Successful event for the Scm Group’s “Metropolis” at Xylexpo NEW 2008

“Metropolis”, the Scm Group’s “big city” for wood and panel technology has had a great interest among their many visitors at Xylexpo NEW at the booth covering an area of 7000 square metres in hall 3 of the exhibition that took place in the new Fiera Milano-Italy at Rho, from the 27^th to the 31^st of May.
This year, Scm Group introduced many lines and integrated cells for the woodworking and panel processing industries, with over 130 machines and systems on demonstration in a specific area. The big stand “Metropolis” involved: the housing division area where Scm Group introduced all the technologies for the wood building trade (structures, roofing, stairs, floors, door and windows) and “Aries” the new Cnc machining centre for hardware.
A parquet line that is able to cover the whole process from solid wood slats to packaging; a nesting area with “Ergon”and “Accord” machining centre cells, much appreciated by the many Scm Group visitors to the stand.
Scm Group–Panel Division area presented an integrated with a flexible line that was able to produce three complete office units in 30 minutes and many other solutions for the furniture industry.
During the demonstrations, more than 100 complete offices were produced and donated to the Papa Giovanni XXIII° association, with headquarters in Rimini.
Many visitors also attended in the areas that presented the “Wavy Finish”, the last patented innovation by Dmc, who will also create soon a new research centre for machines with flexible sanding belts in Thiene-Italy.
Great interest was also shown for the polyurethane glue pressing system “Pur System 3” by Sergiani, Busellato machining centres and for the software stations located in several areas of the stand.
At Xylexpo New 2008 an award was made for the best Scm “L’invicibile” customers and dealerswith a ceremony in theScm “The original red passion gallery”: the art area where there were exhibited objects manufactured with SCM machines by companies who are leaders in their fields of manufacturing.
During the week of Xylexpo, the Scm Group was given two prestigious awards: the “Premio Internazionale Leonardo Da Vinci” for innovation and design and the “Sodalitas Social Award 2008” for its activity of social responsability.