The Canadian Manufacturers’ Outlook is a survey conducted, on a yearly basis, by Northstar for PLANT Magazine in partnership with sponsors Grant Thornton LLP, SYSPRO Canada and Machines Italia - Italian Trade Commission. The latest edition of the survey report is fresh off the press. The findings - based on 526 replies from senior manufacturing executives (margin of error +/- 4.27%, 19 times out of 20) - show that 36% of the respondents are optimistic although most (55%) qualify their optimism with caution. More than half of the senior executives are expecting orders and sales to increase (by

Machines Italia teamed up with Daily Planet, the flagship science magazine produced and distributed by Discovery Channel Canada, to film a series of segments on exciting scientific and technological innovations by Italian companies. The Daily Planet crew was in central Italy at the beginning of May 2016 and stopped in Livorno, Carrara, Bologna and Modena, where they shot stories on compelling technologies such as stone and marble extraction and processing, soft robotics, sports motorcycles and exotic sports cars. The first four segments aired between the end of May and December, 2016, within

Simac Tanning Tech is the chief international event for machinery and technologies for the footwear, leather goods and tanning industries. The event will take place in Milan, in conjunction wotj Lineapelle (International exhibition of leather, accessories, components, fabrics, synthetics and models), from February 21 to 23, 2017. For further information on the event, please visit www.simactanningtech.it. A video showcase of the most advanced machinery and technology on display at the ast edition of Simac Tanning Tech is available at the following link. The Italian Trade Commission and Assomac

The Italian Trade Commission (ITA) and UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE will be touring plants and manufacturing facilities in Ohio and Alabama with a delegation of leading Italian metalworking technology and machinery builders. The tour will take place from March 13 to 15, 2017, and kicks off in Cincinnati, Ohio while stopping in various other cities in Alabama where the Italian companies will have the opportunity to meet with local manufacturers and showcase their innovative solutions. This is the third delegation of Italian companies in the US of this kind. Previous ones were conducted in

CONEXPO-CON/AGG will take place from March 7 to 11, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The international trade show is where every major construction industry is represented amongst 2,500+ exhibitors over 2,500,000 square feet and more than 150 education sessions including asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, lifting, mining, utilities and more. The Italian Trade Commission (ITA) along with the Italian Construction Equipment Association, UNACEA, will be exhibiting at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 with an information desk (booth # S5136) highlighting the latest technology and advanced solutions made in

LAMIERA, the international exhibition dedicated to the metal forming machine tool industry and to all innovative technologies related to the sector, chooses Milan as its new stage. From May 17 to 20, 2017, the prestigious and modern exhibition centre of Fieramilano Rho, in Milan will host the next edition of LAMIERA. As usual, the event will showcase the latest and most modern technology for metal fabricating and metal forming as well as a very rich program of seminars, presentations and exhibits. Over 20,000 professionals attended the last edition of the show. The Italian Trade Commission and

Vitrum is one of the most prominent International trade fairs for machinery, equipment and systems for the processing of flat and hollow glass as well as glass materials and finished products. The figures from the last Vitrum show confirm its globally recognized status: 20,000 square meters of exhibition space, 347 exhibitors of which approximately 55% from 24 countries and 82% manufacturers exhibiting directly. 18,450 visitors, 51% from outside of Italy.For further information about Vitrum, visit the official web site at www.vitrum-milano.com The next edition of Vitrum will be held in Milan

Every year, GIMAV conducts a survey of the Italian glass industry with the aim of providing an overview of the sector and information on its structure, sales, production and export markets. GIMAV is the Italian Association of Glass Processing Machinery and Accessories Suppliers and represents almost 80% of the Italian glass industry. The results were more than encouraging: the positive trend for Italian glass processing machinery, accessories, and special products posted a year earlier was repeated and consolidated in 2015. The report signaled a new wave of optimism for everybody

Milan, 14 December 2016 – There may be more than a year to go until it opens its doors, but there is already buzz and expectation around Print4All, the brand new event dedicated to all technologies for commercial, publishing and industrial printing which is on between 29 May and 1 June 2018 at Fiera Milano. The project has already gained backing from major supply chain players, and is continuing to go from strength to strength as new players sign up because they are keen to cater optimally to this dynamic market and have the right tools to compete internationally. Print4All builds on and

At the upcoming edition of Colombiatex, to be held in Medellin, Colombia from January 24 to 26, 2017, Italian textile machinery manufacturers are once more expected to stand out, with twenty industry leaders exhibiting in the common area set up by the Italian Trade Agency and ACIMIT. Among the Italian manufacturers in attendance at the common exhibition space, ACIMIT’s associated members include: Biancalani, Btsr, Cogne, Carù, Fadis, Fk Group, Itema, Laip, Mactec, Mcs, Monti-Mac, Nexia, Noseda, Ratti, Reggiani, Srs, Tecnorama, Testa and Ugolini. This well represented contingent of Italian