Nicola Lattuada and Nancy Mammaro will assist GIMAV's President Michele Gusti during the 2018-2020 term. At the September 5th meeting of the Governing Board, the remaining chairs on the GIMAV Presidential team for the 2018 - 2020 biennium were filled with the election of the two Vice Presidents. Newly-elected Nicola Lattuada (Adelio Lattuada srl) and Nancy Mammaro (Mappi International srl) will assist President Michele Gusti (OCMI-OTG SpA) in the performance of his duties. Also part of the GIMAV Presidents Committee are Aldo Faccenda (Bottero SpA), President of the Hollow Glass Section; and

Italian imports of plastics and rubber processing machinery racked up an impressive 23% increase in the first half of 2018 with regard to the same period in 2017. On the other hand, we must make us of fractions to describe growth in exports, evidencing the lacklustre performance heralded in the early months of the year. While still well into the black at over one billion euros, the balance of trade has bogged down somewhat, losing over 7%. This is the situation captured by the statistical studies centre of Amaplast based on foreign trade data published by ISTAT. The dynamism of purchases from

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

From consumer products to heavy machinery, technology provided by Italian companies is proving beneficial for North American manufacturers The impact of smart manufacturing is being felt far and wide—benefitting industries as diverse as consumer products and heavy machinery. Nothing short of revolutionary, the vast improvements in manufacturing involve mastering automation, big data and robotics, in particular. Front and center in this new industrial revolution is manufacturing technology provided by Italian companies. In this (2018) edition of Machines Italia Magazine we provide a few

IMTS 2018 is the 32nd edition of the premier manufacturing technology show in North America. 2,000 exhibiting companies will occupy 1,3 million net square feet of exhibit space at the McCormick Place complex in Chicago, Illinois from September 14 to 19, 2018. IMTS is held every even-numbered year in Chicago and attracts more than 114,000 buyers and sellers from over 112 countries. Being one of the world's leading show for capital good technologies and machinery, this year Machines Italia a project of the Italian Trade Agency will have representatives at IMTS with Italy's, , UCIMU-SISTEMI PER

According to data elaborated by ACIMIT, the Association Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers for the period from July to September, the orders index for textile machinery has risen by 6% compared to the same period in 2016. The index has a value of 107.3 points (2010 basis = 100). In further detail, foreign markets have shown a 6% increase, with the index reaching a value of 119.4 points. As for Italy’s domestic front, the increase instead amounted to 8 %, with an absolute value for the index of 51.5 points. “Orders have continued their growth trend, making us confident that we will close

Machines Italia Mexico invited Mexican companies to visit the 27th SIMEI trade show which took place from September 11th to 15th in Munich, Germany. SIMEI was held in conjunction with Messe München’s drinktech, the international trade fair of equipment for beverages and liquid food, and focused on technology, machinery and equipment for wine production, conditioning, storage, bottling and packaging as well as related logistics and services. 20,000 Sq. mt., 2 halls, 200 exhibitors, 75,000 visitors from more than 180 countries were the figures of SIMEI. The next edition of the biennial show

The Machines Italia USA Desk in Chicago arranged the fifth Italian participation at the 2017 Makers Fair. The event, which took place in New York City September 23-24 was open to both trade professionals and the public at large. This year’s major theme was additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, advanced manufacturing, robotics, education, research & science. The 2017 Makers Fair stretched across four halls and attracted more than 100,000 visitors and 900 makers. The Italian Trade Agency and Machines Italia participated in the fair to provide assistance to Italian and local

Pack Expo Las Vegas 2017 saw, once again, a strong presence of Italian packing machinery manufacturers, thanks to the continued participation of the Italian Trade Agency Chicago Office and the Italian association for the industry UCIMA. This year’s show took place from September 25th through the 27th at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Italian Trade Agency and UCIMA organized an Italian pavilion Booth #S-6249 to promote the over 30+ Italian exhibitors at Pack Expo and to provide information to US companies looking to gain and or maintain their competitive edge in the marketplace by using

Now in its 15th year, GlassBuild America is the gathering place for the entire glass, window and door industries in North America. The 2017 edition of the annual event took place from September 12 to 14 in Atlanta, GA, and was Presented by the National Glass Association and the Window & Door Dealers Alliance along with the American Architectural Manufacturers Association, the Glass Association of North America and the Insulating Glass Manufactures Alliance, and in conjunction with industry’s leading publications – Glass Magazine and Window & Door. GlassBuild America was a comprehensive and