Grazie a Machines Italia, le aziende Italiane avranno l'opportunità di simulare le performance delle supply chain nel Mondo!

Grazie a Machines Italia, le aziende italiane avranno un opportunità (2 settimane gratis) di simulare le loro future operazioni ed i costi in qualsiasi parte del mondo

SCM Globe permette alle persone di disegnare i modelli della catena di approvigionamento su una mappa mondiale e di simulare le loro operazioni ed i costi. I modelli della catena di approvigionamento vengono creati definendo quattro oggetti: 1) Prodotti; 2) Impianti; 3) Veicoli e 4) Percorsi. Si possono definire e combinare molteplici prodotti, impianti, veicoli e percorsi per creare modelli accurati della catena di approvigionamento in qualsiasi parte del mondo. SCM Globe mette insieme la potenza di Google Maps con un'applicazione personalizzata per la progettazione e la simulazione della catena di approvigionamento. Le Università di tutto il mondo lo utilizzano per insegnare le operazioni della catena di approvigionamento. Le aziende usano SCM Globe per analizzare la loro catena di approvvigionamento, esplorare nuovi progetti e per valutare i potenziali rischi legati alla stessa. Manager della catena di approvigionamento utilizzano le simulazioni SCM Globe e i dati prodotti dalle simulazioni per consigliare senior manager e partner commerciali. SCM Globe è un'applicazione "cloud-based" che funziona su qualsiasi PC o computer portatile con accesso a Internet.

Questo paragrafo descrive cosa SCM Globe può fare in questo momento. Il suo piano di sviluppo prevede la possibilità di caricare e visualizzare i dati in tempo reale dai sistemi GPS sui veicoli e sui sistemi operativi presso le strutture, tuttavia al momento la suddetta capacità non è stata costruita. Stanno aspettando i clienti a cui chiedere direttamente tali capacita' prima di sviluppare il software. Quando ricevano una richiesta dai clienti sono in grado di sviluppare il software in pochi mesi.

Alleghiamo una copia del suo Manuale Utente. Si tratta di una guida rapida che mostra le schermate nella parte superiore di ogni pagina e note brevi sotto ogni schermata per spiegare come utilizzare le caratteristiche di quella schermata.

Ai fini di introdurre le aziende italiane a SCM Globe la sua proposta consiste nel fare dimostrazioni su internet, il 19 e il 20 giugno. Faranno le dimostrazioni su internet ogni giorno alle 13:00 e alle 17:00, orario dell'Europa centrale. Ogni dimostrazione durerà 60 minuti. Vi presenteranno le caratteristiche principali e le loro funzionalita' e risponderanno alle domande delle persone che parteciperanno alla dimostrazione su internet. Sono in grado di programmare ulteriori sessioni di dimostrazioni, se necessario.

Le persone che desiderano partecipare ad una di queste dimostrazioni dovranno inviare alla SCM Globe (attenzione: Michael Hugos / soggetto: "Request to participate in Webinar via Machines Italia" indirizzo: mhugos @ scmglobe . com), il proprio indirizzo email, la data e l'orario della dimostrazione a cui intendono partecipare. Provvederanno ad inviare a quelle registrate l'invito con il collegamento per partecipare alla stessa. Quando la vostra azienda avrete completa tale dimostrazione, potrete ricevere un accesso completo per due (2) settimane a provare il software.

Scaricare il manuale del Uso cliccando sul "download".

23 food processors, 8 from Canada and 15 from the US, participated to the first edition of  Cibustec Market Outlook North America, that took place in Parma, Italy, from May 21 to 24, 2013.   The event consisted of a program of facility visits to processing plants located in the region, B2B meetings with Italian machinery and technology providers, workshops on subjects and topics specific for the North American food industry.    The delegates had the opportunity to visit the SPS/IPC/DRIVES  automation and electronic components trade show as well as the Stazione Sperimentale per l’Industria della Conserve Alimentari – food technology research centre.  During the plenary session of May 23 c/o Fiere Parma, James Johnson of the Machines Italia desk in Toronto provided and overview of  the Canadian and US food proccessing industry.  The Canadian delegates included: Les Plats du Chef www. platscuchef.com , Palma Pasta www.palmapasta.com, Prairie Global Management www.prairieglobal.com, Sun-Rype Products Ltd, www.sunrype.com, Troika Foods (2000) Ltd. www.troikafoods.com, Inovata Foods Corp www.inovatafoods.com, Hills Food Ltd www.hillsfoods.com, Black Angus Fine Meats and Game www.blackangusmeat.com

From the US: AmerQual Group Llc. www.ameriqual.com, Culinary Farms www.culinaryfarms.com, Faribault Foods, Inc. www.faribaultfoods.com Flora Inc., Gery Amos Farms www.packerdata.com Flavorcraft LLC www.flavorcraftllc.com Food-Pro Systems Engineering, Great American Appetizers www.appetizer.com, Ingredient & Flavor Solutions , Smithfield Foods www.customingredients.com, Italia Foods, Inc. www.italiafoods.com, Lidestri Foods Inc. www.lidestrifoods.com Pacific Coast Producers www.pcoastp.com, RDM Warehouse www.rdmintl.com Unilever www.unilever.com Winona Foods, Inc. www.winonafoods.com Italia Foods, Inc. www.italiafoods.com South Eastern Mills, Global Food Concepts

The brochure contains interesting facts and figures on Italy's activities in the Biotech sector as well as providing information on the numerous Italian companies, associations and research centers present within the Italian Pavilion (Booth#4217) at this year's BIO 2013 show (April 22-25, 2013) held in Chicago.

High innovation content, technology above the average of international industry offerings, adequate value for money: these are some of the aspects that manufacturing companies from NAFTA countries involved in the "Machines Italy Image Awareness Survey NAFTA 2012" survey, recognize to Made in Italy capital goods.

The survey, carried out by the ICE-Agency for the foreign promotion and internationalization of Italian companies in Chicago, Toronto and Mexico City in collaboration with FEDERMACCCHINE, a trade association that brings together Italian manufacturers of capital goods, was previewed at the headquarters of FEDERMACCCHINE in Cinisello Balsamo (Milan) on February 27, 2013.

Faced with full promotion on the objective aspects of the offer however, the Italian mechanical equipment industry is still judged to be lacking in after-sales services: technical support for service and spare parts not always timely, maintenance costs too high, communication difficulties.

The presentation was therefore specifically dedicated to Italian companies interested in penetrating or strengthening their presence in the NAFTA Area markets as it was conceived as a tool to better understand the perception of Made in Italy sector products by local users and to identify investment trends for the near future.

The Survey was conducted through interviews administered to approximately 700 managers and purchasing managers of local manufacturing industries of varying sizes (small, medium and large multinationals) from Canada, Mexico and the United States, on a sample of manufacturing companies representative of companies that use machinery and equipment from 15 sectors (from agricultural machinery to ceramics machinery, through machinery in the printing and papermaking industries, to name a few). Companies that participated in the survey voluntarily answered questions in the questionnaire, providing information on relevant aspects and trends in the industry in which they operate, their preferences during the capital goods purchasing process, and their projections and needs on future purchases.

All in all, of the approximately 600 U.S. and Canadian companies that responded to the survey, two-thirds are located in the U.S. and just under one-third in Canada. Thirty-eight percent of the respondents were users or past users of Italian machinery, and of these, about half said they believed that Italian machinery helped them make products they were unable to make before the acquisition. Some of the new capabilities noted include consolidating production steps, improving the quality of processed products, expanding production capacity, creating new products, and reducing production time. Thus, this is a significant strength and potential competitive advantage of Italian machinery.

Italy turns out to be the most well-known country in three sectors: agricultural machinery, marble and stone processing, and wood processing placing fourth among the countries of origin of the latest machinery purchased by the U.S., while it reaches third place in Canada.

The survey was also conducted for the first time in Mexico, where the 60 managers surveyed highlighted good quality and reliability as the main motivating variables behind the choice to purchase Italian machinery over competing offerings. The strengths of the perception of Italian production are considered to be: good quality-price ratio, flexibility, precision, robustness, design, and speed. Conversely, weaknesses are referred to high prices, lack of spare parts, maintenance and after-sales services not always adequate.

In terms of brand familiarity, Italian companies rank second in respondents' answers, after Germany. Mexico's industrial landscape is changing rapidly, gradually improving its ranking in the global manufacturing rankings of the automotive, aerospace, ICT, consumer electronics, and home appliances industries. Numerous first-tier suppliers to the automotive and aerospace industries have recently set up shop in Mexico, to take advantage of the input cost advantages offered by the country.There is potentially considerable scope for Italian companies to succeed in targeting the emerging segment of local second- and third-tier component suppliers.

In addition to the results of the "Awareness Survey," the ICE Agency also presented data from the "Automation Study" focused on the index of robotics utilization and automation practices among North American manufacturers in different industrial sectors, and conducted as part of the Machines Italia Project, in collaboration with the leading U.S. trade magazine IndustryWeek.

As the North American economy continues to mount a recovery and sales begin to show steady growth, manufacturers are investing once again in new plants and equipment. Although millions of manufacturing jobs were lost over the past dozen years, we see companies starting to hire again to meet renewed demand.

In this new post-recession era, the bywords of manufacturing success are innovation, cost reduction, greater throughput, and improved quality. North American manufacturers are looking to Italian machinery firms to help them hone their competitive edge. Due to pricing pressures, the trend for at least a decade has been to outsource manufacturing and build plants overseas to take advantage of cheaper labor.

Today, we are seeing a reverse shift, as North American manufacturers in industries such as the automotive sector establish new plants closer to home and invest in retraining and retooling on the home front. In fact, state-of-the-art Italian machinery is being utilized to train thousands of U.S. workers from various companies.

In this edition of Machines Italia Vol VIII, we examine these issues with the aim of learning how companies are responding to competitive challenges. We take a close look at some of the innovative solutions that Italian machinery manufacturers are providing to their North American manufacturing customers. These articles are proof positive of the win-win partnership that has been forged between Italian machinery firms and North American manufacturers.

This volume of the magazine was published in collaboration with Penton Media, Inc. and its publication IndustryWeek Magazine. For more information on Penton Media, Inc. click here.

During the fourth quarter of 2012, Machines Italia together with IndustryWeek magazine conducted its survey on the usage of automation in the manufacturing sector.  This Survey had as its objectives the following:

• Examine the use of automation and robotics among manufacturers;
• Investigate the use of and perception of Italian machines;
• Determine future purchasing plans and the important factors and players in the decision-making process.

The methodology was straight forward as IndustryWeek's Penton Research emailed invitations to participate in the online survey to the print subscribers of its publication, IndustryWeek magazine. Over 342 North American manufacturers took part and the findings are available in the executive summary available for download. Nearly three in four respondents compete in global markets. Those who do indicated that automated equipment or robotics has helped their firm compete.

Some highlights which you will find in the survey are the following:

• In order to accommodate the greater use of robotics and automation, 59% of respondents have expanded the skill level of their workforce. Among those, three in four have expanded the skill level moderately or significantly;
• The majority of respondents plan to increase North American production in an effort to meet the needs of an expanding market. 39% of respondents planning an increase in production expect it to be by 10% or more;
• The majority of respondents indicate a focus on high value-added niche products is an extremely or very important strategic target for their company. Establishing new plants is considered least important.

Machines Italia provides this executive survey free of charge in the hopes that you and your company will view the findings as helpful tools in your current and upcoming manufacturing activities.

For media interested in obtaining more information on the survey, kindly contact any of our Machines Italia offices located in the "Contact" section of our site.

On October 30, 2012, Dr. Guido Corbella, CEO of Centrexpo / IPACK-IMA Group, presented "The European Economy's Effect on the Processing, Packaging, Printing and Converting Industries" during a media briefing luncheon at Pack Expo International 2012 in Chicago (USA).

The presentation, available as a download here, will not only provide you as it did the international journalists present at the luncheon, with some interesting information on Italy's place and role in said industries but within the global economy as well.

The present publication contains the latest statistics - 2011 - on Canadian trade with particular reference to imports and exports of industrial machinery and equipment and the Machines Italia sectors.

The Italian Technology Training Centers developed between the Italian Trade Commission, FEDERMACCHINE and local entities throughout the world, were created with the principal objective of positioning Italy within those countries in economic ascension. They not only illustrate Italy as a dependable provider of machinery, but as well as a qualified intermediator in training and project development on specification. Download the attached PDF to see where they are located throughout the world along with our listing of Italian and local partner organizations.

The Paper "Innovation and Foreign Technology in Italy, 1861-2011" explores the long run evolution of Italy's performance in technological innovation as a function of international technology transfer, reconstructing the different phases and dimensions of Italian innovative activity, tracking the transfer of foreign technological knowledge through a number of channels, analysing the impact of imported technology. The study is based on a newly constructed dataset, over the 1861-2009 period, composed of variables related to: innovation activity performance; foreign technology transfer; domestic absorptive and innovative capability. The analysis highlights, also by econometric assessment, the significant contribution of foreign technology both to innovation activity results and to productivity growth. Differences across channels of technology transfer and historical phases emerge, also in connection with the evolution of human capital endowment and domestic innovative capacity. Machinery imports contributed positively both to innovation activity and to productivity growth; inward FDI contributed positively to productivity growth, but not to indigenous innovation activity; the accumulation of technical human capital fuelled both. In the long Italian Golden Age, for the first time the association of foreign technological knowledge with indigenous innovation processes strengthened productivity significantly.

The paper entitled "Innovation and Foreign Technology in Italy, 1861-2011" was written by by Federico Barbiellini Amidei, John Cantwell and Anna Spadavecchia. It was presented in Rome as part of the Conference "Italy and the World Economy, 1861-2011" held October 12-15, 2011 hosted by The Bank of Italy.

The paper may be downloaded here or via the source link provided.