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State of the Industry Report 2018: Woodworking Machinery - A positive year 2018 that encourages to loosen the knots of the future

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2018 PRELIMINARY BALANCE Again this year we can say that "…the barometer for woodworking and furniture industry machinery and plants keeps pointing to nice weather". We used the same expression at the end of 2017, which closed with 11.6 percent growth over 2016, and we are repeating it this year to tell you about an excellent 9.5 percent growth recorded by production in the past twelve months compared to 2017. All economic variables analyzed by the Studies office of Acimall, the Confindustria association that represents industry companies, indicate that 2018 was another positive year

Italian Manufacturers' Association Assocomaplast Leads Italy's Recovery

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On 6 June 2013, at Verdellino-Zingonia, CESAP hosted the annual meeting of Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to Confindustria, which groups together some 160 manufacturers of machinery, moulds and equipment for plastics and rubber). The association's president, Giorgio Colombo, opened his presentation by confirming the dates of the upcoming PLAST trade show, which is organised by Promaplast srl, Assocomaplast's commercial company, and will be held in Milan May 5-9 2015. This means that the three-yearly international plastics and rubber industry event will be opening its

Italian Plastic Machinery: State of the Industry Report 2012 - Exports Drive Improvements

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Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups together some 165 makers of machinery, molds and equipment for plastics and rubber) has issued its report on the sector's performance in 2012 – based also on the Italian National Institute of Statistics - ISTAT foreign trade statistics. Even more than in the past – and more markedly than in other Italian mechanical equipment sectors – production output was driven by exports, with an upward trend that, despite levelling off over the year, enabled Italian equipment manufacturers offset extremely weak domestic

LAMIERA: Machines and Equipment for the Machining of Sheet Metal, Pipes, Sections, Wire and Metal

LAMIERA 2012 will continue to provide a real-time panoramic overview of what is currently taking place in the world of metal forming machinery and equipment. A core focus of the show is to promote and provide a forum for what defines technically advanced solutions via the exchange of ideas between manufacturers and potential customers. The 2010 edition had 441 exhibitors - 30% of which from foreign countries, were featured in a 37,000 sq. m. exhibit area. Of the 18,000+ attendees, seven percent came from outside of Italy.

SIMEI 2011: International Exhibition of Machinery, Equipment, Products for Production & Bottling

More than six billion hectolitre drinks of all sorts are drunk annually in the world with projections estimated to show a steady increase in the years ahead - in particular soft drinks. This important sector needs always more technologically state-of-art machinery and equipment in order to improve the quality and control production costs. Simei – biennial – meets all these requiremts: it is the largest strictly specialized exhibition, which presents at the same time all kind of machinery and equipment for oenology and for beverage production,bottling and packaging (wine, beer, mineral water

HOST 2011: International Exhibition of the Hospitality Industry

Host 2011 once again will be confirmed as the leading international show for the B2B hospitality system with six specialized events: Professional restaurant services, Bread/Pizza/Pasta, Bar/Coffee Machines, Ice cream parlours/Confectioner’s, Coffee, and Hotel&Spa Emotion. Participation at Host 2011 provides a complete and unique business experience, allowing you to be strategically positioned within a continually self-defining market, while allowing one to strengthen brand awareness, learn the latest in market innovations and sharing experiences. Host is the ideal meeting point between demand

Amafond Makes Available its New Directory of Member Companies

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Amafond, the trade association of Italian equipment manufacturers and suppliers to the metalcasting industry, on the occasion of the 12th edition of the GIFA Show (June 28 - July 2, 2011), published a new directory of its members. "Italian Foundry Technology Machinery & Products Directory, a 176-page volume, heavily bound and in full color, is available upon request to foundries and diecasters. More than 85 companies are extensively profiled and illustrated in color, with details of their capabilities and achievements presented in both English and Italian. Full company contact information is