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O.M.V. - Officine Meccaniche Venete S.r.l.

Company belonging to the PARPAS GROUP, was founded in 1969 and immediately began to manufacture bed type milling machines with numerical control. The company produces a series of bed type milling machines with a high degree of flexibility ideal for the small and medium sized mold and die shops. These machines have 3-5 axis capability together with tool changes for automatic operation. In May 1991, PARPAS GROUP formed the North American Sales & Service company PARPAS AMERICA INC. This company has been established to sell and support all the PARPAS GROUP products for the North American market

FPT Industrie S.p.A.

For 38 years FPT INDUSTRIE S.p.A. has been manufacturing CNC milling and boring machines for the mechanical and die & mould industries. Since its establishment in 1969, FPT INDUSTRIE S.p.A. has greatly increased and significantly consolidated its presence on the domestic and International markets, confirming its brand name as a synonym of technology, accuracy and reliability. The constant growth of the company affirms the validity of the manufacturing and commercial strategies it has adopted. In 1997 FPT INDUSTRIE S.p.A. took over CASTEL, an important Italian trademark for the manufacturing of

Rollon S.p.A.

ROLLON is an Italian company (founded in 1975) designing, producing and selling linear motion components and systems. Main products: COMPACT RAIL HIGH PERFORMANCE rollers system, EASY RAIL ball-caged system, HEAVY DUTY industrial telescopic rails, UNILINE belt linear units. ROLLON group has its headquarters in the Milan area of Italy. The commercial organization has direct basis also in Germany (Ratingen), U.K. (Birmingham), U.S.A. (Sparta, NJ) and authorized distributors in all Western Europe as well as important overseas countries. ROLLON Corporation in U.S.A. is a partner of ITA (Italian

Buffoli Transfer S.p.A.

Buffoli provides turnkey solutions for flexible high production machining of high precision parts from castings, forgings or directly from bar stock. Buffoli solutions include CNC horizontal and vertical transfer machines, CNC multi-spindle turn-mill machines, high production machining centers, FMC and FMS. Buffoli is the Italian manufacturer of transfer machines most oriented to the export and the first exporter to North America and North European markets. Buffoli is world-known as leader in the CNC bar trunnion machines and in transfer machines specifically designed for turned parts or

Italy Addresses the Needs and Concerns Facing the Landscape of Global Manufacturing

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CHICAGO – The Italian Trade Commission's Chicago Office (ITC), represented through its project Machines Italia, will be one of the major sponsors of the World Business Forum 2010 (October 5 th and 6 th). On the second day of the Forum (October 6th) during the official program itself, Dr. Luca Majocchi, former CEO of Unicredit, one of Italy's major commercial banking institutions, and currently managing director of Meccano SpA as well as an advisor to FEDERMACCHINE (Italy's National Federation of Associations of Manufacturers of Capital Goods Intended for Industrial and Handicrafts

Leather Production Still Fashionable in Italy

Italy produces approximately 50% of the machinery used to produce footwear and leather goods around the world and 80% of tanning machinery globally, according to Assomac, an association that represents Italian manufacturers of machines for footwear, leather and tannery industries. Many of the manufacturers are small, with the entire industry employing approximately 6,200 people in Italy. There are three basic tanning centers in Italy, says Peter Helfer, a managing partner at Campex LLC, an Exeter, N.H., a company that sells Italian leather-making machinery in North America. Whole hides and

Italy and the Environment: Italian Machinery Used For 100% Recycled Paper Production in the US

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Pratt Industries (http://www.prattindustries.com) will begin production of eco-friendly paper / packaging with the opening of its state-of-the-art, 100% recycled paper machine in Shreveport, La., which will become a major producer of lightweight paper in North America. The Shreveport mill, Pratt’s third paper machine in the United States, represents a $150 million investment in the future of the industry. It will specialize in 23-pound liners and mediums to meet market demand for less packaging and greater environmental responsibility. At capacity, the Italian-made OVER Meccanica S.p.A. (http