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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

ASSOCOMAPLAST To Promote Italian Plastics and Rubber Technologies at PLAST-EX Show in Toronto

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ASSOCOMAPLAST, the Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers Association, will be exhibiting at the upcoming PLAST-EX Show, taking place in Toronto, from June 21 to 23 - Booth 2425. Founded in 1960, ASSOCOMAPLAST represents and promotes 170 leading Italian plastics and rubber machinery, ancillary equipment and moulds manufacturers. ASSOCOMAPLAST organizes PLAST 2012, the benchmarking trade show for plastic and rubber machinery and equipment in Europe, in 2012. ASSOCOMAPLAST is a partner of the Machines Italia project since its inception in 2001 and collaborates

Italian Steel Tube Demand to Rebound in Q3 2011

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Antonio Marcegaglia, the chief executive of Italian Marcegaglia predicted that hot rolled coil (HRC) price should climb up by €20-€30/ton. He analyzed that this was mainly because Japan has been recovering from the disaster and China has been developing its housing plan. Also, the prices of tubes and other final steel products would hopefully outpace an expected increase in raw material prices, he added without giving more precise forecasts. Besides, Marcegaglia predicted that overall steel demands in Italy and the rest of Europe have been driven mainly by mechanical engineering, machinery and

SYNCRO srl

SYNCRO is the ideal partner for plastics processors who require innovative technology to gain a competitive edge. We provide reliable process control products,paired with fast service and support. Based in Italy, SYNCRO has four branch offices throughout Europe, Asia and South America. Joint ventures have been established in North America, Latin America, and Asia. Our rapid growth is attributed to our professional team members "The SYNCRO Family" who design flexible solutions to meet our customer's needs. Production Preprocessing, recycling machines: feeding and metering equipment, conveyors

Ognibene SpA

Ognibene S.p.A. is a first-class hydraulic manufacturer, a customer-driven supplier of high-quality products and services and determined to hold its leading role on the market and assure expansion through its profit. The long-term company’s philosophy is total customer satisfaction and dedication to market needs. Ognibene’s top management is fully committed to excellence in implementing requested procedures and in deploying the necessary organizational actions. The company’s goals are to be pursued in the full respect of all parties involved: Employees: ensuring same dignity and opportunities

AMA SpA

The AMA group is built around AMA S.p.A., incorporated in 1967 by its founder and current President, Luciano Malavolti, to guarantee that accessories and non-original replacement parts are available to farmers for agricultural and gardening machines during Italy’s greatest agricultural mechanization. AMA is currently the first group in Italy able to supply components and equipment for outfitting and maintaining off-highway vehicles, agricultural and gardening machines. Hydraulic components - Hydraulic rams - Hydraulic systems - Parts of steering systems - Hydraulic drives - Hydraulic pumps -

Negri Bossi Buys Robot Maker Sytrama

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By Bill Bregar | PLASTICS NEWS STAFF MILAN, ITALY (May 6, 11:20 a.m. ET) -- Milan-based injection press maker Negri Bossi SpA has acquired Italian robot-maker Sytrama srl to bring automation in-house. Sytrama is based in Vignate, Italy, just a few miles away from Negri Bossi. The injection press manufacturer said Sytrama will remain at the Vignate operation. Sytrama makes beam robots, side-entry robots and linear motors. Its robots can run on injection presses with clamping forces from 50 to 6,000 metric tons. Sytrama also has expertise in designing full automation cells — a feature

Machines Italia Brings Its Experience to Italian Manufacturers

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Milan, May 5th 2011 - The Italian Trade Commission together with FEDERMACCHINE via its Machines Italia project invited Italian manufacturers to an executive presentation on the project's activities in North America conducted on their behalf.

EUROCHILLER srl

EUROCHILLER is a leading Italian Company in the industrial refrigeration and thermo-regulation field and has been providing cooling systems to the plastics industry (extrusion, injection, blow moulding) since 1990. The company's headquarters are based in Castello D'Agogna, Italy (one hour by car from Milan Malpensa, MXP airport) where their state of the art cooling systems are developed beginning R&D trough manufacturing and marketing activities: water process chillers, air process chillers and temperature controllers. Today, EUROCHILLER has 2 subsidiaries that follow the Italian and French

CMG srl

Founded in 1963, CMG srl began as a job shop/engineering company specializing in components for the helicopter industry. When a deep crisis hit the aviation industry in the early 1980s, the owners decided to abandon the aeronautical market and concentrate solely on the plastics industry where they designed and manufactured components for Italian and foreign machinery suppliers. By the mid 1980s CMG began to design and manufacture complete blown-film lines under its own name. Today, CMG has installed in excess of 1,200 machines, mainly in Europe and Australia, with markets in North America and