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Follow Plant Magazine's Live Feed of the Machines Italia NA Journalists Trip to Italy

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Matt Powell, Assistant Editor at Plant Magazine is amongst a group of nine Canadian and US journalists, from various business and Industrial publications, who are participating to a delegation in Italy to visit the The trade shows trifecta; FLUIDTRANS PLAST 2012 XYLEXPO, in Milano as well as LAMIERA Bologna. The delegation hosted by the Italian Trade Commissions of both Canada and the US, and Machines Italia, an initiative designed by the commission to promote Italian-made machinery and technology to manufacturers in North America. Follow Matt Powell's live feed of the events at: MATT POWELL

Fluidtrans Compomac International Exposition 2012

The 2012 edition of Fluidtrans Compomac (FTC) and Mechanical Power Transmission & Motion Control (MPT) will be full of interesting innovations developed by the organisers after carefully listening to the needs of all operators in the industry. Italian technological excellence in the field of oil-hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and mechatronic components will be at the hub of a true Trade Fair-Event. At MPT and FTC 2012 the traditional showcase will see the addition of areas focusing on the most innovative applications. These have been developed in close collaboration with manufacturers, users

International Mechanical Power Transmission & Motion Control Exposition 2012

The 2012 edition of Mechanical Power Transmission & Motion Control (MPT) and Fluidtrans Compomac (FTC) will be full of interesting innovations developed by the organisers after carefully listening to the needs of all operators in the industry. Italian technological excellence in the field of oil-hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and mechatronic components will be at the hub of a true Trade Fair-Event. At MPT and FTC 2012 the traditional showcase will see the addition of areas focusing on the most innovative applications. These have been developed in close collaboration with manufacturers, users

Go to Fluidtrans-Compomac as a guest of the Italian Trade Commission and Fiera Milano!

Taking place from May 8 th to 12 th at Fiera Milano Rho Fairgrounds in Milan, Italy, Fluidtrans Compomac ( http://www.fluidtranscompomac.it/en) will showcase the latest in terms of technology, materials and components for the mechanical power transmissions, motion controls, automations, ?uid power and pneumatics industries. The show will be held in conjunction with Plast - the International Exhibition for Plastics and Rubber Industries -, and Xylexpo 2012 - the Biennial World Exhibition - for woodworking technology and furniture supplies and Mechanical Power Transmission & Motion Control 2012

A Sharp Rise in US Imports Kept Things Flowing for the Fluid Power Sector in 2011

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As 2012 gets underway, manufacturers in a diverse number of sectors hope that improvements witnessed in 2011 will continue. One of the sectors that had shown signs of growth and optimism for that matter, over the first three quarters of 2011 was fluid power. Based on statistical information collected by the US Department of Commerce, the sector over the last several years, has witnessed a renewed interest from the downturn it experienced in the 2008-2009 recession. US imports within the fluid power sector amounted to $11,5 billion within the first nine months of 2011 - an increase of 33.58%