Machines Italia, in cooperation with the Industrial Association of Brescia (AIB), will be hosting an Automotive Industry event in Brescia, Italy from February 9 to 11, 2016. Selected Canadian and US buyers will be invited to the gathering to meet with 250 top Italian suppliers of technology, parts, components, equipment and R&D and engineering services. The travel expenses are covered by Machines Italia USA and AIB, and namely: Round-trip airfare (coach-class) to/from Milan, Italy; Accommodation (board and lodging) at Villa Fenaroli Palace Hotel - 4 nights; Ground transportation in Italy (to

The Italian Trade Commission in Canada, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development and Industry Canada undertook a research project aimed at mapping and surveying the Italian companies operating in the country. Out of a combined database of over 200 subsidiaries, representing 150+ Italian investments, the survey gathered information on approximately 70 companies. The research report is available upon request, however some key findings are: The surveyed companies employ 4,712 employees, Generate $2,6 billion in revenue in 2014, The total size of the investments was $503 million

The Ontario Export Awards ( http://www.ontarioexportawards.com) are the province’s most prestigious awards paying tribute to the success and innovative approaches of Ontario export companies. Extending across industries and including both rural and urban representation, the awards are a celebration of the contributions exporters have made to both the provincial and national economy. The 2015 awards ceremony, which recognized leadership and success in 11 categories covering many areas of Ontario’s exporting economy, was held at a luncheon gala on Nov. 24, 2015 at the International Centre in

The woodworking technology and wood-based materials industry keeps showing encouraging trends: preliminary figures for the current year speak for themselves, showing a fully positive sign for all major indexes. The analysis carried out by the Studies office of the Confindustria-member association ACIMALL, gathering the industry's leading companies provides a brighter picture than many were expecting. And compared to the recent past, satisfaction comes from the domestic market, a trend that might bring even more significant “surprises” in 2016. Meanwhile, let’s take a look at figures, reminding

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Distinguished U.S. Students Win Italian Technology Award to Study Advanced Engineering in Italy NOVEMBER 2015 – The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is pleased to announce the U.S. winners of the twelfth Italian Packaging Technology Award (IPTA) and sixth Italian Machine Tool Technology Award (IMTTA). ITA will honor recipients for their outstanding theses submission and academic scholarship with a one-week, respectively, educational trip to Italy commencing November 29, 2015 and concluding on December 5, 2015. The 2015 winners will join distinguished students from five countries in an intense

ACIMALL Press Office, Assago, November 19, 2015: “We really feel that the next Xylexpo will be an essential stage in the success story of our exhibition: we are doing all we can to create a big event, an excellent review of innovative technology featuring all the leading actors of this industry. And I am proud to say that all Italian companies will be there!”. This is the comment by Lorenzo Primultini – president of the exhibition – about what we can expect at the next edition of the international biennial trade fair scheduled at FieraMilano-Rho from 24 to 28 May 2016. Primultini spoke at the

A couple of Italy's DAVI automated rolling lines for wind towers fabrication have been recently installed in Brazil, in a joint-venture company between Alstom and one of the local giants in infrastructure. Again DAVI has been confirmed as a main player in this specific sector in Brazil, as elsewhere in the world. This customer had the opportunity to benefit of Master Trainer rolling course, another exclusive service that only DAVI can offer. Thanks to this advanced training now customer is able to run at full productivity 24 hours / 7 days a week. Due to the location of the plant, far away

The statistical analysis performed by Assocomaplast (Italian trade association, part of CONFINDUSTRIA, representing over 160 companies) on foreign trade data provided by ISTAT regarding the first six months of this year , reveals – in comparison to January-June 2014 – a markedly positive performance for Italy's exports and imports of plastics and rubber machinery, equipment and moulds. The growth recorded since the first months of 2014 has continued this year and actually has increased: by the end of June 2015, the rise in purchases from abroad approached 17%. This provides further reassurance

After the summer break, activity is back in full swing for the next edition of Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies to be held at Fieramilano-Rho from Tuesday, May 24, to Saturday, May 28, 2016. Well, actually, some activities have never stopped! These include the meetings and events of the Xylexpo 2016 roadmap, organized at the major industry events to present the historical exhibition to media, buyers, importers and distributors. This exhibition is still a key reference in even-numbered years, the most important