From consumer products to heavy machinery, technology provided by Italian companies is proving beneficial for North American manufacturers
The impact of smart manufacturing is being felt far and wide—benefitting industries as diverse as consumer products and heavy machinery. Nothing short of revolutionary, the vast improvements in manufacturing involve mastering automation, big data and robotics,…
The Italian Trade Agency ICE and its partner association, UCIMA, the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association, will be present at the Pack Expo International, from October 14 to 17 2018, In Chicago, IL, with two pavilions. The ITA/UCIMA pavilions, booth # 7820, located in the Upper Lakeside Center Building, will feature 17 Italian packaging technology firms.
As well as supporting…
Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives USA 2018, is the premier trade show for process, factory and building automation in North America.
The Italian Trade Agency has organized with Italy's ASSOFLUID, the Italian Association of Manufacturing and Trading Companies in Fluid Power Equipment and Components and Federazione ANIE, Booth# E-134347 East Building), the Italian Pavilion,…
IMTS 2018 is the 32nd edition of the premier manufacturing technology show in North America. 2,000 exhibiting companies will occupy 1,3 million net square feet of exhibit space at the McCormick Place complex in Chicago, Illinois from September 14 to 19, 2018. IMTS is held every even-numbered year in Chicago and attracts more than 114,000 buyers and sellers from over 112…
In the first half of 2018, the export of automobiles assembled in Mexico grew by 10.5% compared to the same period last year, for a total increase in vehicle production equal to 6.4%. The data, published by AMIA (Asociacion Mexicana De La Industria Automotriz), does not take into account the activities of Japanese maker Nissan. The reason for the growth, explains AMIA's President Eduardo Solis,…
Euro Group is the world leader in the production and distribution of magnetic laminations for electric motors and generators for the most varied industrial applications: from automotive to domotics. The holding controls various manufacturing companies and divisions in several countries (Eurtranciatura, Alcast, Corrada, Euroslot, Saf, and others) and has 1,700 employees and a turnover of about €…
The contract for the construction of the Intermodal Center for Land Transport (CITT), serving the new International Airport of Mexico City, valued at $350 million, has been awarded to Italy’s Astaldi Group. The contract represents the Group's first step in this new market, which is part of Astaldi's strategy of geographical diversification, and which offers great opportunities for development in…
Canadian headquartered automotive holding Magna International Inc has signed a deal to buy Italy’s OLSA S.p.A. The transaction is valued at $354 million (230 million euros).
OLSA, based in Turin, Italy, employs about 2,500 people and has manufacturing operations in Italy, Poland, Brazil, China, and Mexico.
Its customers include the Volkswagen Group, the BMW Group, Daimler, and FCA.
The deal,…
TransCanada Corporation has conditionally awarded Pacific Atlantic Pipeline Construction Ltd, a Calgary-based Canadian company that is part of Italian engineering and construction firm Bonatti Group, a construction contract for a portion of the Coastal Gaslink Project, pending a positive investment decision by the partners of LNG Canada for the construction of a natural gas liquefaction facility…
According to data collected by the research department of UCIMA, the packaging machinery industry, one of the most dynamic Italian manufacturing sectors, recorded a solid 8.9% growth in 2017, with a turnover exceeding €7 billion (€7.19 billion). Export sales totaled €5.7 billion in 2017 (79.1% of the total production), 7.5% up from 2016.
The sector continues to stand out for its strong…