Bonfiglioli Riduttori S.p.A., the Bologna, Italy-based leader in power transmission for mobile and self-propelled machines, announced that it will be expanding its Hebron, KY operations in Q4 2014. The expansion will include the progressive addition of new production lines of planetary gearboxes for mobile machinery to support the construction, mining, agricultural and forestry industries. The…
Italy's ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, has realized the "Sustainable Technologies" project. It is an effort to promote growth within the textile industry with a focus on new production models and efficient processes from an energy standpoint. Reducing the industry's environmental impact, the Italian textile machinery sector is working to provide technology…
At Process Expo 2013, IPACK-IMA is in the South Pavilion at McCormick Place booth # 2010.
Representatives of Italy's IPACK-IMA and CENTREXPO hosted a press conference today on November 5th, 2013 during the Process Expo 2013 currently underway in Chicago. The press conference highlighted "Sustainable packaging for development" which will be the theme underlying the next edition of IPACK-IMA, in…
The performance of the Italian industry of printing and converting machinery shows overall stability. This was revealed by the quarterly qualitative survey carried out by ACIMGA, the Confindustria association of companies operating in the industry. The analysis registered members’ sentiment in the third quarter of 2013 and outlines forecasts for the year’s end. On the domestic revenues front 50%…
The first edition of MECHA-TRONIKA, the fair of intelligence for the industrial production recently completed its successful run October 23-26 at the Fiera Milano trade show center in Milan, Italy.
MECHA-TRONIKA is a premier show dedicated to the systems and technologies able to optimize the machines, processes and systems management. Organised by EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE MACCHINE and FIERA…
The analysis by Assocomaplast, the Italian trade association, belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups together some 160 manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery) of the latest ISTAT, the Italian National Institute of Statistics, figures for Italian foreign trade shows that, in the first half of 2013, imports in the sector were somewhat weak compared to the same period in 2012…
Milan, June 18th 2013 – Marco Calcagni (Omet) is the new President of ACIMGA for the two-year period 2013-2014. Elected during the General Member Assembly that took place today in Milan, Calcagni will be flanked by Vice-President Aldo Peretti (Uteco Converting) and by the following offices:
Board of Directors
Ugo Barzanò, past president (IMS Deltamatic), Silvana Canette past president (…
During a roundtable discussion organized on 20 March 2013 at the European Parliament in Brussels, the European coalition of machinery industry associations, represented by CECE, CECIMO, CEMA, FEM and EUROMAP, called on the European Parliament to fully support and further strengthen the Commission proposal for a new Regulation on Market Surveillance. During the discussions, there was widespread…
Italy's premier biennial trade show, Xylexpo, featuring the latest in woodworking machinery and technologies has confirmed its editions for 2014 and 2016 with the signing of the recent agreement between Italy's national association for woodworking machinery manufacturers' associaton, ACIMALL's CEPRA Spa and Fiera Milano SpA.
The dates for the 2014 edition are May 13-17, 2014 at Milan's…
Italy's SIPA SpA via its SIPA North America, Inc. subsidiary is extending its North American operations in Atlanta, GA, as they continue to invest in the North American market. To support the rapidly increasing market demand for blow- and injection-molds from SIPA, the North American subsidiary decided to move to a new location, that covers 20,000 sq ft, and is conveniently located close to the…