Goglio leads the pack-a history of innovation in packaging: Italian company Goglio has lived the history of coffee packaging and remains a market leader of materials and machines that have as much relevance today as they did 50 years ago.
Over the years, coffee bags have evolved from simple paper structures, offering little to no protection from moisture, light and oxygen, to today's high barrier…
Located in Sebastopol, CA, tea marketer Traditional Medicinals operates 20 hr daily, four days/week to produce 2 million teabags per week. Raw materials are brought in from around the world in already tea cut form, reinspected, and repackaged into barrel containers to feed into the blenders via a hopper system. Once the formulas are blended, they are transferred to the packaging area where…
The value of Italian textile machinery production for 2011 registered a 9% increase compared to 2010, from 2.4 to 2.6 billion euros. A similar increase was recorded for exports (+10%), which reached a value of just over 2.1 billion euros.
Exports remain the driving force behind the sector growth in Italy. The dynamism of major textile markets combined with the ability of Italian machinery…
Machines Italia representatives together with the Italian Consulate in Chicago along with FIAT's SEPIN Manufacturing Training Unit, hosted a morning briefing on the US Automotive industry for a delegation of Northern Italian companies involved in said industry.
The presentation covered areas of US capital / durable goods imports including projections through 2012, along with an executive summary…
FABTECH 2011 will once again, feature some of Italy's best advanced machinery manufacturers and suppliers for the metalworking and fabricating industries. Over 40 + Italian companies directly, or via their affiliates / representatives will be present on the show floor, giving you a firsthand opportunity to witness what "Made in Itay" is all about.
Some of the many Italian companies represented…
The September 24th and 25th, 2011 edition of the Wall Street Journal's Weekend Edition, dedicated its Off Duty section to the best of Italy ranging from design to innovation.
Many of the country's top international brands are featured. The articles are available by clicking the source link found on the left of this page.
North American auto industry leaders say the top three benefits of investing in new plant equipment are a higher quality product (26 percent); increased throughput (23 percent); and lower overall operating costs (20 percent). And of those companies that use Italian-made industrial machinery, most say the biggest benefit they derive from it is help in meeting strategic and operational goals.
These…
More outstanding news will be in store as IPACK-IMA announces the presence of UNIDO director-general, Kandeh K. Yumkella, at the upcoming edition of the exhibition. He accepted the organizers' invitation to hold the opening speech to the international convention titled PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE FOOD SAFETY AND FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, staged with the cooperation of experts from…
Machines Italia representatives meet with many of the Italian participants at this year's show illustrating the various activities the project does on behalf of Italian manufacturers in North America.
Some of the companies met with were Negri Bossi , Marposs and GEFIT S.p.A. / GEFIT Livernois Engineering who received copies of The Italian Edge: Technology for Sustainability.
Machines Italia…
Novamont received the "UGO" certification, which is awarded by the Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CISE), a special branch of the Forlì-Cesena Chamber of Commerce in Italy.
The UGO certification is given to organizations which:
invest at least 5% of their value-added in basic or applied research activities;
apply the "precautionary principle", if necessary, when launching new…