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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our all-female Hackathon has ended: DESIGNING CIRCULAR FUTURE, one of the important projects linked to our 50th anniversary. The results were astonishing with 5 potential ideas for new projects: Two winning teams tied for the “Most INNOVATIVE, CREATIVE and SUSTAINABLE Project”: AUREA DESIGN: Federica Mussa, Martina Begotti, Tiziana Lo Russo GREEN MINDS: Aurora Mantelli, Elena Costa, Giorgia Mori, Maria Sofia Gammacurta Two students won the thesis internship at Ghepi srl for their LEADERSHIP, PROACTIVITY and COMPETENCE skills: Aurora Mantelli – Architectural Engineering at UniBs
 Giulia Zaniboni – Mechatronic Engineering at Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia CONGRATULATIONS! It was an extraordinary experience for which we thank all the people who believed in this event and participated with great enthusiasm and involvement.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”15608″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”15611″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nel 2022 ricorre il nostro 50° Anniversario e abbiamo ideato un logo speciale per collegare la visione del futuro alla nostra storia. Il simbolo 5°0 sintetizza l’intensità di questo momento storico per GHEPI: 50° esprime la nostra storia di PMI Famigliare, costruita su valori solidi, arricchita da Persone cresciute con noi, che ci hanno sostenuto nei momenti difficili e hanno gioito in quelli felici, consolidata da Clienti, Fornitori e un network di relazioni di fiducia, alimentata con investimenti in tecnologia, ricerca e innovazione che ci appassionano e ci permettono di essere sempre all’altezza delle esigenze del Cliente. 5°0 rappresenta il futuro, la fase evolutiva che abbiamo intrapreso con le priorità strategiche “Project Solving” e “Designing Circular Future” e, soprattutto, con il nuovo partner JSP International del gruppo giapponese JSP Corporation. Condividiamo il Rapporto della Comunità Europea “Industry 5.0 – Towards more sustainable, resilient and human-centric industry”, concetto coerente con quello giapponese di “Society 5.0”, per una società impegnata a bilanciare lo sviluppo economico con la risoluzione dei problemi socio-ambientali. The new shape of plastics è dunque ispirato a “nuove forme” in senso lato, ovvero materiali, prodotti, ingegneria e relazioni, per portare innovazione e benessere con l’eccellenza delle materie plastiche.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”14491″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

JSP International Sarl has concluded the acquisition of a 35% stake in GHEPI srl to create a Center of Excellence in plastics injection molding. The family of the founders and current partners, consisting of Nemesio Gherpelli, Maria Gabriella Pinotti, Mariacristina, Angela and Elisabetta Gherpelli, will maintain the operational management of the company as well as the majority of the share capital. GHEPI, founded in 1972, with headquarters in Cavriago (RE), is a reference company in the development of projects and injection molding of plastics and is accredited as a Research Laboratory of the Emilia-Romagna High Technology Network. It specializes in Metal Replacement Projects with polymers for engineering applications and in product innovation with green polymers for environmental sustainability. It closed 2021 with a turnover of 7.2 million euros, up 27% compared to 2020, and a staff of 50 people. GHEPI proposes itself as a Full System Supplier and works with customers in Italy and abroad. JSP International Sarl is a French subsidiary of the Japanese group JSP Corporation founded in 1962, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, of which the major shareholder is Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company. JSP is a world leader and specialist in foam materials and provides solutions for multiple industrial sectors, including automotive, packaging, construction. JSP is the only company with a global presence in research, development and production in the field of particle foam polypropylene (EPP). Sustainability and innovation are key areas of interest for JSP which was the first EPP manufacturer to offer a material with a recycled share and will continue to develop products for the circular economy. As the market leader with ARPRO, JSP develops innovative solutions to make products safer, lighter, more affordable and sustainable. JSP’s goal with this acquisition is to bring within the Group a Center of Excellence in the technology of injection molding of plastics, considered strategic and with high development potential in relation to the issue of environmental sustainability. Mariacristina Gherpelli, Partner and CEO of GHEPI, states “we are honoured that JSP has chosen us as a Center of Excellence in injection molding. This enhances our constant investments in qualified personnel, cutting-edge technologies, R&D and innovation for the development of complex and challenging projects. Despite the enormous dimensional and cultural difference, we found in JSP a commonality of values, starting with business ethics and the centrality of People, and this was fundamental for us. With renewed enthusiasm, also thanks to our Collaborators, we face this new chapter in our history, open to growth opportunities resulting from the partnership with JSP ”. Martin Storb, VP-New Business Development at JSP, says, “This investment will allow JSP to accelerate the development of polymer injection molding technology and will enable us to gain additional expertise in weight reduction and component design.” The Gherpelli family was assisted for the contractual and fiscal aspects by Studio PPI & Partners with the partner Cristian Poldi Allai and for the legal aspects by the law firm Sutich Barbieri Sutich with a team formed by the name partner Giorgio Barbieri and by the associates Mario Varchetta and Alessandro Nironi Ferraroni. JSP International Sarl was advised by Helvia Partners Sa and Priam Avocats.

Emilia-Romagna OPEN is an initiative dedicated to students and citizens of all ages, to discover the industrial and research heritage of the Emilia-Romagna region. A week of appointments to visit and learn about excellent productions, working processes, corporate museums and research centers in the region. A unique opportunity to enter companies and laboratories and to experience the transformations of the Emilia-Romagna industrial world, able to hold together tradition and technological innovation, past and future, thought and action.   GHEPI OPENS ITS DOORS TO VISITORS Friday, September 27th | h 14:30 VISIT PROGRAM » Welcome » Company presentation: history, activities, ongoing projects, aspects of sustainability in the use of polymeric materials. » Company visit, with accompaniment and explanation by Area Managers, to the following departments: Research and Development: aspects of the development of a Metal Replacement Project, in particular Design and Fluid Dynamics Simulation. Production: visit to the molding and mold workshop with a brief explanation of the injection molding process of polymeric materials. Quality Control: visit to the metrological laboratory and explanation of the Quality Control activity on injection molded components. » Time available for visitors’ questions JOIN US TO DISCOVER THE USE OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYMERS IN METAL REPLACEMENT PROJECTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.   TO PARTICIPATE, REGISTER HERE!

Advanced zoom system and high-speed digital camera are just some of the highlights of the new Mitutoyo, newer addition to GHEPI’s quality assurance tools. Mitutoyo is a CNC Vision Measuring System which offers the following benefits: Programmable LED stage and coaxial light 4-quadrant LED ring light High-resolution and high-speed color camera High-quality zoom optics with interchangeable lenses Compact design saves significant space Powerful QVPAK 3D vision software Touch-probe retrofittable From wide-ranging measurement to micro-measurement, Mitutoyo guarantees high efficiency and versatility.   For any further information, please contact GHEPI.  

Last week GHEPI participated in the International Mechatronics Forum at the Bozen NOI Techpark. A wonderful opportunity to share our experience with a truly innovative ecosystem. Mechatronics is for us a sector in great evolution and development as it is involved in important Metal Replacement projects. Learn more about the benefits of Metal Replacement.

  Thanks to the experimentations we have conducted with COBOTs  applied to plastic materials injection molding, we are now participating in a European Research Project of the HORSE category, the projects on experimentation with innovative applications. The project partners are SUPSI, Holonix, UniMoRe and GHEPI. The objectives of the Project named COMPLEMANT – COllaborative robot aMPLifying and Extending huMAN capabiliTies, are: Analyze and monitor the impact of COBOTs on people who find themselves “collaborating” with them. Harmonize the capabilities of the COBOTs with those of the Operators. Create environments of safe and synergistic interaction towards greater efficiency of the production system, product quality and people well-being. To promote the Human-Robot collaboration it is necessary to overturn the design of complex production systems and adopt a responsible approach based on the anthropocentric design methodology. Specifically, this is equivalent to reversing the paradigm from the current belief that “the human learns how the robotic system works” to the future scenario in which “the robot adapts itself to human capacity”. For more information on HORSE projects.

In GHEPI we have always believed in the value of the School-Work alternation as a very important element for the training of young people. We also collaborate with schools, universities, research centers and training organizations offering training experiences and collaborations on applied research projects. We are proud to be among the first companies in the province of Reggio Emilia to have obtained the BAQ, the Quality Alternation Stamp, an award promoted by Confindustria for companies that create school-work training experiences with a high educational value. For more information on BAQ.

On June 12 at 4pm @Unindustria Reggio Emilia will be held “TO BE 4.0“, a workshop with companies that have adopted the main Digital Factory enabling technologies: artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance, additive manufacturing, collaborative robotics, big data and data analytics , augmented reality and virtual reality, cloud and cyber security. We will be there, to bring our experience in the field of experimentation and application of COBOT in plastic injection molding.     Here is some information about the program of the day: 15:45 Accreditation 16:00 Introduction Giannicola Albarelli, Vice President of Innovation, Research and Quality Unindustria Reggio Emilia 16:15 The TO BE 4.0 project Davide Bezzecchi, Research and Innovation Area Unindustria Re 16:30 toBE4.0: digital transformation projects Cesare Fantuzzi, Teacher Dismi Unimore 16:45 Testimonials and best practices: 7 business cases 1. Acquisition of signals from automatic machines (big data) and data analytics to support scheduled and predictive maintenance in Clevertech and Elettric 80, Dismi Unimore – ArsControl Lab 2. Experimentation and application of Collaborative Robots in Plastic Injection Molding, Cristina Gherpelli – GHEPI Srl 3. Augmented reality viewers for industrial applications (AR – VR) in Cobo, Federico Canuti – Glass Up Srl 4. Application of collaborative robotics for the assembly of hydroguide cylinders in Ognibene Power, Dismi Unimore – ArsControl Lab 5. Additive Manufacturing: the advantages in producing critical industrial elements using laser metal sintering technology, Andrea Pasquali – Zare Srl 6. The Virtual Assistant at the service of the Customer Service and the Internal Helpdesk thanks to Artificial Intelligence, Nicolò Magnanini – Lazy 7. How digital service drives business strategies; from 3d parts to the photo packing list, Davide Poletti – OCME Spa Interventions: Maurizio Brevini, President of the Meccatronica Unindustria RE Club Isabella Bovero, President of the Digital Club Unindustria RE 18:30 Conclusions Event reserved for members. Click here for registration.

GHEPI‘s commitment to Research and Innovation continues! The focus of our participation in R2B – Research to Business 2018 are R&D and Technology Transfer Projects on: Metal Replacement for lightweighting and reduction of CO2 emissions, New applications with Biopolymers for environmental sustainability, Graphene-based polymer composites for the injection molding of technical and mechanical components. Join us on June 7-8, 2018 at BOLOGNAFIERE | PAV 33, STAND E02. To learn more: