Industry Perspective: The Evolution of Marble Machine
With a rich history, and beautiful scenery, Sant’Ambrosio di Valpolicella is like many small towns found throughout the Veneto region of Italy. A quiet village known for its red wines, terracotta roofs and an abundance of small vineyards dotting the landscape. But most visitors to the region usually gravitate to nearby Verona to have a pizza and beer across from the Arena in Piazza Bra or stop by the legendary balcony of Romeo and Juliet after walking along Via Giuseppe Mazzini. However, from 1961 to 1992, Sant’Ambrosio was the center of the universe in the emerging stone industry. Stone entrepreneurs throughout Europe and other continents ventured out to this sleepy town to witness the fusion of stone and machines in its infancy.
Sant’ Ambrosio hosted a stone machinery fair called Marmomacchine, or Marble Machine.