The Italian Trade Agencies Toronto and Chicago offices in partnership with the Torino Chamber of Commerce assisted a group of 14 Italian technology SMEs allowing them to learn and take advantage of business opportunities in both Canadian and US markets.   Torino and the Piedmont Region in Italy have been a World-class hub for advanced industrial technology and the automotive industry for well over a century.  Car makers and suppliers such as Fiat (FCA), Comau, Iveco, NHC, Ferrero, Lavazza are all located within this region. 

Export to North America was launched at the end of November 2020 with a series of country presentations and technical webinars hosted by the Italian Trade Agency, and saw the participation of industry experts and testimonials such as
Util Canada, an Italian automotive company with manufacturing facilities in Canada, Elliott Matssura, Canada’s largest and oldest machine tool distributor,  Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a US based international consulting firm, as well as international automotive and transportation companies including Magna PowerTrain and  Prinoth AG.  

Stage 2 and 3 of the project consisted of company-specific, in-depth market research and  market surveys to identify importers, distributors and potential partners in both Canada and the US. During the matching phases of Industrial Export to North America, over 600 US and Canadian companies were surveyed and a total of over 100 meetings with local prospects were surveyed.  The Italian industrial technology companies which were part of this initiative are:   

DIE LUBRICATION SOLUTIONS SRL - mould lubrication systems including metal stamping, nozzles and for spraying and nebulizing moulds

ENDURANCE ENGINEERING SRL - aluminum parts manufacturing and manufacturing of forged steel components and injection moulding components

ERRECINQUE SRL - - flexible thermoplastic tubes and hoses and fluid transmission components

FRAP Spa - automotive components (suspensions, steering etc.)

GINALCO srl -  stainless and aluminum tanks and syloses

I.M.A.TE.G 93 Srl -  rubber components for appliances and the automotive industry 

MORELLO Spa - tool and die, forgings for the automotive, transportations and defence industry

PROSYSTEM ENGINEERING Srl - design and engineering services for industrial plants and production lines 
 
SAMEC Srl - design, assembly and installation of fully automated lines

SIXTAU Spa - industrial automation (automotive), software programming and  testing

T.S.T. Srl -  tool and die, moulds design and manufacturing and plastic injection moulding

 A.PNE.S. srl  - automatic spray guns, feed pumps and compressors, thickness gauges and colour change blocks  

CST Srl - automotive moulds making

Cultraro Automazione Engineering Srl - dampers for the automotive, sportswear and  appliances industries. 

 For further information on the initiative, and to connect with the Italian companies from the Torino area in Italy, please contact toronto [at] ice.it?subject=Machines%20Italia%20Newsletter"> toronto [at] ice.it (Canada) or chicago [at] ice.it ?subject=Machines%20Italia%20Newsletter">chicago [at] ice.it (USA)