On November 22, 2016, CanadianManufacturing.com and Annex Business Media hosted the 2016 Ontario Export Awards. The third annual awards ceremony paid tribute to the success and innovative approaches of Ontario manufacturing exporters. Extending across industries and including rural and urban representation, the awards are a celebration of the contributions exporters have made to both the provincial and national economy and a showcase of leading companies who invest in their businesses and operations to be more competitive in global markets, and to forge international supply chains. The event

The Canadian Manufacturers’ Outlook is a survey conducted, on a yearly basis, by Northstar for PLANT Magazine in partnership with sponsors Grant Thornton LLP, SYSPRO Canada and Machines Italia - Italian Trade Commission. The latest edition of the survey report is fresh off the press. The findings - based on 526 replies from senior manufacturing executives (margin of error +/- 4.27%, 19 times out of 20) - show that 36% of the respondents are optimistic although most (55%) qualify their optimism with caution. More than half of the senior executives are expecting orders and sales to increase (by

Machines Italia teamed up with Daily Planet, the flagship science magazine produced and distributed by Discovery Channel Canada, to film a series of segments on exciting scientific and technological innovations by Italian companies. The Daily Planet crew was in central Italy at the beginning of May 2016 and stopped in Livorno, Carrara, Bologna and Modena, where they shot stories on compelling technologies such as stone and marble extraction and processing, soft robotics, sports motorcycles and exotic sports cars. The first four segments aired between the end of May and December, 2016, within

With 500 exhibitors, over 800 thousand square feet of exhibition area and 32 thousand visitors, Tecnargilla is the world’s largest trade show for the ceramics and brick industry. The 25th edition of the show will take place in Rimini, Italy from September 25 to 30, 2016. Tecnoargilla will offer international ceramics industry professionals the opportunity to meet and learn about the latest technology and innovations. Machines Italia, the Italian Trade Agency offices and ACIMAC, the association of Italian suppliers of plant, machinery, equipment, semi-finished products, raw materials and

Machines Italia, the Italian Trade Agency network in North America will continue, in 2016, the ItalianTechnology Awards program. The Italian Technology Awards promote Italian manufacturing technology, engineering and design among graduate and undergraduate students across North America and worldwide. University students are invited to present projects and theses on a variety of subjects related to specific industries a nd technologies. A jury of Italian and international industry experts, professors and engineers select the winning entries. The awards recipients and their professors win a trip

The relevance of Mexico’s automotive industry has consistently grown since 1998. At the end of the 90s, the Latin American country assembled slightly over 500 thousand vehicles per year. In 2015, the vehicle production soared to 3.2 million vehicles. In the past 17 years, the number of exported vehicles grew from 172 thousand units or approximately 1/3 of the production, to 2.6 million units or 4/5 of the production. In 2015, Mexico became the leading Latin American automotive producer, the world’s seventh largest producer and the fifth largest exporter of vehicles. Ten to fifteen thousand

XYLEXPO is the leading International trade show for woodworking machinery and technology in Italy. This year, the biennial trade show, which took place from May 24 to 28 in Milan, celebrated its 25th anniversary by posting a strong performance: 441 exhibitors from over 30 countries 17,145 visitors (+14.2% with respect to the previous edition) 315 thousand square feet of floor space Machines Italia, the network of Italian Trade Agency North American offices collaborated with ACIMALL, The Italian woodworking machinery and tools manufacturers’ association and mounted a communication campaign to

Industrial Automation North America is co-located once again this year with the IMTS - International Manufacturing and Technology Show, here in Chicago, September 12-17, 2016 at McCormick Place. And Machines Italia USA, the Italian Trade Agency via its Chicago Office together with the Italian manufacturers’ associations, ASSOFLUID (fluid power equipment and components) and ANIE (electro-technical and electronics) will host an Italian pavilion made up of 15 exhibitors illustrating some of the latest technology and solutions in factory, process, and building automation as well as for power

The Manufacturers’ Outlook is a yearly survey of the Canadian manufacturing industry conducted by Plant magazine (Annex Business Media) and various business partners. Almost 400 respondents – manufacturing industry executives participate in the survey by responding to a questionnaire. The replies are then analyzed and summarized in a report, which is reviewed and discussed by a panel of experts and industry media. The report and the panelists’ insights are then made public and circulated through Plant magazine and the other Annex Business Media outlets. Machines Italia was among the very first

Machines Italia Canada and Canadian Manufacturing, Annex Publishing, Canada’s largest publisher of industrial media, teamed up to expand The Industrial Edge Showcase, the online review which brings together stories of Canadian manufacturers using technology and innovation to stay on the cutting edge. Behind each Canadian success story there is Italian-made machinery and technology. Among the companies featured in the Industrial Edge Showcase: Elemex, Leclerc, Lofthouse Manufacturing, MAPEI, Metal Bernard, Printoh, Recochem, Tycos – Magna. Read the case studies at: http://www