Scm Group in the top ten of Italian companies for patents

20-Mar-2024

Scm Group is among the Italian companies that submitted the most patent applications in 2023. The data from the Epo Patent Index drawn up by the European Patent Office and published today by the newspaper Milano Finanza, place the Rimini group, a world leader in technologies for the processing of a wide range of materials and industrial components, in the top ten of the ranking.

“This news is further confirmation of the Group's constant commitment to innovating its products and services, to offer customers increasingly advanced solutions in efficiency, quality of workmanship and sustainability, in highly competitive and constantly evolving sectors” states Marco Mancini, CEO at Scm Group.

“Scm Group invests an average of 7% of its annual turnover in R&D activities - adds General Manager Luigi De Vito -. Innovation is at the core of a process that involves the entire company. It doesn't only consider market expectations but is aimed at anticipating customer needs and improving the added value of their business projects".

The Innovation team is responsible for coordinating the Group's R&D path with top management and working alongside specific process technologies to develop new solutions and skills.

According to Group Innovation Director Andrea Anesi, about 2023 patents, “The Group has dedicated its innovative energies to various areas that include the world of digital applications and software, sustainability with the reduction of space, waste and consumption of machines and plants, as well as robotics applications and technological solutions aimed at facilitating the work of operators, improving performance, quality and human-machine interaction".