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 in Toronto - to contribute to Canada’s high tech boom with a touch of Italian ingenuity. Billed as one of the fastest growing and largest tech-conferences in the world with a whopping 25 000 attendees from over

Expo Pack Guadalajara, the second largest Mexican trade fair for packaging materials and technologies, took place from June 11 to 13, 2019 at the Expo Guadalajara exhibition center in Guadalajara, JL. The event registered over 17,000 visitors and approximately 7,000 exhibitors on 150,000 square feet of floor space. The growing international relevance of the show was attested by the numerous country-specific pavilions among which, the most prominent ones, were Argentina’s, the United States’, Brazil and France. The Italian Trade Commission (ITA), in partnership with UCIMA - the Italian

In its 20th edition, the second one in Milan, LAMIERA strengthened its position as a world class exhibition for metal-fabricating technology, automation systems, robotics, welding equipment . New innovation areas included Robot Planet, FabbricaFutura and Saldatech as well as Fastener Industry, Ecocoatech and Blech Italy Service. Lamiera 2019 took place in at the Fiera Milano Rho, in Milano for the second time in its history from May 15 to 18 and the show attendance figures were impressive: 26,197, an 11% increase compared with the already positive result of the previous edition (2017), 518

FABTECH will bring plenty of innovation and technology solutions to Chicago from November 11th till 14th, 2019. More than 45,000 attendees and over 1,700 exhibiting companies took part in the 2017 edition here in Chicago, with the same numbers this year expected to gather once again to celebrate metal manufacturing at its best. The event also provides educational sessions and expert-led presentations covering the latest trends and technology in the metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing industries, along with a 3 dimensional Additive Manufacturing pavilion which first appeared in

Pack Expo Las Vegas 2019 will once again, have a strong presence of Italian packing machinery manufacturers, thanks to the continued participation of the Italian Trade Agency Chicago Office and the Italian association for the industry UCIMA. This year’s show takes place from September 23rd through the 25th at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Italian Trade Agency and UCIMA organized an Italian pavilion Booth #US-7734 to promote over 30+ Italian exhibitors at Pack Expo, 11 of which will be featured in the ITA/UCIMA Pavilion where information will be provided for US companies looking to gain

Now in its 17th year, GlassBuild America, with over 400 exhibiting companies, is the gathering place for the entire glass, window and door industries in North America. The 2019 edition of the annual event will take place from September 17th to 19th in Atlanta, GA, and will be presented by the National Glass Association and the Window & Door Dealers Alliance along with the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, the Glass Association of North America and the Insulating Glass Manufacturers Alliance, and in conjunction with the industry’s leading publications – Glass Magazine and Window

Last May, a crew from Discovery Channel Canada toured Italy to film stories on Italian advanced technology excellence. The project is part of a collaboration between the network and Machines Italia, Canada. Discovery Channel Canada stopped in Genova, Milano, Vicenza, Bologna, Modena and Roma. The stories are being edited into segments that will be launched via a social media campaign across the various network outlets and will be streamable on a special Machines Italia section located on the channel’s website, starting from September 2019. The featured stories include; Dainese, Italian

Machines Italia and ACIMALL, the Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers’ Association will be once again participating in the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference and Export (WMS), taking place from October 31 to November 2, 2019 at the International CentreToronto. This year however, there will be a selected group of Italian companies tagging along, these companies in fact will be exhibiting their technology at the Italian pavilion at WMS 2019. As usual, Canadian woodworking technology buyers visiting WMS 2019 will have a chance to win a trip to Milan, Italy to participate

VITRUM is the biennial, international glass processing technology trade show that will be held in Milan, Italy, from October 1 to 4, 2019. With over 300 companies on an overall surface of 140 thousand square feet, over 20,000 visitors from 108 countries, VITRUM is the leading Italian trade event for the glass industry and one of the largest in the world. The Italian Trade Commission (ITA) – Machines Italia and GIMAV - the Association of Italian manufacturers and suppliers of machinery, equipment and special products for glass processing - are inviting North American companies on a trip to

The Italian Trade Commission (ITA) and Fiere di Parma are organizing a trip to Italy to attend the 2019 edition of CIBUS TEC that will be held in Parma, Italy, from October 22 to 25, 2019. CIBUS TEC is among the most innovative food technology exhibitions and a complete showcase of the best solutions from ingredients to processing technologies from packaging to logistics for all segments of the food and beverage industry. More than 1,000 innovative suppliers present pioneering solutions and leading-edge production systems on 120,000 sqm of floor space to 35,000 professionals of the food and