Two entities coexisting under the same management, based on completely different technologies and applications, OCMI and OTG are the two main components of OCMI Group, Italian business headquartered in Milan, founded in 1921 and run by the third generation of the Gusti family.
OTG specializes in manufacturing customized gearboxes, special speed increasers and reducers specifically for…
Leading the industry for over 20 years, Macotec designs and builds the most productive and technologically advanced systems for glass cutting, handling and storage.
Among Macotec’s technological wonders are its advanced cutting systems, which are extremely versatile machines. They are designed for cutting both monolithic and laminated glass and they range from completely automated handling and…
After supplying its material for the seats of eight of the major Brazilian stadiums that hosted the 2014 Fifa World Cup, this year RadiciGroup is back in Brazil with its Radiflam S flame retardant PA 6 engineering plastics. Five of the venues of the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (August 5-21) - Centro Olimpico de Tiro Esportivo, Arena da Juventude, Centro Olimpico de Hóquei, Arena do…
According to Laura Biason, Deputy Director of GIMAV, the Association of Italian manufacturers and suppliers of machinery, equipment and special products for glass processing, Italy is one of the main overseas suppliers of machinery to the United States. The figures were up this year according to the recently-published report by MAPI (Manufacturers’ Alliance for Productivity and…
The first edition of MECHA-TRONIKA, the fair of intelligence for the industrial production recently completed its successful run October 23-26 at the Fiera Milano trade show center in Milan, Italy.
MECHA-TRONIKA is a premier show dedicated to the systems and technologies able to optimize the machines, processes and systems management. Organised by EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE MACCHINE and FIERA…
Italy's Adelio Lattuada, a leading glassworking machinery manufacturer, will be a gold level sponsor of the GPAD 2014 Glass Processing Automation Days in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 20-21, 2014 at the JW Marriott Hotel and Conference Center.
GPAD is a two-day event to educate the glass companies on how advanced machinery and software technology can help them to gain competitive advantages.
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Italy produces approximately 50% of the machinery used to produce footwear and leather goods around the world and 80% of tanning machinery globally, according to Assomac, an association that represents Italian manufacturers of machines for footwear, leather and tannery industries. Many of the manufacturers are small, with the entire industry employing approximately 6,200 people in Italy.
There…
Pratt Industries (http://www.prattindustries.com) will begin production of eco-friendly paper / packaging with the opening of its state-of-the-art, 100% recycled paper machine in Shreveport, La., which will become a major producer of lightweight paper in North America.
The Shreveport mill, Pratt’s third paper machine in the United States, represents a $150 million investment in the future of the…