The auto parts industry is working hand in hand with the Ministry of Economy (SE) to create Mexican Official Standards (NOM) to standardize the quality of automotive parts . "Very few spare parts in Mexico have a NOM, so we are practically starting from scratch," said Oscar Albin, president of the National Auto Parts Industry (INA). The objective is for the new standards to distinguish between a good quality original product and piracy, so that spare parts that do not meet minimum quality standards cannot be marketed in the country, said the industry leader. The absence of NOM's in the spare

As part of Promexico's Mexico-European Union competitiveness and innovation program (PROCEI), the European Community will invest 20 million pesos in Mexico to train 25 Mexican SMEs to obtain AS9100 aeronautical certification this year. Through the Aeronautical Testing and Technology Laboratory (Labta), SMEs in areas such as metal mechanics, electrical systems and even companies dedicated to composite or composite materials will be trained. "To help them quickly and achieve the goal, we are recovering the SMEs that have the capacity to make wonderful materials that the industry requires, that

In his inaugural speech at the Plastimagen Mexico 2013 industrial fair, held in Mexico City last March, the president of Anipac, engineer José Anselmo del Cueto, highlighted the role of plastics in the automotive industry. According to the executive, in this niche, the progressive replacement of traditional materials with plastic implies great fuel savings, greater comfort, lower cost and greater efficiency in passenger safety systems. This is a high value-added market, where the longevity of plastics is also highly appreciated. Mexico's current boom in the automotive industry offers juicy

Mexico increased the value of its auto parts production by 10.3% between 2011 and 2012, displacing South Korea as the fifth largest global manufacturer of automotive parts and components. Mexico's main advantage over Asia was the diversification of sales, since while the bulk of South Korea's auto parts production is for its assembly plants (such as Hyundai, Kia and SsangYong), Mexico serves several Asian, American and European brands, explained Oscar Albin, president of INA. Since 2009, the auto parts sector in Mexico has recorded a sustained increase and in 2012 production reached a historic

MEXICO CITY - The metal-mechanic industry includes everything from screw manufacturers to equipment producers, and the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry (Canacintra) is seeking to boost this sector through certifications, greater linkage and technification of production plants, explained Pablo Alberto Briseño Alonso, liaison president of the metal-mechanic branch of the business organization. The metal-mechanic industry is made up of 18 branches and the lack of an industrial policy aimed at promoting this sector has limited the growth of some of them. For example, according to

In Mexico, spending by companies on capital goods and infrastructure grew 4.6% at an annual rate in January, above analysts' forecasts, which could be stimulated in February and March due to the lower cost of imported machinery as a result of a strong exchange rate. Alejandro Cervantes, an analyst at Banorte-Ixe, stated that " investment in machinery and equipment will most likely present a better performance during the first quarter of the year due to the significant appreciation that has been observed in the Mexican currency". He recalled that imports of capital goods are very sensitive to

Mexico is called "El Dorado" for Italian packaging machinery "When we landed in Mexico City in 1997, we were the only ones producing bottle caps. About 50 million dollars a year. At that time, cola and beer, which were produced by multinationals that had relocated years before, were produced with the help of SMEs already in Mexico. The final product cost less, approximately half the price of mineral water, strictly imported products. Today, however, the market is changing, we need more and more intelligent and flexible solutions, which many of our SMEs often have. The problem is getting them

april 1, 2013 MEXICO CITY, April 1.- The Bajío has become Mexico's new manufacturing hub, thanks to a relatively better-educated workforce, improved security and good infrastructure, noted U.S. analyst firm Stratfor. The firm's text points out that Mexico's manufacturing sector has become more sophisticated under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), making more value-added products, such as automotive, aeronautics and electronics, and now does so outside the traditional U.S.-Mexico border region. "As the country's economy has grown, a secondary manufacturing core has emerged in the

Machines Italia PowerPoint presentation (In Italian) conducted by the Italian Trade Commission Offices (ICE-Agenzia) of Chicago, Toronto and Mexico City on February 27, 2013 at the offices of FEDERMACCHINE in Milan, Italy.