The delegation of US and Canadian students, winners of the 2018 Italian Technology Awards (organized by ITA - Italian Trade Agency as part of the Machines Italia project), accompanied by two of their professors, were hosted in Italy from November 4th to 11th. After an initial study day in Como, at Villa Del Grumello, and a visit to ComoNExT, Digital Innovation Hub and startup incubator, the Glassworking Group, made up of students Zachary Ackerman and Jessie Kaczmarek from Robert Morris University, Moon, Pennsylvania, accompanied by Professor Arif Sirinterlikci; and Gabriel Alejandro Peña

CHICAGO, September 10, 2018 - In order to highlight the substantial Italian participation at two major shows opening today in Chicago and to enhance the overall awareness of Italy as a top solution provider to the North American marketplace for advanced manufacturing machinery and technology solutions, the Italian Trade Agency, in partnership with three of Italy’s leading manufacturers associations, is conducting an advertising and promotion campaign at IMTS and is hosting an Italian Pavilion at IAMD. It will thus put an “I”, for Italy, in both shows. At the International Manufacturing

The Manufacturers’ Outlook is a yearly study conducted by Plant magazine and key business partners. Over 500 respondents – manufacturing industry executives from across Canada – participate in the survey by sharing their views on what has transpired over the past year and on what they expect in the near future. The replies are then analyzed and summarized in a report, which is reviewed and discussed by a panel of experts and industry media. The report and the panelists’ insights are then made public and circulated through Plant magazine and the other Annex Business Media outlets. Since 2009

The 2018 edition of Xylexpo is going to be a milestone in the 50-year success story of the event: the area has been virtually sold out for a few weeks now and, with the addition of a fourth hall, the exhibition will get close to 35 thousand net square meters, a significant progress from 29,189 in the previous edition, when the area expansion amounted to two thousand square meters compared to 2014. So, after many "highs and lows", Xylexpo – the biennial international exhibition of woodworking and furniture industry technology to be held at FieraMilano-Rho from Tuesday 8 to Saturday 12 May, 2018

Milan, 5 April 2018 – Print4All is just around the corner. From 29 May to 1 June, the entire printing industry - converting, package printing, labelling, commercial and industrial printing - will be converging on a unique event that will see over 300 exhibitors come together to represent the leading international brands at Rho, Fiera Milano, halls 18 and 20. New technology will be under the spotlight alongside training opportunities for printers, brand owners and creatives: a reflection on the future of the market in pursuit of ideas, innovation and new synergies. For all those that operate in

The week-long visits of the Italian Technology Awards winners recently concluded. An international program sponsored by ITA (Italian Trade Agency), it is part of a “ Machines Italia” special project aimed at expanding the educational horizons of North American students through cross-contamination of skill-sets and knowledge transfer with a select group of Italian machinery manufacturers. For the second consecutive year, GIMAV – the Association of Italian manufacturers and suppliers of machinery, equipment and special products for glass processing – made its own contribution to the program by

The second work day for Vitrum 2017 came to a close with new, key, share and compare opportunities. In the morning - behind closed doors - the highly-anticipated second meeting of the International Glass Associations took place. After the first International Convention held in Murano (Venice) in June, the group is meeting in Milan to concentrate on drafting its first operational guidelines. “Top of mind - explains Aldo Faccenda, president of Gimav, who presided over the event - are the most current topics facing the industry, which were proposed at the Murano meeting. This morning was a

The 20th Vitrum show closed its doors today, Friday, October 6th, 2017. Four days fully dedicated to the world of glass, its machinery and applications, that offered B2B meetings, cultural initiatives, as well as an exchange of ideas and opinions between industry professionals and Government representatives. “Our satisfaction reflects that of our exhibitors and visitors. These were four very busy days and starting from today we will continue to strengthen the goals already achieved and we will open up new prospects for the future of the glass industry”, concluded Dino Zandonella Necca