Industry Spotlight: Italian Textile Machinery Italian production and exports of textile machinery increased by more than 10% in 2022, compared to the previous year. The production value exceeded 2.6 billion euro (source: Alex zucchi , President of ACIMIT , preliminary figures, 2022). Of this value, 87%, or around 2.3 billion euro, was realized abroad. "The Italian textile machinery industry represents one of the leading production sectors for Italy, due to its strong projection on international markets. Italian textile technologies are considered to be of a high quality level, and for us at

According to a study on the Canadian agri-business sector carried out by ICE Toronto on behalf of FederUnacoma , Canada's agricultural geography is projected to experience a period of transformation in the coming years, facilitated by climate change. Mondo Macchina magazine, FederUnacoma publishes that the mitigation of the harsh Canadian climate, due to rising temperatures, is expected to increase the size of the cultivable area and encourage greater crop diversification. The agro-mechanical sector, which today has 600 thousand tractors and 120,000 combine harvesters, is called upon to meet

Milan, 21 February 2023. This afternoon, during a meeting attended by enterprises, the credit world, institutions, and the press, the first Sustainability Report dedicated to the machine tool sector was presented. It was carried out by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots, and automation systems manufacturers' association, in cooperation with ALTIS, Graduate School Business & Society of the Catholic University of Sacred Heart. “Sustainability is an extremely profitable field for companies, because it does not only allow to improve the relations with one’s own

Growth for Italy’s natural stone exports confirmed: +13.9% in the first 9 months of 2022. According to statistics processed by Confindustria Marmomacchine 's Studies Center, from Jan- Sept 2022, Italy’s overall exports of marbles, travertines, and natural stones generally increased in value by 13.9% from the same period the previous year, reaching worth of 1,562.6 million euros. A fundamental contribution to growth came from finished and semi-finished materials, whose foreign sales in the first 9 months of 2022 increased by 17.4% from the same period in 2021, for a total of 1,274.5 million

'After COVID-19 customers have higher expectations regarding sustainability. The pandemic has taught us that having production closer to the place where the goods are sold is important. The common requests, on all types of machines relate to digitalization and industry 4.0, as well as sustainability, traceability, and circular economy," reports Maria Vittoria Brustia, President of ASSOMAC, the National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leather Goods and Tanning Technologies. Industry trends Sports shoes and sneakers are still very popular, very in fashion. But we also see a

After the success of the 2021 edition, EIMA International is now back on track for the 2022 edition, scheduled in Bologna from November 9 to 13. This year's edition, the 45th in the history of the international exhibition of agricultural machinery, returns the exhibition to its usual schedule, in November of even-numbered years, marking the restoration of the biennial rhythm that will continue with the 2024 edition. Expectations are high for this event, which was presented this afternoon at Fieragricola in Verona by FederUnacoma, the Association of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers, the

SIGEP, the 43rd International Trade Show of Artisan Gelato, Pastry, Bakery and the Coffee World took place from the 12th to the 16th of March 2022 at the - Rimini Expo Centre, in Rimini, Italy. SIGEP is the leading trade fair for professional operators in the artisan gelato, pastry, baking, and coffee sectors. It is an extraordinary showcase of everything new and trendy in the four supply chains. Everything from raw materials and ingredients, to equipment furnishings and services are on display. What makes SIGEP a stand-out tradeshow are the international contests, technical demos, seminars

The Italian Trade Commission - Canada and US network in partnership with ANIMA, the confederation of associations representing Italy’s mechanical industry, organized a delegation to MCE Expocomfort which took place in Milan, Italy from March 8 to 11, 2022. MCE is one of the world’s largest conferences and trade shows for industrial and commercial HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration, renewable energy, cogeneration technology and much more. More than 160,000 visitors, from 54 countries and 2,500 exhibitors usually attend this biennial trade event in Milan, Italy. Machines Italia and the Italian Trade

In the first quarter 2022, the index of machine tool orders processed by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE marked a slight decrease (-3%) compared with the period January-March 2021. The absolute value of the index stood at 164 (base year 100 in 2015). The outcome was due to the reduction in the collection of orders in the domestic market, which was partially counterbalanced by an increase in overseas orders. In particular, on the foreign front, the collected orders grew by 5.3% compared with the same period of the previous year. The absolute