EXPOMAQ which will be held from June 22th to 24th, 2022 at the Polifórum Leónfair ground in Guanajuato is one of Mexico’s most prominent trade shows for machine tools, automation and manufacturing technology.
The organisers expect more than 10,000 industry professionals to attend the event which boasts 280 exhibitors, 18,000sm of floor space and 1,000 international brands from around the…
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…
BIAT - Innovation and High Technology Lab, funded under the Cohesion Action Plan of Italy’s Economic Development Ministry, is an initiative designed to support Southern Italian startups to find partners and investors abroad. The event is organised by the Italian Trade Commission - ITA in collaboration with key Regional Governments: Abruzzo, Molise, Sardinia, Basilicata, Campania, Calabria,…
Fedrigoni, one of the world's leading manufacturers of special papers for packaging, publishing, graphics, and labeling, based in Verona, Italy, has expanded considerably in Mexico in the last 9 months.
The strategy began to take shape in the Latin American country at the beginning of December 2020 when the company took over Industrial Papelera Venus, a company that develops, produces, and…
A subsidiary of Italy-based Sirmax Group said its new plastics recycling facility in Anderson is now operational.
SER North America said it plans to bring total employment at the $30 million plant to 40 by the end of the year. Plans for the 124,000-square-foot facility were first announced in July 2019. The company said it has already hired 25 employees with the goal of adding 15 more by the end…
Gruppo Fanti, a metal packaging manufacturing company headquartered in Bologna, Italy, will open its first U.S.-based plant in Weirton, planning to invest $30 million into the Brooke County (Weirton, West Virginia) operation.
The new manufacturing facility will produce metal packaging containers with state-of-the art equipment, creating an initial 40 new full-time jobs.
This investment is not…
The year 2021 was extremely positive for the Italian industry of machine tools, robotics and automation, which reported double-digit increases for all key economic indicators. This trend should continue even in 2022, the year when all the ground lost in 2020 should be recovered.
This is in short what was illustrated by Barbara Colombo, president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian…
Sesto San Giovanni, 12 July 2021. In 2020, the Italian manufacturing industry of machine tools, robots and automation systems reported a considerable fall of all main economic indicators. Nonetheless, it was able to maintain the positions gained in the international rankings of the sector, where it confirmed its fourth place among manufacturing countries and among exporting countries and its…
Lavazza North America, part of global Italian coffee company Lavazza Group, begins construction of the first roasting and packing plant in the United States. The new plant is slated to open in October 2021 and will serve the US market. The plant is an expansion of the Lavazza Professional facility in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which will integrate existing and new capabilities for…
According to data from the INEGI (National Institute of Statistics and Geography), the manufacturing industry proved to be the most resilient and dynamic sector of Mexico’s economy. Though still below pre-pandemic levels, the monthly indicator of industrial activity has been steadily growing for the past 10 months now. The manufacturing sector grew, in March 2021 (last available data…