At the upcoming edition of Colombiatex, to be held in Medellin, Colombia from January 24 to 26, 2017, Italian textile machinery manufacturers are once more expected to stand out, with twenty industry leaders exhibiting in the common area set up by the Italian Trade Agency and ACIMIT. Among the Italian manufacturers in attendance at the common exhibition space, ACIMIT’s associated members include: Biancalani, Btsr, Cogne, Carù, Fadis, Fk Group, Itema, Laip, Mactec, Mcs, Monti-Mac, Nexia, Noseda, Ratti, Reggiani, Srs, Tecnorama, Testa and Ugolini. This well represented contingent of Italian

The new exhibition, TTBois EXPO 2017, dedicated to technology for woodworking and furniture industry components will be held in Casablanca, Morocco, from June 29th to July 2nd 2017. Cepra, the operating branch of Acimall-Italian woodworking machinery and tools manufacturers’ association, is organizing a new exhibition in a very promising region, Northern Africa. The first event of TTBois Expo is planned from 29 June to 2 July 2017, in the premises of the International Fairgrounds Ofec in Casablanca (Morocco). Cepra’s partner for this initiative is Forum7, a Morocco-based organization with

PLAST, held in Milan every three years, is one of the most important exhibitions for plastics and rubber industry worldwide. The whole range of products is represented in PLAST exhibits areas: Injection moulding, extrusion, blow moulding, thermoforming and welding machines Machines for foam, reactive and reinforced resins Molds and dies, laboratory control and test equipment, ancillary equipment for plastics and rubber processing Machines for secondary processing, finishing, decorating, marking and plastics packaging, as downstream equipment Machines and equipment for the plastics and rubber

Two entities coexisting under the same management, based on completely different technologies and applications, OCMI and OTG are the two main components of OCMI Group, Italian business headquartered in Milan, founded in 1921 and run by the third generation of the Gusti family. OTG specializes in manufacturing customized gearboxes, special speed increasers and reducers specifically for applications in the oil and gas industry; OCMI is a leading manufacturer of machinery and finishing lines for the production of pharmaceutical and cosmetic glass containers from glass tubes. With just under 60

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

Vietnam has by now become a major market for textile machinery manufacturers. Having emerged as an important manufacturing hub for the garments sector, thanks to low labour costs, the Country has now received a further boost for developing its textile industry, through the free trade agreements recently signed with the European Union and United States. “ In the face of these new scenarios,” explains Raffaella Carabelli, President of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, “we’re expecting over the medium term a strong boost in demand for textile machinery by

This was the key message of several speeches delivered at the press conference introducing the next Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies to be held from 24 to 28 May at the FieraMilano-Rho expo center. New initiatives include Acimall’s participation in the Salone del Mobile.Milano 2016 to celebrate the association’s 50th anniversary and the 25th edition of the exhibition, but most of all to open a dialog with a new audience, especially the world of design and creativity. “For the second time, the event will show our own and

Lamiera is the main Italian, international trade show for metal fabricating technology. The range of machinery on display includes sheets, pipes, sections, wire and metal structural processing equipment as well as equipment for dies, welding, heat and surface treatment and finishing. Machines Italia and UCIMU, the Italian machine tool, robots, automation systems and ancillary products (NC, tools, components, accessories) manufacturers' association, will be inviting selected North American companies to this year’s event, which will take place in Bologna from May 11 to 14, 2016. If you are