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Pack Expo International 2020

​ Machines Italia, the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and UCIMA, Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association, will be attending Pack Expo International 2020, taking place in Chicago, (IL) from November 8 to 11, with two (2) pavilions, featuring a number of Italian firms alongside the approximately seventy companies that are taking part independently. Pack Expo International is one of North America’s most prominent trade events for the latest in packaging machinery and equipment and Italian companies have often taken advantage of the show to present their latest technology. As well as

Print4All Conference - Future Factory

Print4All Conference marks the evolution of the entire Communication and Graphic industry. It's the event that allows manufacturers, converters/printers, influencers, brand owners and all the players within the supply chain to meet up with one another. Print4All is the result of the collaboration between several partners including the Italian Trade Agency, ACIMGA (Italian Manufacturers’ Association of Machinery for the Graphic, Converting and Paper Industry), Argi (the Graphic Industry Suppliers Association), and combines three long-standing brands showcasing specific industrial production

MCE 2020 - HVAC, Plumbing, Energy Technology Conference/Show

The Italian Trade Commission - ITA is organizing a delegation to MCE 2020, one of the world’s largest conference and trade show for industrial and commercial HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration, renewable energy, and cogeneration technology and more. More than 160 thousand visitors, from 54 countries attended the event in 2018, as well as 2,500 exhibitors. The conference program included over 145 seminars, workshops and presentations. We are looking for importers/distributors of technology, large industrial, civil engineering firms, large architectural firms, large specialized contractors (tier 1)

BI-MU 2020 - Metalworking Technology Trade Show

For over 60 years, BI-MU has been synonymous with excellence in the metalworking industry worldwide. The next edition of BIMU – the biennial trade show dedicated to machine tools, robots, automation, digital manufacturing, auxiliary and enabling technologies trade show – will take place at Fiera Milano Rho, in Milano, Italy, from October 14th to 17th, 2020. Over one thousand exhibitors – 47% from outside Italy, 3,000 metalworking machines on display over 1 million square feet of exhibitions space, 65 thousand visitors, and 1,000 pre-arranged business meetings – contribute to the success of the

Innovation Days 2019 @ IMECE 2019

Together with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) hosted The Italian Way to Advanced Manufacturing round-table discussion panel on the occasion of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exhibition (IMECE) which took place from November 10 to 13, 2020 in Salt Lake City, (UT). The November 13th, 2019 panel was attended by approximately 200 researchers, academics and industrials from around the world who were taking part in IMECE’s advanced manufacturing and related conference tracks. The panel provided an exciting debate discussion

All About Baking @ AB Tech 2020

With over 200,000 visitors, 129,000 sqm of floor space and 1,250 exhibitors, AB TECH EXPO is a fastly growing international trade show for technology and materials for the bakery, pastry and confectionery industries. The 3rd edition of the event was held in Rimini, Italy, from January 18 to 23, 2020. The Italian Trade Commission (ITA) and Rimini Fiera invited 50 buyers from 13 countries, including Israel, UAE, South Korea, Japan, Romania, China, Hungary, Qatar, India, Uzbekistan, Finland and others, to attend AB TECH EXPO 2020. Machines Italia sponsored 13 US and Canadian delegates, end users

ITA Special Report: US Market for Advanced Manufacturing

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The USA Market for Advanced Manufacturing (AM) and Robotics Manufacturing in the U.S. has often been assumed to be in long-term decline, with the competitive advantage moving to low-cost countries such as Mexico and China. However, with advanced technologies likely to automate as much as 60% of factory tasks, in the future low-cost countries may no longer enjoy a competitive advantage, and the USA could well regain lost ground. Although many basic and low value-added products have moved out of the USA, the country still has an incredibly thriving manufacturing sector with more than $4 trillion

Distinguished North American Students Win Italian Technology Award to Study Advanced Engineering in Italy

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November 2019 – The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is pleased to announce the North American winners of its annual technology awards (see Attachment A in the PDF for a full list). Essays by engineering students based in several renowned Universities in Canada, Mexico and the United States were selected by panels of Italian experts for their outstanding quality and innovativeness. Five scholars and eighteen students receiving the award have been honored with a one-week educational trip to Northern Italy commencing November 10th, 2019. The initiative’s fundamental mission is to enrich the

VITRUM 2019: Success by the Numbers

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Vitrum 2019 makes headway in its strategy of international recognition as an exceptional exhibition platform dedicated to the world of glass processing. The numbers speak for themselves: 267 Exhibitors from 25 different countries, up 9% compared to Vitrum 2017. Net occupied surface area of 16,134m 2 for a significant ( 10.81%) increase over the 14,569m 2 at the previous edition. Its international appeal was also evident in terms of visitors, who made up a significant percentage of overseas participants. The turnstile count indicated 11,816 visitors, with 53.15% from 85 different countries. A

Italy at Pack Expo 2019

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From 23 to 25 September, the Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association will be taking centre stage at Pack Expo, the most important event for the industry in North America. Following its success in Chicago in 2018, Ucima is preparing to return to the USA for Pack Expo (23-25 September), one of the most important international exhibitions devoted to processing and packaging. This year’s venue is the Las Vegas Convention Center, the location that hosts the show in odd-numbered years. The seventh stop in the association’s 2019 international promotional programme, the show