Machines Italia

Lubrimetal SpA will invest $1.9 million over the next three years developing a manufacturing facility in North Carolina for production of wet and dry lubricants for steel and non-ferrous wire drawing.

On Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at the  Toronto Board of Trade, The Consul General of Italy, Gianni Bardini, and the Toronto office of the Italian Trade Commission, hosted a cocktail reception to welcome the new  Italian Trade Commissioner in Canda, Ascal Bova and to officially launch the Italian Trade Commission's newest book in the series The Italian Edge entitled Technology for Sustainability.

Machines Italia representatives met with companies featured in the two recent editions of its series The Italian Edge at FABTECH 2011 (Nov. 14-17, 2011, Chicago).

"Italian Night @ Fabtech 2011" Presentation Of The Italian Edge: Technology For Sustainabilty Addressed The Challenges Of Global Industrial Economic And Environmental Sustainability

Machines Italia representatives together with the Italian Consulate in Chicago along with FIAT's SEPIN Manufacturing Training Unit, hosted a morning briefing on the US Automotive industry for a delegation of Northern Italian companies involved in said industry.

CEMB SpA an Italian manufacturer of specialized high line wheel balancing machines and tire changers, has seen its products added to the offerings by US-based Indy Auto Lift.

At FABTECH 2011 (Nov. 14-17, 2011) 40+ Italian advanced manufacturers and suppliers for the metalworking and fabricating industries will exhibit the latest innovations coming out of Italy.

Italian-made machinery known for quality, technology, service.

North American auto industry leaders say the top three benefits of investing in new plant equipment are a higher quality product (26 percent); increased throughput (23 percent); and lower overall operating costs (20 percent). And of those companies that use Italian-made industrial machinery, most say the biggest benefit they derive from it is help in meeting strategic and operational goals.

Robert I. Robotics Inc., appointed exclusive distributor for Canada, USA, and Mexico by Reggiana Macchine Utensili (RMU) 

Machines Italia representatives were present at this year's Design & Manufacturing Show (September 20-22, 2011) in Chicago.

According to Italy's federation of Italian machinery manufacturers' associations, FEDERMACCHINE, Italy's provision to US manufacturers of machinery and technology increased 32.8% for the first quarter of 2011.

Machines Italia's Italian Technology Award Program sends North American students and professors to Italy this July.

Tuborcoating SpA (www.turbocoating.com) is an Italian-based company, headquartered in Parma, Italy, that makes coatings for gas turbine engine blades, which are used by energy companies, and has recently turned it focus to the American market.

The Italian Trade Commission in cooperation with FEDERMACCHINE via its Machines Italia project held an executive seminar for Italian manufacturers on the project's activities in North America.

The 27 edition of BI-MU/SFORTEC, one of the world's largest trade shows in the metal working machinery and equipment sector, took place from October 5^th  to 9^th 2010 in Milan, Italy.

As usual, the Italian Trade Commission, in collaboration with UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, invited delegations of companies - end users of machinery and equipment - from various countries, worldwide, including Canada, to a trip to Italy, visiting the BI-MU/SFORTEC 2010.

January U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $371.41 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association and AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTC program, was down 16.3% from December but up 188.3% when compared with the total of $128.82 million reported for January 2010.

Chicago - A highlight of both the IMTS and Midwest Clean Tech 2010 shows will be the September 14th, 2010 Midwest Clean Tech evening reception jointly sponsored by the Chicago Office of the Italian Trade Commission and UCIMU–SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian Machine Tools, Robots and Automation Manufacturers' Association.

MACHINES ITALIA-UCIMU PROMOTE ITALIAN TECHNOLOGY IN CANADA

Italian automotive suppliers to Fiat S.p.A. could look to set up shopin metro Detroit following the formation of Chrysler Group L.L.C.,the Chrysler-Fiat alliance spawned from Chrysler’s bankruptcy.

Advanced manufacturing technology nothing new for Italian industrial equipment providers

It was not Italian wine I was sampling, but a variety of Italian machinery builders. I was off the plane in Milan at 8:15 a.m. and by 9 a.m., was perched on a chair along with three colleagues in the conference room of the first visit of three that day, and 13 overall.