Woodworking technology end-users visiting WMS 2017 in Toronto will have a chance to win a trip to Milan, Italy to attend the 26th edition of Xylexpo, the world’s showcase for woodworking machinery and systems. The contest is sponsored by ACIMALL, the Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers’ Association, Machines Italia and Wood Industry magazine. Up for grab are two travel packages, inclusive of return flight to Milano, Italy, hotel accommodation (4 nights, from May 8 to 12, 2018), transfers to/from hotel/airport and to/from hotel/trade show ven ue in Milan, VIP passes to the

The Ontario Export Awards – OEA - recognize the innovative approaches and unique contributions – measured in terms of export growth - of Ontario manufacturers across sectors and in all regions of the province as well as the individuals who contribute to their success. The OEA is spearheaded by CanadianManufacturing.com (Annex Business Media), which is one of Canada’s top sources of daily industrial, manufacturing and economic news (over 100,000 industrial readers across the country). OEA is organized in partnership with the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters association, Canadian Food

This survey of Industry 4.0 was conducted by the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) Chicago USA Office and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers in November 2016 with over 325 companies based in the US taking part (2/3 of which currently use Italian machinery and technology in their production lines). The report provides insight and analysis to determine the latest trends in Smart Manufacturing to determine how manufacturers are reacting to Industry 4.0. Questions included plans to adopt the connected factory on the shop floor in regards to technology acquisitions, upgrades and migrations to

Last November, the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) announced the US winners of the thirteenth Italian Packaging Technology Award (IPTA), seventh Italian Machine Tool Technology Award (IMTTA) and the first-ever in the US - the Italian Glass working Technology Award (IGTA). ITA honored recipients for their outstanding theses submissions and academic scholarships with a one-week educational and cultural trip to Italy which commenced on November 27th, 2016. The 2016 US winners joined distinguished students from two other countries (Mexico, Russia) in an intense educational program at the Università

EICMA is unarguably the largest international show for motorcycles, bicycles and e-bike and the two-wheel industry. Since its debut, over 100 years ago, the event keeps getting larger and larger. Here are some of the figures from the latest EICMA, which took place in Milan from November 8 to 13, 2016: - Visitors: 600,000; - Exhibition space: 3 million square feet (280,000 sqm); - Exhibitors: 1143, 45% of which from 41 countries, outside of Italy; - Media: 6,000. The Italian Trade Commission (ITA) and ANCMA, the Italian Motorcycles, Bicycles and Accessories Manufacturers Association, invited

On November 22, 2016, CanadianManufacturing.com and Annex Business Media hosted the 2016 Ontario Export Awards. The third annual awards ceremony paid tribute to the success and innovative approaches of Ontario manufacturing exporters. Extending across industries and including rural and urban representation, the awards are a celebration of the contributions exporters have made to both the provincial and national economy and a showcase of leading companies who invest in their businesses and operations to be more competitive in global markets, and to forge international supply chains. The event

NOVEMBER 2016 – The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is pleased to announce the U.S. winners of the thirteenth Italian Packaging Technology Award (IPTA) . seventh Italian Machine Tool Technology Award (IMTTA) and the first-ever in the US - the Italian Glassworking Technology Award (IGTA). ITA will honor recipients for their outstanding theses submission and academic scholarship with a one-week educational and cultural trip to Italy commencing November 27th, 2016. The 2016 winners will join distinguished students from four other countries (Mexico, Russia, Egypt and Indonesia) in an intense education

The recent PRINT4pack Conference held on September 20-21, 2016 in Palermo, Italy was part of the Made BY Italy promotional programme which Italy's ACIMGA association has been developing for years to support the Printing and Converting Industry and was organized in cooperation with ARGI (Italian Association of Graphic Industry Suppliers) and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency and Italy's Ministry for Economic Development. The Conference provided a unique opportunity to spread in the Mediterranean basin an innovative and propositive culture about the new role of Packaging and the new

The Ontario Export Awards – OEA - recognize the innovative approaches and unique contributions of Ontario registered export manufacturers across sectors and in all regions of the province, as well as the individuals who contribute to their success. The OEA is spearheaded by CanadianManufacturing.com (Annex Business Media), which is one of Canada’s top sources of daily industrial, manufacturing and economic news and has over 100,000 industrial readers across the country. Applications for the various OEA categories are now open. Companies may submit their application directly or send nominations

Back by popular demand the 5th edition of the Win A Trip To Xylexpo, the contest sponsored by ACIMALL, the Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers’ Association, Machines Italia and Wood Industry magazine. The contest offers Canadian companies - woodworking machinery end-users - visiting WMS in Toronto, the chance to win a trip to Milan, Italy to attend XYLEXPO 2016, the world's showcase for woodworking machinery and systems. The 25th Xylexpo, will take place May 24 - 28, 2016 within the Milan Fairgrounds located in Rho. The event will be held under the patronage of Eumabois, the