company operates from Alfeld, Germany since 1911 and was reorganized into an independent company structure beginning in 2024 to sharpen its footwear focus even more. As a manufacturing partner apart from the footwear industry, Fagus also...
FUTTEC a.s. is a Czech technology company founded in 2011. The company develops and manufactures a patented microwave system for the permanent, seamless repair of potholes and other defects in asphalt roads. The technology was developed together with the Institute of Chemical Processes of the Czech Academy of Sciences and has been in commercial operation since 2020. It is approved by the...
agiplan.ch is the intralogistics consulting and planning brand of the T&O Group in Switzerland. The company supports industrial and logistics companies throughout the entire lifecycle of logistics investments, from strategic concept development and detailed engineering to manufacturer-neutral tendering, implementation support and commissioning. Their independence from equipment suppliers and system providers enables agiplan.ch to recommend solutions solely based on clients’ operational and economic...
Smiley Monroe is one of the world’s leading suppliers of conveyor belts and rubber and plastic conveyor components such as skirting rubber, seals and capping rubber. Established in 1979 in Northern Ireland, they have become a trusted supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of bulk materials handling equipment. With production facilities across the UK, USA and India, the company supplies to a...
AGROTEL CenoTec is a leading German manufacturer of high-quality technical textiles and customized membrane systems. For more than 40 years, the company has been developing and producing innovative solutions for the biogas and renewable energy sector as well as textile building systems for industrial and agricultural applications. Their core expertise lies in the engineering, manufacturing and installation of double membrane gasholders on fermentation tanks, free-standing...
PVP Recycling develops and operates infrastructure for end-of-life photovoltaic (PV) module processing in Poland. The company focuses on the engineering and deployment of systems for collection, reverse logistics, dismantling, and material separation of crystalline silicon PV modules. The objective is the recovery of secondary raw materials – primarily glass, aluminium, copper, silicon fractions, and silver-bearing components, from decommissioned PV modules, with emphasis...
