Estimates from FEDERUNACOMA and Comacomp indicate turnover increases of more than 20% for 70% of manufacturers in 2021. Positive indicators also for the first half of 2022, and good future prospects due to electronic technologies, which are becoming increasingly important in the sector and are pushing agricultural mechanics towards the digital transition by the editorial staff February 2022 | Back In a year marked by record growth in the agricultural machinery market, with a 36% increase in tractor registrations in Italy and consistent increases for all types of machines and equipment, the

The Italian company Brembo - present in Mexico with production plants in Puebla, Apodaca and Escobedo - closed the first half of the year with a net profit of 148.9 million euros, 17.3% higher compared to the same period last year. Revenues amounted to €1.75 billion, an increase of 28.3% compared to the first half of 2021. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) amounted to 305.3 million, a net increase of 13% compared to 270.2 million in H1 2021. The level of orders for the coming months "confirms a solid and good saturation of production capacity globally

The Governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, announced Tuesday that sustainability-focused Ecopol, a European leader in the production of biodegradable PVA film, will invest more than $38 million and create 130 new jobs at the company's first North American facility in Spalding County south of Atlanta (Georgia). Georgia is home to a large and active Italian business community, and Italy has maintained a consular presence in Georgia since 1899. In 2021, exports from Georgia to Italy increased more than 18% over the previous year ($557 million total exports in 2021). Wilson led an economic development

In the first quarter 2022, the index of machine tool orders processed by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE marked a slight decrease (-3%) compared with the period January-March 2021. The absolute value of the index stood at 164 (base year 100 in 2015). The outcome was due to the reduction in the collection of orders in the domestic market, which was partially counterbalanced by an increase in overseas orders. In particular, on the foreign front, the collected orders grew by 5.3% compared with the same period of the previous year. The absolute

As resolved at the ordinary meeting held June 23, the GIMAV Extraordinary General Assembly was held at the end of December 2021 for approval of the new contribution resolution and to complete the roster of board officers. The approval of the new Association’s Statute made it necessary to elect a Deputy Vice-President and a Vice-President responsible for Flat Glass, offices that were assigned respectively to Vice-President Nicola Lattuada, Partner at ADELIO LATTUADA Srl, and to Vice-President Nancy Mammaro, President of MAPPI INTERNATIONAL Srl. See attached GIMAV Press Release for photos and

LAMIERA 2022, the international exhibition dedicated to the industry of sheet-metal forming machine tools and innovative technologies related to the sector, will take place one week earlier: the event is thus scheduled at fieramilano Rho from 18 to 21 May 2022. The exhibition has been moved up due to a necessary reorganisation in the calendar of the trade fairs held at fieramilano, as a consequence of the public health conditions that have imposed a postponement of all events scheduled for the first quarter of the current year. Events taking place in the months of May and June, which had not

Barbara Colombo, president of UCIMU: “The collection of machine tool orders is satisfactory, but affected by the delays in the supplies of raw materials and components and by the exorbitant increase of costs”. “We ask the Government to move, from April to June 2022, the delivery terms of machines ordered by the end of 2021, to ensure our customers the benefits established in the incentive measures regarding Industry 4.0” In the fourth quarter 2021, the index of machine tool orders processed by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE showed a 49.4%

EXPO MANUFACTURA which will be held from February 15 th to 17th, 2022, at the Cintermex, ground in Monterrey, Nuevo León is Mexico’s most prominent trade show for machinery and equipment for the manufacturing industry. The figures of the first post pandemic, in person edition of the trade event are solid: +160,000 attendees, +150,000 sm of exhibition, +7,000 exhibitors, +8,500 brands, +80 keynotes, +350 conferences. Machines Italia and the Italian Trade Commission - ITA’s Mexico City office will be attending EXPO MANUFACTURA 2022 to promote Italian technology and support North American

PLASTIMAGEN which will be held from March 8th to 11th, 2022, at the Citibanamex fair ground in Mexico City is the largest trade show for the plastic processing industry in Latin America. The figures of the first post pandemic, in person edition of the trade event are solid: an exhibition area of over 34,000sm, more than 400 exhibitors representing 1,000 brands from 20 countries, 13 international pavilions, including the National Association of Plastic Industries in Mexico (ANIPAC) pavilion. The number of visitors, both national and international ones, is expected to reach 22,000. Machines

The Italian Trade Commission - ITA Toronto participated in Collision 202 2The Italian Trade Commission - ITA will be participating in Collision 2022 that will take place June 20-23, 2021 at the Enercare Centre in Toronto. Billed as the “Olympics of tech”, Collision is one of the fastest growing and largest tech-conferences in the world with a whopping 25,000 attendees participating from over 120 countries engaging for four days with some of the greatest minds in technology and featuring A-list speakers including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, producer and artist TIMBALAND and founder and CEO