Every year, GIMAV conducts a survey of the Italian glass industry with the aim of providing an overview of the sector and information on its structure, sales, production and export markets. GIMAV is the Italian Association of Glass Processing Machinery and Accessories Suppliers and represents almost 80% of the Italian glass industry. The results were more than encouraging: the positive trend for Italian glass processing machinery, accessories, and special products posted a year earlier was repeated and consolidated in 2015. The report signaled a new wave of optimism for everybody

Milan, 14 December 2016 – There may be more than a year to go until it opens its doors, but there is already buzz and expectation around Print4All, the brand new event dedicated to all technologies for commercial, publishing and industrial printing which is on between 29 May and 1 June 2018 at Fiera Milano. The project has already gained backing from major supply chain players, and is continuing to go from strength to strength as new players sign up because they are keen to cater optimally to this dynamic market and have the right tools to compete internationally. Print4All builds on and

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

Milan, 28 October 2018 IPACK-IMA and MEAT-TECH 2018: 50% of available space already booked T he excellent results from the first three months of exhibition space sales demonstrate the strong interest in the new exhibition formula shown by companies from all reference sectors, particularly in terms of the event’s international scope, its layout according to target sectors and its innovative content. Exhibitor companies are showing a keen interest in the next edition of IPACK-IMA and MEAT-TECH, the exhibitions of food and non-food processing and packaging technology to be held in the Rho Fiera

The ITA - Chicago Office is organizing a trip to Parma, Italy for the Cibus Tec 2016 trade show for U.S. Food Processors to view the latest technology and machinery in food processing and packaging. Cibus Tec, is a biennial event, will be held from October 25-28, 2016. In 2014, Cibus Tec had 1,000 exhibitors and 30,000 visitors from 121 countries, and the show covers sectors including fruit and vegetable processing, dairy, meat, fresh cut, liquid, bakery, confectionery, convenience, and frozen food. This year’s show will include Food Pack, an area dedicated to the latest packaging technologies

The eighteenth edition of LAMIERA hosted by BolognaFiere May 11-14 the 2016 edition registered a 10% increase in the number of visits (compared to the 2014 edition). The show 20,395 visitors, of which 857 were foreign operators. The Italian Trade Agency Mexico City and Chicago offices took leading North American companies to the show, allowing them to take part in the 500 bilateral meetings which were organized between Italian exhibitors and foreign companies. The Agency through its international network of offices, brought other delegations as well from Austria, Germany, India, Iran, Poland

PLAST, held in Milan every three years, is one of the most important exhibitions for plastics and rubber industry worldwide. The whole range of products is represented in PLAST exhibits areas: Injection moulding, extrusion, blow moulding, thermoforming and welding machines Machines for foam, reactive and reinforced resins Molds and dies, laboratory control and test equipment, ancillary equipment for plastics and rubber processing Machines for secondary processing, finishing, decorating, marking and plastics packaging, as downstream equipment Machines and equipment for the plastics and rubber

Machines Italia teamed up with Daily Planet, the flagship science magazine produced and distributed by Discovery Channel Canada, to film a series of segments on exciting scientific and technological innovations by Italian companies. The Daily Planet crew was in central Italy at the beginning of May 2016 and stopped in Livorno, Carrara, Bologna and Modena, where they shot stories on compelling technologies such as stone and marble extraction and processing, soft robotics, sports motorcycles and exotic sports cars. The first two segments aired on May 17 and May 19, 2016, within episodes (S3)

R.B.M. ITALIA produces polishing wheels for flat glass. R.B.M. wheels are used on the most common straight edgers, double edgers and beveling machines. The main production is divided into three main branches: synthetic rubber wheels, resin wheels and cerium oxide wheels. Among R.B.M.’s most popular and best performing wheels: 9RS A red/brown color wheel made of a rubber based material mix and abrasives. This wheel is used for the first polishing of edges and is suitable for edges of various thicknesses and processing conditions. It is recommended for double edgers by the following makers

Since 1950, Triulzi has been continuously evolving and improving the quality of its equipment. Thanks to ongoing research and development, the company has become a global level supplier of glass processing technology, including: horizontal and vertical washing machines, machinery and turnkey systems for manufacturing IG units and laminated glass, automated plants for acid etching and powder application units. Triulzi’s equipment is used to process glass for many applications and industries: from construction to home furnishing, from solar energy to automotive. With particular regards to the