This year Amafond celebrates the 75th anniversary of its foundation (1946-2021) and does so with many new features. With support of MAECI (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation) and ITA (Italian Trade Agency) the new website is online, completely renewed in graphics and content, available in English German, Spanish, Italian and soon in Russian, Chinese,…
Opening today, Tuesday October 5, the 22nd edition of VITRUM, the biennial B2B event organized by GIMAV (the Association of Italian manufacturers and suppliers of machinery, equipment and special products for glass processing) that for 40 years has been the only industry-specific trade show. It runs through October 8 at Fiera Milano Rho (Pav. 22-24) and is the first opportunity for international…
Sesto San Giovanni, 12 July 2021. In 2020, the Italian manufacturing industry of machine tools, robots and automation systems reported a considerable fall of all main economic indicators. Nonetheless, it was able to maintain the positions gained in the international rankings of the sector, where it confirmed its fourth place among manufacturing countries and among exporting countries and its…
INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE IN 2020
Production fell 16.6% due to a drop in exports (-14.9%) and in domestic sales (-20.7%). This is how the pandemic negatively affected the performance of Italy’s Industry of Manufacturers of Glass Processing Machinery and Technologies that closed 2020 with overall sales of 2,027 million Euro.
Imports also fell (-11.1%), causing the domestic market to shrink (-17.2%).…
SMW‑AUTOBLOK is a global market leader in the manufacturing of workholding systems for turning, grinding and milling machine tools. The company designs, develops, manufactures and supports a variety of technology and solutions for different industries and applications worldwide. Founded in Turin, Italy’s notorious automotive cluster, almost 80 years ago (1942), SMW‑AUTOBLOK moved, during…
Lavazza North America, part of global Italian coffee company Lavazza Group, begins construction of the first roasting and packing plant in the United States. The new plant is slated to open in October 2021 and will serve the US market. The plant is an expansion of the Lavazza Professional facility in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which will integrate existing and new capabilities for…
Italian supercar maker Lamborghini has outlined a sweeping $1.8 billion plan to slash its vehicles’ emissions in coming years — including its first-ever all-electric vehicle.
Stephan Winkelmann, the brand’s CEO, told Bloomberg that the initiative — the most expensive in company history — will cut those emissions in half by 2025, one year after the company’s deadline to introduce a plug-in…
VITRUM – the international trade show specialized in machinery, equipment and systems for flat and hollow glass and in glass and processed products for industry – will take place from October 5-8, 2021 at the Fiera Milano Rho fairground. With almost 300 exhibitors from 25 countries, 330 thousand square feet of exhibition space, 11 thousand visitors from 85 countries, the Milan…
The ITALIAN GLASS SERIES is an online video project in 4 episodes created by Italian Trade Commission - ITA, GIMAV, the Italian Association of Manufacturers and Suppliers of Machinery, Equipment and Special products for Glass Processing in collaboration with National Glass Association (NGA).
The series features leading Italian glass working companies and cutting-edge technologies, materials and…
What would you do with 2.3 trillion dollars? 250+ participants who attended the web event held last June 1, 2021 found out. You can too, by clicking here.
Three panels, eleven speakers and hundreds of expected participants made this webinar a must-go to get insights about the post-pandemic scenario within manufacturing in the USA and how Italian machinery and engineering companies can provide a…