The Ontario Export Awards – OEA – recognize the innovative approaches and unique contributions – measured in terms of export growth – of Ontario manufacturers across sectors and in all regions of the province, as well as the individuals who contribute to their success. The OEA is spearheaded by CanadianManufacturing.com (Annex Business Media), which is one of Canada’s top sources of daily…

The Manufacturers’ Outlook is a yearly study conducted by Plant magazine and key business partners. Over 500 respondents – manufacturing industry executives from across Canada – participate in the survey by sharing their views on what has transpired over the past year and on what they expect in the near future. The replies are then analyzed and summarized in a report, which is reviewed and…

The packaging and wrapping industry accounts for about 1.7 percent of Mexico's gross domestic product, with total packaging production of 10,286,538 tons. Mexico is a large buyer of packaging machinery. The largest users of this type of machinery are the food and beverage industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and the cosmetics and body care products sector. With 1,000 exhibitors, 23,000 visitors…

For the first time together, five international trade fair showcases make available to their respective operators, with a single entry ticket, the technological excellence of different production worlds, in an integrated supply chain logic. From May 29 to June 1, the halls, 18 in total, of Fiere Milano Rho will host THE INNOVATION ALLIANCE: - IPACK-IMA - packaging and packaging - MEAT-TECH -…

With more than 1,000 exhibitors already registered and nearly 95 percent of the available space allocated, the 2018 edition of PLAST, which will be held in Milan (Fiera Milano Rho) from May 29 to June 1 next year, is reconfirmed as a must-attend trade show for the plastics and rubber industry. On display at PLAST 2018 will be not only machinery and technologies but also raw materials, molds, semi…

Xylexpo, the 26th biennial world exhibition of woodworking technologies and components for the furniture industry, will be held in Milan - Fiera Milano Rho - from May 8 to 12. Although the event, organized by Cepra, a spin-off of ACIMALL, Association of Italian Manufacturers of Woodworking Machinery and Accessories, is turning 50 years old, technology and processes are, as always, looking to…

From June 25-29, 2018, a mission to Michigan and Illinois will take place for companies, 10 to 15, from the mechanical and technology sector for advanced manufacturing and automotive. The initiative is part of the Technology Days project that involves the entire ICE Agency network in the U.S. and consists of a series of interventions, including four other missions in as many areas of the country…

As part of the Plan for the Extraordinary Promotion of Made in Italy and Measures for the Attraction of Investments ICE Agency is organizing an Italian collective at the Bay Area Maker Faire. The Faire will be held May 18-20, 2018 at the San Mateo Event Center and is the most important international initiative for the maker scene from around the world. The area booked for the Italian collective…

BIAT, the Innovation and High Technology Exchange, will be held April 19-20 in Naples. The event, now in its fourth edition, brings together foreign investors, companies, accelerators, incubators and research and development centers, on the one hand, and start-ups, innovative projects and Italian technological excellence from southern regions, on the other. BIAT's goal is to create meeting and…

MEAT-TECH 2018, which will be held from May 29 to June 1 at Fiera Milano Rho in conjunction with and as part of IPACK-IMA, is one of the world's largest trade fairs for meat processing and packaging technologies. Supporting the initiative in addition to UCIMA, Unioni Costruttori Italiani Macchine Automatiche per il confezionamento e l'imballaggio, co-organizer of the event together with the…