The recently rebranded IM Group (formerly Inkmaker Group) has been recognized as one of the ‘Top 10 chemical tech solution providers in Europe 2021’ by Manufacturing Technology Insights.

Headquartered in Italy, IM Group, a global technology leader focused on reliability, offers total process engineering through its brands — Inkmaker, Rexson, Vale-tech, Swesa, Teko and Tecnopails. The group’s core business — predominantly in the paint, coatings, ink and chemical industry — offers design and manufacturing through to complete engineering studies and turnkey solutions for; customized plant engineering and software design; highly accurate automated dispensing; process equipment from bulk handling to filling lines; POS equipment and other related services.

“We have invested significantly in the global evolution of our group — from systems and processes, software and technology through to human capital and the acquisition of several companies with specific expertise. All of this was recently revealed in the international media with the rebranding of our Inkmaker Group to IM Group. This recognition, by Manufacturing Technology Insights, therefore, comes as a great honor to us and we would like to thank the judges for their exhaustive research at arriving at their decision,” said Christophe Rizzo, CEO EMEA / Americas, IM Group.

Several criteria attracted Manufacturing Technology Insights to IM GROUP, amongst which the group’s technological and automated systems were one. IM Group, celebrated in the industry for its leading proprietary software — the brain behind its installations and machines — and its systems manufactured in three continents, claims highly accurate colors consistently, precisely and instantly in the 15 countries, throughout the five continents it operates.

Roberto Guerra, CEO Asia Pacific, IM Group, concluded, “Industry 4.0 technology and smart factories are at the drivers of our growth. This nomination, although specifically for Europe, is significant throughout all our brands and geographical locations. We are very proud of our colleagues and the prestigious recognition they have brought the entire Group.”