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Simac Tanning Tech and Lineapelle open in Milan

The 2025 editions of Simac Tanning Tech and Lineapelle opened in Milan, Italy, with a ceremony that highlighted Italy’s industrial excellence while urging greater collaboration, innovation and international expansion. Read More...

Automation and AI: Zünd and its partners are redefining leather processing

Zünd is setting new standards in highly automated and integrated leather cutting, together with partners Mind and Mindhive Global. At Simac Tanning Tech in Milan, the three technology partners will be unveiling the Dectura Workflow. Industry experts will experience firsthand how AI, machine vision and digital cutting systems are working together perfectly to make hide capture, classification and cutting even more precise, reliable and faster than ever before – all within a fully networked environment. Read More...

Upcoming Milan trade shows to revitalise Italian leather

At a press conference on September 11 in Rome, trade fair organisers for Lineapelle and Simac Tanning Tech stressed the collaborative goal of revitalising Italy’s leather sector, which has been hit by declining confidence and a 4% drop in production and exports since late 2022. Read More...