Mexico increased the value of its auto parts production by 10.3% between 2011 and 2012, displacing South Korea as the fifth largest global manufacturer of automotive parts and components. Mexico's main advantage over Asia was the diversification of sales, since while the bulk of South Korea's auto parts production is for its assembly plants (such as Hyundai, Kia and SsangYong), Mexico serves several Asian, American and European brands, explained Oscar Albin, president of INA. Since 2009, the auto parts sector in Mexico has recorded a sustained increase and in 2012 production reached a historic

Given the growth of the aerospace industry, manufacturers of industrial buildings for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) have new projects in the pipeline; specifically at the Queretaro state airport, where Bombardier and Kuo Aerospace, General Electric (GE), Sames (Snecma America Engine Services), among other companies, are located. Luis M. Barreiro Hernández, director of the marketing area of Grupo GMI (Sistemas Modernos de Construcción) explained that the works to be carried out will cover 6,000 to 8,000 square meters, which represents "investments for medium-term return. Obviously this

MEXICO CITY - The metal-mechanic industry includes everything from screw manufacturers to equipment producers, and the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry (Canacintra) is seeking to boost this sector through certifications, greater linkage and technification of production plants, explained Pablo Alberto Briseño Alonso, liaison president of the metal-mechanic branch of the business organization. The metal-mechanic industry is made up of 18 branches and the lack of an industrial policy aimed at promoting this sector has limited the growth of some of them. For example, according to

Mexico is called "El Dorado" for Italian packaging machinery "When we landed in Mexico City in 1997, we were the only ones producing bottle caps. About 50 million dollars a year. At that time, cola and beer, which were produced by multinationals that had relocated years before, were produced with the help of SMEs already in Mexico. The final product cost less, approximately half the price of mineral water, strictly imported products. Today, however, the market is changing, we need more and more intelligent and flexible solutions, which many of our SMEs often have. The problem is getting them

During the last Plastimagen Mexico 2013 E.J. Krause, the company organizing the show, announced that a new version of this important event will be held. Plastimagen Norte will make its debut in Monterrey in March 2014. The new version will be held annually in an effort to expand the benefits of this type of exhibition to more industries in northern Mexico. "There is a demand for a regional show in Monterrey," said Jose del Cueto , president of ANIPAC, an association that has supported all versions of Plastimagen. In its 2013 international edition, the event received more than 30 thousand

The anniversary of the Italian company CRIBA has a precise reference to March 6, 1953. On that day, its founder Gennaro Cirielli patented in Milan the first sealing clamps for plastic bags. Many things have happened in these 60 years, but the original patent and the prototype grippers (produced until the 80's) that represent their heritage have always been with them, following them in every moment that has taken them from the original small workshop in Milan to their current location in Cernusco, Naviglio industrial area. They have been making Bag Sealers for 60 years, starting when PE was the