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Machines Italia & UCIMA "Pack" Italian Innovation Into Pack Expo Las Vegas

Pack Expo Las Vegas 2019 will once again, have a strong presence of Italian packing machinery manufacturers, thanks to the continued participation of the Italian Trade Agency Chicago Office and the Italian association for the industry UCIMA. This year’s show takes place from September 23rd through the 25th at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Italian Trade Agency and UCIMA organized an Italian pavilion Booth #US-7734 to promote over 30+ Italian exhibitors at Pack Expo, 11 of which will be featured in the ITA/UCIMA Pavilion where information will be provided for US companies looking to gain

​Italian Manufacturer Modula Announced New Ohio Investment at SelectUSA

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WASHINGTON – Modula, an international group with an Italian HQ, that manufactures automated storage and retrieval systems, announced on June 11th at the SelectUSA Conference in Washington, D.C., that it will invest $26.5 million in a new manufacturing and logistics hub at a vacant facility in Franklin, Ohio, where it will create 100 new jobs. Modula Inc. Chief Executive Officer Antonio Pagano, who was joined by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, and JobsOhio President and Chief Investment Officer J.P. Nauseef, said that Southwest Ohio would be the company’s

RL PLASTPROJECT srl

RL PLASTPROJECT SRL is a company based in Italy which specializes in engineering, developing and manufacturing lines for the production of PVC CLING film, PVC SHRINK film, PVC SHRINK film for LABELS, PVC RIGID film, POLYOLEFIN film and auxiliary equipment for this market, according to the BLOWN FILM EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY. The advantage of BLOWN FILM TECHNOLOGY, unlike the cast one, is that it allows to obtain higher tear resistance and lower thicknesses of the film. Thanks to the acquired experience of more than 40 years and the reliability of components used, RL PLASTPROJECT is able to provide

State of the Industry Report 2018: Woodworking Machinery - A positive year 2018 that encourages to loosen the knots of the future

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2018 PRELIMINARY BALANCE Again this year we can say that "…the barometer for woodworking and furniture industry machinery and plants keeps pointing to nice weather". We used the same expression at the end of 2017, which closed with 11.6 percent growth over 2016, and we are repeating it this year to tell you about an excellent 9.5 percent growth recorded by production in the past twelve months compared to 2017. All economic variables analyzed by the Studies office of Acimall, the Confindustria association that represents industry companies, indicate that 2018 was another positive year

2018 Italian technology awards: winners discover the excellence of Italian glass machinery

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The delegation of US and Canadian students, winners of the 2018 Italian Technology Awards (organized by ITA - Italian Trade Agency as part of the Machines Italia project), accompanied by two of their professors, were hosted in Italy from November 4th to 11th. After an initial study day in Como, at Villa Del Grumello, and a visit to ComoNExT, Digital Innovation Hub and startup incubator, the Glassworking Group, made up of students Zachary Ackerman and Jessie Kaczmarek from Robert Morris University, Moon, Pennsylvania, accompanied by Professor Arif Sirinterlikci; and Gabriel Alejandro Peña

Italian textile machinery orders stable in Q3 2018

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The orders index for textile machinery compiled by ACIMIT, the association of Italian textile machinery manufacturers comprising of 300 companies, for the period between July-September 2018, has remained stable compared to the same period for 2017. While machinery orders received by ACIMIT members increased in Italy, there was a fall in export markets. In domestic market, the index stood at an absolute value of 121.9 basis points, a 30 per cent increase compared to the period from July to September 2017. On the other hand, in terms of foreign markets, the index actually fell by 2 per cent

PackExpo 2018 October 14th Event ITA / UCIMA Roundtable: Big Success with Big Opportunities!

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One of the highlights of Pack Expo International 2018 was a roundtable discussion organised by Ucima and the Italian Trade Agency (Chicago Offfice) entitled “E-commerce in Packaging: new challenges for the US and Italian packaging industries”. During the event, which was held at Eataly on 14 October, Italian and US packaging professionals discussed the impact of e-commerce in every stage of the consumer supply chain, from production to product shipment. The explosion in online purchases in recent years has created new challenges for packaging industry companies, who must now redesign packaging

Ucima heads to Pack Expo in Chicago

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​The Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association, UCIMA will be present at Pack Expo International 2018, the most important event for the industry in North America. On 14 October a roundtable discussion with leading players from the world of packaging will explore the changes made by e-commerce to the entire consumer supply chain. The countdown has begun to Pack Expo International 2018, the most important international processing and packaging exhibition due to be held from 14 to 17 October in McCormick Place in Chicago, where Italy will be represented by more than 100

State of the Industry Report: Fast and Slow Lanes in Foreign Trade for Italian manufacturers of machinery, equipment and moulds for plastics and rubber

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Italian imports of plastics and rubber processing machinery racked up an impressive 23% increase in the first half of 2018 with regard to the same period in 2017. On the other hand, we must make us of fractions to describe growth in exports, evidencing the lacklustre performance heralded in the early months of the year. While still well into the black at over one billion euros, the balance of trade has bogged down somewhat, losing over 7%. This is the situation captured by the statistical studies centre of Amaplast based on foreign trade data published by ISTAT. The dynamism of purchases from

Nova Sidera Metal Forming S.r.l

We would like to introduce our Company as a quality focused manufacturer of spinning lathes and special machines for the deformation of metal sheet. Nova Sidera Metal Forming was established in early 1990 in Italy by Tasso’s family, with the aim of introducing an innovative spinning lathe for metal spinning in order to grant simplicity and safety for operators. Since the beginning our company is considered a reliable supplier able to give the necessary support to the growth of our clients. We produce only on job order to provide the best solution for our client’s productive needs. Nova Sidera