At its July 17 meeting, the Board of Directors finalized the team that will lead the Association for the 2020 - 2022 biennium, confirming both Nicola Lattuada, Partner, and Sales Manager of ADELIO LATTUADA Srl, and Nancy Mammaro, owner of MAPPI INTERNATIONAL Srl, as GIMAV Vice Presidents. Named Treasurer at the same meeting was Cinzia Schiatti, Sales Manager of OFFICINA MECCANICA SCHIATTI ANGELO Srl. "I was quite pleased,” remarked GIMAV President, Michele Gusti, “that the Board of Directors agreed with the idea of maintaining continuity by confirming both Nicola Lattuada and Nancy Mammaro as

Milan - Being at our customers’ side, especially during a time of great economic uncertainty, to become the point of reference for the sector. This is the goal of Ipack-Ima which has always interpreted the necessities of an industry, certainly less affected than others by the health emergency, that needs strong and attractive aggregation moments at an international level. “The current international context has led us to take strategic decisions that meet the needs of our customers - comments Valerio Soli, President of Ipack Ima Srl - to whom we want to offer the opportunity to meet in Milan in

Kick started in 2001, the Italian Trade Commission’s Machines Italia project is now well into its teenage years. Follow the evolution of the campaign through some of the artwork and creative materials developed, throughout the years, by the US, Canadian and Mexican desks for the market specific initiatives and events. Check out our boards on Pinterest.

The recently announced novel agreement will replace the previous arrangement and represent the new institutional framework for relations between the European Union and Mexico. The treaty has an ambitious and particularly advanced structure which will probably be an example for negotiations with other Central and South American countries. It includes provisions on sustainable development and the effective implementation of the Paris climate agreements, the protection of human rights and political cooperation. It is also the first agreement that the European Union signs with a Latin American

Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19, the outlook for 2020 set out at the beginning of the year is now moot. An exogenous shock is hitting the USA and the global economy as a whole to an unknown extent. What is special about the new economic crisis is that there have been simultaneous supply and demand shocks which have commanded not only a reduction in jobs, output, and revenues but also a strong volatility and enormous losses of value on the financial markets. As a result of these shocks, the post COVID-19 manufacturing ecosystem is expected to create a paradigm shift both

Bovone, an Italian manufacturer of machinery and technologies for the second processing of flat glass and natural and synthetic stones, has selected Rockingham County and Reidsville, North Carolina for its first North American headquarters. The company’s product lines are structured in two main areas of excellence: the product line consisting of stand-alone machines, grinding, bevelling, and washing of glass and stone; and the product line dedicated to complete plants for the silvering (coating) and layering of glass. These two areas are integrated to create the fully automated BRS Bovone

Pegaso Industries S.p.A. an Italian maker of auxiliary equipment has established Plastic Systems US in Atlanta to serve the North American market. The new subsidiary will help it grow the local market, including auxiliary equipment for extrusion, injection molding, blow molding, and processing of PET. It joins Plastic Systems Shanghai, Plastic Systems Latin America, and Plastic Systems India, which reportedly generate a consolidated turnover of €70 million ($78 million) and employ more than 400 people worldwide. The company has hired industry veteran Michael Smith as VP of sales and service

AMUT continues to thrive and grow in North America thanks to if focus on PET recycling and post consumer products technology. “We just started the commissioning of two new PET Recycling Plants for Post-Consumer plastics at INDORAMA ECOMEX division for their VIRGIN PET plants.” Says Anthony George, President of the North American division of the Italian AMUT Group. “Indorama is the world’s largest fabricator of PET Resin and these are the second and third that they have purchased. The fourth is now being fabricated by us in Italy to be installed later this year in the USA. That will bring their

​ The 3rd edition of Robotics Summit and Expo, taking place in Boston, Massachusetts from September 24 to 25, 2020 will bring together, in one place, at one time, technical and business professionals from across the globe to share knowledge, experience, and insights with the goal of driving robotics development and innovation forward. The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) will be attending the expo-conference to learn about the latest advanced manufacturing research and technology developments and connect with academia and industry professionals including the US government National Innovation

Together with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) hosted The Italian Way to Advanced Manufacturing round-table discussion panel on the occasion of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exhibition (IMECE) which took place from November 10 to 13, 2020 in Salt Lake City, (UT). The November 13th, 2019 panel was attended by approximately 200 researchers, academics and industrials from around the world who were taking part in IMECE’s advanced manufacturing and related conference tracks. The panel provided an exciting debate discussion