Itema, the leading provider of advanced weaving solutions, announced the new structure of Itemaalab, the innovation incubator opened in 2014 in the Kilometro Rosso innovation district in Bergamo. Created with the aim of designing the platform for the “loom of the future” and disruptive solutions for the textile industry, Itemalab is now an independent company.

Itemalab is expanding its scope, offering its customers and partners skills in system engineering and business process reengineering.

With a team of 70 engineers and specialized professionals, Itema’s textile division will continue to meet the innovation needs of Itema Group and the textile industry. On the contrary, the new industrial pole will become the point of reference for all industrial companies looking for a partner of excellence to study advanced solutions to digitize and reshape industrial products and processes.

“The textile machinery sector is one of the most complex in the industrial scenario, due to the confluence of high precision mechanical, electronic and mechatronic technologies which, in this industry, face very severe challenges in terms of working conditions. use, applications and productivity. Multidisciplinarity is one of Itemalab’s strong points: it allows us to offer transversal solutions and significant added value in terms of innovation, sustainability, digitization and system engineering, by transferring the know-how acquired in the world of textile machinery to other sectors ”, Lorenzo Minelli, General Manager of Itemalab.

“Innovation is essential to be competitive in increasingly complex and competitive markets. With the strengthening and evolution of Itemaalab, we are setting the conditions for endless innovation opportunities in the most diverse application areas ”, said Ghilardi, CEO of Itema Group. “In recent years, we have partnered with various companies and explored new horizons and perspectives in the areas of mechatronic materials and principles. I am convinced that Itemalab will play a crucial role in the development of Itema Group and will become a key partner for many companies in their journey of transformation and innovation.

The evolution of Itemaalab confirms the traditional innovation dynamic of Itema Group. “The board of directors supports Itema’s strategic movement and we share the same vision. As an entrepreneur, I firmly believe that today the way forward is that of teamwork, where collaboration and synergy of skills are the fundamental ingredients to grow in your sector and seize the possible opportunities in good. others. As RadiciGroup, a few months ago we launched Radici InNova, a consortium company which aims to combine research and innovation activities in the areas of activity of the Group by comparing and opening up to companies, universities and external public and private research centers. Itemalab is moving in this direction as well, tackling complex projects and tackling cross-cutting initiatives that on their own would be difficult to imagine, ”Angelo Radici said on behalf of the board in the statement.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (JL)