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#1 - Fall 2012

And it is with great pleasure that I present the first issue of the electronic e-newsletter dedicated to the industry of capital goods, produced by the ICE Agency in cooperation with Federmacchine, as part of the of the "Machines Italia" Project (to download the Project brochure: click here) This newsletter aims to make Italian companies better acquainted with the initiatives of the machines Italia program, which began as a horizontal communication and promotion project of the italian technology in the NAFTA (U.S., Canada and Mexico) markets. Sent in electronic format to quarterly, the

Industry Spotlight: Italian Textile Machinery

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Industry Spotlight: Italian Textile Machinery Italian production and exports of textile machinery increased by more than 10% in 2022, compared to the previous year. The production value exceeded 2.6 billion euro (source: Alex zucchi , President of ACIMIT , preliminary figures, 2022). Of this value, 87%, or around 2.3 billion euro, was realized abroad. "The Italian textile machinery industry represents one of the leading production sectors for Italy, due to its strong projection on international markets. Italian textile technologies are considered to be of a high quality level, and for us at

Industry Spotlight: Italian Construction and Earthmoving Machinery

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Industry Spotlight: Construction and Earthmoving Machinery According to statistics released by Unacea, the Italian trade association of construction equipment, road machinery and equipment declines by 10%. In the 12 months of 2022, 25,923 construction machines were placed on the Italian market, increases 18% from 2021. Graphics and stats source: UNACEA

I.M.S.A. S.r.l. (IMSA)

Established in 1988 in the Lecco area, in northern Italy, IMSA specializes in manufacturing deep-drilling machines. IMSA is represented globally with more than 550 deep drilling machines currently running in Italy and in the rest of Europe, Canada, USA, Mexico, and Brazil,... IMSA machines are working in businesses in the mechanical production industry, machining job shops, aerospace, and mold makers for many sectors of the industry such as automotive, food/packing, and medical parts among others. Many of the recent innovations applied to gun drilling machines for mold makers were developed by

Glasstech Mexico 2023 will feature an Italian pavilion

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The companies present in this pavilion will be able to make their brand known, establish individual relationships with buyers from Latin America and make contact with the main associations in the sector. Glasstech Mexico, focused on machinery and accessories for flat and hollow glass, as well as finished products (windows, doors, and aluminum items), represents an opportunity to meet the main Mexican players in the sector and establish new contacts with operators from all over Latin America. Mexico imported $12 billion in construction products in 2014, reflecting an annual growth rate of 11%

Canada, mechanisation for a changing agriculture

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According to a study on the Canadian agri-business sector carried out by ICE Toronto on behalf of FederUnacoma , Canada's agricultural geography is projected to experience a period of transformation in the coming years, facilitated by climate change. Mondo Macchina magazine, FederUnacoma publishes that the mitigation of the harsh Canadian climate, due to rising temperatures, is expected to increase the size of the cultivable area and encourage greater crop diversification. The agro-mechanical sector, which today has 600 thousand tractors and 120,000 combine harvesters, is called upon to meet

The World Of Laser Technology Plays A Starring Role At Lamiera 2023: Over 40 Companies Will Exhibit

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A little more than two months are left before the opening of LAMIERA, the international trade show centered on sheet metal forming and sheet metal cutting machines and related technologies, scheduled to take place at Fiera Milano Rho from 10 to 13 May 2023. In the exhibition halls, the proposal for technologies dedicated to sheet metal cutting will be particularly interesting. The world of laser technology has always played a starring role in the trade event promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE and organized by CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU. It will be represented by over 40 enterprises, as

Machines Italia: Opportunity for consideration to be featured in the "Machines Italia Magazine" 2023 Spring/Summer (Vol. XV), entitled “Transforming how we work, one machine at a time” - Deadline for sending materials is March 28 2023!

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Dear Italian Subsidiaries in North America, We would like to bring to your attention the opportunity to be part of the next edition of our magazine “Machines Italia” which is a complementary opportunity for your company to gain additional exposure within the North American marketplace. For context, you may review previous editions of the magazine at www.old.machinesitalia.org/magzine The following provides all indications and suggestions on the magazine and how your company can possibly be featured. The Chicago Office of the Italian Trade Agency, with a specific selection procedure entrusted

UCIMU Presents The First Sustainability Report Of The Machine Tool Sector

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Milan, 21 February 2023. This afternoon, during a meeting attended by enterprises, the credit world, institutions, and the press, the first Sustainability Report dedicated to the machine tool sector was presented. It was carried out by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots, and automation systems manufacturers' association, in cooperation with ALTIS, Graduate School Business & Society of the Catholic University of Sacred Heart. “Sustainability is an extremely profitable field for companies, because it does not only allow to improve the relations with one’s own

Italian Exports of Stone Machinery and Equipment, Brief Snapshot for North America (First 10 months of 22')

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Italian Exports of Stone Machinery and Equipment Italian exports of machinery and equipment slightly negative in the first 10 months of 2022. In the first ten months of 2022, the value of Italian exports of machines, tools and other equipment for the processing of natural stone was not as good as for natural stones. On the contrary, it decreased by 2.3% compared to the same period of the previous year. If we consider the top 10 of the main buyers of Italian machinery and equipment, Italian sales indicate that in the United States by 38.8% (ranked first in sales), in Germany by 14% (ranked