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Mexico’s Growing Packaging Industry

With a population of 120 million, political and financial stability, 12 trade agreements with 44 countries, and the North American Free Trade Agreement in renegotiation – Mexico’s economy is slated for more strong growth in 2019. Mexico is a big consumer of packaging materials and technology, particularly in the food and beverage industry, followed by the pharmaceutical and personal care sectors. The popularity of carbonated drinks and alcoholic beverages, as well as the eating habits and personal care of the Mexican population, generate a high demand for packaging and packaging machines. In

FISA ITALIA srl

Right from the start at FISA we chose to control our manufacturing process ourselves from A to Z. Not only do we design and manufacture our own ultrasounds (generators and transducers), but our production site in Milan also integrates all the necessary elements of a production line: R&D, design department, sheet metal workshop, electronics, automation, loading and unloading systems, water treatment, solid deposition systems, etc. We manufacture ultrasonic cleaning machines and we can offer a complete range of machines : compact, standard or made-to-measure. In our design department, we develop

INNOVATION DAYS: The Italian Trade Agency facilitates the establishment of new US-Italy advanced manufacturing partnerships

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Innovation Days 2018 (hashtag #attendID) takes place in the week of June 25th in Detroit and Chicago, offering Midwestern companies in the automotive, advanced manufacturing and robotics industries extensive opportunities to engage with a group of Italian delegates organized by the Italian Trade Agency via its Rome and Chicago Offices. This weeklong program will underscore Italy’s position as US top solution provider while encouraging engagements between some of Italy’s leading companies and universities as they seek to expand existing relationships and build new ones with industry peers

XYLEXPO 2018 Reaffirms Its Role of Innovation

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“We have never seen so much automation and so many advanced systems in any other exhibition around the world!”. This was a recurring statement in the aisles of Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of technology and systems for the wood and furniture industry, held at FieraMilano-Rho last May 8 to 12. In terms of contents, the event has kept its promise: plenty of technology for secondary operation industries, from panels to solid wood; the best offer of furniture manufacturing systems; and the most advanced "Industry X.0" solutions. The exhibition has been rewarded by a substantial

In 2017 Full Growth For The Italian Machine Tool Industry. A Positive Trend Expected Also In 2018

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The year 2017 was extremely positive for the Italian industry of machine tools, robotics and automation, registering double-digit increases for all main economic indicators, except for that of exports that however started growing again after the downturn in 2016. The year 2018 will be just as positive, confirming the excellent situation that the sector has been experiencing. This is in short what was illustrated by Massimo Carboniero, President of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, during the usual year-end press conference. As shown by the preliminary year's data, processed by the Studies Dept. of

Italian Technology Awards 2017: Open House at GIMAV Member Companies for a Group of Award-winning American Students

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The week-long visits of the Italian Technology Awards winners recently concluded. An international program sponsored by ITA (Italian Trade Agency), it is part of a “ Machines Italia” special project aimed at expanding the educational horizons of North American students through cross-contamination of skill-sets and knowledge transfer with a select group of Italian machinery manufacturers. For the second consecutive year, GIMAV – the Association of Italian manufacturers and suppliers of machinery, equipment and special products for glass processing – made its own contribution to the program by

Machines Italia Celebrates The 11th Italian Technology Award Winners From North America

The Italian Technology Awards program is a competition that invites undergraduate and graduate students attending international universities to submit a paper or a research project on an array of relevant mechanical engineering subjects and in particular on innovations and challenges facing various manufacturing industries in their countries or globally. The aim of the program – now in its 11th year - is to enrich the engineering education of students and foster international collaborations and cooperation. The program is organized and sponsored by the Italian Trade Commission, in partnership

Wealth Of Italian Innovation On Display At FABTECH 2017

FABTECH will bring plenty of innovation and technology solutions to Chicago from November 6-9, 2017. More than 40,000 attendees and over 1,700 exhibiting companies are expected to gather once again to celebrate metal manufacturing at its best. As per previous editions of the show in Chicago, Italy will have 40 of its leading companies exhibiting. The event also provides educational sessions and expert-led presentations covering the latest trends and technology in the metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing industries. In addition, FABTECH 2017 will showcase more manufacturing

State of the Industry Report: Italian Glass Working Machinery in 2016 Gained Ground in World Markets

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At the annual members’ meeting held on 30 June 2017, GIMAV officially presented and shared the data on the Italian Flat Glass and Hollow Glass industry. The report, titled “The Italian industry of glass processing machinery, systems, accessories and special products in 2016” – provides a comprehensive and detailed annual snapshot of the industry, highlighting its structural characteristics, sales, production activity, domestic and export markets (the latter in particular were cross-checked with data published by Istat, the Italian National Institute of Statistical Surveys). The last survey by

31. BI-MU 2018

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From October 9 to 13 October 2018, fieramilano Rho will be the stage for the 31st edition of BI-MU, the most important Italian exhibition dedicated to the industry manufacturing metal cutting and metal forming machine tools, robots, automation, digital manufacturing, auxiliary and enabling technologies. It is the only trade show in Italy with real international character, the first one that will open up to industrial connectivity, by presenting a special focus on IoT, big data, cyber security, cloud computing, augmented reality, system integrators, additive manufacturing, control and vision