dispatches from IpackIma 2015, Milan
IPACK-IMA: The opening
Fiera Milano Corbella opened the 23rd edition of the processing and packaging exhibition.
Guido Corbella, CEO of Ipack-Ima, said packaging and the processing technologies upstream of it are among Italy’s top industries, during the opening ceremony.
“Three years ago employees numbered 143,000 showing that in spite of the crisis the supply chain thrives and generates employment," he said.
"It is here, in instrumental mechanics, that the future of the country is played out. We need more technicians, more engineers. We need to cultivate technological excellence, but to do this we need to invest in education and adequate job contracts."