Produced by the National Glass Association (NGA), GlassBuild America is where buyers and sellers meet and learn to solve their most pressing challenges. The action-packed event also features live Exhibitor Demos, educational sessions, the annual Glazing Executives Forum and is supported by NGA’s official publications—Glass Magazine and Window + Door magazine.
The 2021 edition featured over 300…
How many types of glass are there? It can be highly technological, or fashionable, it can be made to protect, and to be used on tables every day ...
Glass objects have found their way into myriad aspects of daily life. Thanks to its physical properties, in many cases glass is preferable to its equivalent in another material – because it is aesthetically more pleasing or because it offers …
At its July 17 meeting, the Board of Directors finalized the team that will lead the Association for the 2020 - 2022 biennium, confirming both Nicola Lattuada, Partner, and Sales Manager of ADELIO LATTUADA Srl, and Nancy Mammaro, owner of MAPPI INTERNATIONAL Srl, as GIMAV Vice Presidents. Named Treasurer at the same meeting was Cinzia Schiatti, Sales Manager of OFFICINA MECCANICA SCHIATTI…
The Association’s newly-elected team of leaders for the next biennium; presentation of the new visual identity for GIMAV and VITRUM. Discussions with association members clearly indicate how crucial the international trade show hosted by Fiera Milano is and the desire to “make it a great edition” in 2021.
NEW TEAM
Elected at the June 23rd General Assembly of GIMAV, the Italian Association of…
Glass processing technologies enjoyed a positive 2019; especially brilliant for hollow glass. Expectations ran high for 2020 and then, the COVID-19 pandemic re-wrote the script. For now, reliable forecasting is impossible.
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE IN 2019
Positive results in 2019 (+2.7%) were driven by a rise in exports (+3.7%) allowing Italy’s glass processing technologies industry to continue the…
Bovone, an Italian manufacturer of machinery and technologies for the second processing of flat glass and natural and synthetic stones, has selected Rockingham County and Reidsville, North Carolina for its first North American headquarters.
The company’s product lines are structured in two main areas of excellence: the product line consisting of stand-alone machines, grinding,…
The Italian Trade Agency via its North American Offices together with 16 of Italy’s leading machinery manufacturers associations will be producing the 2020 edition of the Machines Italia magazine (Vol XIII). The magazine is being developed with SME, the North American based association who organizes leading events for the advanced manufacturing sector such as IMTS, Fabtech, Rapid amongst others…
The announcement naming the new director was made Monday, February 3rd: “Cattaneo’s lengthy, deeply rooted experience with associations and Confindustria convinced us that he was the right person for GIMAV,” stated GIMAV President, Michele Gusti.
Taking office immediately, he replaces Laura Biason, who left the association at the end of 2019. Cattaneo will assist the Board and President…
November 2019 – The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is pleased to announce the North American winners of its annual technology awards (see Attachment A in the PDF for a full list). Essays by engineering students based in several renowned Universities in Canada, Mexico and the United States were selected by panels of Italian experts for their outstanding quality and innovativeness. Five scholars and…
Vitrum 2019 makes headway in its strategy of international recognition as an exceptional exhibition platform dedicated to the world of glass processing. The numbers speak for themselves: 267 Exhibitors from 25 different countries, up 9% compared to Vitrum 2017. Net occupied surface area of 16,134m2 for a significant (10.81%) increase over the 14,569m2 at the previous edition.
Its…