MILAN, Italy --  "For a smart factory to truly be 'smart' machines in different workshops and different operators in the production chain must be linked by a common flow of integrated information," said Luigi De Vito, SCM Division Director.  De Vito said the new generation of SCM machines are able to collect data through smart components (sensors, microprocessors, software, etc.), and connectivity systems.  The company's Maestro software and sophisticated algorithms are then able to extract valuable information for customers from the data, including, for e