17 Italian leading aerospace companies, and two industry associations will be exhibiting at the 2015 edition of Aeromart that will take place in Montreal from March 31 to April 2, 2015.
The Italian Trade Commission pavillion will showcase the Italian innovations in the aerospace sector and will host B2B meetings.
For further information please contact toronto [at] ice.it
In this edition of Machines Italia Magazine Volume IX, our focus is on how North American companies are embracing a wave of new technologies, many from Italian providers, that are helping them bring work back home, while remaining competitive.
Italian companies are playing a big role in researching, developing and bringing to market these advanced manufacturing tools and strategies, many of which are enabled by innovation software, automation and thinking.
We take a closer look at trends in the North American manufacturing market and tell the stories of companies using premium Italian technology to become more competitive and profitable. These stories demonstrate that investments in sophisticated, premium Italian manufacturing equipment and tools are paying off.
And to find our Italian solution providers with local operations in NAFTA, click HERE for an interactive directory.
In 2009, Canada marked the 100th anniversary of its first airplane flight. In February 1909, a pioneer by the name of J.A.D. McCurdy took to the sky in a frail-looking biplane called the Silver Dart. Young McCurdy and Canada’s tiny aviation community never looked back, and as a result, their daring achievement led to the development of a whole new industry — Canada’s aerospace industry.
In 2013, The Italian Trade Commission's Machines Italia Toronto commissioned a study to explore the Canadian aerosapce industry, its trends, , recent and upcoming programs and opportunities for Italian technology providers.
The Italian Trade Commission Los Angeles (USA) in collaboration with Speed News, recently conducted its study on the global awareness of Italian solution providers in the aviation industry with the following objectives:
•Investigate awareness levels of Italian machinery for the aviation industry.
•Determine perception of manufacturing equipment from various countries.
•Examine aspects important in machine purchases, as well as purchases planned for the near future.
Over 150 manufacturers within the industry completed this study.
Click on download to obtain your copy of the "Global Awareness Survey".
23 food processors, 8 from Canada and 15 from the US, participated to the first edition of Cibustec Market Outlook North America, that took place in Parma, Italy, from May 21 to 24, 2013. The event consisted of a program of facility visits to processing plants located in the region, B2B meetings with Italian machinery and technology providers, workshops on subjects and topics specific for the North American food industry. The delegates had the opportunity to visit the SPS/IPC/DRIVES automation and electronic components trade show as well as the Stazione Sperimentale per l’Industria della Conserve Alimentari – food technology research centre. During the plenary session of May 23 c/o Fiere Parma, James Johnson of the Machines Italia desk in Toronto provided and overview of the Canadian and US food proccessing industry. The Canadian delegates included: Les Plats du Chef www. platscuchef.com , Palma Pasta www.palmapasta.com, Prairie Global Management www.prairieglobal.com, Sun-Rype Products Ltd, www.sunrype.com, Troika Foods (2000) Ltd. www.troikafoods.com, Inovata Foods Corp www.inovatafoods.com, Hills Food Ltd www.hillsfoods.com, Black Angus Fine Meats and Game www.blackangusmeat.com
From the US: AmerQual Group Llc. www.ameriqual.com, Culinary Farms www.culinaryfarms.com, Faribault Foods, Inc. www.faribaultfoods.com Flora Inc., Gery Amos Farms www.packerdata.com Flavorcraft LLC www.flavorcraftllc.com Food-Pro Systems Engineering, Great American Appetizers www.appetizer.com, Ingredient & Flavor Solutions , Smithfield Foods www.customingredients.com, Italia Foods, Inc. www.italiafoods.com, Lidestri Foods Inc. www.lidestrifoods.com Pacific Coast Producers www.pcoastp.com, RDM Warehouse www.rdmintl.com Unilever www.unilever.com Winona Foods, Inc. www.winonafoods.com Italia Foods, Inc. www.italiafoods.com South Eastern Mills, Global Food Concepts
The brochure contains interesting facts and figures on Italy's activities in the Biotech sector as well as providing information on the numerous Italian companies, associations and research centers present within the Italian Pavilion (Booth#4217) at this year's BIO 2013 show (April 22-25, 2013) held in Chicago.
As the North American economy continues to mount a recovery and sales begin to show steady growth, manufacturers are investing once again in new plants and equipment. Although millions of manufacturing jobs were lost over the past dozen years, we see companies starting to hire again to meet renewed demand.
In this new post-recession era, the bywords of manufacturing success are innovation, cost reduction, greater throughput, and improved quality. North American manufacturers are looking to Italian machinery firms to help them hone their competitive edge. Due to pricing pressures, the trend for at least a decade has been to outsource manufacturing and build plants overseas to take advantage of cheaper labor.
Today, we are seeing a reverse shift, as North American manufacturers in industries such as the automotive sector establish new plants closer to home and invest in retraining and retooling on the home front. In fact, state-of-the-art Italian machinery is being utilized to train thousands of U.S. workers from various companies.
In this edition of Machines Italia Vol VIII, we examine these issues with the aim of learning how companies are responding to competitive challenges. We take a close look at some of the innovative solutions that Italian machinery manufacturers are providing to their North American manufacturing customers. These articles are proof positive of the win-win partnership that has been forged between Italian machinery firms and North American manufacturers.
This volume of the magazine was published in collaboration with Penton Media, Inc. and its publication IndustryWeek Magazine. For more information on Penton Media, Inc. click here.
During the fourth quarter of 2012, Machines Italia together with IndustryWeek magazine conducted its survey on the usage of automation in the manufacturing sector. This Survey had as its objectives the following:
The methodology was straight forward as IndustryWeek's Penton Research emailed invitations to participate in the online survey to the print subscribers of its publication, IndustryWeek magazine. Over 342 North American manufacturers took part and the findings are available in the executive summary available for download. Nearly three in four respondents compete in global markets. Those who do indicated that automated equipment or robotics has helped their firm compete.
Some highlights which you will find in the survey are the following:
Machines Italia provides this executive survey free of charge in the hopes that you and your company will view the findings as helpful tools in your current and upcoming manufacturing activities.
For media interested in obtaining more information on the survey, kindly contact any of our Machines Italia offices located in the "Contact" section of our site.
The Italian Technology Training Centers developed between the Italian Trade Commission, FEDERMACCHINE and local entities throughout the world, were created with the principal objective of positioning Italy within those countries in economic ascension. They not only illustrate Italy as a dependable provider of machinery, but as well as a qualified intermediator in training and project development on specification. Download the attached PDF to see where they are located throughout the world along with our listing of Italian and local partner organizations.
The Paper "Innovation and Foreign Technology in Italy, 1861-2011" explores the long run evolution of Italy's performance in technological innovation as a function of international technology transfer, reconstructing the different phases and dimensions of Italian innovative activity, tracking the transfer of foreign technological knowledge through a number of channels, analysing the impact of imported technology. The study is based on a newly constructed dataset, over the 1861-2009 period, composed of variables related to: innovation activity performance; foreign technology transfer; domestic absorptive and innovative capability. The analysis highlights, also by econometric assessment, the significant contribution of foreign technology both to innovation activity results and to productivity growth. Differences across channels of technology transfer and historical phases emerge, also in connection with the evolution of human capital endowment and domestic innovative capacity. Machinery imports contributed positively both to innovation activity and to productivity growth; inward FDI contributed positively to productivity growth, but not to indigenous innovation activity; the accumulation of technical human capital fuelled both. In the long Italian Golden Age, for the first time the association of foreign technological knowledge with indigenous innovation processes strengthened productivity significantly.
The paper entitled "Innovation and Foreign Technology in Italy, 1861-2011" was written by by Federico Barbiellini Amidei, John Cantwell and Anna Spadavecchia. It was presented in Rome as part of the Conference "Italy and the World Economy, 1861-2011" held October 12-15, 2011 hosted by The Bank of Italy.
The paper may be downloaded here or via the source link provided.