Expo Pack Mexico will take place in Mexico City’s Expo Santa Fe fairground from June 14th to 17th 2022. The show is the largest trade event for packaging machinery and equipment in Mexico: Over 500 exhibitors stretched across 200 thousand square feet of floor space and 25 thousand visitors. Machines Italia and the Italian Trade Commission - ITA’s Mexico City office will be attending Expo Pack Mexico 2022 to promote Italian technology, provide assistance to North American industry professionals and to support UCIMA, the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association and its member

SIGEP, the 43rd International Trade Show of Artisan Gelato, Pastry, Bakery and the Coffee World will take place from the 12th to the 16th of March 2022 at the - Rimini Expo Centre, in Rimini, Italy. SIGEP is the leading trade fair for professional operators in the artisan gelato, pastry, baking, and coffee sectors. It is an extraordinary showcase of everything new and trendy in the four supply chains. Everything from raw materials and ingredients from equipment furnishings and services is on display. What makes SIGEP a stand-out tradeshow are the international contests, technical demos

The Italian Trade Commission - ITA Canada and US network in partnership with ANIMA, the confederation of associations representing Italy’s mechanical industry, is organizing a delegation to MCE Expocomfort which will take place in Milan, Italy from March 8 to 11, 2022. MCE is one of the world’s largest conferences and trade shows for industrial and commercial HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration, renewable energy, cogeneration technology and much more. More than 160 thousand visitors, from 54 countries and 2,500 exhibitors usually attend the biennial trade event in Milano, Italy. Machines Italia and

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

Geocart S.p.a., a technology provider based in Italy that specializes in remote environmental and infrastructure monitoring and observation, is launching a North American office in Montréal to house its research and development activities. The local team will be tasked with developing high-tech services, such as aerial survey and inspection of power lines, railways and highways, and analysis of ground and vegetation. The new Montréal office is Geocart’s first foray in North America. The company is investing $5 million to launch its Canadian operations and plans to build a team of programmers

Nice S.p.a., an Italian manufacturer of smart home, security and building automation solutions, Tuesday announced the acquisition of Nortek Security & Control from Melrose Industries. The deal is valued at US$285 million and is Nice’s largest investment to date. Nice is based in Italy, with global operations including the U.S. and Canada. The acquisition is expected to significantly expand Nice’s presence in the North American market and double its R&D capacity. Nortek brands include 2GIG, ELAN, Linear, MightyMule, Proficient, SpeakerCraft, Gefen, Xantech, Panamax, Furman, numera, and

Lauro Dominici has taken over the helm of SCM Group Canada as Vice President of sales for the wood division following the retirement of woodworking industry veteran Richard Bluteau on Nov. 1. Dominici joined SCM in Canada earlier this year following two years with SCM in Portland, Oregon and Atlanta, Georgia. Dominici brings some 14 years of industry experience to the job. Born and raised in Italy, Dominici was first exposed to the industry through his father who worked for a large machine manufacturer there. In 2008, after school, he joined his father and started to work for that company as a

The European Union, and its members, have launched an unprecedented action to address the difficulties and hardships resulting from the Pandemic. This action is known as the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) also known as Next Generation EU, and is worth €750 billion (half in the form of grants, the other half, as low interest loans). The Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) is born under the framework of the EURI and includes all its allocation under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), that amounts to €191,5 billion, and represents 10,7% of the country’s gross domestic

According to the preliminary figures published by the MECS - UCIMA Research Centre, the sector is returning to growth. Approximately 7 months of production is guaranteed in 2022. The Italian packaging machinery manufacturers have once again passed the €8 billion mark. According to the preliminary figures compiled by the MECS - UCIMA (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association) Research Department, the sector has reached an overall turnover of €8,435 million in 2021, 8% up on the result recorded in 2020. This figure is higher than the 2019 turnover and consolidates the industry's

On November 30th 2021, Machines Italia and the Italian Trade Commission, together with media partner Plumbing & HVAC Magazine, hosted a web conference to launch MCE - Mostra Convegno Expocomfort 2022 in North America. MCE - Mostra Convegno Expocomfort 2022 is one of the world's largest trade events for industrial, commercial plumbing and water treatment solutions, HVAC, refrigeration, renewable energy, smart technology and more. Around 2,400 companies and 160,000 visitors are expected to attend the 2022 edition of the show which will be held in Milan, Italy, from March 8th to 11th, (2022) at