Revenue generated by packaging machinery manufacturers sees further 9.4% growth to 7.85 billion euros. The strong growth both in Italy and in international markets confirms the Italian industry’s world leadership position.The Italian packaging machinery industry has confirmed its position as one of the most dynamic Italian manufacturing sectors. Ranked first in terms of share of total capital goods exports (24.4%), the industry consists of 631 companies located mainly along the Via Emilia, the road that runs from Milan to Rimini, with further manufacturing clusters located in the Piedmont

MP Filtri, an Italian-based hydraulic equipment supplier of filters for both the construction and agriculture industries, whose sole U.S. location is in Upper Bucks County, will move into a newly constructed building this year to start manufacturing in the U.S. MP Filtri USA will move from its current home at 2055 Quaker Pointe Drive in Milford Township to a site Gorski Engineering will build in nearby Richland Township. Jerry Gorski, president and CEO at Gorski Engineering of Collegeville, said his firm would build a 59,000 square foot facility that would allow the company to expand to 72,000

G.D USA, Inc. a member of the Coesia Group, will invest $3.73 million to increase capacity and enhance technology at its facility in Chesterfield County, VA. The project will create up to 26 new jobs at the Richmond operations. “G.D USA is excited to continue to grow our company in Virginia, and specifically Chesterfield County, for years to come,” said Roberto Parmeggiani, General Manager of the North America Tobacco division and Richmond site. “We appreciate the continued support from the state and county to help us move forward.” Coesia is a group of innovation-based industrial and

Bruschi USA Inc., an affiliate of the Italian zinc die casting company Bruschi S.p.a., purchased two parcels at the corner of North Granville Woods Road and West Bradley Road, in Milwaukee, Winsconsin, from JAS Investments Inc. for $1.1 million. The properties at 8050 N. Granville Woods Road and 6840 W. Bradley Road have a combined assessed value of $1,174,000, according to city records. According to the company’s web site, Bruschi’s new US plant should begin production in March. Founded in 1948, Bruschi S.p.A. is based in Milano, Italy. The company produces 60 million components and processes

ICA, a leading, Italian-based supplier of coating solutions for the wood and glass industry, continues its global expansion by establishing a North American subsidiary in Ontario through the take over of its local distributor. ICA North America oversees the sales and distribution network in Canada, USA and Mexico until the US office is operative. For ICA, this is the 6th FDI abroad office in the past 10 years in its key markets: Spain, Germany, China, India, Poland and Canada. ICA has also a manufacturing facility in India, in Gujarat state, in partnership with a Pidilite. ICA group employs

Established in 1981 and headquartered in Fornovo Taro, Parma in the heart of Italy’s so called Food Valley, Bardiani Valvole Spa is a global leader in specialty valves for various applications and industries such as food processing, dairy, beverages, pharma + biotech, chemicals, tobacco and textiles. 80% of its production is exported abroad through a network of sales and distribution outlets in various countries. Despite its worldwide success, Bardiani remains family owned, nimble and agile with a workforce of slightly over 100 specialized professionals. Bardiani’s founder (emilio Bardiani)

With over 1,500 exhibitors, tens of thousands of visitors from 63 countries and 180 thousand square meter of floor space the World AG EXPO, in Tulare, California is the largest, annual agricultural trade show in the US. Machines Italia, the Italian Trade Commission - ITA’s Houston office and FEDERUNACOMA, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation, brought 11 top Italian companies to the 2019 edition of the event which took place from February 12 to 14. The Italians exhibited in an Italian pavilion (600 sq. mt, North Exhibits - Stand T46-T48): Ama Group, Annovi Reverberi

The Automate 2019 Show and Conference, North America’s largest showcase devoted to automation industry trends, leading-edge technology and business innovation, took place April 8-11, 2019 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The biennial event is the biggest yet with more than 500 exhibitors who shared the latest technologies with 20,000+ attendees hoping to implement automation to better compete in the global market. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) World Robotics Report 2018, which compiles A3’s Robotic Industries Association (RIA) collected statistics, robot sales in

In Leonardo da Vinci’s time 500 years ago to the present day, Italy remains a beacon of innovation in the arts as well as in science, technology and engineering. In keeping with Leonardo’s legacy, Machines Italia and the Italian Trade Commission (ITA) partnered with Collision - a sold out, highly anticipated tech-conference that took place from May 20 to 23, 2019 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto - to contribute to Canada’s high tech boom with a touch of Italian ingenuity. Billed as one of the fastest growing and largest tech-conferences in the world with a whopping 25 000 attendees from over

Expo Pack Guadalajara, the second largest Mexican trade fair for packaging materials and technologies, took place from June 11 to 13, 2019 at the Expo Guadalajara exhibition center in Guadalajara, JL. The event registered over 17,000 visitors and approximately 7,000 exhibitors on 150,000 square feet of floor space. The growing international relevance of the show was attested by the numerous country-specific pavilions among which, the most prominent ones, were Argentina’s, the United States’, Brazil and France. The Italian Trade Commission (ITA), in partnership with UCIMA - the Italian