The ACIMAF was founded in Brescia, Italy, in 1987 for the purpose of promoting the image of italian technology in the sector of machines and products for the wire and cable manufacturing industry.

It’s aims are:
to improve the knowledge and culture, of new generations in a highly specialised field with roots in Italy
that date back through the Italian. Renaissance as far as the iron age by sponsorship of university research, scholarships, seminars and conferences;
to encourage and assist engineers and technicians of its member companies in the search for new innovative techniques, seen as victories in the battle for continuous improvement and a job well done;
to promote the diffusion of a responsible and professional attitude to the community, the environment and customers;
the compliance of all memeber companies with a set of regulations to govern after sales procedures and prices that will guarantee high standards of quality and good value for money for each and every customer.

Acimaf co-operates actively with ICE, the italian Government Foreign Trade Institute, with promotes the activities of its associates abroad.