Machines Italia and ACIMALL, the Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers’ Association will be once again participating in the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference and Export (WMS), taking place from October 31 to November 2, 2019 at the International CentreToronto. This year however, there will be a selected group of Italian companies tagging along, these companies in fact will be exhibiting their technology at the Italian pavilion at WMS 2019. As usual, Canadian woodworking technology buyers visiting WMS 2019 will have a chance to win a trip to Milan, Italy to participate

Desire for change and progress is in the air at Xylexpo: after the decision to bring the exhibition timeframe to four days (from Tuesday 26 to Friday 29 May 2020), a new logo has been launched officially, twenty years after the rebranding from Interbimall to Xylexpo and the introduction of the logo that has characterized the international exhibition until the latest edition in 2018. So, as of 2020, a new age is opening with a visual symbol that represents the mission of the event, i.e. tools to process wood and wood-based materials, while adding a modern, contemporary, clean and linear style.

The biennial international exhibition has decided to squeeze its calendar from five to four days. From the next edition – scheduled from Tuesday 26 to Friday 29, May 2020, at FieraMilano-Rho – Xylexpo will last shorter: the decision was taken unanimously by the managing board of Cepra, the operating arm of exhibition owner Acimall, at the meeting held on October 10. “This option had been on the table for a while”, said Luigi De Vito, vice president of Acimall and Scm Division director. “The pace has changed, the exhibition business – like the manufacturing industry and the woodworking

"We have never seen so much automation and so many advanced systems in any other exhibition around the world!" This was a recurring statement in the aisles of Xylexpo 2018 – the biennial international exhibition of woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies – that was held at Fiera Milano-Rho in Milan, Italy, last May 8th to 12th. As always, the show did not disappoint attendant expectations: plenty of technology for secondary wood processing, from panels to solid wood; the best offer of furniture manufacturing systems; and the most advanced "Industry 4.0" solutions. Xylexpo 2018

“We have never seen so much automation and so many advanced systems in any other exhibition around the world!”. This was a recurring statement in the aisles of Xylexpo, the biennial international exhibition of technology and systems for the wood and furniture industry, held at FieraMilano-Rho last May 8 to 12. In terms of contents, the event has kept its promise: plenty of technology for secondary operation industries, from panels to solid wood; the best offer of furniture manufacturing systems; and the most advanced "Industry X.0" solutions. The exhibition has been rewarded by a substantial

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

The 2018 exhibitor catalog is online at xylexpo.com . Visitors can search for companies by name, product category, country or hall. They can also choose their favorite language: Italian, English, Spanish, German and French. The catalog will be regularly updated with new exhibitors registering until the closing date. ​ Click here to view the catalog

The xylexpo .com website includes a new section dedicated to technological innovations presented by exhibitors at the upcoming edition. Here e xhibitors can upload a product description with a picture. This is a very useful tool for visitors who can acquire information in advance and organize an optimized time schedule for their visit in Milan. Click here to visit the section of technology news

Woodworking technology end-users visiting WMS 2017 in Toronto will have a chance to win a trip to Milan, Italy to attend the 26th edition of Xylexpo, the world’s showcase for woodworking machinery and systems. The contest is sponsored by ACIMALL, the Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers’ Association, Machines Italia and Wood Industry magazine. Up for grab are two travel packages, inclusive of return flight to Milano, Italy, hotel accommodation (4 nights, from May 8 to 12, 2018), transfers to/from hotel/airport and to/from hotel/trade show ven ue in Milan, VIP passes to the