PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

OUR FIRST STEPS

It was in 1994 that a team of 5 people set-up TECNO ITALIA SRL in Salvaterra (RE), a company working in the technological sector of the tile manufacturing industry specialised in the production of rotary screen printing machinery.

TECNO ITALIA, which later turned out to be an important role leader of the market, commercialised ROLL PRINT, the first rotary screen printing machine with fabric roll without supporting ribs: a foretold success that enabled the company to grow to around 20 staff members in just two years. Again in 1996, TECNO ITALIA not only moved to larger facilities in Formigine (MO), but it also started its adventure worldwide and inaugurated its first laboratory abroad, in Mexico. The technological development process of TECNO ITALIA was brilliant right from the very start and the results were very soon seen: the company introduced the first rolls in silicon with the ROLL PRINT machine, the only one on the market able to exploit both technologies (Fabric and Silicon rolls). This multiplied its production by around 20 times, improving printing quality, entering the structures and introducing the Random print method. [...]

The company grew constantly over the following years. The ROLL PRINT machine gave way to the more recent MULTIROLL machine (link to the page of the machine) in the Evolution version and later in the Revo version. These machines brought about improvements such as a more stable conveyance system thanks to wider belts, the possibility to use the machines in sets, to use more than one roll on the same machine (multi-size), the introduction of the single keyboard and the ring gear (just one bearing to drive the roll) and the possibility to decorate with powders using the TECNO ROLL DRY kit. In 2000, at a profitable time for the whole tile manufacturing sector, TECNO ITALIA established a production record of 85 machines per month, speeding up the established development process even more and opening foreign laboratories in Brazil, China, Spain, Thailand, Indonesia and Poland. At the same time, the company organised itself to be able to offer its customers a full-fledged service and set-up TECNO LASER and Tecno Round, being satellite companies specialised in the incision and production of printing rolls.

2004 is another date that will definitely not be forgotten: TECNO ITALIA purchased what are today its current premises, setting-up a complete test line (link to the page of the machine) used by its partners to carry out tests and to effectively try out the abilities of the company.

A new challenge appeared on the horizon or rather so at the summit: TECNO ITALIA was the very first company to experiment the development of vertical rolls on the COLOR VERTICAL DRY unit (link to the page of the machine). The printing support was therefore no longer called roll but belt or laminate plate depending on whether the application is wet or dry. Again during this period, the dry technology lead the scene and TECNO ITALIA pursued the COLOR DRY PRESS project (link to the page of the machine) for applying the colour in the press. It was the first machine capable of using 4 high definition colours for producing matt and polished products, also maintaining efficient production rates.

TODAY

Today TECNO ITALIA is an organisation of 70 staff members, plus foreign laboratories that assist customers around the world. With over 7000 machines sold, TECNO ITALIA has rightfully won the leadership of its sector, by innovating and investing, growing constantly and offering its customers the best solutions available on the market, which are currently identified and offered in the SILICON VERTICAL machine (link to page of the machine) and the ZERO SEI machine (link to the page of the machine). The production range of TECNO ITALIA is completed with the solutions for dry applications COLOR VERTICAL DRY (link to the page of the machine) in the glazing line and COLOR DRY PRESS (link to the page of the machine) in the pressing phase.

ON THE HORIZON

The future of TECNO ITALIA bestows the same values and the same spirit that has animated the company up to date, with the will to continue working with great commitment on the market. This way of thinking definitely also applies to the objective of always being present in places of greater development of the tile manufacturing industry.

Major investments, dynamic entrepreneurial skills and a complete A-to-Z service make TECNO ITALIA a cutting-edge and propositional partner, devoted to constant improvement and, just like the Payoff line says:

“TECNO ITALIA. ALWAYS WITH YOU”.

1994 - Tecno Italia S.r.l. is established

The production of the ROLL PRINT machine commenced in Salvaterra (RE). It was the first rotary screen printing machine without supporting ribs inside the fabric roll.

1996 - The first laboratory is opened abroad, in Mexico

1996 - The silicon rolls are introduced

Having moved to larger facilities in Formigine (MO), Tecno Italia introduced the first silicon rolls to the market. Roll Print was then the only machine to be able to fit both fabric and silicon rolls.

1997 - The foreign laboratory is opened in Spain

1998 - The foreign laboratory is opened in Brazil

1998 - The Multiroll machine is conceived

The Roll Print project gave life to the Multiroll machine, being a multi-size machine with the possibility to work in sets. The Multiroll machine came along with the first application solutions with powders on a rotary system, by means of the Tecno Roll Dry system. The Multiroll unit was the first machine to be able to fit rolls made of fabric, silicon or even dry printing rolls.

1999 - The foreign laboratory is opened in China

2000 - The Multiroll Evolution machine is put on the market

With the Multiroll Evolution machine, which has all the characteristics of the previous version, amongst other improvements made, the possibility to work with double diameter on the same machine was also added.

2000 - The Spanish laboratory is expanded

2003 - Revo is put on the market

Revo adds another important step to the growth of Tecno Italia. This machine was improved in terms of the conveyance system, the electronic control from one single keyboard, the possibility to work in sets and also the introduction of the ring gear (one bearing to drive the roll).

2003 - The foreign laboratories are opened in Thailand e Indonesia

2004 - The Color Vertical Dry and Color Dry Press projects are conceived

Having moved to its current premises in Sassuolo (MO), Tecno Italia headed towards a new adventure: the vertical development of the heads/colour. Throughout the same year, which revealed a major turning point in the company’s history, it developed the dry decoration projects, with success in line with the Color Vertical Dry and a winning bet for the press with the Color Dry Press, being the first system that enabled 4 colour applications in the press.

2004 - The foreign laboratory is opened in Poland

2005 - The vertical technology is applied to the wet decoration system

Another unexpected event in the technology of in-line screen printing machines: Tecno Italia designed and manufactured the Silicon Vertical machine with vertical belts that revolutionised the market.

2006 - After Revo…comes Zero Sei

At the Tecnargilla exhibition, being a MUST for this sector, Tecno Italia presented its new rotary screen printing machine denominated Zero Sei: It is the outcome of research and solutions achieved over 12 years of experience.

2007 - SILICON VERTICAL hits the market

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