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%). There was an overall drop in trade (-14.2%) as well as in the trade balance (-16.1%) which, however, remained very positive at nearly 1,080 million Euro. If 2020 was the year of global economic crisis

The Italian international leader in the design and manufacture of customized extrusion lines for processing of plastic materials, Bausano, announced the introduction of its next generation lines of twin-screw plastic extruders in the US and Canadian markets. With world-renowned “made in Italy” quality and unrivaled technological innovation, Bausano’s two renewed product lines - MD Plus and MD Nextmover - are best suited for several types of extrusion, pipes, granules, wood plastic composites (WPC), profiles and materials used in the medical industry. Bausano twin-screw extruder lines are

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 show is a must attend event for glass industry professionals. A sneak peek of Vitrum 2021 was given during the course of the MEET VITRUM 2021 web presentation that was hosted by VITRUM President, Dino Zandonella Necca

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 processes which have been carefully selected for their suitability and changing impact for the US Market. Though intended for a wide audience, these videos showcase glass working machinery in motion

Expo Pack Mexico, the largest Latin American trade fair for packaging materials and technologies, will take place June 8th to 11th, 2021 at the Expo Santa Fe exhibition center in Mexico City. The event is organized by PMMI, Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Institute representing more than 900 North American manufacturers and suppliers of equipment, components and materials as well as providers of related equipment and services for the packaging and processing industry. The growing international relevance of the show was attested by the numerous country-specific pavilions among which, the

Machines Italia - Italian Trade Agency Mexico and AMAPLAST, the Italian Plastics And Rubber Processing Machinery And Moulds Manufacturers' Association, will be hosting a webinar in February 2021 focused on plastic and rubber processing technologies, industry trends and the latest in innovations. Selected Italian technology providers will be participating in the b2b sessions of the webinar so that they may meet with Mexican counterparts, end users, distributors, importers and potential partners. The webinar will be hosted on the Italian Trade Agency’s "Fiera Smart 365" virtual platform. For

The Italian Trade Agency and ASSOMAC, the Italian National Association that represents the Italian Manufacturers of Machinery for Footwear, Leather Goods, Tannery, and Related Accessories, organized an Italian Pavilion at Sourcing at Magic which took place, online, from September 15 to December 15, 2020. The Italian presence at Sourcing at Magic boasted 11 among the most representative Italian machinery manufacturers for footwear and leather processing including: S.P.S.Tecnologia Meccanica, Gus-bi officina Meccanica, Revomec, Ciucani Mocassino Machinery, Feltre, DV Leather, Mec Man, Lamebo

The pandemic that broke out almost one year ago strongly affected the results of the Italian industry of the sector, which registered double-digit decreases for all main economic indicators in 2020. However, the trend of the year 2021 should be completely different and, even if the ground lost over the last twelve months cannot be fully recovered, the forecasts are really positive. This is in brief what was reported by Barbara Colombo , president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, during the usual end-of-year

The collection of exhibitors’ applications is going on for LAMIERA 2021 , the international exhibition dedicated to the industry of sheet metal forming machine tools and innovative technologies related to the sector, which will be on the scene at fieramilano Rho from 26 to 29 May 2021 . More than six months before the trade show, all the major players of the sector already confirmed their participation in the exhibition that will be the first event for the sheet metal forming world after about one year and a half. Promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE , the Italian machine tools, robots and

Sesto San Giovanni, 1st October 2020. In 2019, the Italian machine tool manufacturing industry ranked fourth among manufacturing countries and fourth also among exporting countries, overtaken by China that stole its historical third place. On the contrary, its fifth position in the ranking of consumer countries remained unchanged, as a confirmation of the importance of the Italian market in the international scenario. After a 2019 that was certainly not positive, the year 2020 marked a collapse of investments in machine tools, in Italy and abroad, but a consumption recovery is expected already