A service call in Korea, found an Italian plate roller still in use by its Korean customer and still performing as it did its first day of service 25 years ago, without ever having had any single major failures, for sure it was built in the proper way - an Italian way! That clearly was the case during a technical service performed by DAVI engineer at POSCO, the Korean steel mill giant. The plate…

Italy's System Logistics's automated vertical storage solutions company Modula US has announced a $6 Million USD investment in manufacturing at the firm’s Lewiston, Maine facility. The factory will be equipped with the latest automated lines to punch, bend, weld and cut sheet metal for a variety of Modula storage products. According to Modula US President Miguel Fabra, “40 years of experience…

START PLAST has the objective of providing a seedbed for new projects in a venue where all the players necessary for launching a startup can be found and a very positive message can be sent out: it is still possible to do business in Italy. “Given the way the recession is dragging on and the serious difficulties that continue to plague all of Italian business, including the plastics and rubber…

ICMA San Giorgio SPA (Milan, Italy) has designed and installed two complete compounding systems for a major global appliance manufacturer. The new lines produce mineral-filled compounds at high volume through ICMA high-efficiency co-rotating extruders with integral material handling, dosing and cutting units. ICMA's turnkey system encompassed complete project engineering and support to smoothly…

Italy's INglass Srl recently broke ground on its first facility in the US, which will be located in Byron Center, Michigan. INglass Srl, an Italian maker of molds for the plastics industry is investing $17.6 million in the West Michigan project and plans to employ 109 people over the next four years. Facility highlights The 45,000-square-foot facility, located at 920 74th St. SW in Byron…

Italy's ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, has realized the "Sustainable Technologies" project. It is an effort to promote growth within the textile industry with a focus on new production models and efficient processes from an energy standpoint. Reducing the industry's environmental impact, the Italian textile machinery sector is working to provide technology…

At Process Expo 2013, IPACK-IMA is in the South Pavilion at McCormick Place booth # 2010. Representatives of Italy's IPACK-IMA and CENTREXPO hosted a press conference today on November 5th, 2013 during the Process Expo 2013 currently underway in Chicago. The press conference highlighted "Sustainable packaging for development" which will be the theme underlying the next edition of IPACK-IMA, in…

Italy's Fiam Utensili Pneumatici SpA recently announced a strategic partnership with Cleveland Ohio-based ASG, naming ASG as the exclusive master distributor for Fiam in North America integrating its brand-name line of industrial air tools into the ASG product offering. "Fiam is excited about the opportunity to partner with ASG in this ambitious growth project to become one of the top three…

Applied Innovation at Fluidtrans Compomac and Mechanical Power Transmission & Motion Control, held from May 8th to 11th in Milan, Italy, demonstrated prototypes and examples of applications rolled out by the major Italian research centres, universities and companies that have opted to invest in R&D. DPN was on hand to capture some of the innovative work being done. The visit was arranged…

Machines Italia North America will launch its online advertising campaign on various websites and e-newsletters in Canada and the United States. Targeted publications in the U.S. include Designnews.com CNNMoney.com Businessweek.com/innovation Techbriefs.com While in Canada, selected publications include: : Canadian Plant Canadian Manufacturing Frasers Design Engineering…