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From Editor’s Desk The pandemic has tested the viability and functioning of many brands and industries. Through this storm, only a handful of names came out as indomitable brands that have used this opportunity and proved themselves as one of the reading brands. Though it was absolutely not easy for any small scale as well as large scale companies. When new startups were capturing everyone's attention many of the already settled companies gone off air due to the same pandemic. Yet who over came this came out to be fighters. Every sector of enterprising companies is on demand for mankind as basic needs of mankind has increased rapidly and many more things gets added in the same. Featuring for The Enterprise World's this issue of The Listing for Enterprising Companies of the Year are the stories of such successful businesses, that have made it through every odd storm and made it to the top. For the Cover Story read about- The IM GROUP was formed in Italy in 2021, with some leading names as its brands. These brands are – Inkmaker, Rexson, Vale-tech, Swesa, Teko, Tecnopails, and IEC+. What this GROUP offers are a combustive mix of world-class services, an experience that comes from 7 different management, teams, and leaders that have individually established themselves as one of the best in their fields. Thus, this results in an explosive combined strength that offers total process-engineering solutions within the industries of paint, coatings, ink, specialty-chemicals, adhesives, corrugated packaging, pharma, food, cosmetic, textiles, and more. IMEG is a leading U.S.- based engineering design firm with a more-than 100-year history. The firm delivers a rare combination of the broad expertise of a national leader with the personal relationships and deep collaboration of a local firm throughout its 60 locations and 1,800 team members. IMEG is 100 percent employee-owned and results-driven with a passion for transforming environments and communities through high-performance design and infrastructure. The firm serves regions and markets with full-service, in-house engineering design and is a Top 6 Engineering Firm in the U.S. (BD+C) and ranked #71 on ENR's Top 500 Design Firms list. IMEG's journey has been tremendous, growing from a one-room office with 16 employees to 1,800 employees at 60 locations. The firm faced several hurdles, but their vision to provide nothing but excellence and their drive for perfection fueled their spirits and helped them achieve respect, recognition, and success. During its initial stages, IMEG's limited manpower and inability to provide all engineering services made it difficult to establish clientele. Eventually they became a full-service engineering firm, and growing quickly no longer posed a problem. The hurdle, however, was generating awareness and educating people on the need for state-of-the-art engineering design and IMEG's ability to provide it. Shalmali Shalmali W.

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Leaders in Spotlight For the Cover Story read about- The IM GROUP was formed in Italy in 2021, with some leading names as its brands. These brands are – Inkmaker, Rexson, Vale-tech, Swesa, Teko, Tecnopails, and IEC+. What this GROUP offers are a combustive mix of world-class services, an experience that comes from 7 different management, teams, and leaders that have individually established themselves as one of the best in their fields. Thus, this results in an explosive combined strength that offers total process-engineering solutions within the industries of paint, coatings, ink, specialty-chemicals, adhesives, corrugated packaging, pharma, food, cosmetic, textiles, and more. IMEG is a leading U.S.- based engineering design firm with a more-than 100-year history. The firm delivers a rare combination of the broad expertise of a national leader with the personal relationships and deep collaboration of a local firm throughout its 60 locations and 1,800 team members. IMEG is 100 percent employee-owned and results-driven with a passion for transforming environments and communities through high- performance design and infrastructure. The firm serves regions and markets with full-service, in-house engineering design and is a Top 6 Engineering Firm in the U.S. (BD+C) and ranked #71 on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms list. IMEG’s journey has been tremendous, growing from a one-room office with 16 employees to 1,800 employees at 60 locations. The firm faced several hurdles, but their vision to provide nothing but excellence and their drive for perfection fueled their spirits and helped them achieve respect, recognition, and success. During its initial stages, IMEG’s limited manpower and inability to provide all engineering services made it difficult to establish clientele. Eventually they became a full-service engineering firm, and growing quickly no longer posed a problem. The hurdle, however, was generating awareness and educating people on the need for state-of-the-art engineering design and IMEG’s ability to provide it.

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COVER STORY Technological changes in every Tech Solution Providers in Europe industry have propelled 2021\" by Manufacturing Technology tremendous growth of Insights, which was reported in over 30 organizations. Of those who have embraced of the world's most prominent industry it with open minds have had a growth chart media. that has grown exponentially in every way. As a global technology leader The pandemic however has tested the headquartered in Italy, IM GROUP is a viability and functioning of many brand that is focused on reliability. companies and industries. Through this Their core business operates in the storm, only a handful of names came out as niches of paint, coatings, and ink indomitable companies that have used this industry. Through their array of opportunity and proved themselves as one services, they offer design and of the leading companies. manufacturing with complete engineering studies. The prominent Featuring for the Cover Story of The solutions IM GROUP offers are- Enterprise World's this issue of Enterprising Companies of the Year is IM GROUP, a Ÿ Customised plant engineering and brand whose services have brought software design perfection in precision! Ÿ Highly accurate automated The Company- dispensing Formerly known as the Inkmaker Group, Ÿ Process equipment from IM GROUP is an extensive brand that bulk handling to covers a number of niches under its filling lines umbrella. These include the process engineering solutions within the industries Ÿ POS equipment of paint, coatings, ink, specialty chemicals, adhesives, corrugated packaging, pharma, Ÿ And other related food and many other. services Inkmaker Group was recently rebranded to These solutions are engineered to suit IM GROUP in 2021 in Italy. This huge an individual organizations' needs. group is a holding brand of- With intensive research and development that goes behind these Inkmaker, Rexson, Vale-tech, Swesa, Teko, solutions, the key factors that drive the Tecnopails and most recently also of IEC+, processes are- which is the mechanical engineering specialist and is renowned for the design Ÿ Cloud connectivity and manufacture of dispersing, grinding and mixing equipment as well as complete Ÿ Industry 4.0 engineering studies and turnkey solutions. With the addition of IEC+, IM GROUP has Ÿ Increased safety and reduction of evolved into its next stage of: 'Advanced' environmental impact engineering solutions”. IM GROUP's proprietary software and “IM GROUP, with its brands, operates with systems are manufactured in 3 its own staff and offices in over 15 continents. With the precise making countries over 5 continents.” process, these software and systems are built for reliability, a motto the brand On 18 June, 2021, the group was swears by. They guarantee highly recognised as one of the ”Top 10 Chemical accurate colour consistency, which is always precise and instant. 14 | MARCH 2022

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IM's Success with New Opportunities- “Being a “Total Solutions Provider” is our MISSION, and this is precisely why we acquired the brands that we did.” IM's strategy is to create “areas of excellence” dedicating each of their brands to a specific expertise, that can come together—like their logo—to form a strong force. Each brand can still work individually with its existing clients in its own markets and when required share their expertise—offering Total Solutions—for example on large turn-key plant engineering projects. This guarantees resource optimisation and high flexibility to manage projects of all sizes. This was one of the key reasons for forming the holding brand, IM GROUP, in the first place. The entrance of IEC+ into the group has presented the group with a unique opportunity to evolve in offering 'advanced engineering', in that the design, projection, and management services are extended to all the production processes, site management and software interface. This starts from preliminary engineering studies through to the complete project implementation and delivery. “Each brand will continue to be differentiated through their expertise, and compete in their individual market sectors, and when required, they will come together on large projects for IM GROUP” With IM GROUP's new structure: Ÿ Inkmaker will offer Ink Dispensing and Software Ÿ Rexson will offer Liquid Ink and Paint Dispensing Ÿ Vale-tech will offer Narrow-Web and Paste Ink Dispensing Ÿ Swesa will offer Special Applications Dispensing Ÿ TekoTinting and Engineering will offer Tinting and R&D Training Ÿ Tecnopails will offer Filling-Line Solutions Ÿ IEC+ will offer Dispersing, Grinding & Mixing Equipment / Engineering Studies and Turnkey Solutions 16 | MARCH 2022

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IM GROUP's Expertise- customers customisation, the overall tendency to reduce stock and to produce only what the market demands. Dispensing Solutions- Dispensing technology enables the reproduction of any In many areas, the operation of mixing different ingredients formulation starting from a number of selected components into a finished product is still performed manually, at times in strictly controlled manners, avoiding human errors, and through the work of skilled personnel. in a safe and risk-free environment. With the market steadily moving towards automation, and Other than being custom designed according to the specific the need to perform an increasing number of operations application, all IM GROUP's dispensing solutions can within limited time, the need to progress from manually handle water or solvent base materials, high viscosity or performed tasks is becoming stronger. liquid products. Furthermore, together with the increase in the number of For each line of products different solutions are available. operations, there is a corresponding need to produce smaller batches, due to; larger products diversification, increased “All systems are developed with the objective of simplifying 18 | MARCH 2022

COVER STORY the operations and to bring substantial operational and create software from scratch to fulfil your individual economic benefits.” requirements.” IM Software- Key Features and Benefits of IM GROUP's software: ● Manages users, factories, formulae and work Based in Turin, Italy, IM GROUP's cutting-edge R&D orders instantly, easily and by remote department is dedicated to developing its innovative, ● Views stock information at a glance and generate efficient and user-friendly proprietary software. Available in reports on production statistics on demand over 30 languages, its software can operate from small ● Dispenses parameters with automatic adjustment compact units to complex industrial systems. ● Views graphic components stock display ● Manages traceability IM GROUP's software is the brain behind the reliability and ● Manages raw material and formulations consistency of their technology. Easily expandable and ● Password protected multi-user accessibility customised, they offer unlimited application fields and can ● Stock auditing and batch cost evaluation be integrated with all leading management applications. ● Over 100 reports for KPI assessment ● Optimised recycle-management As businesses evolve, they increasingly rely on tools that provide connectivity to corporate resources and the internet, as well as to colleagues and business partners. This requires tools that are familiar and easy-to-use, which is why IM GROUP's proprietary software has been carefully designed to evolve with its customers business. “Our software specialists thrive on challenges and can www.theenterpriseworld.com | 19

COVER STORY ● Spectrophotometer connections amount of experience to the table and has held IM ● ISO compliance traceability GROUP's operations strong for more than two decades. ● Production planning ● Inventory control Roberto Guerra is the CEO Asia Pacific, IM GROUP ● VOC reporting Roberto leads the Asia Pacific region as the CEO Asia IM's Leaders Around the Globe Pacific. With his expertise, he is striving to expand IM GROUP's premises and is paving the way for a brilliant future by strengthening the bond with Malaysian based IEC Plant Engineering. IM GROUP has its base of operations in Turin, Italy. IM boasts of Roberto aims at maximizing IM GROUP's sales and its wide and experienced board of directors who lead its service network throughout South-East Asia, especially operations around the world. The dedication and zeal of these Malaysia, India, and Vietman by utilizing IEC+'s leaders has proved their mettle and has made IM GROUP one of expertise. the most recognized Chemical Tech Industry in the world today. Valentina Cigna is the Global Director of HR and Christophe Rizzo is the CEO of EMEA/Americas, IM President of IM GROUP GROUP Valentina brings her immense experience and expertise Christophe is the CEO of the EMEA region (European, Middle to the group's operations. She manages and handles the East & Africa) and Americas of IM GROUP. He brings immense most important resource of a company- the human 20 | MARCH 2022

resources. Valentina plans on utilizing all the resources that will be shared throughout the group's brands, thereby reducing waste. Also, she aims to use this opportunity to consolidate their forces to invest in human capital initiatives such as advanced IoT training, to improve industry 4.0 experience and skills. Lau Kar Seng is General Manager of Inkmaker Shanghai and a Member of The Board Kar Seng, leads operations in China; recently overseeing the group's expansion to larger premises, in Shanghai, to meet the requirements of IEC+ (IM GROUP's latest acquisition), for manufacturing and customizing large heavy-duty equipment for dispersing, grinding, and mixing. Additionally, he is busy building the company that IM GROUP recently formed—in joint-venture with, Zhuhai Longtec Corp. Ltd—called “Inkmaker Intelligent Systems”. “We strive to create a reliable complete supply chain—serving predominantly, but not only, the ink, paint & coatings industry—that will sustain our core businesses.” www.theenterpriseworld.com | 21





OFASSSELEFS-SDRTHIVEINSGAFCEATRYS How safe are self-driving Could self-driving vehicles eliminate contribute to this number. \"I think it cars? Modern automobiles the 94 percent of all car accidents in will be a long time before human error include around 100 million the United States caused by human is completely removed from the lines of software that enable a variety error? While public opinion on the driving equation,\" West Palm Beach of technologies such as cruise subject is mixed, there are clearly accident lawyer Brian Labovick of control, speed assistance, and parking advantages and disadvantages to Labovick Law Group said, \"but cameras. And the coding in these having autonomous vehicles on the certainly, there will be a lot less low- embedded devices is becoming road. With some businesses predicting impact bump type accidents.\" increasingly sophisticated. As future a 2017 public debut, it's critical that automobiles become more linked, automakers figure out how to make Studies have shown that Self driving this tendency will continue. these vehicles as safe as possible cars are safe Automobiles are becoming before putting them on the road. increasingly reliant on electronics. Experts believe self-driving cars have They will also grow increasingly The recent tragic automobile accident the potential to be safer than human autonomous, eventually becoming involving a Tesla on Autopilot that drivers. Human drivers, after all, cause self-driving. As a result, it's critical to failed to brake automatically has millions of accidents each year. In understand about self-driving vehicle reignited the argument over whether 2016, nearly seven million accidents security risks so you can answer completely autonomous vehicles are involving human drivers occurred. questions like \"are self-driving cars safer than human drivers. Thousands of Only around 1% of such collisions safe?\" and \"in what respects are accidents are caused by human mistake were deadly. Self-driving automobiles, driverless cars safer than human each year. Drunk drivers, hit-and-run on the other hand, are still in the early drivers?\" incidents, and cars colliding with immovable objects or debris all 2244||MJARNCUHAR2Y022022

stages of development. They still have Sensors and actuators interact across that resides in the trunk and controls a long way to go before becoming local networks in the systems that offer the automobile's thoughts and actions commonplace. In Arizona, in March these services. Microcontrollers are in is the \"brain\" of a self-driving car. It 2018, an Uber self-driving test car charge of them. Automobiles may also has a general concept of the route it has collided fatally with a cyclist. Until it talk with one another. Vehicle to to take to arrive to a location thanks to was too late, this self-driving auto Vehicle Communication is the term for GPS. However, navigating along a failed to recognize the cyclist as a this (V2V). They can also crowded street, changing lanes, and human. And the vehicle's human safety communicate with infrastructure like stopping at a traffic signal when driver failed to see the cyclist. It will traffic lights, road signs, and satellites. necessary is not enough. As a result, most likely be some time before self- V2I or V2X stands for Vehicle to the computer uses camera, LIDAR, driving cars are widely used. Human- Infrastructure. Software, of course, is radar, and GPS data to pinpoint the driven automobiles, on the other hand, what makes all of this possible. There precise location of the automobile and are increasingly employing technology are operating systems and middleware, the objects in its vicinity. Programmers in Advanced Driver Assistance such as network communication have created extremely intelligent Systems (ADAS). stacks, as well as sensor, actuator, and algorithms that can be \"taught\" to display interfaces, in addition to recognize items in the car's How Are Self-Driving Cars Safe? application code. environment. A large, fast-moving device with two wheels, for example, ADAS is now standard on almost all The \"sight\" or perception of a self- is classified as a motorbike rather than new automobiles. ADAS entails: driving automobile is done through a bicycle by these algorithms. Cars, numerous processes. For 360o vision, people, traffic signals, and obstructions Tracking lanes cameras are put on the roof and at would be classified as other items. various locations surrounding the Emergency braking with autonomy vehicle (Figure 2). While cameras are The computer must select how to useful for distinguishing forms and operate after determining which things Vision enhancement systems colors in the surroundings, they are around the automobile and how far ineffective at determining distances. away they are. If a lane is closed ahead Self-driving vehicles, on the other due to construction, for example, the hand, use high-tech sensors called computer will determine the best LIDARs that are far better at course of action: change lanes right identifying the location of people and away or slow down to let cars in the things surrounding the vehicle. A following lane to pass first. But how device having a continually revolving does the computer determine which laser beam is known as a LIDAR (or choice is preferable? Algorithms that \"Light Detection and Ranging\"). It act like brain neurons have been emits inaudible light pulses in all created by programmers. These directions. It can distinguish the form algorithms can infer what to do in a and position of surrounding objects by new, comparable scenario based on measuring the transit time and location prior actions. This form of machine of reflected laser light. Self-driving learning is similar to speech cars frequently include conventional recognition on your phone or face radars in addition to cameras and identification in social media LIDARs. Although radars can only see photographs. This type of machine in a hazy manner, they are excellent at learning is like speech recognition on detecting moving things and are far your smartphone or facial recognition less expensive than other sensors. for photos on social media. Once the car's computer decides what action to When a self-driving car \"sees\" its take, it sends electronic commands to surroundings, the cameras, LIDARs, controllers that turn the steering wheel and radars all transmit the data to the and control the throttle and brakes. car's \"brain.\" A sophisticated computer www.theenterpriseworld.com | 25

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When you talk about data security, data threat is cause the unauthorized access by cybercriminals. These anything that can potentially cause danger to errors can occur due to faulty in-house programming, or the information in your systems. These threats when hackers find a loophole. could be anything from an intruder network through a port on the firewall, to a process addressing data in a way that Data Leakage- violates the security policy of a company, to a tornado wiping out a facility, or even an employee making an Data leakage is when there is an unauthorized electronic or unintentional mistake which could expose some of the the physical transmission of data or information from a confidential information or destroy a file's integrity. company to some other external destination. It is important for every business to understand the risks if Non-Technical Data Threats- their data is breached. One of the most important steps in data security is to identify the potential threats to the One thing to keep in mind is that data security is not just an system, classify them by a category, and then evaluate that electronic issue. Some non-technical threats can affect your damage potential to the company. Following are the ways business too. Some of the non-technical data threats are- how common data threats can affect your business. Physical- Technical Data Threats- Physical factors like theft, tampering, snooping, sabotage, Hacking- vandalism, local device access or an assault can negatively affect your business as it can lead to loss of your data and Today, hacking is worth a multi-billion-dollar industry for information. the cybercriminals. Hacking has been providing opportunities to extract the data for political and monetary Environmental- gains. In a broader view, hacking is an unethical and unauthorized user who gains access to a computer or a Dire environmental factors like undeniable natural events of network. There are many ways through which the hackers tornado, power losses, fire, and floods can pose danger to gain access to networks or computers, some of which are as the organization and infrastructure where the data is intricate as altering the systems security. Others are simple located. and straightforward, like guessing the users' passwords or installing a keylogger. Insider Threat- Cracking- Another way the non-technical factors can pose as a threat to your business is when there is insider threat. Your Cracking is a reverse engineering for software, passwords employees, contractors, or even partners can commit a or even encryption. This could lead to the unauthorized fraud or theft of the intellectual property. access to a company's sensitive information. Social Media- Malware- Often employees can fall prey to some scams on the Malicious software, or also called as the malware is a internet and thus reveal sensitive information which is not software that disrupts some of the important computer intended for the public knowledge. operations and gathers sensitive information or even gains an access to a computer system through which the data and Improper Disposal- information is then compromised. To keep a computer safe from this kind of data breaching, antivirus software and Dumpster diving or the improper disposal of sensitive data firewalls are installed. Viruses, worms, spyware, can cause improper disclosures and leak some of your ransomware, keyloggers and backdoors are some of the sensitive information. To avoid this, you need to have examples of malware. internal procedures when disposing of the sensitive documents. Errors- With heaps of data being produced every passing day, it is Some of the most common errors like system just as important to save the data properly. Leaking even a misconfigurations or some other programming errors can small amount of data can lead to larger repercussions and can cause great losses to your company. www.theenterpriseworld.com | 41