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Italian Plastic Machinery: State of the Industry Report 2013

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After a still-positive trend in January and February (in the wake of the +5.9% result at the end of 2012), the first quarter of 2013 instead closed with a downturn for Italian exports of plastics and rubber processing machinery, according the Italian National Institute of Statistics - ISTAT figures processed by Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups together some 165 manufacturers). In fact, foreign sales in this sector fell 4% compared to January-March 2012, set against a 9-point drop in imports. The result is on the whole not surprising, given

Italy's Fiam Announces Strategic Partnership with Cleveland Ohio-based ASG

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Italy's Fiam Utensili Pneumatici SpA recently announced a strategic partnership with Cleveland Ohio-based ASG, naming ASG as the exclusive master distributor for Fiam in North America integrating its brand-name line of industrial air tools into the ASG product offering. "Fiam is excited about the opportunity to partner with ASG in this ambitious growth project to become one of the top three assembly industry supply partners. The extensive technical and commercial combined competencies that Fiam and ASG have in the global assembly industry result in ideal synergy. We firmly believe that

Machines Italia Presents At Packology 2013 In Rimini, Italy

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Machines Italia NAFTA will be one of the presenters during the June 11th Conference / Seminar entitled Business in the US: Do Right, Do It Now held onsite during the Italian Packaging Machinery Show: Packology 2013 in Rimini (June 11-14, 2013). Machines Italia representatives from the Chicago Office of the Italian Trade Commission (ITC) will present the numerous and beneficial tools available to Italian packaging machinery manufacturers, offered by the ITC to Italian companies looking to enter or reinforce their presence in the US market. Scheduled attendence number is to be over 100

Triulzi Cesare Srl

Officina Meccanica Cesare Triulzi business history dates back to 1952. Its factory based in Limbiate (near Milan), now employs 50 people working in a 10,000 sq. m area (4,500 sq. m of which occupied by buildings). Established worldwide, Triulzi exports approximately 70% of its production all over the world. The company's offerings include an extensive array of both horizontal and vertical washer-dryers, automatic plants for i.g. production complete with accessories, laminated glass production lines, and wet powdering systems employed in the production of windshields, horizontal washer-dryers

Olivotto Glass Technologies SpA

Olivotto has been working in the hollow glass sector since 1946, when it began marketing its first rotary-type glass blowing machine. Research, innovation and on-going technological development have enabled the company to become a leading brand the world over, supplying “turn-key” systems and services made to measure for any production need. On August 2003, Olivotto Glass Technologies (Italy) acquired the glass branch of ANTAS (Italy), a company with long-standing traditions and experience in the service of the hollow glass industry. Later, on June 2007, Olivotto Glass Technologies acquired

Forvet Srl

Born in 1990, Forvet is a company that has always researched market shares offering special equipment. The key of the company success seats in this specific approach: producing unique very sophisticated machines for niche market, the machine range that Forvet is producing includes NC drilling / milling equipment and NC grinding machines. The peculiarity of the Forvet production relies on the applied technical solutions. Each project is developed starting with a different prospective. As we like to say “new solutions for old problems”. This spirit can be proven just having a glance to the MTP8

Fermac Srl

Today Fermac has a complete range of products for all types of clients. Automatic and semi-automatic machines for screen-printing on glass are available with the capacity to decorate from 4 to 8 colors on a wide range of articles. Banding machines for gold edging and machines for sampling, together with various accessories such as conveyor belts, pusher bars, and accumulation tables are all a part of the Fermac range of products. In addition, consulting for the planning of complete lines, turn-key projects, and lay-out studies are other important services provided to the client. Fermac

Fenzi SpA

Fenzi started out as a family-run business in 1941 and has grown to become a worldwide leader in the new millennium. It stands out for its enduring success after concentrating mainly on the production of chemical products for the secondary processing of flat glass. A strong point is its ability to deliver quality products, which it has always maintained by striking the right balance among innovation, competitiveness and efficiency for almost seven decades. Today, as in the past, these distinguishing elements have earned Fenzi a reputation for increasingly superior and eco-friendly products

Unitec SpA

From the design of technology to the after sales service of Unitec they work closely with customers to provide reliable and effective technology solutions for the different stages of processing of fruits and vegetables, from the emptying, grading to packaging. Since 1924 Unitec has always had one goal: to help clients in expanding their business by improving the quality of their work. For this reason, within their company, a team of professionals works to develop ever more advanced technologies, designed, planned and built "custom", in line with the specific needs of each client and each type

Teamac - A member of Marchesini Group

Teamac Srl focuses on technology, experience, proficiency and on the worldwide market and the requirements of its customers. These are the ingredients for the success of Teamac, a company located in Budrio in the province of Bologna and producer of machines for packaging tea in ecological tea bags. The company became part of Marchesini Group in 2002. In 1993, Mr. Daunisi (Eng) – in partnership with Mr. Mai Giullelmo (Eng) – a professional businessman with international experience in the packaging industry, founded Maisa Italia, which later became Teamac. The company’s experience in packaging