The event outlined the features and innovations to be showcased at the XXII edition of VITRUM – the international trade show specialized in machinery, equipment and systems for flat and hollow glass and in glass and processed products for industry – to take place October 5-8 at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition district. Event host was VITRUM President, Dino Zandonella Necca, assisted by Director, Fabrizio Cattaneo. The latest news and announcements included: the new pricing system based on stand size that encourages exhibitors to display their technologies at the show. the “ GLASS IS” project

Covid-19 has affected everyone and did not spare the manufacturing industry. Surprisingly, however, many companies have adapted to these changing circumstances realizing that evolution is and always has been the only constant in their line of business. Mexico, with a territorial extension of more than 1.9 million km2, is the fourteenth largest country, and is strategically positioned as a gateway to the North American, Central and South American markets. Its Federal Republic is made up of 32 states, with high concentrations of economic activities within its three main metropolitan areas

Covid-19 has affected the whole world and it did not spare the manufacturing industry. However, surprisingly, many companies have adapted to these changing circumstances by understanding that evolution is and always has been the only constant in their line of business. Mexico, with a land mass of over 1.9 million km2, is the fourteenth largest country in size, and is strategically positioned as a gateway to the North America and Central and South America markets. Its Federal Republic consists of 32 states, with high concentrations of economic activities within its three major metropolitan

Italy’s Danieli expects to begin shipping the first pieces of equipment to Nucor Corp.’s planned US$1.7 billion plate mill by the end of the month, the equipment supplier has said. Bound for Brandenburg, Ky., USA, are the first pieces of what will make up an order consisting of 33,000 tons’ worth of equipment. Danieli is supplying the plate/Steckel mill and melt shop. “The first shipment will consist of the large-size tilting platform and lower shells — in a single-piece — of the electric arc furnace (out of gauge parts) produced at the specialized Danieli Thailand workshop,” Danieli said

​ Gruppo Fanti, a metal packaging manufacturing company headquartered in Bologna, Italy, will open its first U.S.-based plant in Weirton. The new plant will initially create 40 new full-time jobs and Gruppo Fanti plans to invest $30 million into the Brooke County operation. “I love when we have firsts in West Virginia, and I’m really proud that Fanti Group has chosen to make West Virginia the home of their first manufacturing plant in America,” Gov. Justice said. “Thank you so much, from the bottom of our hearts, from all of us in West Virginia. This is so meaningful to our state. We want you

The COVID-19 vaccine produced by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer was recently approved by both the FDA (the US's Food and Drug Administration) and Health Canada and is being rolled out throughout the USA and Canada to fight the pandemic. Pfizer and the US and Canadian governments have agreed on the shipment of several million frozen doses to reach all areas of each country. Market leader in the end-of-line packaging sector and technology partner to Pfizer, Italy’s Robopac will be guaranteeing the vaccine's packaging and transport safety following its contribution to the development of ad hoc

eliquidMEDIA Internati onal Inc. a Canadian company, and the innovative Italian startup Radoff, recently signed a collaboration agreement will take advantage of Radoff's technology and devices which deal with the monitoring and mitigation of radon gas. adon is an odourless and colourless gas that in Italy alone causes about 3,000 deaths per year and that in 7% of Canadian homes a safe level of radon gas is exceeded. The Canadian company will be responsible for opening upNorth American commercial channels and the Canadian and U.S. certification of the Radoff devices. eliquidMEDIA will also

A study by a team of researchers from Canada and Italy recently published in Nature Materials could usher in a revolutionary development in materials science, leading to big changes in the way companies create modern electronics. The goal was to develop two-dimensional materials, which are a single atomic layer thick, with added functionality to extend the revolutionary breakthrough in materials science that started with the discovery of graphene in 2004. In total, 19 authors worked on this paper from INRS, McGill, Lakehead, and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, the national research council

EIMA INTERNATIONAL is one of the world’s leading agricultural machinery and technology trade shows. Its 44th annual edition will take place from February 3 to 7 2021, and it will be the first international physical event scheduled to take place in Bologna, Italy after the COVID pandemic lockdown. FEDERUNACOMA, the Italian Federation Of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers has been organizing the event in Bologna since its first edition in 1969. On October 23rd, 2020, the ITA-Italian Trade Agency in collaboration with FEDERUNACOMA held a video conference to launch the EIMA INTERNATIONAL project