{"id":1071,"date":"2025-10-14T12:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdplast.it\/impresa-4-0-funding\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T12:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:51:22","slug":"impresa-4-0-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mdplast.it\/en\/impresa-4-0-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Impresa 4.0 Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1726762245268{padding-top: 35px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #ff0090;\">Impresa 4.0 Funding<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #ff0090;\">Technological and Productive Enhancement of MD PLAST S.p.A.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><em>MD Plast S.p.A.<\/em> has carried out an important project thanks to funding from the Impresa 4.0 program, supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), enhancing technology, productivity, and workplace safety.<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=&#8221;two_columns&#8221; columns_proportion=&#8221;25_75&#8243;][qode_elements_holder_item vertical_alignment=&#8221;top&#8221; horizontal_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; advanced_animations=&#8221;no&#8221; item_padding=&#8221;20px 15px 0px 5px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1063&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; 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(Annex 1 to DM 30 October 2019 \u2013 Axis VI, Investment Priority 13i, Action 3.1.1., Project Code <strong data-start=\"560\" data-end=\"579\">B41B21007370004<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"616\">European Context<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"714\">The project was financed as part of the <strong data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"711\">European Union\u2019s response to the COVID-19 pandemic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0090;\">Technological Investments and Productivity Increase<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"787\" data-end=\"1122\">Thanks to this investment, <strong data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"826\">MD Plast<\/strong> was able to <strong data-start=\"839\" data-end=\"883\">expand and diversify production capacity<\/strong> through the acquisition of <strong data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"928\">new machinery<\/strong> for the manufacturing of primary forms of plastic.<br data-start=\"979\" data-end=\"982\" \/>The adoption of these technologies enabled a significant <strong data-start=\"1039\" data-end=\"1067\">increase in productivity<\/strong> and a faster pace for existing industrial processes.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1188\"><span style=\"color: #ff0090;\">Efficiency, Safety, and Production Continuity<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1404\">The project contributed to <strong data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1249\">improving product performance<\/strong>, increasing <strong data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1276\">efficiency<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1296\">flexibility<\/strong> in company operations.<br data-start=\"1319\" data-end=\"1322\" \/>It also delivered tangible benefits in terms of <strong data-start=\"1370\" data-end=\"1401\">workplace health and safety<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1464\"><strong data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1462\">Doubling Production and Ensuring Continuity<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1670\">The new production line allowed <strong data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1545\">doubling the production of black masterbatch<\/strong>, halving processing times and ensuring continuity even in the event of a line stoppage, reducing costs and overtime hours.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1721\"><span style=\"color: #ff0090;\">Greater Market Competitiveness<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1722\" data-end=\"2002\">Company competitiveness improved by <strong data-start=\"1758\" data-end=\"1774\">at least 50%<\/strong> thanks to increased production capacity and more efficient processes.<br data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1847\" \/><strong data-start=\"1847\" data-end=\"1859\">MD Plast<\/strong> can now approach the market with <strong data-start=\"1893\" data-end=\"1921\">shorter production times<\/strong> and a <strong data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1957\">doubled productivity rate<\/strong>, strengthening its position in the sector.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2055\"><span style=\"color: #ff0090;\">Digitalization and Smart Factory<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2374\">The project fostered the growth of the company\u2019s <strong data-start=\"2105\" data-end=\"2125\">digital maturity<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"2126\" data-end=\"2129\" \/>Already oriented towards the concept of a <em data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2188\">\u201csmart factory\u201d<\/em>, <strong data-start=\"2190\" data-end=\"2202\">MD Plast<\/strong> recorded a <strong data-start=\"2214\" data-end=\"2256\">50% increase in process digitalization<\/strong> thanks to new <strong data-start=\"2271\" data-end=\"2307\">management and logistics systems<\/strong> and the acquisition of advanced <strong data-start=\"2340\" data-end=\"2371\">technological and IT skills<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2381\" data-end=\"2439\"><span style=\"color: #ff0090;\">Innovation and Sustainability for the Future<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2609\">Through this investment, <strong data-start=\"2465\" data-end=\"2477\">MD Plast<\/strong> reaffirms its commitment to <strong data-start=\"2506\" data-end=\"2535\">technological development<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"2537\" data-end=\"2578\">modernization of production processes<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"2584\" data-end=\"2606\">sustainable growth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/qode_elements_holder_item][\/qode_elements_holder][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1760436713052{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;15px&#8221;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; 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