Skip to main content

Faurecia inaugurates new plant in Nuevo León

news_images/download_8.png
The plant of more than 33,500 square meters will employ approximately 1,500 people and will manufacture automotive seating structures, instrument panels and center consoles. The new facility features bioclimatic principles to optimize energy efficiency, which will further the Group's commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. The 33,500-square-meter plant will employ approximately 1,500 people and manufacture automotive seating structures, instrument panels and center consoles, aligned with industry megatrends in sustainability and the use of lightweight materials. In addition to

Automate 2023

event_images/download.png
The Automate 2023 Show and Conference, North America’s largest showcase devoted to automation industry trends, leading-edge technology, and business innovation, is taking place May 22-25, 2023 at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. The biennial event, previously located in Chicago, is the biggest yet with more than 600 exhibitors poised to share the latest technologies with 20,000+ attendees hoping to implement automation to better compete in the global market. Automate, North America’s largest showcase devoted to automation industry trends, leading-edge technology, and business innovation

RAPID + TCT 2022

event_images/download_0.jpeg
Industry-leading companies attend RAPID + TCT every year to source the latest 3D technology solutions and advanced their additive manufacturing knowledge. At the 2019 edition of RAPID + TCT in Detroit nearly 9,000 manufacturing professionals from around the world joined together for North America’s most influential additive manufacturing event. The RAPID + TCT show floor spanned 112,200 square feet and hosted 434 exhibiting companies, a record high. Countless valuable business connections were made, products were introduced, ideas were born, and visions became reality. Leading Italian

Automate 2022

event_images/download.png
The Automate 2022 Show and Conference, North America’s largest showcase devoted to automation industry trends, leading-edge technology and business innovation, is taking place June 6-9, 2022 at TCF Center in Detroit, Michigan. The biennial event, previously located in Chicago, is the biggest yet with more than 500 exhibitors poised to share the latest technologies with 20,000+ attendees hoping to implement automation to better compete in the global market. Automate, North America’s largest showcase devoted to automation industry trends, leading-edge technology and business innovation, ended

INNOVATION DAYS: US-Italy Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships

Innovation Days 2018 (hashtag #attendID) took place the week of June 25th in Detroit and the greater Chicagoland area, 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. The weeklong program underscored Italy’s position as US top solution provider while encouraging engagements between some of Italy’s leading companies and universities as they seeked to expand existing relationships and build new ones with

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

news_images/white-banner_250x250.jpg
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

Agrati Group Acquires Continental Midland Group

Agrati Group from Italy announced the acquisition of Continental Midland Group (CMG), a leading North American engineered fastener company in the automotive, commercial vehicle and Industrial markets with 4 production plants focused on screws, bolts, nuts and special cold forged parts, and one logistic center. Plants and logistic centers are located in the US: Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. The Sales and Applications Engineering Center is located in Southfield, Michigan. Agrati Group is continuing to grow internationally, expanding its industrial, commercial and technical presence in the North

Italian Trade Agency / UCIMU-Machine Tool Builders Delegation To Ohio And Alabama

The Italian Trade Commission (ITA) and UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE will be touring plants and manufacturing facilities in Ohio and Alabama with a delegation of leading Italian metalworking technology and machinery builders. The tour will take place from March 13 to 15, 2017, and kicks off in Cincinnati, Ohio while stopping in various other cities in Alabama where the Italian companies will have the opportunity to meet with local manufacturers and showcase their innovative solutions. This is the third delegation of Italian companies in the US of this kind. Previous ones were conducted in

Italy takes Its Automotive Industry “On The Road” In The Midwest

The Italian Trade Agency, together with the Piedmont Agency for Investments, Export and Tourism conducted its first combined Italian automotive supplier tour of the Midwest, March 9 - 16, 2016. This tour was to provide a unique opportunity to a selected number of prestigious Italian manufacturers and suppliers to the automotive industry to have a better understanding of the needs of US OEMs, First and Second Tier suppliers when they are sourcing new suppliers for their manufacturing and production needs. The tour started in Detroit on March 9th, with meetings at Roush, followed by

Surge Of Italian High-Tech Investments Hit The US

So far this year, Italian investments in the US have been numerous and have been all over the map. The US States which have reported a string of recent Italian investments include Tennessee, Virginia, Illinois and Texas. Tennessee: In the first four months of this year, 2016, four noted Italian investments have taken place in “The Volunteer State” by the Italian companies Martinelli Ettore, Beretta, Del Conca and Sacmi. Martinelli Ettore had its grand opening in April of its new facility which had started operations in January. Operations will initially focus on Martinelli Group’s core