CUGHER GLASS, one of the top players in the glass technology industry, has achieved major commercial success by supplying new screen printing machines to SCHOTT, the German based leader in the flat and hollow glass market for residential, technological, optical and pharmaceutical applications. By working with SCHOTT, CUGHER proved its ability to meet the most demanding technological needs and to communicate successfully and effectively with the different divisions and production departments of the multinational group. SCHOTT Turkey, for example, required machinery for inline printing of very

EFI™ Reggiani’s strong position, and long and successful history as the leading manufacturer of high-end digital textile machines, has resulted in a comprehensive range of systems used worldwide for a growing variety of fabric applications. The company’s innovative philosophy is founded on decades of extensive research and now targets end-user demand for consistent, fast productivity and superior quality. This is achieved successfully through the optimisation of the textile manufacturing process with reduced energy and water consumption, leading to greater efficiency and a lower environmental

In December 2015, the Italian Trade Agency together with Italy's FEDERMACCHINE brought leading US and Canadian journalists from some of the most difused manufacturing publications in North America to Italy for a one-week tour of Italian companies, academic and research centers and leading machinery manufacturers' assocations. The results of this tour have lead to a number of articles being published - with more expected this spring (2016). Click on the following links to read the articles: Manufacturing & Engineering - Article 1 Manufacturing & Engineering - Article 2 Today’s Medical

Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, a subsidiary of 3D-printing technology leader Stratasys (Eden Prairie, MN) published a report on the impact of 3D printing on manufacturing. The document is based on a survey of 700 designers, engineers and executives who work for companies committed to advanced manufacturing (AM) technology. 40% of them are employed by companies with more than $50 million in revenue. It is the only business report of its kind, dedicated to 3D printing and insights from professional users, such as the following: by a large margin, respondents ranked complex design capabilities

The Italian Trade Commission in Canada, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development and Industry Canada undertook a research project aimed at mapping and surveying the Italian companies operating in the country. Out of a combined database of over 200 subsidiaries, representing 150+ Italian investments, the survey gathered information on approximately 70 companies. The research report is available upon request, however some key findings are: The surveyed companies employ 4,712 employees, Generate $2,6 billion in revenue in 2014, The total size of the investments was $503 million

Distinguished U.S. Students Win Italian Technology Award to Study Advanced Engineering in Italy NOVEMBER 2015 – The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) is pleased to announce the U.S. winners of the twelfth Italian Packaging Technology Award (IPTA) and sixth Italian Machine Tool Technology Award (IMTTA). ITA will honor recipients for their outstanding theses submission and academic scholarship with a one-week, respectively, educational trip to Italy commencing November 29, 2015 and concluding on December 5, 2015. The 2015 winners will join distinguished students from five countries in an intense

ACIMALL Press Office, Assago, November 19, 2015: “We really feel that the next Xylexpo will be an essential stage in the success story of our exhibition: we are doing all we can to create a big event, an excellent review of innovative technology featuring all the leading actors of this industry. And I am proud to say that all Italian companies will be there!”. This is the comment by Lorenzo Primultini – president of the exhibition – about what we can expect at the next edition of the international biennial trade fair scheduled at FieraMilano-Rho from 24 to 28 May 2016. Primultini spoke at the

The annual members assembly of ASSOCOMAPLAST – the Italian trade association belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups together over 160 makers of machinery, moulds and equip-ment for plastics and rubber – was held on Friday, 19 June at the Science and Technology Mu-seum in Milan. The assembly elected a new President for the two-year term 2015-2017: Alessandro Grassi, managing director of Frigosystem srl, who in turn named Andrea Franceschetti, international sales director for Gefran spa, as Vice President of the association. The members assembly was followed by the public Assocomaplast