The 31st edition of IMTS, the biannual -International Manufacturing Technology Show, took place at the landmark McCormick Place, from September 12 to 17, 2016.
The event featured metalworking technology, robotics, automation, welding equipment. The figures of IMTS 2016 were impressive:
- 2,407 exhibitors, the highest ever,
- 115,612 visitors from 117 countries,
- 1.3 million square…
North Carolina based Advanced Ceramic Coatings (ACC), a joint venture between Ohio-based GE Aviation and Turbocoating Corp. of Italy, announced that it will invest $15 million to build a new 62,500-square-foot facility at Hillside Enterprise Park in Duncan and create 50 jobs.
Local officials identified ACC as the company seeking incentives under the economic development project codenamed “Project…
FCA, the U.S. arm of automaker Fiat-Chrysler, announced on January 8th, 2017 that it would invest a total $1 billion in plants in Michigan and Ohio, which will add 2000 new jobs in the United States.
The announcement, in what the company said was the second phase of a plan it first made public a year ago, came days after Ford Motor Company decided to scrap a plan to build a facility in Mexico,…
Agrati Group from Italy announced the acquisition of Continental Midland Group (CMG), a leading North American engineered fastener company in the automotive, commercial vehicle and Industrial markets with 4 production plants focused on screws, bolts, nuts and special cold forged parts, and one logistic center. Plants and logistic centers are located in the US: Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. The…
Italy’s EURO GROUP SPA EURO GROUP SPA and Kuroda PrecisionIndustries Ltd. from Japan established a Strategic Alliance for the production and sales of stator and rotor laminations for electrical motors and generators in the American Market. As a first step, Euro Group and Kuroda have decided to operate together in the United States, by bringing their respective skills and a commitment to extend…
No limit to imagination. A slogan that, in Sacmi’s case, translates into new technology for decorating caps, designed to complement plant and machinery used all over the world for manufacturing plastic caps – a field in which Sacmi is the world leader – with a solution capable of highlighting essential aspects for developing the brand and showcasing the product.
It is the new COLORA CAP,…
PRINT4pack conference was held at Fiera Milano Rho, in Milao from September 20 to 21, 2016. The 2-day event was organised by ARGI, Italian Association of Graphic Industry Suppliers, ACIMGA, Italian Manufacturers Association of Machinery for the Graphic, Converting and Paper Industry, with the support of the Italian Trade Commission (ITA), the Ministry for Economic Development, as part of…
On the heels of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development’s launch of the Industrial National Plan 4.0, Machines Italia USA and the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) Chicago office hosted a conversation on the ground-breaking collaborations between Italian and US companies in advanced manufacturing and the emergence of the Industry 4.0.
The event took place on October 18th, 2016 at…
This survey of Industry 4.0 was conducted by the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) Chicago USA Office and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in November 2016 with over 325 companies based in the US taking part (2/3 of which currently use Italian machinery and technology in their production lines).
The report provides insight and analysis to determine the latest trends in Smart Manufacturing to…
In this newest edition of Machines Italia Magazine Volume XI, our focus is on how North American companies are embracing a wave of new technologies, many from Italian providers that are helping them bring work back home, while remaining competitive.
Italian companies are playing a big role in researching, developing and bringing to market these advanced manufacturing tools and strategies, many…