In this newest edition of Machines Italia Magazine Volume XI, our focus is on how North American companies are embracing a wave of new technologies, many from Italian providers that are helping them bring work back home, while remaining competitive. Italian companies are playing a big role in researching, developing and bringing to market these advanced manufacturing tools and strategies, many of which are enabled by innovation software, automation and thinking. We take a closer look at trends in the North American manufacturing market and tell the stories of companies using premium Italian

EICMA is unarguably the largest international show for motorcycles, bicycles and e-bike and the two-wheel industry. Since its debut, over 100 years ago, the event keeps getting larger and larger. Here are some of the figures from the latest EICMA, which took place in Milan from November 8 to 13, 2016: - Visitors: 600,000; - Exhibition space: 3 million square feet (280,000 sqm); - Exhibitors: 1143, 45% of which from 41 countries, outside of Italy; - Media: 6,000. The Italian Trade Commission (ITA) and ANCMA, the Italian Motorcycles, Bicycles and Accessories Manufacturers Association, invited

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

Simac Tanning Tech is the chief international event for machinery and technologies for the footwear, leather goods and tanning industries. The event will take place in Milan, in conjunction wotj Lineapelle (International exhibition of leather, accessories, components, fabrics, synthetics and models), from February 21 to 23, 2017. For further information on the event, please visit www.simactanningtech.it. A video showcase of the most advanced machinery and technology on display at the ast edition of Simac Tanning Tech is available at the following link. The Italian Trade Commission and Assomac

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

LAMIERA, the international exhibition dedicated to the metal forming machine tool industry and to all innovative technologies related to the sector, chooses Milan as its new stage. From May 17 to 20, 2017, the prestigious and modern exhibition centre of Fieramilano Rho, in Milan will host the next edition of LAMIERA. As usual, the event will showcase the latest and most modern technology for metal fabricating and metal forming as well as a very rich program of seminars, presentations and exhibits. Over 20,000 professionals attended the last edition of the show. The Italian Trade Commission and

Vitrum is one of the most prominent International trade fairs for machinery, equipment and systems for the processing of flat and hollow glass as well as glass materials and finished products. The figures from the last Vitrum show confirm its globally recognized status: 20,000 square meters of exhibition space, 347 exhibitors of which approximately 55% from 24 countries and 82% manufacturers exhibiting directly. 18,450 visitors, 51% from outside of Italy.For further information about Vitrum, visit the official web site at www.vitrum-milano.com The next edition of Vitrum will be held in Milan

Every year, GIMAV conducts a survey of the Italian glass industry with the aim of providing an overview of the sector and information on its structure, sales, production and export markets. GIMAV is the Italian Association of Glass Processing Machinery and Accessories Suppliers and represents almost 80% of the Italian glass industry. The results were more than encouraging: the positive trend for Italian glass processing machinery, accessories, and special products posted a year earlier was repeated and consolidated in 2015. The report signaled a new wave of optimism for everybody