Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that 2A S.p.A., a prominent Italian die-casting company, planned to invest $15 million to expand its foundry in Auburn, where it serves as a Tier 1 supplier to major producers of automobiles and heavy trucks. The expansion project at 2A USA in Auburn will create more than 50 jobs and double the Auburn facility’s current die-casting area.“2A has earned a reputation…

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced this week that 2A S.p.A., a prominent Italian die-casting company, plans to invest $15 million to expand its foundry in Auburn, where it serves as a Tier 1 supplier to major producers of automobiles and heavy trucks. The expansion project at 2A USA in Auburn will create more than 50 jobs and double the Auburn facility’s current die-casting area. “2A…

ICE-Agency, in collaboration with UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, organized the event to present opportunities on the U.S. market with a focus on the machine tool sector. During the initiative, the video of the "Fact finding tour USA" exploratory mission to Ohio and Alabama held in March 2017 was presented, during which representatives of the Chicago ICE office and UCIMU visited Italian and foreign…

This documentary was developed by the Italian Trade Agency via its Chicago USA Office, together with Italy's machine tools manufacturers' association, UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, highlighting its activities during a one-week tour of Ohio and Alabama. The tour which was fact-finding in nature, which was to assess the US manufacturing economy for potential opportunities for Italian machinery…

The Italian Trade Commission (ITA) and UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE will be touring plants and manufacturing facilities in Ohio and Alabama with a delegation of leading Italian metalworking technology and machinery builders.   The tour will take place from March 13 to 15, 2017, and kicks off in Cincinnati, Ohio while stopping in various other cities in Alabama where the Italian companies…

A delegation of Italian companies led by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tool, robots, automation systems and ancillary products (NC, tools, components, accessories) manufacturers' association, will be touring automotive and aerospace manufacturing facilities in Alabama and Ohio and meet with industry decision makers in the two US states. The trip will take place from March 7 to…

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics - Census of Employment and Wages, out of 13,104 household furniture and cabinetry manufacturers in 2014, California topped the list with 1,428 shops, followed by Florida (1,073), New York (691), Texas (665), and North Carolina (643). Illinois (549), Ohio (499), Pennsylvania (471), Indiana (386), and Virginia (343). However, when it comes to number of…