The company is a SME, established in 1973, based in the Northern Italy (Ferrara area), and specialized in the production of powder coating equipment, this type of painting is part of the field of industrial painting. Throughout the years, two generations have followed one another and constantly improved quality products. Its manufacture does not neglect the extreme craftsmanship care of the processing stages, carried out by hand on every single piece.

The company is an innovative fashion startup founded in 2015 which creates, designs and produces collections of bags and accessories for men and women. Its collections take inspiration from Italian places, culture and art, and use decorative accents such as handmade Venetian glass or inserts of hand-painted ceramics in traditional motifs. It has great potential for growth, especially at an international level and even in "mature" markets, where there is a growing interest in certified and well made brands and products.

The Italian company was set up in 2003 thanks to the passion for coffee of the two owners. Since then, it has been specializing in the manufacturing of roasted coffee, following the artisan method, eco-friendly practices and an accurate selection of raw materials, coming from different parts of the world, such as South America, Asia and Africa (full description in the advantages and innovations section). Company's products range includes coffee in beans and ground coffee, currently distributed mainly at national level to hotels and restaurants sector and small scale retailers.

An Italian association of companies, that represents over 3200 manufacturing and service SMEs and large entreprises is part of the Horizon 2020 project “NewSkin: Innovation Eco-system to Accelerate the Industrial Uptake of Advanced Surface Nano-Technologies”. The NewSkin project aims to create an Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB) to provide the European Innovation Ecosystem with the necessary technologies, resources and services to uptake a set of game-changing, efficient and cost-effective innovative processes to manufacture nano-enabled industrial and consumer products, as well as the necessar