2016 closed with a positive sign: this is the final result of a 12-month period characterized by a clearly positive trend of technology, equipment and tools for wood and wood-based materials. As we wait for final figures, the Studies Office of Acimall – the Confindustria member association that represents the companies of this excellent “made in Italy” sector – estimates that…
As of the first deadline for applications, more than 600 companies have confirmed their participation in PLAST 2018 – international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries, which will take place in Milan from 29 May to 1 June 2018 – reserving an area about two thirds as big as that occupied in the 2015 fair. This is a noteworthy result, particularly in light of the fact that many…
The orders index for textile machinery compiled by ACIMIT, the Association Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, for the period from October to December 2016 rose by 5%, compared to the same period for the previous year.
This growth affected both the foreign markets, where the index registered an absolute value of 5% and Italy. In this case, the increase compared to the period from…
IPACK-IMA AND PLAST SET TO SHOWCASE INNOVATIVE MATERIALS
The two exhibitions, part of the Innovation Alliance to be held at Fiera Milano from 29 May to 1 June 2018, have spawned a new satellite show devoted to innovative materials and packaging organised in cooperation with Material ConneXion Italia and presented on 7 February at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan.
Innovative and…
Italy is emerging as one of the leaders in the new, partially deregulated energy market. This is thanks to a strategy that focuses on the creation of partnerships and joint ventures with local players.
In particular, two Italian-based heavyweights of the energy industry seem to be growing exponentially:
ENEL Green Power has been working in Mexico since 2007. Recently, ENEL…
The 2017 EXPO PACK will take place in Guadajara, JA, from June 13 to 17. Fifteen thousand professional buyers - from a wide range of industries, including food processing, beverage, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics & personal care, graphic arts, chemicals, textile, footwear, automotive, hardware, furniture and electronics - will attend the Guadalajara event; the largest Latin American show…
Expomanufactura is Mexico’s top event for manufacturing technologies. The trade show gathers exhibitors and visitors from various industries; automotive, mechatronics, electronics, medical devices, appliances, foundry and smelting and more.
The 2017 edition of Expomanufactura will take place from February 7 to 9 at the CINTERMEX exhibition centre in Monterrey, NL.
Machines…
The 31st edition of IMTS, the biannual -International Manufacturing Technology Show, took place at the landmark McCormick Place, from September 12 to 17, 2016.
The event featured metalworking technology, robotics, automation, welding equipment. The figures of IMTS 2016 were impressive:
- 2,407 exhibitors, the highest ever,
- 115,612 visitors from 117 countries,
- 1.3 million square…
Bardiani Valvole is an established Italian manufacturer of hygienic valves for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. It exports its products to over 70 countries and the brand is synonymous with Italian technological innovation worldwide.
Bardiani will be exhibiting at the Profood Tech 2017 trade show in Chicago where it will present its newest line of PMO valves.
To…
The Italian confectionery group Ferrero Spa has announced the creation of a new R&D centre in Mexico in response to the growing demand for sweet treats in Latin America and the success of some of its marquee products such as Nutella and Ferrero Rocher.
Ferrero’s R&D facility will be located in proximity to the existing plant in San José Iturbide, Guanajuato state and will…