EKW Eisenberg was founded in 1903. In 1967 the company established its Italian branch, EKW Italiana, in order to consolidate and increase the distribution of its refractory materials on the territory of this country. This company, which meanwhile changed its name into EKW Italia, does not act on the market as a distributor only, but thanks to the technical and sales personnel, which is available at any time throughout the whole year and cooperates with specialized and well equipped installer teams, it plays an active role in designing linings, installation, sintering and delivery of turnkey

A. CESANA S.p.A. is serving the foundry industry since 1879 and manufactures a wide range of advanced melting treatment products for non ferrous foundries and cast houses. A. CESANA offers melting-holding furnaces and is distributor of crucibles, castables, insulating materials, filters, degassing equipments, graphite and ceramics components. A. CESANA, has a policy of continuous quality up-grade and has gained a world wide reputation. The company has accreditation to UNI EN ISO 9001 : 2000 (ISO 9001 : 2000) by DET NORSKE VERITAS quality assurance standards.

Ashland is the worldwide leader in the foundry binder technology and your best source for binders, coatings, auxiliary products and other suppliers for foundry. Extensive technical resources, strengthened by cutting experience in the most advanced foundries in the world, place us in a matchless position to solve your casting problems and to meet your foundry needs. Innovative research in one of the most recent Research & Development centers help us to keep the Ashland customers customers in a favourable position for productivity and technology. Since 2000, Ashland Italia S.p.A. - Casting

Established in the early 80's by the current owners and with its own headquarters nearby Saluzzo, ARTIMPIANTI is specialized in the design and construction of aluminium gravity die casting machines and plants as well as peripheral process automation and fettling systems for components such as cylinder heads, engine blocks, etc. Characterized by a design and manufacturing capability, ARTIMPIANTI has quickly become an important player in the supply of both individual machines and complete turnkey plants to major Customers in the speficic industry sector. Nowadays, ARTIMPIANTI is a factual

ABB Robotics Division with its 30 years experience, more than 160.000 robots installed worldwide, almost 9.000 robots installed in Italy and with 80 partners working on the Italian market is a leading supplier of industrial robots, software, modular manufacturing cells and service for the automotive and manufacturing industries. Of the 160.000 robots, at least 50.000 have been installed in foundry applications. The know how and the experience done with these installations, are the basis for ABB great technology, with its high performance and high quality products. ABB robots and products for