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…
MP Filtri, an Italian-based hydraulic equipment supplier of filters for both the construction and agriculture industries, whose sole U.S. location is in Upper Bucks County, will move into a newly constructed building this year to start manufacturing in the U.S.
MP Filtri USA will move from its current home at 2055 Quaker Pointe Drive in Milford Township to a site Gorski Engineering will…
In Leonardo da Vinci’s time 500 years ago to the present day, Italy remains a beacon of innovation in the arts as well as in science, technology and engineering.
In keeping with Leonardo’s legacy, Machines Italia and the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) partnered with Collision - a sold out, highly anticipated tech-conference that took place from May 20 to 23, 2019 at the Enercare Centre…
Zyklus is a U.S. manufacturer of heat exchangers with a focus on commercial refrigeration, refrigerated transport and air conditioning. LU-VE produces heat exchangers, and ventilated products for the refrigeration, air conditioning and industrial process cooling markets and it has production facilities in Europe, Russia, China and India.
The acquisition will allow LU-VE to make use of Zyklus' U.S…
In the world of advanced manufacturing, also known as industry 4.0, the convergence of new advanced technologies such as the internet of things and tri-dimensional printing has been joined by an ever increasing number of elements related to artificial intelligence (AI). Italian researchers’ work has been duly integrated into the international scientific community, as well as within universities…
In the first half of 2018, the export of automobiles assembled in Mexico grew by 10.5% compared to the same period last year, for a total increase in vehicle production equal to 6.4%. The data, published by AMIA (Asociacion Mexicana De La Industria Automotriz), does not take into account the activities of Japanese maker Nissan. The reason for the growth, explains AMIA's President Eduardo Solis,…
Mecaer America has announced that it will invest $40.4 million in its Laval facilities to design and manufacture new landing gear for airplanes and helicopters. The company will receive a $5-million loan and a $3-million non-refundable contribution from Investissement Québec.
“The agreement with the Québec government and Investissement Québec confirms that we have chosen the right territory –…
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…
Pirelli recently unveiled its plan to invest USD $200 million to build a new car tire manufacturing facility in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. The announcement came only four years after the inauguration of another Pirelli factory in the ‘Puerto Interior’ industrial park in Silao and coincided with the visit to Mexico of Italy’s Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi and meeting with Mexican President, Enrique…
So far this year, Italian investments in the US have been numerous and have been all over the map. The US States which have reported a string of recent Italian investments include Tennessee, Virginia, Illinois and Texas.
Tennessee:
In the first four months of this year, 2016, four noted Italian investments have taken place in “The Volunteer State” by the Italian companies…