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SIGEP 2025

SIGEP 2025
The Italian Trade Agency is sending a delegation of US, Canadian, Chinese, Australian, Japanese, and Middle Eastern companies to Italy on the occasion of SIGEP 2025. For more than 45 years, SIGEP has been an essential event for learning about the latest innovations and trends in the food service sector. Here, delegates will discover raw materials, ingredients, technologies, machinery, equipment, furnishings, packaging solutions, and services. The event offers a unique space in which to interact with the hundreds of Italian companies and industry experts, discuss developments in the sector, and

TISE / STONE EXPO 2025

TISE Logo
The International Surface Event (tise)—North America's largest flooring, stone, and tile show—is the ultimate annual resource for sourcing the newest industry products, networking with industry leaders, learning trends, and advancing businesses within the surface, stone, and tile industries. Italy is the first supplier of stone technologies to the US, with a market share of more than 30%, and a top supplier of fine stones, with a market share of 15%. Over the years, the “Made in Italy” brand gained prestige in the stone sector due to constant innovation, customer-tailored technological

Italian Technology Award Program 2024/25 Update

Italian Technology Signup Code 2024/25
Italian Technology Award Program 2024/25 Announced!!!! The Italian Trade Agency, through its global network of offices, periodically conducts the “Italian Technology Award” program in various countries. As of 2024, the program boasts over 500 alumni comprised of professors and students from universities worldwide. This year, we are excited to announce the program will be held in multiple countries and across several industry-specific fields. We invite you to express your interest in our 2024/25 edition. So if you are a professor or a student in your third year or higher (e.g., junior, senior

New Partnership: Italian Trade Agency and Thomasnet! Apply To Expand Your Business in the USA and Canada!

Thomasnet x ITA
We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership between the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and Thomasnet—a collaboration set to transform opportunities for Italian companies in the industrial technology sector across North America. Italian businesses, this is your chance to shine on a prestigious platform! With full financing from ITA, we are launching a campaign to onboard 30 Italian companies onto Thomasnet.com. Here’s why you should seize this opportunity: Why Participate? Made in Italy Showcase: Showcase your products prominently on the Made in Italy Pavilion and benefit from enhanced

Machines Italia Supports Italian Research in Advanced Manufacturing Sectors at IMECE 2024 in Portland

Marriner Merrill RIT
To highlight the potential of an enhanced R&D and trade relationship between Italy and the USA regarding advanced manufacturing, the Italian Trade Agency has partnered this year with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, to create on the occasion of IMECE 2024, a special panel entitled The Italian Way to Advanced Manufacturing on Wednesday, November 20, 11:10 am - 12:10 pm. This will be an opportunity to have engagements in an exciting panel discussion by ASME members and industry experts from Italy on novel technologies coming out of Italy and the best practices for collaborations

Italian Trade Agency Joins Arm Institute Member Consortium, Affirms The Italian Trade Agency’s Commitment To Supporting Italian Companies Within The US Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem

ARM MEMBER
The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) has officially joined the ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute member consortium to support Italian companies and their U.S. subsidiaries in establishing or reinforcing their active presence in advanced manufacturing-related research and development within the United States. ITA will collaborate with other ARM Institute Members, sharing and exchanging valuable information. One of ITA’s key objectives is to assist in developing workforce training and education programs. These programs empower the U.S. workforce, especially within Italian-owned

New Partnership: Italian Trade Agency and Thomasnet! Apply To Expand Your Business in the USA and Canada!

ITA THOMASNET
We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership between the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and Thomasnet—a collaboration set to transform opportunities for Italian companies in the industrial technology sector across North America. Italian businesses, this is your chance to shine on a prestigious platform! With full financing from ITA, we are launching a campaign to onboard 30 Italian companies onto Thomasnet.com. Here’s why you should seize this opportunity: Why Participate? Made in Italy Showcase: Showcase your products prominently on the Made in Italy Pavilion and benefit from enhanced

CALL FOR US DELEGATES TO TECNA 2024: DEADLINE JUNE 17, 2024!

TECNA
The Italian Trade Agency - Chicago Office invites US ceramic processing professionals to a complimentary expenses-paid trip to Rimini, Italy to visit the TECNA 2024 trade exhibition showcasing the latest technologies and supplies for the surface industries . The show has been a leading international exhibition for over 40 years in the heart of the most creative, innovative, and technological Italian district for surface materials. Who qualifies: US Ceramic tile and flooring manufacturers and professionals Program Dates: September 25 - 28, 2024 Location: Rimini, Italy Expenses covered: Round

ITALIAN NIGHT AT IMTS - INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY SHOW 2024: DEADLINE AUGUST 31, 2024!

ITAIMTS 2024.
IMTS 2024 is the 35th edition of the premier manufacturing technology show in North America. Over 2,000 exhibiting companies are expected to occupy 1,3 million net square feet of exhibit space at the McCormick Place complex in Chicago, Illinois. IMTS is held every even-numbered year in Chicago and traditionally attracts more than 114,000 buyers and sellers from over 112 countries. Being one of the world's leading shows for capital good technologies and machinery, this year Machines Italia a project of the Italian Trade Agency will have representatives working to explore the show's

WELCOME TO YOUR NEW AI ASSISTANT - AMY

Italy AI Investments
This Spring the Italian Trade Agency via its USMCA's joint project Machines Italia, welcomes you to come and try out our new site assistant, Amy. " Amy", is a play on acronyms used to describe our new site assistant, "AIMI - Artificial Intelligence for Machines Italia" This new assistant can help you find Italian manufacturing companies within the various 16 machinery sector directories on the site, allowing you to search by specific technology or machinery category, catch up on the latest industry statistics well as inform you of upcoming events and opportunities, the Agency is offering North