Sonepar has opened a series of Competence Centers throughout Italy, in the Padova, Milan, Bergamo, Prato, Roma, and Casoria regions.

​​Sonepar Italia has opened a series of Competence Centers throughout Italy, in the Padova, Milan, Bergamo, Prato, Roma and Casoria regions. These locations have been constructed to act as 'experience centers' for their customers, who can test the installation of products, and participate in workshops and trainings in the following areas: Industrial Automation, Industrial Installation, Lighting, HVAC (renewable energies), Building Automation and Construction, Safety and Tools, and Cables.

The Rome and Napoli centers are currently under construction, and all sites should be completed by 2021, offering customers specialized knowledge across all key areas of their business. 

Watch this interview with Director of Strategies and Services, Andrea da Re talk about Sonepar Italia's Competence Centers, where he talks about their services designed to support the business of our customers.

About Sonepar Italia

Sonepar Italia is made up of 100 branches, five distribution centers and 1,500 associates. In 2018, Sonepar Italia generated a turnover of more than €600 million. Sonepar Italia was established in 1988 and prides itself on living by three principles: Closeness, Future and "La Référence".

Smart Industry is one of the most important pillars for the future of industrial companies. In Eindhoven, Technische Unie has opened a 450-square-meter Inspiration Center centered around this subject.

Living the Experience

With the Inspiration Center, Technische Unie will show their customers that, together with suppliers, they can show what the possibilities are with Smart Industry and how this can be applied in practice.

In order to inform and inspire the industrial Netherlands about the opportunities of Smart Industry and to bring these opportunities to life, for example by enabling smarter and more efficient working or preventing downtime. Experience is therefore an important part of the Inspiration Center Smart Industry, from digital twins and cobots to Augmented Reality.

Theory and Practice Come Together

For Smart Industry, the new Inspiration Center is from now on, the place in the Netherlands to gain knowledge and inspiration. As many as 16 suppliers have their products and solutions on show. In the future, training courses will also be offered at the new location from the TU Campus training center. This is how theory and practice come together on this important topic.

Smart Industry in all its Facets

The Inspiration Center offers a journey through all facets of Smart Industry. Upon entering, visitors are immediately taken along the impressive history of the industry and the four industrial revolutions with a 360-degree projection. A little further on, the main suppliers of Smart Industry show their most progressive solutions. You can get acquainted with an industrial cobot and there are displays from ABB, Draka, Eaton, Geberit, Grundfoss, Lapp, Legrand, OMRON, Phoenix Contact, Splendor, Rittal, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Signify, SMC and Ubel. The displays are always kept up to date and offer visitors the opportunity to experience hands-on which solutions there are.

For more information and to plan your visit, go to Industrie.nl from mid-December.

About Technische Unie

​Technische Unie is the largest technical wholesaler in the Netherlands. It is made up of over 2000 associates and is the supplier of 2 million products. It is proud to deliver such services as the delivery of installation materials in the field of electrical engineering, lighting, tools, plumbing, heating,​ and climate technology. Its customers are ever-present in the installation, construction, government, and retail industry.