Gi Di Meccanica participated in the meeting “Sport in Safety. Challenges, Technologies, Experiences”, held on February 6th, at the international ski and winter sports exhibition “Scie di Gloria” in Longarone. The event represented an important opportunity for dialogue among companies, professionals, universities, and sportsystem operators.
The meeting, promoted by Sportsystem Foundation, focused on the topic: “How to build a safer sport today for those who live and practice it”, with the aim of sharing innovations, methodologies, and development perspectives for a sector that places safety, reliability, and performance at its core.
During our speech, we presented our company’s approach to the development of metal components and closure systems for ski boots and ski bindings, highlighting how every stage of the production process is oriented toward maximum reliability.
In particular, we explored:
After the conference, we visited the exhibition, which showcases the entire history of skiing and winter sports, from the early equipment to the latest technologies, offering a comprehensive view of the evolution of both the sport and its gear.
A Second Opportunity for Dialogue with the University
On Friday, February 27th, we also took part in a meeting with students from the University of Padua (Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering and Bioengineering programs), again at the “Scie di Gloria” exhibition.
The activity aimed to help students understand the historical and technical evolution of sports equipment, with particular attention to skis, bindings, boots, protective gear, and materials.
Alongside an initial observational phase, made possible thanks to the numerous historical items exhibited at the fair, a second in-depth phase was proposed: collecting data from online sources and summarizing the technical evolution of the analysed equipment.
Our company was associated with the study group dedicated to ski boots, with a specific focus on closure systems. In addition to the historical examples displayed at the exhibition, we brought several closure components from the past through to the most modern systems, highlighting their evolution in terms of materials, geometries, reliability, and performance.
Participation in these discussion events represents for Gi Di Meccanica an important opportunity for dialogue with the academic world and industry operators, in line with our commitment to developing advanced technical solutions for winter sports.
Our sincere thanks to Sportsystem Foundation and Professor Nicola Petrone for the invitation and for organizing initiatives of such high technical and educational value.
