World trade is slowing, with political and economic turbulence emerging on many markets as well as uncertainty regarding a protectionist turn by certain world leaders, but the footwear, leather-goods and tanning machinery industry has delivered yet another positive year. “If we can take some credit – says Gabriella Marchioni Bocca, ASSOMAC President – it is for the fact that, despite all the uncertainty, our sector has managed to hold its ground. With world trade witnessing a slowdown in growth rates, footwear, leather-goods and tanning machinery has registered extremely positive levels in all

The journey along the road to the event continues with the opportunities for printing in every stage of the purchasing process as the common thread. Milan, 29 June 2017 - A sheet of paper, a canvas, a white surface gradually acquire colours, shapes, and content. Just like a printing process, the road to the next edition of Print4All continues, identifying needs, making suggestions, developing ideas and projects at the printing world’s service. With less than a year to go, Print4All, the event that will be held in Fiera Milano from 29 May to 1 June 2018, is set to be Italy’s most interesting

There’s innovation in the future of the Italian textile machinery, thanks in part to the stimulus provided by Industry 4.0, as stated at the Assembly held by the industry association ACIMIT by President Raffaella Carabelli, presenting the figures for the sector. In 2016, Italy’s production of textile machinery rose 5% compared to 2015, thereby reaching a value of 2.7 billion euros. During the same period, exports grew by 4%, amounting to 2.3 billion euros. This reinforces the positive trend already observed in 2015, and is the result of a substantial confirmation of the state of foreign

International convention of glass industry associations: two days filled with meetings and discussions, ideas and opportunities ​ The first International Convention of Glass Industry Associations met in Murano (Venice) June 21 st and 22 nd , 2017, brought together delegations from Italy, Germany, France, the UK, Spain, Poland, Russia, Australia, Brazil, Slovakia and the United States of America. With the valuable support of the ITA (Italian Trade Agency), Vitrum’s organizational team convened for the first time ever, under one roof, the leading glass industry representatives, in order to

Milan, 6 June 2017 – the countdown to the 40th edition of HostMilano has now begun, the trade show that will be taking place at Fieramilano from Friday 20 to Tuesday 24 October and that will be celebrating with the leading event for the Ho.Re.Ca., food service, retail, mass-market and hôtellerie industries. Growing numbers compared to the same period in 2015 With just under five months to go to the cutting of the ribbon, HostMilano - International Hospitality Exhibition is already boasting sensational numbers, promising to further build on the success of the last edition: as of today, 1,824

At the invitation of the Italian Trade Agency and UCIMU – Sistemi per produrre (Italy’s machine tool, robots, automation systems and ancillary products (NC, tools, components, accessories) manufacturers' association), I joined six representatives of Canadian manufacturing companies on a visit to Lamiera in May. Lamiera is Italy’s metal forming tradeshow, which was being held for the first time in Milan (it was previously held in Bologna). The show included 480 exhibitors, a substantial increase of 25 per cent from last year’s show. The Canadian manufacturers I had a chance to speak to were

McKinsey & Company and the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII), a UI LABS collaboration, announced on June 1, 2017, the launch of the North American Digital Capability Center (DCC) – a unique digital manufacturing learning center offering companies access to next generation Industry 4.0 technology to help them advance their operations, design and productivity. The US Chicago center joins four other international McKinsey DCCs locations, one of which is already in Venice, Italy. For Italian companies, in particular those with a US presence, opportunities to take

An industrial sector in a good state of health with an annual turnover in excess of 44 billion euros and a strong export propensity which opens up exciting business opportunities is the picture of the Italian processing and packaging industry painted by the Ipack-Ima Monitor, the half-yearly business study conducted over a sample of companies representing the entire supply chain. The industry, consisting of manufacturers of processing and packaging machinery, suppliers of components and producers of materials, serves a range of downstream industrial sectors divided up into a number of business

The international press conference discussed the new corporate structure, the layout based on target markets, the international promotion activities and The Innovation Alliance. The first international presentation of IPACK-IMA 2018, the leading exhibition of food and non-food processing and packaging technologies scheduled for Fiera Milano from 29 May to 1 June 2018, was held on Saturday 6th May during Interpack. In the presence of journalists and representatives of business associations and companies from Austria, Brazil, China, France, Greece, Germany, Italy, Nigeria, Singapore, Sweden