The document provides an overview of La Meccanica, an Italian company that manufactures machinery for livestock feed, biomass, recycling, and fertilizers. It discusses La Meccanica's key values of innovation, customer focus, quality, transparency, and responsibility. It also highlights some of La Meccanica's products, projects, trade show appearances and certifications over the past 50+ years.

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a tour of Cittadella featuring a walk around the
city’s walls and visits to Palazzo Pretorio, the Ca-
thedral and the Teatro Sociale.
This is the company’s vision: we need to be will-
ing to put ourselves on the line every day.
A principle we have supported since 1961, when
my father, Ottorino Reffo, founded a small busi-
ness in Facca di Cittadella, in the province of
Padua. And it’s still that way: the company’s
technicians continue to work on new solutions,
and are the first to want to try out the latest new
cutting-edge plants. Customers who rely on La
Meccanica know they can count on the most ad-
vanced technologies at any time.
This is because quality is La Meccanica’s strong
point: in everything we do, we think like the
sculptor who carves a statue out of a block of
stone, with creativity and passion for his work;
quality demonstrated by an efficient, complete
24-hour a day assistance service for our cus-
tomers, one of our key strong points. One of the
Group’s member companies, Lamec Italia, pro-
vides assistance, maintenance and optimisation
of mechanical systems, in addition to high pre-
cision component manufacture with use of nu-
merically controlled machinery and non-stop
research into new generation tools and control
systems.
We are committed to serving our customers ev-
ery day: La Meccanica can truly claim to have
not customers but partners, listening to them at-
tentively at all times and supporting them with
reliable, dependable solutions that have led us
to design and build more than 200 (?) different
products over the years, each based on the cus-
tomer’s own specific needs.
The other key features of our approach are trans-
parency, translating into an ability to gain our
customers’ trust, now a strategic factor in the
presence of growing uncertainty on the market,
making trust an increasingly important factor.
To boost this trust and therefore personal rela-
tions with our customers and distributors, we not
only make sure we get to know each other but
have added to our incoming services to offer a
complete, authentic overview of our company
and its mission.
Another key value is responsibility, a factor of
particular importance to the Reffo family, who
founded the Group, as they have always consid-
ered “doing business” to be not only a matter of
generating profit and value but a social mission
with a great impact on people’s lives: from the
team to consultants, from the local area to the
community in which the enterprise is based.
This responsibility translates into concrete proj-
ects ranging from ongoing professional devel-
opment to creation of a corporate academy for
the development of technical skills to be imple-
mented in a network with other companies in
the area; from involvement in the schools, with
organisation of educational programmes for the
young (on-the-job training) and meetings with
students and families; from groups of small enter-
prises to implementation of innovative projects
on the internet promoting the growth of the Reffo
Group and sharing its benefits with the commu-
nity. The latest of these is the “WelfareNet”, a
corporate welfare project providing services to
improve employees’ well-being in response to
specific needs and requirements.
Roberto Reffo
La Meccanica CEO
LA MECCANICA:
A GUARANTEE OF
INNOVATION, QUALITY,
TRANSPARENCY AND
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
MORE THAN 50 YEARS
One of the key features charac-
terizing an enterprise is its system
of values: the true foundations of
growth and development.
La Meccanica has not made
any changes to these key pillars
over half a century in business:
innovation, a focus on the cus-
tomer, quality, transparency
and responsibility.
Innovation has always been a
challenge our company enjoys. A key feature of
all our plants is a focus on new technologies and
on the highest quality standards on the market.
All results achieved represent a starting point for
further improvement, to make another step for-
ward. Study, research, and innovation are the
keys to overcoming these difficulties and coming
out of them even stronger.
www.lameccanica.it
Editorial
2015
LA MECCANICA
OBTAINS IQ NET
CERTIFICATION
On November 25 2014 La Meccanica was award-
ed IQ Net certification by Certiquality Quality
Certification Institute “For better quality of life”.
The certification, which is valid for 3 years and
recognised at the international level, attests to
the fact that La Meccanica has implemented
and maintained a safety management system
covering everything it does in accordance with
OHSAS 18001:2007 standards.
Design, production and assembly of machines
and parts for livestock feeds, biomass, recycling
and fertilizers, through lathing, drilling, milling,
structural work, heat treatments, painting and
assembly are all certified as safe, dependable
processes, as is the post-sales service offered by
La Meccanica.
IQNet is the largest and most reliable network of
certifying bodies in the world.
Active in Switzerland since 1990, it now has al-
most 40 partners with more than 200 branches
all over the world.
LA MECCANICA
Expo Veneto Project
La Meccanica and the community: a story of
tradition, innovation and quality.
Three proposals for discovering the Veneto re-
gion with La Meccanica, a Cittadella company
with local roots more than 50 years old
Continued on page 7
INCOMING VISITORS
FROM GERMANY
Representatives of 3 major livestock feed man-
ufacturers visited La Meccanica accompanied
by German distributor Witte Lastrup/Lamec
Deutschland.
The visit gave the German guests an opportunity
to get to know La Meccanica better and discuss a
number of technical issues: external counterbor-
ing, adjustment of draw rotation speed, greasing
in a vacuum for extruded pellets and feeds, the
closed circuit bearing lubrication system, presen-
tation of the C1.350 crumbler, options customers
may request for presses, technical assistance,
maintenance of machinery parts and methods
for returning material shipped to Germany.
During their 3-day stay customers also visited
LaMec (international service) and ATM (Italian
service) and enjoyed a custom-tailored tour of
the area including a dinner in a traditional local
restaurant, a visit to the Grappa Poli museum in
Schiavon (VI) with a cellar tour and tasting, and

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PROGETTO FUOCO
TRADE FAIR IN VERONA
To promote the products in its Biomass line,
La Meccanica and Mion&Mosole (a Trev-
iso-based designer and manufacturer of
dust aspiration and air treatment systems
for a number of different sectors of industry)
participated together in “Progetto Fuoco”,
an exhibition of plants and equipment for
production of heat and energy from wood
combustion held in Verona every year.
The event was attended by Sales Manager
Emanuele Zoppi, and Italian agent Maurizio
Dalla Rosa.
IPPE 2014
Atlanta
January 28 through 30 the La Meccanica
staff went to IPPE 2014 in Atlanta (Georgia,
USA), one of the world’s biggest poultry feed
trade fairs.
Inter estingly,
the trade fair
seemed primar-
ily to target the
South American
market: there
were more peo-
ple speaking
Spanish than
English among
the stands!
The trip also of-
fered an oppor-
tunity to meet
with La Meccan-
ica’s American,
Venezuelan and
Mexican agents and discuss strategies for
the years to come on the markets they serve.
VIV TURKEY
Turkey, a young, dynamic, rapidly growing
country, is a market of key importance for
La Meccanica, which has decided to consol-
idate its presence in the country with an Ital-
ian agent who has been living in Istanbul for
years, Paolo Pallotta. This is why the compa-
ny decided to participate in this important
trade fair.
OCTOBER 2014,
GUADALAJARA
(MEXICO)
FIGAP AND A VISIT TO
DISTRIBUTORS MOLINOS
AZTECA
During the Figap trade fair in Guadalajara
(Mexico), a delegation of La Meccanica
representatives visited local distributors
and sized up competition on the local feed
market.
After a course in technical and economic as-
pects of the production of composite feeds,
the staff worked on an installation for the
trade fair stand exhibiting the CLM 630 N RB
WAP machine and a 200 Hp hammer mill
made by partner Molinos Azteca.
The La Meccanica stand attracted large
numbers of qualified, interested visitors who
appreciated the products La Meccanica
had on display. Our company is more and
more wide-
ly recognised
for its quality,
and partners
are express-
ing more and
more interest
in the die mar-
ket.
The trip con-
cluded with a
visit to Molinos
Azteca, a com-
pany estab-
lished in 1958
which distrib-
utes La Mecca-
nica products.
LA MECCANICA AT THE
MIAMI CONFERENCE
La Meccanica sponsored the Biomass Con-
ference in Miami, a very important event in
the industry which is attended by the world’s
biggest companies, attracted by the event’s
prestige and visibility.
La Meccanica was represented by La Mec-
canica’s US agent Vladimir Labeikowski,
Sales Manager Emanuele Zoppi, Sales Rep-
resentative Nicola Reffo and US partner Gi-
orgio De Pieri.
LA MECCANICA ON SHOW
IN HUNGARY FOR
AGROMASH 2015
La Meccanica meets
Eastern European
markets
La Meccanica attended Agromash, the big-
gest exhibition for farming and agriculture
in Hungary, held on January 28 through 31
in Budapest.
Under a partnership with La Meccanica dis-
tributor and engineering firm Kal System, a
large booth was set up to show off the CLM
304 pellet mill.
The event was attended largely by buy-
ers from Eastern Europe, including Russia,
though there were also numerous German
and Spanish visitors and exhibitors.
CNIBEE 2014
GUANGZHOU
International Biomass
Energy Exhibition
Held simultaneously with an alternative
energy exhibition, it has about 180 stands,
almost all Chinese companies.

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FRANCE: SPACE 2013
SPACE 2013 confirms its vocation as an im-
portant date for livestock feed manufactur-
ers. The company’s participation was highly
positive, thanks in part to the presence of our
distributor, Paul Bernard.
LA MECCANICA
IN GREECE
Exhibition at Zootechnia
in Thessaloniki with
distributor Delta Pi
La Meccanica was the only pellet mill man-
ufacturer to participate in Zootechnia in
Thessaloniki, Greece.
With the aid
of local distrib-
utor Delta Pi,
who shared a
stand with La
Meccanica, a
CLM 520 pellet
mill with a dual
engine was ex-
hibited amidst
great acclaim.
SPACE 2014 TRADE FAIR
RENNES (FRANCE)
La Meccanica participated in the Space
trade fair in Rennes, France. The event for
agriculture, livestock raising and the agricul-
tural industry primarily targeted the French
and francophone market, but was also at-
tended by a number of international com-
panies.
La Meccanica’s stand, set up in collabora-
tion with French agent Paul Bernard, was
large and in-
cluded a drive
unit with the
base of the CLM
1000 machine,
accompanied
by a crumbler
with electroni-
cally controlled
rollers.
High atten-
dance permitted
the staff to identify interesting new potential
business contacts on the Pakistani, Egyptian,
Turkish and Spanish markets. Some of them
have already scheduled visits to La Mecca-
nica.
TRADE FAIR IN ALGERIA
The company participated in SIPSA in Al-
giers with the aim of increasing its presence
in Algeria, a market La Meccanica already
serves.
The company shared a stand with Italian
partners in related sectors. High attendance
allowed the company to make plenty of
contacts.
GAFAEX
GULF AGRICULTURE,
FISHERIES AND ANIMAL
WEALTH EXHIBITION
Muskat Oman
VIV ASIA 2015
Trade fair in Bangkok
New goals for La
Meccanica
La Meccanica participated in the last edition
of VIV ASIA, the biggest trade fair in the sec-
tor for the Southeast Asian market.
VIV covers the entire livestock feed chain,
which is why it attracts so many visitors from
some many different places.
Key players in the sector from India, Thai-
land, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Cambodia,
China, Vietnam, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Paki-
stan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia
were there.
LA MECCANICA
PRESENTS AUGMENTED
REALITY
Victam Asia Trade Fair,
April 2014, Bangkok
La Meccanica’s stand, shared with PLP of
Piacenza, presented a new augmented re-
ality app for use on any tablet. Visitors can
download the app and view the most im-
portant La Meccanica machines full-scale.
The company was represented by Emanu-
ele Zoppi, Nicola Reffo and Chris Mantos of
the Philippines, who made a lot of important
business contacts in the few days available
to them, primarily with companies from
nearby countries such as the Philippines,
Malaysia and Indonesia.
Meccanica considers it important to repre-
sent the brand in such a prestigious show-
case.

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The machine costs less than a double crum-
bler, but offers the same or better perfor-
mance, quality and efficiency.
C1.350.CE CRUMBLER
High performance at
competitive prices
The C1.350.CE crumbler was designed to
boost the potential of La Meccanica’s range.
The product maintains the productive ca-
pacity of a double crumbler, with rollers
measuring 250 mm in diameter and 1800
mm in length assembled on a system of
springs that protects them against foreign
matter that could enter during feeding.
The distance between the rollers may be ad-
justed between 0 and 3 mm with a servomo-
tor, and their distance is monitored using a
potentiometer connected with the screw for
adjusting the distance between the rollers.
One important benefit is belt transmission,
which significantly cuts noise levels and im-
proves the machine’s dependability over a
conventional gear transmission, cutting the
amount of time required for maintenance.
One of the critical points for a machine’s
functioning is entry of foreign matter in the
feed; in the case of the C1.350.CE crumbler,
the transmission allows the belts to slide, pre-
venting interlocking problems and decreas-
ing the probability of damage to the ma-
chine in such an event. Moreover, a larger
roller diameter and high engine power (37
kW) improve evacuation of foreign matter.
The C1.350.CE crumbler is smaller in size
than a double crumbler – an aspect that im-
proves the ratio of hourly production to ma-
chine bulk – and its frame has been made
more rigid; the strength of the supports and
use of top quality bearings guarantees high
performance throughout the machine’s lifes-
pan.
THE CLM935 M-LG
PELLET MILL
Simplicity and
strength for
guaranteed high
output
La Meccanica designed the CLM 935 M-LG
pellet mill to achieve extremely high output
even with very difficult products. During
testing in a wood pellet plant in the United
States it achieved a productive capacity of
7.0 t/h.
The CLM 935 LG can be used with engines
up to 370 kW (500 Hp) and may be fitted
with a conditioner 1830 mm or 2630 mm
long, depending
on the product
being processed.
Its principal fea-
tures are sim-
plicity and
r o b u s t n e s s ,
allowing it to
be used even
with difficult
m a t e r i a l s
and inex-
perienced
operators.
for these sectors.
The product that has
made the company
famous all over the
world is the pellet mill,
a machine designed
and built entirely in
the plant in Cittadella,
in the province of Pa-
dova.
One of the company’s
strong points is preci-
sion, quality and flexi-
bility for customisation
on the basis of specific
requirements: La Meccanica has installed
more than 1600 pellet mills in 40 countries
all over the world. La Meccanica now pro-
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
CLM 1000
PELLET MILL
Precision, quality
and innovation
acknowledged
all over the world
La Meccanica has produced livestock
feed and biomass processing machinery
and plants for more than 50 years, as well
as supplying technical assistance and parts
duces 12 different pellet mills ranging from
7.5 kW to 355 kW.
To keep up with the changing demands of
the market, the company recently expand-
ed its series of livestock feed pellet mills with
the new CLM 1000, incorporating all the
technological solutions introduced so far:
an 1000 mm internal draw diameter, with
a width of 300 mm; a 500 HP engine that
allows the machine to achieve a productiv-
ity of 45 tons an hour; a drive unit boasting
greater than average inertia and a very solid
cast iron base with very low vibrations and
high, even output. The CLM 1000 is particu-
larly recommended for large mono-product
users producing poultry or swine feed.
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
Lamec Italia
at your service
Drawing on more than 50 years of experi-
ence of La Meccanica, a world leader in
technologies for the livestock feed and bio-
mass processing industries,
LaMec Italia provides assistance, mainte-
nance and optimisation of mechanical sys-
tems for the feed and grinding industries.
The company also specialises in production,
installation and maintenance of special
plants for treatment of aquaculture feeds:
• vacuum plants for extruded products
• hot and cold pellet oiling lines
• complete pellet mill automation systems.
Over the years the company’s know-how
has permitted it to design and build special
machines which are sold independently in
Italy and abroad.
Ultra high precision components are pro-
duced in the company’s plants using numer-
ical control machinery and latest generation
tools and control systems.
The service makes it possible to:
• Save by optimizing production times and
costs
• Improve product quality with better ma-
chine management
• Improve safety with on-going professional
development for technical staff
• Guarantee innovation through a research
service custom-tailored to customers’ needs.

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SANITATION
Advanced
technology for
healthy feed
Feed production must guarantee perfect
hygiene at all stages in production, storage
and transportation and absence of patho-
gens. This is why the product is sanitized: a
process offering a technical, physiological
and nutritional guarantee.
La Meccanica performs the process through
hydrothermal treatment with prolonged
conditioning. In this sanitation process, the
product is preheated with steam in a ther-
mal conditioner, then goes on to the SNF
sanitizer, a container with double walls heat-
ed with diathermic oil, in which preheated
meal is kept for long enough to eliminate
all heat-sensitive pathogenic components.
Control of speed and permanence and high
thermal inertia of the oil mass allows the
system to permit constant, precise control of
heat treatment parameters. All parts in con-
tact with raw materials, including the shafts
and paddles of the thermal conditioner, the
sanitizer shaft and coil, connecting pipes
and screw feeders, are made of stainless
steel to eliminate corrosion and minimize risk
of product contamination. Conditioning can
increase the productivity of the press by up
to 15% as well as improving pellet durability.
This achieves 3 goals: eliminating salmo-
nella, gelatinizing starch and sanitizing the
product.
ALL THE SECRETS OF
THE OPEN AREA
The open area is the percentage represent-
ing the ratio between the open surface of the
extruder (holes) and the total surface of the
work area:
number of holes
X area of each hole / width of the
perforated strip
X internal diameter of the extruder X Π
The greater the percentage of open area,
the greater productivity will be, calculated
as follows:
percentage of open area
X specific weight of product to be
processed
= productivity index
Is productivity directly proportionate to the
“open” surface of an extruder?
To produce more, should an extruder have
as little material as possible between holes?
Generally speaking, a greater open area
means greater productivity, but the answer
is not as simple and obvious as it may seem.
A whole series of factors go into play during
production which must not be underestimat-
ed:
• type of product to be pelletized
• preparation of raw material
• mechanical factors
• grid of holes
Type of product to be pelletized:
there are feeds that are “easy” to pelletize,
such as poultry feed. For this type of feed,
which has a low fibre content, a few extra
rows of holes are often required, with less
space between holes: this is the case of “high
density” extruders, which do not require a
lot of force, and so an extruder with a large
open area can withstand the force applied
to it without breaking. Then there are feeds
that are “difficult” to pelletize, such as straw
or hay, which contain a very large amount
of fibre. In this case “low density” extruders
are used, with more space between holes
and therefore a smaller open area; in many
cases the working area of the extruder is
smaller, to reduce force and therefore risk of
breakage. Lastly, “standard density” extrud-
ers are used with “generic” materials that
do not contain a high percentage of fibre
and represent a good compromise between
open area and extruder strength.
Preparation of raw materials:
one factor that should not be underestimat-
ed is how the raw materials have been pre-
pared. In some cases we have found that
coarsely ground raw materials work better
with extruders that have a smaller open
area. The reason is that the steel between
the holes somehow grinds the product a lit-
tle, preventing large pieces of material from
going through the holes and obstructing pas-
sage, and thereby increasing productivity.
Mechanical strength factors:
perhaps the most delicate factor to be tak-
en into consideration when deciding on the
open area of an extruder. Always remem-
ber that an extruder is a piece of steel that
has undergone processes (such as lathing
and perforation) which “weaken” it and heat
treatments (such as vacuum tempering) that
harden it. After all these production process-
es, we have an extruder representing the
right compromise between hardness (resis-
tance to deformation of its original shape)
and fragility (resistance to breakage once it
has been deformed from its original shape).
This good compromise, which we define as a
hardness of 52-54HRC after heat treatment,
may be lost if more holes than the standard
are made, weakening the material and in-
creasing risk of breakage. The only way to
get around this is to make the extruder less
hard, with a value below 52HRC, but while
less likely to break, an extruder of this type
would get worn faster.
Taking all these factors into consideration,
might we say that a larger open area means
greater productivity? The answer is yes, but
only if the raw material has been prepared
correctly, otherwise there is a risk of decreas-
ing productivity, and only if the formula has
a low fibre content, because otherwise you
will be able to produce more, but only brief-
ly, as the extruder will end up breaking.
In addition to the greater risk of breaking the
extruder, we must take into account faster
wear and tear, and calculate whether the
additional production that may be obtained
with a larger open area will compensate the
greater cost due to faster wear of the extrud-
er and shutdowns to change it.

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EGYPTIAN CUSTOMERS
VISIT LA MECCANICA
A number of Egyptian customers, accompanied by lo-
cal agent Mr. Srag, visited La Meccanica’s headquar-
ters in Facca di Cittadella recently. The guests were
3 brothers who own 3 different companies in Egypt,
together representing one of Egypt’s biggest groups.
The brothers and La Meccanica staff visited a number
of strategic companies and then completed their tour
with a trip to Venice.
The meeting was constructive and profitable: the
group, which already owns 5 La Meccanica pellet
mills, placed an order for a sixth mill before going
home.
MEXICANS COME
TO LA MECCANICA
TO DEVELOP NEW
PARTNERSHIPS
Our North American agent Wladimir Labeikowsky ar-
ranged for two representatives of Molinos Azteca to
visit La Meccanica for a few days.
Molinos Azteca is a Mexican company with 55 years
of experience producing mills, screw feeders, mixers,
conveyors and other articles for product handling in
feed mills, with about 300 employees. The two com-
panies discussed and shared their know-how with the
aim of building a productive partnership that will be
profitable for the two companies, both leaders in their
fields.
INCOMING VISITORS TO LA MECCANICA
AMERICAN
ENTREPRENEURS
VISIT LA MECCANICA
Agent Wladimir Labeikowsky invited two represen-
tatives of an American biomass company to visit La
Meccanica.
The visitors intend to build a continuous cycle wood
processing plant in the US, which will operate in a
vacuum to minimize explosion risk. The La Meccani-
ca staff enthusiastically welcomed the idea and the
new challenge represented by its particular technical
requirements. An exchange of know-how followed
which will lead to a new design, in the hopes that it
will be extended to other plants in the United States.
KOREAN AGENT VISITS
LA MECCANICA
Celebrating a 20-year partnership with a combination
of business and pleasure, Mr. Min, who has been La
Meccanica’s Korean agent for many years, visited
the company with two of his customers. The goal of
the meeting was discussion of a number of current or-
ders and expression of the company’s appreciation of
the work the agent has been doing in South Korea for
more than 20 years.
The La Meccanica staff wanted to meet two import-
ant Korean customers in person: one who had already
purchased a machine and was about to order anoth-
er, and another customer who was just starting to work
with the company.
After two days in Cittadella in meetings and touring
the company, the Korean guests took advantage of
their trip to take a tour of the Veneto.
BEATING THE
COMPETITION
WITH FRENCH
French distributor
Paul Bernard visits
La Meccanica
Father and son Paul and Francois Bernard, official La
Meccanica distributors in France for almost 30 years
(http://www.paul-bernard.com/), came to visit the
company. They came to discuss the situation on the
French market and come up with a shared strategy
for dealing with competition, particularly the multi-
nationals that have been moving their production to
China and cutting their prices, often at the expense
of quality. They spent two days at La Meccanica, in
meetings and visiting various parts of the company,
strengthening a partnership which aims to boost busi-
ness thanks to the competitiveness of La Meccanica
products offering an excellent price to quality ratio.
CONDEX
UK and Ireland partner/
distributor visits
La Meccanica
The owner and son of the founder of Condex Ltd, UK
and Ireland distributor, visited La Meccanica with a
technician from the company. During their stay the
guests studied La Meccanica products and discussed
a number of technical aspects. At the end of their vis-
it they agreed to continue on the path they had un-
dertaken, boosting the partnership and providing the
utmost support for this important partner’s projects.
NEW MACHINE UNDER
CONSTRUCTION FOR
CHINA
Training course at
La Meccanica
Two Chinese technicians who work for one of La Mec-
canica’s most important distributors visited the compa-
ny to see the new “vacuum” machine La Meccanica
technicians are working on for the Chinese customer.
The visit was followed by a training programme to
show the technicians how the work is organized and
how they will be working with the new machine once
it has been delivered.
To make their long stay more enjoyable, La Mecca-
nica staff organized a guided tour of the area for the
weekend.
The guests enjoyed their visit, and so did the staff of La
Meccanica, a company that has always taken great
care to provide its partners with training and develop
new business relations.
PARTNERSHIP WITH
GERMAN AGENTS
TO CONQUER
NEW MARKETS
Johannes Witte and his sales staff of 8 visited La Mec-
canica. They talked to company management about
strategies for the German, North African and Middle
Eastern markets, currently served by the German
agents, and a need emerged for training in La Mecca-
nica products to improve the partnership.
FRANCE
New feed markets
The Industrial Projects Manager of a large French
group with numerous feed plants all over the world
visited La Meccanica.
A tour of the plant and discussion with management
opened up the door to a potential future partnership
on markets where La Meccanica would like to boost its
presence. The manager found time for a quick visit to
Venice during his trip to see La Meccanica.

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Food Cluster (Padova): refrigeration technolo-
gies, food production and renewable energy.
All the itineraries include tastings of tradition-
al local wines and foods.
Grappa Museum
One particularly significant itinerary close
to Cittadella is a visit to Bas-
sano del Grappa, at the foot
of Monte Grappa, the “capi-
tal city” of Italy’s best-known
spirit. The Grappa Museum
presents the history of distil-
lation and grappa through a
brief interactive exhibition route followed by
a tasting.
Monteversa winery
Also on the subject of food, a
visit to the Monteversa win-
ery in the Colli Euganei, posi-
tioned on a hill with a unique
layout and type in Colli Euga-
nei Regional Park. The winery
stands out for its original wines made using
100% sustainable methods which respect the
land and the people who work on it.
The itinerary includes:
- guided tour of La Meccanica
- transportation on the itinerary, with a guide
- a gadget (t-shirt customized with the Expo
2015 logo)
The tour will be available in May, June, July,
September and October 2015; dates to be ar-
ranged on the basis of participants’ needs.
EXPO VENETO 2015
What does a company that has been design-
ing and making livestock feed machinery
have to do with the Expo 2015 slogan, “Feed
the Planet”?
A lot:
· presence in the food industry (for animals),
with production of plants and machinery for
livestock feed
· a role in the green economy through pro-
duction of plants and machinery for biomass,
fertilizers and recycling
· a focus on the environment, with 5 sustaina-
ble production lines
· awareness of corporate responsibility, trans-
lating into projects for the local area, for re-
search, innovation and training for young
people.
On the occasion of EXPO 2015, La Meccanica
has come up with a project for the promotion
of Veneto and the Cittadella area in particu-
lar, home of the company for more than 50
years.
All La Meccanica agents, distributors and
customers are offered an opportunity to tour
the company followed by a trip to a near-
by place which is off the tourist track but
extremely interesting, especially in terms of
gastronomic traditions.
The proposed itineraries include:
- a visit to the Grappa Museum in Bassano
del Grappa (Vicenza) and a guided tour of
the city
- a visit to Monteversa, a winery in the Colli
Euganei area near Padova
- a meeting with key players in the Veneto
LA MECCANICA AND THE LAND:
A STORY OF TRADITION, INNOVATION
AND QUALITY
Three proposals for discovering the Veneto region with
La Meccanica, a company with local roots more than 50 years old
More information:
Alessandra Cavuto, International Marketing Developer
c/o LA MECCANICA S.r.l di Reffo - Via Nicolini 1 - 35013 Cittadella (PD)
Tel: +39 049 9419000 - Email: lameccanica@lameccanica.it

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PROMOTING RESEARCH
AND EDUCATION
IN PAKISTAN WITH
PELLET MILLS
Agreement signed
between universities,
La Meccanica and
distributor Bio-Vet
On February 18 the University of Veterinary
and Animal Sciences in Lahore, Pakistan
signed an agreement with Bio-Vet (the live-
stock feed specialist which distributes La
Meccanica’s products in Pakistan) and La
Meccanica to promote student education and research, with a special focus on poul-
try nutrition and poultry feed production.
Under the agreement, La Meccanica will
donate a pellet mill to Lahore University for
installation on the Ravi Campus to promote
students’ contact with the dynamics of poul-
try feed production.
In return, the university will share the results
of the studies performed by Veterinary and
Animal Sciences students and faculty mem-
bers with Bio-Vet and La Meccanica. The
three parties will also cooperate on organisa-
tion of seminars, workshops and exhibitions.
During the ceremony, vice chancellor Dr.
Talat Naseer Pasha expressed his apprecia-
LA MECCANICA: RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
tion of Bio-Vet and La Meccanica’s gift, say-
ing that it means a lot for the promotion of
research and the education of students on
the campus. Bio-Vet CEO Ahmed Waqas
praised the University of Veterinary and An-
imal Sciences in Lahore’s role in promoting
research and education. Roberto Reffo of La
Meccanica expressed a desire to build on
the partnership with the University and ex-
pand it into other areas.
Dr. Mustafa Kamal of the Pakistani Poultry
Association was also present on the occa-
sion, and underlined that the initiative has
an important contribution to make to the
growth of the country’s poultry industry.
LM SPACE
Where flavour has value
The socio-economic scenario has changed
radically over the past 10 years, and there
is now a need to identify and build the foun-
dations for re-launching the economy and
society.
New models based on innovative approach-
es and skills gained over years of experi-
ence, to be transferred, reworked, shared
and increased.
The manufacturing and metalworking in-
dustry needs skilled technicians. Inade-
quately and insufficient prepared for work
by a school system that remains distant from
the world of work, young people have dif-
ficulty finding employment and opportuni-
ties for career development. It is essential to
contribute by investing in on-going training
in areas of application directly integrated
into production, seeking to provide the ba-
sic skills and participatory network of knowl-
edge that is missing from the existing system
and helping to integrate young people into
the world of work. Aware of this, La Meccan-
ica srl has been investing in professional de-
velopment for years to maintain and boost
its own business, going so far as to create a
“corporate academy” where technicians are
trained and learn to train others effectively
(the “Training trainers” project).
This has led to a need to form a network of
acquired skills, transferring these “utilities” to
other companies.
Because being a business that works and
sells today is no longer a sufficient guaran-
tee of future growth; it’s also necessary to
ensure that the area where the enterprise is
located grows and establishes good interre-
lationships.
These ideas have given rise to LM Space: a
“fully equipped” space for sharing values,
competences, knowledge and plans with
an approach emphasising innovation and
creation of theme networks.
A Service Centre and Academy established
to create a “nursery” for young technicians,
useful and necessary for local industry.
LM Space serves the manufacturing industry
and builds its operations on four pillars:
Academy
Engineering
Digital Transformation
Marketing
LM Space is a response to the lack of tech-
nical know-how and a tool for the promo-
tion of on-going professional development in
SMEs, a place where people with different
skills can meet to talk and form a network
characterised by innovation and specialized
training.
It is an ACADEMY that conducts research
and experimentation in technical train-
ing programmes for the metalworking and
manufacturing industries and trains people
in engineering models and services aimed
at making participants’ projects real, con-
crete and feasible. Making skills and expe-
rience available in a synergic union with
new ideas and energies in enterprise in the
area through applied, concrete professional
services.
Training may be divided into three phases:
• aligning school background with the skills
the company requires
• in-depth study in specific areas
• comparison of experience.
It is a laboratory for ENGINEERING: a place
where consolidated experience and new
ideas join forces to study, develop and op-
timise for more competitive, innovative pro-
duction.
Working on engineering processes means
acting somewhere between design and pro-
duction, with professional skill and innova-
tive, sustainable solutions.
A laboratory for DIGITAL TRASFORMATION,
in which to redesign an enterprise’s business
proposal to make it more competitive and
relevant to the needs of the market using
digital technologies.
Integrated MARKETING services promoting
accessibility to the market and opening up
new horizons, partly through synergies with
new technologies and internationalization.
It is also a place for CO-WORKING offering
open workstations where people can share
skills and optimize resources.