Brembo S.p.A. announced that it will open its first advanced research and development lab in Silicon Valley, California, to accelerate the company's digitization, one of the main goals of the plan announced by the iconic brand's top management in September 2021.
Brembo's Inspiration Lab will focus on strengthening its expertise in software development, data science and artificial intelligence,…
Ceccato S.p.A., an Italian company specializing in washing equipment for cars and light and heavy transport vehicles, will open its first U.S. production branch in Russell County, Virginia.
According to a press release from the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority (VCEDA), Ceccato USA Corp. will occupy a 51,830-square-foot facility and create 50 new jobs within the next five years.…
gruppo Fanti, a Bologna-based metal packaging manufacturer, will open its first U.S. plant in Weirton, planning to invest $30 million in the Brooke County (Weirton, West Virginia) operation.
The new manufacturing facility will produce metal packaging containers with state-of-the-art equipment, initially creating 40 new full-time jobs.
This investment is not only the first manufacturing plant in…
PA S.p.A., an Italian company that manufactures compressed air and high-pressure accessories, will open its first office in the United States this fall. The United States is the company's largest market. The location of the subsidiary will not be in a large city on the East Coast or the West Coast. Instead, it will be in Bloomington in the suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
"We chose…
A subsidiary of Italy-based Sirmax Group said its new plastics recycling facility in Anderson is now operational.
SER North America said it plans to bring total employment at the $30 million plant to 40 by the end of the year. Plans for the 124,000-square-foot facility were first announced in July 2019. The company said it has already hired 25 employees with the goal of adding 15 more by the end…
An Italian fabric maker is locating manufacturing operations in Orangeburg County.
Pratrivero USA Inc., a division of Pratrivero Nonwovens, is investing $17.6 million and creating 34 new jobs in the former Mayer Industries building at 3777 Industrial Boulevard. Industrial Boulevard is near Interstate 26’s Exit 145.
The investment includes $6.5 million in buildings and $11.1 million in machinery…
Gruppo Fanti, a metal packaging manufacturing company headquartered in Bologna, Italy, will open its first U.S.-based plant in Weirton, planning to invest $30 million into the Brooke County (Weirton, West Virginia) operation.
The new manufacturing facility will produce metal packaging containers with state-of-the art equipment, creating an initial 40 new full-time jobs.
This investment is not…
Fabtech Expo, the yearly event, organized by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, to be held in Chicago from Sept. 13-16, is considered one of the world's most important events on advanced metalworking technologies.
For companies operating in the industrial machinery sector, from Italy and beyond, it constitutes an important showcase outside Europe. The 2021 edition will be attended by about…
Pack Expo Las Vegas 2021, which will be held at the Convention Center in the Nevada city of the same name from September 27-29, is one of the most important international trade shows dedicated to packaging and packaging technologies.
Once again this year, Pack Expo LV is confirmed to be an unmissable event for all those who want to be updated on the state of the art of packaging technologies…
In the last edition (#18 Winter 2021) we had asked readers the following question:
Have the restrictions imposed on international travel and other measures to contain the pandemic impacted the movement of your technicians and staff from Italy to North America?
Below are the percentages for each answer:
A) Yes, they greatly hindered both the dispatch of technicians and staff from Italy: 75.0…