One of the oldest in Italy, the charming, Etruscan village of Cortona, is majestically located on the southern slope of Monte Sant Egidio, which dominates the Valdichiana valley. With its medieval architecture of hilly and narrow, winding streets the place counts among the tourist hotspots in the eastern Tuscany being a great home base to see many nearby located cities including Florence (130 km), Perugia (55km), Pisa (190km), Siena, Arezzo, and, of course, lots of vineyards. But Cortona is not only famous for its tourist attractions. The place is also an industrial location, being, among others, home to MB Elettronica. In the sixty years of its existence the company that started as a family-run business has managed to reach a leading position in the market of design and assembly of electronic boards, in the creation of rapid prototyping and much more… Manufacturing Journal had the opportunity to speak to the managing director of the successful company - Roberto Banelli.