PLATFORM BASKET SRL, an Italian manufacturer of spider lifts, has established PB Canada in Mississauga, Ontario. The operation is overseen by Davide Franzini, Platform Basket’s Export Manager, with day-to-day management handled by Nick Yannuzzi.Yannuzzi, who previously worked with Momentum Lift Equipment, aims to boost sales, customer service, and support for Platform Basket's spider lifts across…
'After COVID-19 customers have higher expectations regarding sustainability. The pandemic has taught us that having production closer to the place where the goods are sold is important.
The common requests, on all types of machines relate to digitalization and industry 4.0, as well as sustainability, traceability, and circular economy," reports Maria Vittoria Brustia, President of ASSOMAC, the…
In the first quarter 2022, the index of machine tool orders processed by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE marked a slight decrease (-3%) compared with the period January-March 2021. The absolute value of the index stood at 164 (base year 100 in 2015). The outcome was due to the reduction in the collection of orders in the domestic market, which…
Barbara Colombo, president of UCIMU: “The collection of machine tool orders is satisfactory, but affected by the delays in the supplies of raw materials and components and by the exorbitant increase of costs”. “We ask the Government to move, from April to June 2022, the delivery terms of machines ordered by the end of 2021, to ensure our customers the benefits established in the incentive…
Nice S.p.a., an Italian manufacturer of smart home, security and building automation solutions, Tuesday announced the acquisition of Nortek Security & Control from Melrose Industries. The deal is valued at US$285 million and is Nice’s largest investment to date.
Nice is based in Italy, with global operations including the U.S. and Canada. The acquisition is expected to significantly expand…
The Italian Trade Commission - ITA and GIMAV, the Association of Italian manufacturers and suppliers of machinery, equipment and special products for glass processing, organized a delegation of foreign buyers to VITRUM 2021 that was held in Milano, Italy, from October 5 to 8, 2021. 70 delegates, from over 20 countries participated in the event with all the travel expenses covered by ITA and…
Amidst the pandemic, the Italian Trade Commission - ITA Houston office and FederUnacoma, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation, launched DEMO DAYS, a series of free digital events open to machinery buyers and dealers attending the World Ag Expo.
DEMO DAYS involved more than 40 Italian agricultural technology providers during the course of three consecutive…
2021 it’s been a great Glassbuild edition for Italian companies! The Italian Pavilion (Pav. B - Stand 2923), placed on an area of about 400 square meters, hosted a selection of 16 companies, leaders in the sector:
ADI, Bottero, Bovone Diamond Tools, Diamant, Faraone, Helios Italquartz, Horizon , Italcarrelli, Mappi International, Mazzaroppi Engineering, Optima, Rollmac, Schiatti Angelo, Schiavo…
The year 2021 was extremely positive for the Italian industry of machine tools, robotics and automation, which reported double-digit increases for all key economic indicators. This trend should continue even in 2022, the year when all the ground lost in 2020 should be recovered.
This is in short what was illustrated by Barbara Colombo, president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian…
The index of orders intake for Italian textile machinery, as processed by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian textile machinery manufacturers, for the period ranging from April-June 2021, was up 214% compared to the same 2020 period. The value of the index was attested at 150.7 points (basis: 2015 = 100), a result that was no doubt influenced by the comparison with a quarter, from April-June 2020…