Machines Italian and the Italian Trade Commission - ITA in collaboration with ASSOMAC, the National Association of Technology Manufacturers for Shoes, Leather Goods and Tannery, organized a series of three webinars. The webinars that are hosted on the ITA’s Smart 365 Fair web platform, aim to promote Italian excellence and know-how in the leather and tanning industry, to showcase the latest machinery and technology and to consolidate and create new commercial relations with local manufacturers. The webinar series was launched on June 9, 2021 and the next appointments are scheduled for July 22

The Italian Trade Agencies Toronto and Chicago offices in partnership with the Torino Chamber of Commerce assisted a group of 14 Italian technology SMEs allowing them to learn and take advantage of business opportunities in both Canadian and US markets. Torino and the Piedmont Region in Italy have been a World-class hub for advanced industrial technology and the automotive industry for well over a century. Car makers and suppliers such as Fiat (FCA), Comau, Iveco, NHC, Ferrero, Lavazza are all located within this region. Export to North America was launched at the end of November 2020 with a

Giancarlo Losma passed away last Friday, April 30th, 2021. He was past president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, which he led from 2008 to 2011. A visionary entrepreneur, founder of the company of the same name, Losma SpA based in Curno (Bergamo), Giancarlo Losma was 74 years old and had many ideas for the future of its entrepreneurial activity, to which he devoted his whole life, assisted by his wife, Letizia. Enthusiastic about its job, President Losma had established his enterprise in the Seventies

October 2020 data released by Statistics Canada and Trade Data Monitor showed a solid positive growth for Italy’s exports to Canada of technology from the various (15) Machines Italia capital good related sectors. With a +5,47% Italy marks the best performance among the top 20 partner countries. Italy’s market share also grew +26%. In stark contrast, Canada's total imports of industrial machinery and equipment fell 16% in the first 10 months of 2021. Packaging machinery and agricultural machinery are Italy’s top performing sectors with a +33,3% and +21,8%. Equipment for the graphic and

Expo Pack Mexico, the largest Latin American trade fair for packaging materials and technologies, will take place June 8th to 11th, 2021 at the Expo Santa Fe exhibition center in Mexico City. The event is organized by PMMI, Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Institute representing more than 900 North American manufacturers and suppliers of equipment, components and materials as well as providers of related equipment and services for the packaging and processing industry. The growing international relevance of the show was attested by the numerous country-specific pavilions among which, the

Machines Italia - Italian Trade Agency Mexico and AMAPLAST, the Italian Plastics And Rubber Processing Machinery And Moulds Manufacturers' Association, will be hosting a webinar in February 2021 focused on plastic and rubber processing technologies, industry trends and the latest in innovations. Selected Italian technology providers will be participating in the b2b sessions of the webinar so that they may meet with Mexican counterparts, end users, distributors, importers and potential partners. The webinar will be hosted on the Italian Trade Agency’s "Fiera Smart 365" virtual platform. For

The Italian Trade Agencies Toronto and Chicago offices in partnership with the Torino Chamber of Commerce will be coaching and assisting a group of 14 Italian technology SMES to allow them to learn and take advantage of the business opportunities in the Canada and the US markets. Torino and the Piedmont Region in Italy have been a world class hub for advanced industrial technology and the automotive industry for well over a century. Car makers such Fiat (FCA), Comau, Iveco, NHC, Ferrero, Lavazza are located in the Region. Export to North America was launched at the end of November 2020 with a

Machines Italia - Italian Trade Agency Mexico and AMAFOND, the Italian Association of Producers of Machinery, Products and Services for Foundries, organized a series of webinars on Italian Technology for Foundries. 130 Mexican companies attended the online seminars focused on technology and processes for ferrous and non ferrous materials between November 25th and 26th, 2020. Morning and afternoon business meetings with the 11 Italian companies involved in the project were conducted. The webinars were hosted on the Italian Trade Agency’s dynamic "Fiera Smart 365" platform. For further

messico [at] ice.it">A collaboration agreement between CICEG, the Chamber of the Footwear Industry of the State of Guanajuato, and ASSOMAC, the Italian National Association of Manufacturers of Footwear, Leather Goods and Tanning Technologies, has been brokered by the Italian Trade Agency Mexico City office. Once formally ratified, the agreement will give CICEG members privileged access to the latest in Italian technology and know-how to assist them in retooling their operations to manufacture much-needed PPEs and provide front line workers essential equipment.For further information on the

Waiting for more details to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on the industrial economy, based on the analysis of the Acimall Studies office we can illustrate the trend of wood and furniture technology in 2019. Unfortunately, those twelve months were characterized by hardly encouraging signals for the health of our industry, a suffering condition that can only get worse after the dramatic events of the first months of 2020. “Now more than ever, it is essential to understand the economic situation of the industries we represent,” said Dario Corbetta, director of Acimall, the Confindustria