The Italian Trade Agency via its North American Offices together with 16 of Italy’s leading machinery manufacturers associations will be producing the 2020 edition of the Machines Italia magazine (Vol XIII). The magazine is being developed with SME, the North American based association who organizes leading events for the advanced manufacturing sector such as IMTS, Fabtech, Rapid amongst others and publishes Manufacturing & Engineering and Smart Manufacturing magazines. We would like to provide those of you who work with Italian solution providers an opportunity to share your company’s

Print4All Conference marks the evolution of the entire Communication and Graphic industry. It's the event that allows manufacturers, converters/printers, influencers, brand owners and all the players within the supply chain to meet up with one another. Print4All is the result of the collaboration between several partners including the Italian Trade Agency, ACIMGA (Italian Manufacturers’ Association of Machinery for the Graphic, Converting and Paper Industry), Argi (the Graphic Industry Suppliers Association), and combines three long-standing brands showcasing specific industrial production

For over 60 years, BI-MU has been synonymous with excellence in the metalworking industry worldwide. The next edition of BIMU – the biennial trade show dedicated to machine tools, robots, automation, digital manufacturing, auxiliary and enabling technologies trade show – will take place at Fiera Milano Rho, in Milano, Italy, from October 14th to 17th, 2020. Over one thousand exhibitors – 47% from outside Italy, 3,000 metalworking machines on display over 1 million square feet of exhibitions space, 65 thousand visitors, and 1,000 pre-arranged business meetings – contribute to the success of the

Xylexpo is the leading International trade show for woodworking machinery and technology in Italy. This year, the biennial trade show, will take place from November 10 to 13 in Milan, and will celebrate its 27th anniversary, over 50 years since its first inauguration. Despite disruption caused by COVID 19 pandemic, the show is slated to post a good performance: Over 400 exhibitors from over 30 countries 35+ thousand visitors 300+ thousand square feet of floor space Machines Italia, the network of Italian Trade Agency’s North American offices and ACIMALL, the Italian Woodworking Technology

The Manufacturers’ Outlook is a yearly survey of the Canadian manufacturing industry conducted by Plant magazine (Annex Business Media) and various business partners. Almost 500 respondents – manufacturing industry executives participate in the survey by responding to a questionnaire. The replies are then analyzed and summarized in a report, which is reviewed and discussed by a panel of experts and industry media. The report and the panelists’ insights are then made public and circulated through Plant magazine and the other Annex Business Media outlets. Machines Italia was among the very first

The Machines Italia Awareness Surveys collect data on trends, stringent issues, motivations, and future plans of capital investments and technology purchasing of machinery from North American Manufacturers. The Surveys were administered by the 3 Machines Italia desks in Chicago, Mexico City and Toronto from 2004 to 2018. 2270 companies were interviewed through different editions of the Survey. Respondents’ titles Included: Owners/CEOs, Directors Vice-Presidents, Upper Management, Engineers. The large majority of the companies interviewed operate in 15 manufacturing sectors, referred as the

With over 200,000 visitors, 129,000 sqm of floor space and 1,250 exhibitors, AB TECH EXPO is a fastly growing international trade show for technology and materials for the bakery, pastry and confectionery industries. The 3rd edition of the event was held in Rimini, Italy, from January 18 to 23, 2020. The Italian Trade Commission (ITA) and Rimini Fiera invited 50 buyers from 13 countries, including Israel, UAE, South Korea, Japan, Romania, China, Hungary, Qatar, India, Uzbekistan, Finland and others, to attend AB TECH EXPO 2020. Machines Italia sponsored 13 US and Canadian delegates, end users

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that 2A S.p.A., a prominent Italian die-casting company, planned to invest $15 million to expand its foundry in Auburn, where it serves as a Tier 1 supplier to major producers of automobiles and heavy trucks. The expansion project at 2A USA in Auburn will create more than 50 jobs and double the Auburn facility’s current die-casting area.“2A has earned a reputation for technical innovation, and its decision to expand its Alabama manufacturing operation is a testament to its skilled workforce in Auburn,” Ivey said. “We’re thrilled that this first-class company is

From 17 to 20 March 2021, at an earlier date compared with the previous editions, LAMIERA 2021 will be on the scene at Fiera Milano Rho. The event represents one of the most qualified international exhibitions dedicated to machine tools and cutting technologies, sheet metal forming and processing, as well as to automation, robotics and connectivity solutions for the industry that also allow energy and production streamlining of machinery, thus ensuring benefits even in terms of economic, environmental and social sustainability. Promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools

The Milanese manufacturer, with more than 30 years of experience in the development of co-rotating extruders dedicated to advanced recycling, has successfully tested a new recycling line to be installed at a major Italian group active in the industrial components sector. It is a second line selected by the customer following high satisfaction obtained from the installation of their first one two years ago, able to reach high production yields of compound regenerated from plastic waste (so-called re-compound). At the heart of the line is an ICMA high-torque co-rotating twin-screw extruder