The U.S. manufacturing industry continues to face a number of challenges that limit its performance.
Spending on capital goods and investment in equipment and machinery has languished, now for several years, and this is reflected in production and productivity levels, which have also stagnated.
The continuing strength of the dollar against the world's major currencies plays havoc with U.S.…
Siliconature SpA a manufacturer of siliconized and treated films for special applications, from Godega di Sant'Urbano in the province of Treviso, has decided to invest in the United States, for its first plant on American soil and has chosen Kenwood, a suburb of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The investment, worth $26 million, will create 26 new jobs.
To facilitate the project, the Michigan Economic…
The Roboze Group, a Bari-based company of industrial techno-polymer 3D printers for cutting-edge applications, recently opened a sales office in New York.
The opening of the new office is in line with the company's strategic plan of international expansion and aims to provide safe and reliable solutions that meet demands. Roboze Inc is located at on prestigious Madison Avenue in downtown New York…
Riello UPS, a division of the Riello Elettronica Group specializing in electronics, networking and IP telephony technologies, announced in February the opening of its first branch office in the United States. The Riello UPS headquarters in the U.S. will be located in West Chester, near Cincinnati, Ohio. The facility will have a total floor area of as much as 10,000 square feet and will house the…
BIAT, the Innovation and High Technology Exchange, was held March 2 to 3 at the Le Ciminiere Congress Center in Catania. The event, now in its third edition, brings together foreign investors, companies, accelerators, incubators and research and development centers, on the one hand, and start-ups, innovative projects and Italian technological excellence from southern regions, on the other.…
The Guides "USA Practical Guide to Investment - Frequently Asked Questions" and "USA Tax Guide" are part of a two-volume mini series born out of the collaboration between the ICE-Agency Office in Chicago with Assocomaplast - the National Association of Manufacturers of Machinery and Molds for Plastics and Rubber - with the aim of presenting the U.S. legal and tax system to Italian companies in a…
ICE-Agency Chicago and UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, just concluded a "fact finding" tour to Ohio and Alabama in March. The exploratory mission aimed to learn the peculiarities of two dynamic economies, from a manufacturing industry perspective, in the United States and to identify best practices and business opportunities for Italian manufacturers of metalworking machinery and technology.
The…
Pack Expo Las Vegas 2017 to be held at the Convention Center in the Nevada city of the same name from September 25-27 is one of the most important international trade shows dedicated to packaging and packaging technologies.
This year Pack Expo LV again proves to be an unmissable event for all those who want to be updated on the state of the art in packaging technologies and for those who are…
The fourth edition of SelectUSA Investment Summit, an event organized by the U.S. government to present investment opportunities in the United States, is now upon us. From June 18 to June 20, 2017, at the Gaylord Resort in Washington, D.C., which will host the event, some 1,100-plus delegates are expected to attend, as well as the participation of some 20 of the Italian companies that make up one…
SME - Society of Manufacturing Engineers and ICE - Chicago Agency have signed an agreement that will allow Italian mechanical engineering companies, partners of Machines Italia, to have privileged access to two top U.S. trade shows: Fabtech Expo and Westec.
Westec, to be held in Los Angeles September 12-14, 2017, is one of the largest biennial events in North America dedicated to the metal…