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Innovation Days 2018 Focus on Automotive & Advanced Manufacturing Trends

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FINAL NUMBERS ARE IN! 2020 the year analysts predict the United States will surpass China and Germany to once again become the #1 manufacturing powerhouse in the world. Four key factors will spur the US to the number one position: automation and innovation; growth of green energy policies; infrastructure investment; and the relaunch of Made in USA . The United States is investing in technology with strategic initiatives, such as Manufacturing USA , to bring the country back to a position of leadership in the manufacturing sector and through new models of collaboration between companies and

The Innovation Alliance: From An Idea to Its Implementation

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Milan, 12 March 2018 - Already 2656 exhibitors from 54 countries and 126,585 m 2 have been confirmed three months before the event. Expectations are growing for The Innovation Alliance, the new trade fair, which will take place from 29 May to 1 June 2018 at Fiera Milano. The event will include, for the first time, five events with linked by a common thread, i.e. the supply chain logic: PLAST, the reference event for the plastic and rubber industry; IPACK-IMA, the leading event for processing and packaging technologies; MEAT-TECH, the event specialised in meat processing and packaging

Machines Italia @ IndustryWeek Manufacturing & Technology Expo 2018

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Machines Italia, a project by the Italian Trade Agency, will be present throughout the conference in the Solution Hall section at this year's edition of Best Plants. Within the Machines Italia booth (#530) information will be provided to the +700 NAFTA manufacturers taking part in this year's edition, on leading Italian solution providers and upcoming trade shows in Italy relevant to their sectors of activity. As well, the Agency will be promoting attendance to its upcoming " Innovation Days" event taking place in Detroit and Chicago the week of June 25th. Innovation Days will be focused on

In 2017 Full Growth For The Italian Machine Tool Industry. A Positive Trend Expected Also In 2018

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The year 2017 was extremely positive for the Italian industry of machine tools, robotics and automation, registering double-digit increases for all main economic indicators, except for that of exports that however started growing again after the downturn in 2016. The year 2018 will be just as positive, confirming the excellent situation that the sector has been experiencing. This is in short what was illustrated by Massimo Carboniero, President of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, during the usual year-end press conference. As shown by the preliminary year's data, processed by the Studies Dept. of

Machines Italia USA’s 5th Participation To Makers Fair

The Machines Italia USA Desk in Chicago arranged the fifth Italian participation at the 2017 Makers Fair. The event, which took place in New York City September 23-24 was open to both trade professionals and the public at large. This year’s major theme was additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, advanced manufacturing, robotics, education, research & science. The 2017 Makers Fair stretched across four halls and attracted more than 100,000 visitors and 900 makers. The Italian Trade Agency and Machines Italia participated in the fair to provide assistance to Italian and local

Automate / Promat 2017

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Automate 2017 is the biennial event featuring over 300 exhibitors who comprise many of the industry’s leading manufacturers and system integrators of robotics, machine vision, metrology, software, safety, motion control and motors. Over 20,000 attendees are expected from all 50 states and more than 70 countries, including corporate decision-makers as well as press and analysts. The conference and exhibition will enable participants to explore the future of automation, which is dynamically changing due to mobile and collaborative robots, cloud computing, smart manufacturing, Industrial Internet

Italy @ IMTS: 20 Years Of Italian Technology Excellence

The 31st edition of IMTS, the biannual -International Manufacturing Technology Show, took place at the landmark McCormick Place, from September 12 to 17, 2016. The event featured metalworking technology, robotics, automation, welding equipment. The figures of IMTS 2016 were impressive: - 2,407 exhibitors, the highest ever, - 115,612 visitors from 117 countries, - 1.3 million square feet of exhibition space. The Italian Trade Commission (ITA) Chicago office and Machines Italia USA were at the show to support the large contingent of Italian exhibitors: Over 120. An information desk with UCIMU

Machines Italia Discusses Advanced Manufacturing & Industry 4.0 At MIT’s EmTech 2016

On the heels of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development’s launch of the Industrial National Plan 4.0, Machines Italia USA and the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) Chicago office hosted a conversation on the ground-breaking collaborations between Italian and US companies in advanced manufacturing and the emergence of the Industry 4.0. The event took place on October 18th, 2016 at the Samberg Conference Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, MA, as part of EmTech 2016. Among the panelists: • Michele Scannavini, President of the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) • Stefano

Daily Planet Discovery Channel Canada: Machines Italia Is On Air

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

Innovations In Aerospace, Automotive, Energy, Robotics And 3D Printing On Display At i3 Forum

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi made his first official visit to Chicago on March 30, 2016. The visit by the Italian head of state focused on Italian manufacturers in the Midwest at the ITA’s i3 Forum=Impact. Innovate. Integrate. at the University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center. “The i3 Forum provided a unique opportunity for U.S. and Italian manufacturers to address the challenges and trends in the marketplace through sharing practical experiences,” said Roberto Luongo, Director General of the Italian Trade Agency. "Chicago is not only the epicenter of the U.S. advanced manufacturing ecosystem, it