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The World Packaging Organization Signs Cooperation Agreement With Italy's Ipack-Ima SpA

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Milan, December 2012- At the end of November 2012, WPO (World Packaging Organization) signed a cooperation agreement with Ipack-Ima Spa to support and promote the exhibitions East Afripack (9-12 September 2014 – Kenya) and IPACK-IMA (19-23 May 2015 – Italy). "The agreement focuses on formulating common programs and concrete actions to promote both shows globally and to recognize the packaging education projects developed by WPO", explains Thomas Schneider, WPO President. According to Schneider, this support means authorizing the use of WPO logo in all promotional materials and promoting both

MECATRONIC Connection 2012 - The European B2B Event for Mechatronics in 2012

The 5th edition of MECATRONIC Connection , will be held in Turin, Italy, November 27th and 28th, 2012, bringing together 150 international companies in the form of B2B meetings and conferences. Combining mechanics, electronics and real time informatics, the mechatronics is a market in continual evolution and concerns more and more industrial companies in their technological evolution. Thanks to a specialized industry in products with high added value and concentration of businesses and technology centers highly trained, Turin and its region appears like an essential exchange place in the field

Italian Textile Machinery: State of the Industy Report 2012

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Italy's association for textile machinery, ACIMIT, reported textile machinery orders for the third quarter of 2012 grew by eight percent (8%) over the previous quarter, for an absolute value of 108.2 points (2005=100). A comparison with the same period in 2011 showed an even greater increase (+53%), a positive result which is due solely to orders originating from foreign markets, whereas the situation in Italy highlighted a decidedly opposite and negative trend. In fact, orders from foreign markets rose 11% compared to the period from April to June 2012, for an absolute value of 123.3 points

Italian Plastic Machinery State of the Industry Report 2012: Stats Show Sharp Rise in Exports to US

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According to statistics provided by the association, Assocomaplast, Italian imports and exports for the sector recorded new gains in the first half of 2012 with respect to the same period in 2011. Italian exports for the sector, marked a substantial increase (+11%) exceeding 1.23 billion euros overall. This has produced measurable improvement in the balance of trade, which has reached figures well in excess of 900 million euros. Regarding the principal types of machinery exported, extruders, accounting for roughly 12% of the total, continue to record double-digit growth, approaching twenty

Italian Printing, Graphic & Converting Machinery State of the Industry Report: 2012 Starts Strong

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Italian exports of graphic, paper and converting machinery have increased by 4.82% in the first quarter of 2012. Imports are also showing an impressive + 9.94%. Such are the figures published by the Research Center of trade association ACIMGA based on Istat data. The same source reveals that the USA remains the first buyer of Italian machinery with a 68.8 % increase, followed by Germany and China – over the last quarter, the latter has doubled its orders. “We are relieved to see the plus sign in front of these figures, in sharp contrast with the general economic scenario, especially in

Machines Italia launches online advertising campaign in the United States and Canada

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Machines Italia North America will launch its online advertising campaign on various websites and e-newsletters in Canada and the United States. Targeted publications in the U.S. include Designnews.com CNNMoney.com Businessweek.com/innovation Techbriefs.com While in Canada, selected publications include: : Canadian Plant Canadian Manufacturing Frasers Design Engineering The banners on the above websites promote the website: old.machinesitalia.org..., the publication The Italian Edge : Technology for Sustainability and the study on the image and reputation of Italian machines.

Italian Textile Machinery State of the Industry Report 1st Qtr 2012

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For Italian textile machinery, 2012 begins with greater stability than the previous year. In fact, in the first quarter of the year, orders are up by a modest 2% compared to the last three months of 2011. According to joint surveys conducted by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, the overall orders index for the January- March 2012 period shows an increase of 2% over the previous quarter with a value of 91.2 points. Nevertheless, there is a different trend between orders in Italy and those in foreign markets. In the Italian market, the index increased 34%

Follow Plant Magazine's Live Feed of the Machines Italia NA Journalists Trip to Italy

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Matt Powell, Assistant Editor at Plant Magazine is amongst a group of nine Canadian and US journalists, from various business and Industrial publications, who are participating to a delegation in Italy to visit the The trade shows trifecta; FLUIDTRANS PLAST 2012 XYLEXPO, in Milano as well as LAMIERA Bologna. The delegation hosted by the Italian Trade Commissions of both Canada and the US, and Machines Italia, an initiative designed by the commission to promote Italian-made machinery and technology to manufacturers in North America. Follow Matt Powell's live feed of the events at: MATT POWELL

Fluidtrans Compomac International Exposition 2012

The 2012 edition of Fluidtrans Compomac (FTC) and Mechanical Power Transmission & Motion Control (MPT) will be full of interesting innovations developed by the organisers after carefully listening to the needs of all operators in the industry. Italian technological excellence in the field of oil-hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and mechatronic components will be at the hub of a true Trade Fair-Event. At MPT and FTC 2012 the traditional showcase will see the addition of areas focusing on the most innovative applications. These have been developed in close collaboration with manufacturers, users

International Mechanical Power Transmission & Motion Control Exposition 2012

The 2012 edition of Mechanical Power Transmission & Motion Control (MPT) and Fluidtrans Compomac (FTC) will be full of interesting innovations developed by the organisers after carefully listening to the needs of all operators in the industry. Italian technological excellence in the field of oil-hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and mechatronic components will be at the hub of a true Trade Fair-Event. At MPT and FTC 2012 the traditional showcase will see the addition of areas focusing on the most innovative applications. These have been developed in close collaboration with manufacturers, users