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from the Italian Trade Commissioner

Machines Italiamagazine

Partners in GrowthPartners in Growth

The latest issue of Machines Italia examines how North American companies are using Italian Machinery to overcome 21st Century Challenges by using great design and creative problem solving.

My work as the Italian Trade Com-missioner in Chicago gives me an up-close view of North American manufacturers. Without a doubt, the

2007-2009 recession was the most challenging pe-riod I have seen these companies endure.

Now that the North American economy is recov-ering, I also see that manufacturers did not rest dur-ing the Recession. They streamlined operations, in-vested in new technology, and continued to build strong relationships with customers and suppliers. Their Italian industrial machinery and equipment partners were working alongside them; and now, these North American manufacturers are reaping ex-ponential benefits as sales rebound.

Consider the auto sector as the prime example. As the largest manufacturing sector in North Ameri-ca, it has roared back to life with renewed potential. All along the supply chain, Italian innovation and solutions are powering this comeback with a long history of superior knowledge in fields such as glass, industrial ceramics and textiles, metals processing, rubber and plastic components, electronics, and other specialties.

Growth is driving other North American sectors, such as consumer goods and home remodeling,

Exceeding Expectations in Good Times and BadAs the North American market continues to rebound, Italian industrial equipment and machinery producers are powering this comeback with progressive partnerships and innovative solutions.

where Italian equipment and machinery innovations can be found as well. Often, Italian innovations are enabling world-class production processes such as one-piece flow, just-in-time deliveries, and fast ma-chine changeovers. In other instances they are help-ing North American producers find new ways to package goods that reduce waste, lower costs, and entice customers. And finally, in the crucial effort to reduce energy consumption both in the factory and in the marketplace, Italian equipment and machin-ery are delivering leading asset-management capa-bilities and other energy-conservation technologies.

As we embark on what appears to be a much more positive economic cycle, know that Italian ma-chine and equipment partners will continue to stand alongside their North American customers, helping them to break new ground in technological develop-ment, performance, and customer satisfaction.

From the construction of new plants to the pack-aging of finished goods — Italian machinery exceeds expectations!

Sincerely,

Pasquale BovaTrade Commissioner - Chicago

table of contents

Table of Contents4 Partners in Growth As N. American manufacturers ramp up production to meet rebounding demand, Italian equipment and machinery makers are right beside them.

10 Back in the Race The N. American auto industry is on course again, and Italian equipment and machinery manufacturers are along for the ride.

13 Smart Technology Eases the Burden Italian companies are addressing assembly challenges of all types with advanced technology.

16 Bring It On! Have an operational challenge that you can’t meet on your own? Italian industrial-equipment and machinery manufacturers are eager to help.

22 Maximizing Machine Performance Italian producers are improving asset-management features and supplying equipment for asset-management technology.

26 Machines Italia News News briefs from a selection of our 10,000 partners.

30 Italian Technology Award Programs Educational programs offer students a chance to advance learning.

31 Italian Innovation in the Spotlight Machines Italia is taking innovation on the road at major N. American events.

32 Trade Shows in Italy Upcoming exhibitions sponsored by our partner associations.

34 Innovation at Work in Global Markets A brief look at Machines Italia’s 14 partner associations and industries.

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responding to demand

Partners in GrowthAs North American manufacturers ramp up production to meet rebounding demand, Italian equipment and machinery makers are providing support with innovative designs, reliability, and a problem-solving approach to customer relations.

After the bleakest econom-ic downturn since The Great Depression, con-sumers are buying again,

and public infrastructure investments are on an upswing. The turnaround is coming at a good time for North American manufacturing companies, which not only are benefitting from years of efficiency efforts, but also can take advantage of recent technological advances in machinery, equipment, and materials.

In addition to pent-up demand for commercial and industrial goods, in-dustry and government efforts to re-duce energy consumption, operating costs, and waste are fueling reinvest-ment and replacement projects na-

tionwide. Also, companies are using this ramp-up period to rationalize product offerings and refine market-ing strategies to better match custom-er demand.

Much of this growth is happening in industries with long histories of us-ing Italian-made industrial machinery and equipment, which is renown for quality, ease-of-use, innovation, and durability. Even during the extended global economic downturn, Italian machinery manufacturers invested in technological advancements and expanded sales and service offerings for North American manufacturers. These efforts are helping customers in a variety of industries capitalize on an ongoing economic rebound.

Sur-Seal Gaskets and Packing Inc. has been able to increase productivity, reduce costs, and reduce downtime with ATOM’s innovative knife-cutting machines.

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Energy upgrades fuel gasket demandFor example, $30 million company Sur-Seal Gaskets and Packing Inc. (www.sur-seal.com), Cincinnati, Ohio, had its best year ever in 2010, said Mick Wilz, Direc-tor of Enterprise Excellence. The family-owned manu-facturer of gaskets supplies the HVAC, lighting, medical supply, and restaurant-equipment industries. According to Wilz, demand in HVAC and lighting increased greatly in 2010 over 2009, driven by upgrades of outdated and inefficient heating-and-cooling equipment, and the re-placement of incandescent lighting with LEED lighting in commercial applications.

To support the growth, Wilz said, Sur-Seal add-ed two new die-cutting machines from ATOM S.p.A. (www.atom.it), an Italian manufacturer based in Vigeva-no, Italy. The two new machines join 15 others the com-pany has purchased since buying the first pair in 1989. Wilz said Sur-Seal has preferred Italian-made die-cutting machinery since picking up some used machines that had been used in the shoe-making industry, which in the United States was based in Cincinnati until it moved en-tirely overseas.

“The die-cutting equipment that is produced in Italy is superior,” Wilz said. “They also keep up with technology — new, innovative ways to cut. They have adapted very well to the increased speed that the indus-try needs. Plus the machines are very durable, and they hold their value.”

Sur-Seal’s new ATOM machines are die-less knife-cutting machines, which eliminate the need for making dies. Wilz said this has increased customer responsive-ness greatly. Before, it would take two days to make a die before operators could even start on a customer order. Now, they can start cutting minutes after a customer calls to place an order. About half of the ATOM machines the company has are knife-cutting machines, and eventually they all will be, Wilz said.

The new technology supports Sur-Seal’s continu-ous-improvement program, which has been spotlighted in presentations to the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (www.ame.org). In addition to shortening order-to-delivery cycle time, the laser machines reduce machine downtime because they can run unattended, and the company doesn’t have to carry as much inven-tory — both machine parts and finished goods.

“They’ve taken out all kinds of waste,” Wilz said of the knife-cutting machines.


Davi Powers Alternative Energy

Davi Promau Group of Cesena, Italy, (www.davi.com) has become an important supplier to the wind-power industry in North America by enabling speedy plate rolling for the manufacture of wind towers. According to the company, sales have increased 300 percent over five years, driven in part by its research and development in the area of wind-tower manufacturing. The company’s machinery can roll a “cone” for a wind tower in less than 20 minutes.

“Accuracy is a paramount in the pro-duction of wind towers,” according to the company. “The innovations DAVI has made with its wind tower system make it the most accurate and time efficient machine in the industry. It will precisely pre-bend and roll a cone ready for welding on the machine in just one pass.”

According to the American Wind Energy Association (www.awea.org), installations of small wind turbines in the United States are growing at about 15 percent annually.

“The die-cutting equipment that is produced in Italy is superior. They also keep up with technology — new, innovative ways to cut. They have adapted very well to the increased speed that the industry needs. Plus the machines are very durable, and they hold their value.”

— Mike Wilz, Director of Enterprise Excellence, Sur-Seal

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laminate, and hardwood flooring; as well as ceilings and cabinets. The iconic $2.8 billion U.S. company has been on a process-improvement frenzy since 2009.

“At Armstrong, we are seeing phenomenal results with relatively flat markets today, and that’s making us a better supplier by improving quality and delivery with a much lower cost,” said Don Maier, Senior Vice President of Global Operations and Supply Chain, in an interview for Managing Times magazine. “When the


Home renovations on the riseHVAC and lighting aren’t the only type of renovations that are increasing. According to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (www.jchs.harvard.edu), home-remodeling expenditures in the U.S. will rise at an inflation-adjusted annual average of between 3 per-cent and 5 percent between 2010 and 2011. The Center issued a report that predicts long-term recovery for the remodeling industry, which was hit with double-digit declines during the recession.

Homeowners will be replacing flooring, windows, doors, fixtures, driveways, etc. In fact, demand for win-dows and doors in the United States is forecast to rise 6.6 percent per year to $31.2 billion in 2014, accord-ing to Windows & Doors, a new study released by The Freedonia Group Inc. (www.freedoniagroup.com), a market research firm. This increase is a rebound from the 2004-2009 period, when demand fell 4.3 percent annually, reflecting the collapse of the housing market between 2007 and 2009.

Employees at Lancaster, Pa.-based Armstrong World Industries (www.armstrong.com) are ready to meet cus-tomer demand with a wide range of vinyl, linoleum,

“All of our projects help customers to grow because we provide application-oriented, customized solutions according to their needs.”

— Marco Manzini, President and CEO,

Siapi America Inc.


Sur-Seal Gaskets and Packing Inc. is investing in additional ATOM machines to meet growing demand for its products.

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market does pick back up, we are going to take full ad-vantage. I am a firm believer that lean is a growth en-abler if you truly focus on your customer.”

For Armstrong’s new and classic floor-cover-ing designs, all of the film that is used to create the tile design rolls off of a nine-station Cerutti S.p.A. (www.cerutti.it) film-printing machine at the Beech Creek, Pa., plant. Although the machine has been in use since 1985, it has kept up with technological ad-vances through upgrades. It can process up to 600 feet of film per minute if needed. Cerutti S.p.A. is head-quartered in Casale Monferrato, Italy.

Toasting the good timesConsumers are increasingly raising their glasses to cel-ebrate better times as well. According to the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS, www.discus.org), supplier volumes rose 2 percent to 190 million cases in 2010, and revenue grew 2.3 percent to $19.1 billion. In ad-dition to drinking more liquor, North Americans are drinking more wine and beer, as well as soft drinks.

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Homeowner improvement spending should grow strongly over the next five yearsCompound annual growth rate (Percent)

Note: Home improvement spending levels used to calculate the compound annual growth rate are in 2010 dollars.

Source: “A New Decade of Growth for Remodeling,” Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies

Blow Molding Helps to Fuel Recovery for Plastic, Rubber, and Mold Machinery

According to Assocomaplast (www.assocomaplast.org),

the Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and

Molds Manufacturers’ Association, more than 70 percent

of members responding to a December survey expect

FY2010 to bring in increased revenues with respect to the

previous year. Half expect an increase of at least 10 percent

in sales. With respect to October 2010, 40 percent of

companies recorded order increases in November. In light

of this generally brighter picture, Assocomaplast forecasts a

production increase of around 8 percent for 2010, about 3.5

billion euros in business.

This rebound will continue in 2011, according to a

December article published on Plasticsnews.com. “Machinery

executives reported strengthening capital spending on the

packaging side, PET blow molding machines, and extrusion

blow molding machines to make polyethylene packaging,” the

report said.

One of the trends driving this rebound is heightened

interest from food and beverage companies that are

increasingly interested in making their own blow-molded bottles

or partnering to make them in response to customer and

competitive pressures to use more sustainable packaging.

For example, in its 2009-2010 Sustainability Report

released in February of 2011, the Coca-Cola Co.

(www.thecoca-colacompany.com) notes that packaging is

responsible for 34 percent of its carbon footprint, just under

the No. 1 contributor at 36 percent, — retailer/vendor

refrigeration. In addition to investments in fuel cell and

refrigeration technology, Coca-Cola is funding bottle-to-bottle

recycling projects, and in conjunction with United Resource

Recovery Corp. recycled more than half a billion PET bottles in

the first year of the partnership.

Frank Varuzza, sales manager for North America of

Bologna, Italy-based Automa S.r.l. (www.automa.it), told

PlasticsNews.com at least three customers have projects

to replace some of their old machines to improve efficiency.

Automa makes one-step PET machines and extrusion blow

molders. Varuzza said U.S. blow molders are reporting

more than 80 percent factory utilization, with far fewer idle

machines than the last two or three years.



Siapi customers use innovative bottle shapes and sizes to attract customer attention and for safer and more cost-effective storage and transport of non-food liquids.

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Some of these beverages are in new categories, such as drinks that improve alertness or foster relax-ation. According to Zenith International Research (www.zenithinternational.com), the global market for these relatively new products is now $521 million.

For these beverages and other liquids, PET con-tainers increasingly are replacing other materials as a “greener” alternative. PET is lighter (reducing transpor-tation costs), safer, and can be recycled easily. Accord-ing to packaging industry association Pira International (www.pira-international.com), the global PET industry will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.5 per-cent through 2014.

To respond to this demand in North America, Siapi S.r.l (www.siapi.it) of San Vendemiano, Italy, began oper-ating Siapi America Inc. (www.siapiamerica.com) in Nor-cross, Ga., in 2010 as a fully owned subsidiary. The site serves as a sales center for North American customers and includes a fully equipped showroom with two plastic blow- molding machines, one for large capacity and one for wide-mouth containers.

According to Marco Manzini, President and CEO of Siapi America Inc., the subsidiary has 40 installations — which is less than one-tenth of the company’s global installations — but installations in North America are ex-pected to grow.

Manzini said customers are using Siapi machinery to make large-capacity bottles for water coolers, and wide-mouth containers for food and non-food products. Customers are both end-users and converters. They are turning to Siapi for partnership in adapting to a new type of packaging for a variety of reasons, such as to reduce packaging costs or attract more customer attention.

“All of our projects help customers to grow because we provide application-oriented, customized solutions according to their needs,” Manzini said. “We allow them to manufacture new shapes of containers with lighter weight and with more marketing appeal. And this allows the customers to enter new market sectors or attract new customers.”

Manzini said Siapi and Siapi America Inc. take a re-search-based approach to solving customer challenges so that each solution is unique.

“We are there from the beginning, defining and devel-oping the preform and the container design, identifying the right machine and fine-tuning the machine through extended prototyping to make the shape economically and industrially viable, and to come out in the end with a valuable, cost-based solution.”

Today, ServoPresse S.r.l. (www.servopresse.it),

based in Settimo Milanese, Italy, produces a complete

range of coil lines for use in all types of machine

tools, such as presses, shears, bending presses,

punching machines, profile-forming machines, etc. The

production range covers all dimensions of coils up to

a maximum capacity of 25 ton, thickness minimum/

maximum from 0.2 to 20 mm, and length minimum/

maximum from 200 to 2000mm. This is the direction

that ServoPresse S.r.l. is following in the search for

an even more competitive and exclusive market, not

aiming at quantity, but at quality of its lines.

Compact coil manufacturer ServoPresse S.r.l. helps clients maximize manufacturing space

Compact coil feeders use a common base for mounting the coil handler, straightener and feeder. Hoses and wires are channeled through the machines chassis to alleviate possible damage from outside sources. By just pushing a button, hydraulic systems allow these units to easily change feed-line height and open the straightening head for threading and cleaning. With hydraulic reel rotation and expansion, combined with the hold-down arms and two-axis peelers as standard, the coil can be threaded safely by the push of a button.

able Development Technology Canada (SDTC, www.sdtc.ca) to demonstrate TGI’s proprietary “Next Gen Energy Efficiency Breakthrough Technolo-gy” System for the Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) indus-try. TGI’s second SDTC supported project to develop leading edge clean technology will be completed in collaboration with Canada’s leading steel producer ArcelorMittal Dofasco (www.dofasco.ca).

“Supporting clean energy technology in Canada is an effective way to both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create high-quality jobs for Canadi-ans,” said David Sweet, Member of Parliament for Ancaster–Dundas–Flamborough–Westdale. “SDTC funding to Tenova Goodfellow’s Next Gen Electric Arc Furnace system is another example of how we are strengthening Canada’s position as a leader in clean energy technology.”

The Next Gen EAF project aims to demon-strate a comprehensive real-time monitoring and process control system where the electric furnace is controlled and operated according to the total

electrical and chemical energy input adjusted dynamically for energy losses. The objective is to use an array of advanced sensors and process models to manage the EAF mass and energy balance online with the primary goal being to make a step change of approximately 5 percent (36 kWh/ton of steel)

reduction in EAF energy use and related GHG emissions.

“SDTC and the Government of Canada have enabled TGI to remain a strong competitor world-wide in the global steelmaking industry. The Next Gen EAF project will continue to build on that suc-cess, enabling us to maintain our innovative edge within the EAF Steelmaking Industry,” states Mauro Bianchi Ferri, CEO of TGI.

The project will receive more than $1.5 million in funding over three years by SDTC. In addition to SDTC funding, this project is leveraged by a signifi-cant cash and in-kind investment from the consor-tium partners.

Italian packaging machinery supporting sector growth: The Director of the Latin America Office for the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Institute (PMMI, www.pmmi.org), Jose Martinez, reported in February that the packaging industry generated more than 66,000 jobs in Mexico in 2010 and is growing at 3.2 percent.

Mexico’s economy “remains strong, and the import of machinery is a good option for local companies,” Martinez said. "Mexico imports 62 percent of the ma-chinery used globally for producing package products," Martinez said, "with the main importers being Italy, Germany, and the United States. Mexico bought more than US$500 million in machinery and parts for pack-aging in 2010, and is among the top 10 of importers of machinery in the world."

“Forty-five percent of packaging machinery used in the country is destined for food; 25 percent for drinks; 12 percent for pharmaceuticals; and the remaining for other personal care products and other products,” Martinez concluded.

Fiat will produce Freemont in Mexico: Italian automaker Fiat (www.fiat.com) announced that the new Fiat Freemont, the first vehicle resulting from its partnership with U.S.-based Chrysler, will be produced in Mexico. The vehicle will be produced for export in the Toluca plant, which also manufactures Fiat 500 for the U.S. market and the Dodge Jour-ney. The SUV was developed by Fiat and Chrysler, respectively, and will be available in the second half of 2011.

TGI demonstrates next-generation EAF technol-ogy in Canada: Tenova Goodfellow Inc. (TGI), a unit of Milan, Italy’s Tenova S.p.A. (www.tenovagroup.com) has announced a contribution agreement with Sustain-

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automakers rebound

Back in The RaceAfter a devasting downturn that required government intervention to reverse, the North American auto industry is on course again, and Italian equipment and machinery manufacturers are along for the ride.

Prima Industrie S.p.A. recently upgraded its Rapido laser-cutting machine to make it faster and to offer a choice of two types of lasers.

A few years ago, Italian machinery company Prima Industrie S.p.A. (www.primaindustrie.com), headquartered in Col-legno, Italy, was selling between 20 and 25 3-D laser met-al-fabrication machines a year to the global auto market.

This year, it will deliver about 100. It’s a reflection of what’s happening in the North American auto sector — companies are coming back, and they are stronger than when they went down.

As producers along the auto supply chain increase production, they are taking advantage of new technologies and improved benefits of Italian-made industrial machinery and equipment. In turn, Italian ma-chinery and equipment makers are supporting the more steamlined and flexible operations that the industry has adopted.

For example, Prima recently completed redesign of its main prod-uct, Rapido, and rebranded it Rapido Evoluzione 2. According to Carl Bryant, who heads automotive sales for Prima North America Inc. (www.prima-na.com) the upgrade included lots of technical enhance-ments, the most significant being a choice of laser sources. In addition to Prima’s traditional CO2 laser, buyers have the option to purchase

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the machine with a fiber laser (2kW, 3kW or 4kW). Ad-ditionally, Prima increased linear speeds and accelera-tions to the point where machines now have a maximum tooltip velocity of 175 meters per minute.

“It’s very, very fast,” Bryant said. “The thing moves around incredibly fast. This required a new base, which was engineered with a granite casting, the largest syn-thetic granite casting produced in Europe and specially designed by us. It really allows us to push the envelope for speed and performance from a dynamics standpoint.”

Bryant said all of this has become necessary because of the growing popularity of hot-stamped steel compo-nents in the automotive field. To make a hot-stamped steel component, parts makers take a boron steel blank and form it in a die at an elevated temperature; and then it is controlled cooled so that the material comes out four times stronger.

“This helps the OEMs reduce weight and improve crash stability,” Bryant explained. “It is a process that began at Volvo about 12 years ago, but it's now become popular across all makes and models.”

Currently, all Prima’s 3-D laser machines are made at its Italian headquarters in Collegno just outside of Tu-rin, Italy. However, to better serve the expanding North American market, Prima will begin final assembly op-erations at a site in Minneapolis in the second quarter of 2011. The machine parts will still come from Italy, athough the company purchases its 3D lasers in the United States, including from a sister company, Conver-gent Lasers.

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Pirelli of Milan is one of many Italian equipment and machinery companies involved in the North American auto supply chain that is building new capacity to serve climbing auto sales. Here, at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, Pirelli shows off its Scorpion Zero tires on a Ford Edge Sport.

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New Equipment Makes Auto Companies More Competitive

North American auto industry leaders say the top three benefits of investing in new plant equipment are a higher quality product (26 percent); increased throughput (23 percent); and lower overall operating costs (20 percent). And of those companies that use Italian-made industrial machinery, most say the biggest benefit they derive from it is help in meeting strategic and operational goals.

These and other findings from the 2011 Auto Industry Awareness Study are available at www.industryweek.com/machinesitalia-research2011.

Why did you choose an Italian manufacturer to meet your company’s needs?

Contributes to meeting operational 28% metrics and strategic goals

Return on investment 21%

Desired machine available only 18% from Italian manufacturer

Customization opportunities 3%

Attractive financing 3%

Other 18%

No reply 9%

From your perspective, what is the biggest benefit from the purchase of new equipment?

Improved product quality 26%

Increased throughput 23%

Lower overall operating costs 20%

More flexible production planning 12%

Less machine downtime 10%

Other 4%

No reply 5%

What is your general perception of Italian suppliers of machinery and equipment? Percent indicating “yes” to each statement are presented.

Offer high quality equipment 24%

Utilize the latest in technology 23%

Reliable with minmal down-time 19% to production

Provide service and support 17%

Offer machinery/equipment that 17% grows or adapts to my company needs

Competitive pricing in relation to 15% other suppliers

Bryant said customers who prefer Prima machines want one of the two types of lasers it offers — which are easier to use and maintain than alternatives — and/or they want a machine with CNC capabilities because it reduces waste and inventory. Changeover from one part to another takes 15 minutes, and parts can be designed and adjusted with advanced software before production, instead of making interations in post-production.

“Our customers don’t like to bank up hundreds and hundreds of parts and just have them sitting around,” Bryant said. “They need to be dynamic in the way that they changeover. The flexibility to have a machine that will make a variety of parts quickly is significant.”

Another Italian manufacturer investing to serve growing North American auto sales is Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. of Milan, Italy (www.pirelli.com), which is building its first tire-production plant in Mexico. The new factory, to be located in the city of Silao, will pro-duce high-performance and ultra high-performance tires for cars and light trucks utilizing Pirelli’s state-of-the-art manufacturing technology.

The facility will be operational in 2012. Targeted daily production capacity is 10,500 tires, with an an-nual capacity of 3.5 million units in 2014, increasing to approximately 5 million units by 2015.

The new greenfield project responds to continued and growing demand from the NAFTA region and Latin America.

“We are very proud to become members of the Si-lao community, in Guanajuato,” said Guillermo Kelly, CEO of Pirelli Latin America. “This new facility is important because it complements our production in Latin America. The new factory location is also crucial as it will allow us to better serve both our Mexican customers and the NAFTA region. This is a significant investment for our customers as we will feature the latest technology developed by Pirelli to be able to supply the needs of the continually evolving market.”

Mauro Pessi, Chairman and CEO of Pirelli Tire North America: “We are a brand on the move, and this is the type of support we need to continue reaching our goals and adding to our impressive results and relationships.”

Another Italian auto equipment manufacturer, Magneti Marelli S.p.A. (www.magnetimarelli.com), headquartered in Corbetta, Italy, has announced it


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“Our customers don’t like to bank up hundreds and hundreds of parts and just have them sitting around. They need to be dynamic in the way that they changeover. The flexibility to have a machine that will make a variety of parts quickly is significant.”

— Carl Bryant, Sales Leader/Automotive,

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will invest $15 million in its Sanford, N.C., facility to improve production on both plastic and metal manu-facturing lines.

The money will cover three new production lines for all of its powertrain production systems, which in-clude die casting, machining and assembly in addition to plastic molding. Magneti Marelli also expects to add up to 65 jobs to its existing workforce of 290, according to a Jan. 4th news release from the Lee County Economic Development Corp. Magneti Marelli’s powertrain group makes a variety of engine performance parts, including air-intake manifolds, throttle bodies in both aluminum and plastic, and fuel rails.

One of the reasons Italian companies such as Magneti Marelli are expanding in the North American auto industry, according to Massimo Denipoti, president of the Detroit-based Italian-American Alliance for Business and Technology (www.iaabt.org), is Fiat’s (www.fiat.com) recent pur-chase of 25 percent of Chrysler.

“Most of our members have seen increased orders in the last few months mainly thanks to the recovering economy, help from local governments, and the involve-ment of Fiat with Chrysler. Some of them were already supplying to Fiat in Italy, and they found themselves in a good position to supply the American market.”

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Smart Technology Eases the Burden To assemble state-of-the-art products while using the most innovative methods is not an easy task. Manufacturers of all sizes must meet similar challenges.

Assembly efficiencies contribute to profits. Doing it the best way requires a knowledge of the marketplace, from assessing vendors to understanding up-to-the-minute tech-

nology. The preparation required in bringing in the right equipment to get the job done is critical.

Tackling heavy liftingCalvert, Ala., is the site of an enormous greenfield project instigated by ThyssenKrupp Steel USA LLC (TK), along with ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA (www.thyssenkruppnewusplant.com), a company with 200,000 employees worldwide and multiple interests across the globe.

Plans to employ 2,700 people in the new Alabama steel and stainless operations are underway. Presently

1,800 to 1,900 employees (from the regions of southern Mississippi, southern Alabama, and northwest Florida) are operating the 7 million square-foot facility, which had been under construction for three years, prior to opening in July 2010. When fully operational, the steelmaking and processing plant will have an estimated annual capacity of 4.3 million metric tons of end product (a metric ton equals 2,204.62 pounds). The amount of steel used in building the new plant would be enough to build 10 Eiffel Towers.

As one of the single largest U.S. construction projects during the last three years, TK’s highly advanced steel mill represents a $5 billion investment and combines the company’s 200 year-old history of steel and metallurgical experience with the most modern technology.

Bill Leonard, who heads TK’s Teams for Cranes, cautioned that both the technology and the undertaking are so new that there is minimal operational data at this point. However, he explains that TK chose the major manufacturer Tecnomagnete S.p.A. (through the North American agent Tecnomagnete Inc., www.tecnomagnete.com), whose tagline reads “Safety Through Power,” citing the Italian company’s impeccable history in the development of magnet technology in the European market. The magnet technology is used to move large loads of steel from place to place.

Tecnomagnete has developed permanent magnet systems activated by electric input and with intrinsic safety. Leonard explains that electromagnets in the U.S. often run on battery backup, AC or DC. Tecnomagnete’s permanent electro-magnets are safer because with standard electro-magnets, if power is lost, the load is lost. Since batteries are an extra burden to maintain, there is a cost savings involved.

“We move product from the River Terminal all the way out to the shipping area; our processes are engineered

ThyssenKrupp USA employs magnetic lifting equipment from Italy's Tecnomagnete at its new facility in Alabama.

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with optimal efficiency in mind,” Leonard said. “At the moment, our coils are primarily being shipped to service centers . . . [and] we needed raw materials here, and the State invested in Pinto Island, the Port Authority’s year-and-a-half-old steel-loading terminal, where slabs of steel weighing up to 36 metric tons are delivered and trans-loaded from large ships onto shallow draft river barges for transportation on the Tombigbee River to Calvert.”

A projected 3 million metric tons of slabs per year will be supplied to the American plant for the production of flat carbon steel.

“We use magnets in Pinto Island and our River Terminal, where slabs are offloaded onto trucks and moved to the furnace mill for sorting with technomagnets and then put in the hot strip mill to be rolled into coils,” Leonard said. “Sorting with these magnets is necessary because customers may need certain grades of steel, and operators in the slab yard may have to move slabs to get to the right ones. The crane goes over to the slabs, and the magnets are activated by pushbutton. An average slab weights from 20 to 30 metric tons, with a maximum weight of 36 metric tons. Tecnomagnete sells TK the magnetic systems and works with the crane suppliers to mount them into the cabs. The PLCs (programmable logic controllers) are very sophisticated,” he concluded.

Four sets of the BR360 magnet system (each has two magnets) were first purchased in 2008. Four were ordered for Pinto Island, three at the River Terminal, and six more at the slab yard. Additional sets for mobile applications will be ordered in the future. Four cranes operate at one time; operators are trained in Calvert by company teams.

Another reason that TK chose Tecnomagnete is that they were able to provide technical documentation to back up their products, according to Leonard. “We could understand it and we felt this type of product was the safest under adverse conditions. We operate 24/7 in all weather conditions, and safety is critical. You don’t want to drop a slab!”

Smaller projects require qualityA vital tool in manufacturing, the chuck is a clamp that holds an object with radial symmetry that is most often cylindrical. Busch Precision Inc. (www.buschprecision.com) of Milwaukee, Wis., has come to depend on quality chucks to produce its line of precision tooling, machinery rebuilding, and many contract manufacturing projects.

Founded in 1907, Busch’s 35 employees strive for excellence in all of the machining operations that are part of its ISO 9001:2008 certification requirements. Cold-operated components are an important component to realizing a high quality result in these business areas.

“We recently replaced the magnetic chucks and controllers on our long Danobat surface grinder,” said Bob Behnke, grinding department manager and a 21-year veteran at Busch. “Tecnomagnete was selected due to the 20 years of outstanding life we received on our previous two grinders. The service we received was very professional.

“The products are easy to use and don’t leave a lot of magnetic residue. Tecnomagnete fine-tuned the gauss levels, using both computer-created software programs and electronics in the units themselves. There are different levels of workholding, eight different power levels of gauss holding power. Among the products we manufacture are long precision straight edges, ground in a straight stage. It’s necessary to hold them in a light condition with very little magnetism — a delicate balance.”

Behnke explains that it is paramount to hold parts and to be able to use different gauss power levels. Since Busch Precision makes long, narrow components, the use of cold-operated chucks, which feature streamlined design and provide energy efficiency are the optimum solution.

According to Behnke, when the company is ready to upgrade, they will again select Tecnomagnete. “They always look to improve what they have through design changes. The diverse product selection is a real plus. The portable lifting device we purchased has worked extremely well. Their products are first rate.”

Built-in benefits include LED lights such as green lights to indicate ON FULL POWER and a flashing green light to indicate VARIABLE POWER. A white flashing light means that no power is on. A default light is red. The operator-friendly controllers are easy to read;

“We operate 24/7 in all weather conditions and safety is critical. You don’t want to drop a slab!”

— Bill Leonard, Crane Team, ThyssenKrupp Steel USA LLC



two pushbutton-type pads charge or de-charge the magnetic chucks.

Behnke adds that Tecnomagnete wants to custom-fit machines. “When you talk to their service department, they are quick to return calls.” If they need additional support, their company in France provides timely service, including sending a service technician. Price-wise and quality-wise, you couldn’t find a better value.

“We work with tight tolerances, plus or minus .0001 in size (parallel, square and straightness) and without these chucks, it would make for some long days! Fine-tuning is the key. Half the battle is in workholding. If you can’t hold the part with the correct gauss levels, it will be a struggle all the way through production. Busch won’t risk using another manufacturer.”

Robots replace unskilled workers, improve efficiencyManufacturers are investing in robotic technology to replace humans for many assembly jobs. Such an upgrade can improve efficiency and reduce costs in many ways: decreasing headcount, product damage, and employee injuries; while increasing velocity, efficiency, and quality.

For 35 years, Euroimpianti S.p.A. (www.skilledrobots.com), Vincenza, Italy, has been an industrial leader in the production of integrated end-of-line systems (palletizing, laser-guided vehicles, automatic truck loading). The company recently expanded its North American presence by acquiring C&D Robotics Inc. of Texas, and renaming the company C&D Skilled Robotics Inc. (www.cdtech.info).

In a recent installation at a Canadian packaged-foods producer, Euroimpianti systems eliminated the need for about 15 unskilled laborers who worked at the end-of-line, assembling pallets of boxed products for shipment.

“The benefits include improved efficiency, quality and reliability, as well as uptimes,” said Elio Pasqualini, Marketing and Image Manager at Euroimpianti. “Two to three highly skilled technicians workers per shift could run the entire operation. One or two people in the control room can manage and view the whole production system working in real time through a synoptic control panel/screen.”

The Euroimpianti installation includes six high-speed palletizing stations, where 70 to 80 different types of boxed frozen products from 12 different production/assembly lines arrive. The boxes are sorted and placed on different pallets/skids to be picked up by an (unmanned) laser-guided vehicle (LGV) and delivered to the automated wrapping station. After the skids have been wrapped, the LGV loader recoups the empty pallets and takes them to the storage section.

“Everything is automated and integrated,” Pasqualini said. “The various parts of the system communicate with each other and are able to identify the different products, sort them, trace the routes, and decide on the destinations. The system also communicates with the other machines in the upstream processes.”

“Everything is automated and integrated. The various parts of the system communicate with each other and are able to identify the different products, sort them, trace the routes, and decide on the destinations.”

— Elio Pasqualini, Marketing and Image Manager,

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Euroimpianti S.p.A. robotic machinery such as this laser- guided vehicle can reduce costs and improve efficiency in assembly.

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Bring It On!Have an operational challenge that you can’t meet on your own? Italian industrial equipment and machinery manufacturers are eager to help you find a solution.

Construction of two customized units took place over a 10-week period at Fassi’s plant in Albino, Italy.

Industrial companies face multiple operational challenges — inside the plant, out in the field, in negotiations with customers and suppliers, and elsewhere. Italian makers of industrial equip-

ment and machinery address these challenges for customers through customized adaptations, develop-ment of new technologies, expanding product lineups for new applications, and collaborative design and planning. Here are some of their stories as well as a roundup of new machinery designed in response to customer needs.

Earth-moving machinery: Fascan solution leads to successful projectFASCAN International (www.fascan.com), Fassi Cranes (www.fassigroup.com), and a team from Crane Specialists Inc. (www.cranespecialists.com) solved multiple major challenges for Granite Construction

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(www.graniteconstruction.com), which won a bid to repair several of the elevated subway stations in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Fascan is the distribution business of Fassi, and the two collaborate regularly on projects for North American customers, such as Granite.

This project’s daunting challenges included these factors:

Many stations hadn’t seen any meaningful repair since the era of Teddy Roosevelt.

There was little access to the work area except from the subway tracks themselves.

While some of the sites could be accessed at street crossings, it would mean employing multiple 300-ton cranes to lift the 24,000- pound sections of precast piers, causing considerable traffic headaches and neighborhood disruption.

What Granite Construction needed was a piece of heavy equipment that could travel on the rails, keep up


with the work on the stations as needed, and still be eas-ily transported to other locations. The solution: a custom-designed, remote-controlled heavy-duty crane with the ability to push, pull, lift, and haul — all within the limi-tations of an antiquated — yet operating — underground and elevated metropolitan rail system.

The project was no small task. This new piece of equipment needed to meet several unique requirements. Besides the basic ability to lift multi-ton loads, the fin-ished equipment needed to be:

Compact enough to travel on the rails through the tight 19th-century tunnels of the New York City subway;

Light enough to be lifted some 30 feet above the ground to sections of elevated rails;

Able to propel itself through the subway tunnels;Able to tow heavy loads from the front or the

rear; and,Transportable from one end of the city to the other.

And all of these things needed to be accomplished without impeding the existing flow of subway traffic. But if there was one thing the Fascan team was familiar with, it was using versatility to solve a challenge. The team took Granite Construction’s requirements and set to work creating exactly the kind of equipment that the company needed.

Fascan took one of its existing crane designs and be-gan to incorporate the adaptations that the equipment would need. Construction of two units took place over a 10-week period at Fassi’s plant in Albino, Italy.

Once completed, the cranes were shipped to Crane Specialists Inc. in Manheim, Pa., where they were each fitted to a truck chassis and enhanced with cus-tomized features.

The completed “transit cranes” exceeded expecta-tions. The cranes were radio remote-controlled. Pressure readings, operating temperatures, and safety mechanisms could be monitored via the screen of the radio remote. An operator could even perform equipment diagnostics on the crane remotely.

The crane was constructed with four remote-con-trolled stabilizers. But unlike many cranes, the stabilizers could be custom deployed to ensure strong support for the unit without impeding the continuous subway traffic. For example, if the crane were on the rails, the stabilizers on the right side could be extended out and down, and the stabilizers on the left side could be extended straight down. With this modification, work could continue while

subway trains passed. In addition, the crane “knew” ex-actly where it was working within the 360-degree arc and could prevent an operator from crossing over the perimeter where the stabilizers had not been extended.

“Just having the flexibility to work on, above, or along the rail system makes this equipment extremely valuable,” says Jeff Kline, vice president of Crane Spe-cialists. “Granite Construction found that they could do much more with this truck and crane unit than they imagined when they sat down to design it.”

This responsiveness extends to all of the markets that Fascan serves, including mining, energy, defense, heavy industrial, etc. Indeed demand in the energy/utility in-dustry prompted crane distributor DUECO Inc. (www.dueco.com) of Baltimore to join the Fascan dealer network to specifically serve that market.

“DUECO has been providing innovative, quality so-lutions for bucket trucks and digger derricks for over 55 years, and the addition of the Fassi articulated cranes will add a new dimension to our ability to support utility customers,” said Judie Taylor, President of DUECO Inc.

Textiles: Santoni technology enables new categories of apparelIn addition to operational challenges in the field, manu-facturing companies also face in-plant challenges such

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“Just having the flexibility to work on, above, or along the rail system makes this equipment extremely valuable,” says Jeff Kline, Vice President, Crane Specialists Inc.

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machines, which include the SWD 6/2J double-needle bar-warp knitting machine and the SM8-TR1 and SM6-RIB2 circular seamless knitting machines.

The company said garments on display derived from the SWD 6/2J provide support, compression, and greater comfort without seams; and it displayed seam-less garments with sleeves. Santoni described the SM8-TR1 garments as highly breathable with excellent mois-ture management.

“These features, combined with a high productivi-ty, provide unique performance benefits for all those who are interested in producing sportswear to meet the latest trends and demands,” said Patrick Silva, Santo-ni’s Marketing Manager.

Not only did seamless knitting machinery fill the pantyhose void and repurpose what could have been obsolete technology, it also opened new sales opportu-nities (both new products and incremental sales) for a mature industry with slim profit margins. This new al-ternative reduced production costs and created prod-ucts that could successfully demand a higher price. Producers say that consumers are willing to pay more for characteristics such as better fit, lighter and softer fabric, enhanced comfort, and engineered traits such as shaping and support.


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as how to use existing technology to supply new mar-kets. This was the case in the textile industry when it began manufacturing seamless garments. Italian com-pany Santoni stepped up to address this problem.

The Santoni S.p.A. (www.santoni.com) name is synonymous with seamless knitting, a technology that has spawned sportswear and active wear with charac-teristics previously unattainable, such as enhanced breathability, fit, and comfort. Some leading North American users of seamless technology include Play-tex, Nike, Levi Strauss, Jockey, and Victoria’s Secret.

Early seamless knitting technology came on the ap-parel scene in the 1980s in response to the industry’s desire to fill a void created by decreasing demand for pantyhose. The production processes and machinery used for hosiery provided the launching point for cre-ating seamless knitting in other apparel categories.

“The introduction of the seamless product has rev-olutionized the global production process,” according to Santoni. “This was really an innovative discovery that allowed companies to knit ready-made apparel, something fully different from what had been done up to that moment.”

Today, Santoni fulfills 97 percent of the global gar-ment industry’s seamless machinery demands.

At an industry trade show in Europe this February, Santoni displayed a wide range of sportswear and knit-wear garments made from its latest seamless knitting

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compression, fit, support, stimulation, and ventilation.

Source: The Hosiery Association’s Seamless Consortium Handbook

“Just having the flexibility to work on, above, or along the rail system makes this equipment extremely valuable. Granite Construction found that they could do much more with this truck and crane unit than they imagined when they sat down to design it.”

— Jeff Kline, Vice President, Crane Specialists Inc.

Industrial filtration: Cosema has a solution for every industryAnother internal operational challenge is customization. Although the basic science of many production process-

es is the same, requirements can vary greatly by industry, plant size, waste-reduction goals, and other factors.

For example, many industries require filtration to keep processes moving smoothly and costs in check. One of the most common needs is cleaning the coolant used to cool machined parts in metal-processing appli-cations such as grinding, polishing, honing, and boring. Other liquids requiring filtration include lubricants, fats and oils, water, etc. Usually, the purpose is to extend the life of the liquid and maintain its quality.

Lomanga, Italy-based Cosema S.r.l. (www.cosema.net), a leading provider of filtration systems in the United States and Europe, meets customer demand by offering a wide range of options. They are designed to operate differently based on the size and type of the particles being filtered, customer preference of filter type, size of operation, and available space.

“Cosema has a whole family of filtration machines, so they can install a single machine for one manufac-turer, or install 10 machines for another manufacturer and call it a system,” said Leonard Ardizzone, an engi-neer at EnPro Group (www.enprodiv.com), Cincinnati, a subsidiary of Hydrotech Inc. (www.hydrotech.com) and Cosema’s U.S. distributor and partner. Ardizzone said his company actually finishes and assembles many of the gravity bed filters (FB/AM) to meet cus-tomer requirements.

Cosema’s wide variety of designs include:Gravity filters fb/fbl

The gravity filters use non-woven fabrics as filtering media, suited for cleaning coolant used for machining when a high de-gree of filtration is required.

Combined gravity filters am/amlSuited for the treatment of

coolant with a heavy concen-tration of ferrous particles; comprised one magnetic sepa-rator installed on gravity filter.

Hydrostatic filters fspThe hydrostatic filters use

non-woven fabrics as filtering me-dia and are also installed on cen-tralized filtering systems.


Self-cleaning drum filters ftr/mtrThis range includes drum filters

with single and also multiple drums, designed to allow an ample flow of cool-ant. The FTRs can be used in most of the applications of the machining and industrial washing machine processes.

De-oiling skimmersDesigned to separate water-based

cutting fluid from the tramp oil and grease floating on the surface of clean coolant tanks.

More problem-solving machineryOperational challenges come in many other areas. One is “housekeeping,” also known as 5S, which requires — among other things — appropriate storage of materials and components to reduce scrap (damaged goods) and time wasted looking for missing items.

For storage of metal bars and other equipment, Costruzioni Meccaniche Scortegagna S.r.l. (www.rusch.eu), Cogollo del Cengio, Italy, introduces its new automatic bar-storage systems: RÜSCH MAG-B are shelf units struc-tured in towers. Each tower is made of shelves in which there are drawers where the goods can be stored. Inside the tower is placed a lift with retractile forks, that accord-ing to the commands from the CNC control unit, auto-matically takes the selected drawer and moves it to the ground, where an ejection system (shuttle or motorized slide) lets the drawer out, so that the operator can load or unload the goods.

Modularity is a point of strength for RÜSCH MAG-B. In fact, according to the company, you can join more tow-ers together to create a large-dimensions loading system. The modular structure permits extension of your investment, for instance, buying a single tower and then in the follow-ing years adding more towers. Furthermore, by bringing together more towers and some sawing machines, it is

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possible to create a complete automatic cutting centre.Another challenge is increasing throughput (veloci-

ty), while keeping costs in check. An increasingly com-mon practice for manufacturers is to reduce lot sizes and increase delivery frequency. One Italian company providing innovative machinery to support this practice is BIZZOZERO MICA S.r.l. (www.bizzozeromica.it) Usmate-Velate, Italy. The Clever Boxmaster 2750 from BIZZOZERO is a transversal printer slotter to work and print corrugated carton sheets of any size and of any thickness or weight in order to make small or big boxes of any shape. The short set-up time supports the pro-duction of small lots of boxes, and users can make one big box in less than four seconds. The machine can produce more than 100 types of boxes. The machine can be completed in line by the automatic feeder and the Repeatable Flexo Jumbo Print 2500X2500 mm.

Manufacturers also achieve increased throughput with the same or fewer assets by reducing downtime. Many Italian machinery and equipment manufacturers are addressing this by building machinery with attri-butes specifically designed to reduce downtime. For example, Boston-based Risco USA Corporation (www.riscousa.com), the North American unit of Risco S.p.A. (www.risco.it), Vincenza, Italy, has introduced an advanced vacuum-filler series. All Risco vacuum fillers are equipped with the superior Risco Long Life vane product pump that brings together stainless steel components with exclusive plastic resin parts. The Risco Long Life vane product pump provides portion accuracy and performance in the production of every type of meat product, whether coarse, ground, or emul-sion. The patented Risco Long Life rotary vane product pump grants no metal-to-metal contact, thus reducing drastically the wear on the meat pump components, downtime, and overall cost of ownership.

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The new generation Risco vacuum fillers are equipped with a central computer to monitor all major parts subject to wear and tear. This determines, during maintenance operations, which parts need to be re-placed on the basis of their use. The Risco Monitoring Service (RMS) allows the user to always have at dis-posal all asset-management data.

Finally, automation often is the answer to acceler-ating production. For this, Italian machinery and equipment manufacturers are adding CNC capabilities to a variety of models. For example, the latest inven-tion from S.I.M.A.S.V. S.r.l. (www.simasv.it), located in the province of Vicenza, Italy, is the 30°>140° vari-able-angle hydraulic notching machine AV226/PA-CNC. It has been designed with system-regulating blades by means of an electronic control integrated to the machine; this notcher was in fact born to meet the strict accuracy require-ment of the customer European Space Research & Technology Centre - ESTEC (www.esa.int).

The AV226/PA-CNC model distinguishes itself from the other notchers in the market because its blades are moved singular-ly and controlled by an electronic NC; thanks to this system, the machine achieves an extraordinary cutting precision equal to 0.1°. A wide range of option-al and customised equipment completes the extended standard outfit of the machine.

The official importer of S.I.M.A.S.V. notching machines for the U.S. market is Carell Corp. (www.carellcorp.com).

Another example is Thomas S.p.A. (www.thomas.it), Vin-cenza, Italy which over the years has evolved its designs for increased efficiency to re-spond to customer need for au-tomation, increased quality control, and connectability among machines.

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Risco designs its meat-processing machines with exclusive plastic resin components that extend the life of the machine and reduce downtime.

“. . . the addition of the Fassi articulated cranes will add a new dimension to our ability to support utility customers.”

— Judie Taylor, President, DUECO Inc.

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S.I.M.A.S.V. created this machine to meet the requirements of its customer, the European Space Research & Technology Centre.


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increased need for precision in major sectors (aerospace, medical/science, energy, automotive). Optional equip-ment can extend the capabilities of Thomas machinery.

Italian food-machinery manufacturer Pavan Group (www.pavan.com), located in Galliera Veneta, Italy, has extended automation capabilities to multiple pasta lines with its latest invention. Pavan has introduced a new concept line in the United States that stands out for its versatility and range of products that can be manufac-tured. The line is fully automated and covers all stages from the handling of raw materials to the cooking of fresh pasta with a capacity of 2.200 kg/hr. The following types of pre-cooked products, made of both traditional flours and rice flours, can be obtained: filled pasta (as tortellini, cappelletti and ravioli), flat pasta (as tradition-al lasagna and rippled edge lasagna), oriental noodles, extruded fresh long-cut and short-cut pasta.

Semolina, flour and rice flour stored in big bags are sent to different dosing devices, which feed two mixing tanks providing the required flexibility to manufacture both extruded and laminated product, either with tradi-tional raw materials or with gluten-free raw materials. The different mixtures of raw materials can be obtained automatically by simply loading the desired recipe from the PLC unit. The line for gluten-free products is obvi-ously equipped with a dedicated flour and feeding sys-tem. When manufacturing products based on rice flour, a special steaming stage is provided within the mixer.

After the dough-forming stage, the line splits to manu-facture two kinds of products simultaneously: extruded

pasta and sheeted pasta. (The process also includes a dough-resting system in the forming area as this is a specific re-quirement in Asian noodles production.)

The extruded or sheeted pasta products are uniform-ly cooked in a multi-tier cooker. The cooker is also equipped with a rinsing system to wash away starch from

the pasta. The product is then cooled with a special sys-tem having a low-water consumption, which reduces en-ergy consumption and wastewater.

The space-saving configuration of the line makes it suitable for small production rooms. The control system features a PLC that manages the process parameters and allows for an automatic start-up on production change-over. To complete the forming and cooking line, Pavan also includes an integrated system for packaging, post-packaging pasteurisation and sterilization in accordance with the target shelf life of the final product.

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Pavan’s new pasta-making system can manufacture products made of both traditional flours and rice flours and formed as: filled pasta (tortellini, cappelletti, ravioli), flat pasta (traditional lasagna and rippled edge lasagna), oriental noodles, and extruded fresh long-cut and short-cut pasta.

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Pavan’s system enables complete production of pasta products.

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Asset management is a phrase that has come to mean a number of things. Some-times it means a formal and

comprehensive software solution, but it can also refer to preventive maintenance of expensive equipment, efforts to save energy, and use of high-tech instrumen-tation to guide machine performance.


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Colgar equipment streamlines production at LeTourneau.

MaximizingMachine Performance Whether gaining insight into machine conditions or precisely controlling processes, advanced sensors and other electronics provide crucial information to operators.

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Big equipment equals big challengesSmart management of industrial machinery is essential to LeTourneau (formerly LeTourneau Technologies, www.letourneau-inc.com), a Longview, Texas-based manufacturer of machines and fabricated components for large rubber-tired loaders used worldwide by the mining industry, as well as jackup rigs that drill for oil and gas offshore in places such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Persian Gulf, and the North Sea. The company also makes drilling equipment used on offshore and land-drilling rigs.

“Our major structure that we machine is a gear box for the jackup rig,” LeTourneau machine shop manager James Floyd said. There are 12 such gear boxes required per rig. There are four different mod-els, ranging in size from up to 12 feet high to 20 feet; these weigh up to 100,000 pounds.

“Once machined, we assemble all the subcompo-nents and ship the assembly to various shipyards such as Vicksburg, Miss., and Brownsville, Texas, where they are installed onto the jackup rig. Once a jackup rig is constructed and moved on location, these gear boxes push the legs down to the ocean floor and ultimately, once settled in on the bottom, raise the drilling platform to a working height of ap-proximately 50 feet above the water.”

LeTourneau has five rig models designed to oper-ate in harsh offshore environments, drilling in depths that range from 300 feet to 550 feet of water.

Italian expertise plays into this challenging pro-duction process: Colgar S.p.A. (www.colgar.it ) based in San Pietro all'Olmo, Italy, is a 66-year old company that, since 1970, has become a leader in the manufac-ture of a variety of high-quality machinery, including boring machines. In 1999, Colgar became ISO 9001 certified. In use at the LeTourneau facility are two Colgar FRAL 400 Floor Type Horizontal Boring Mills. They are equipped with 107 HP (80 kW) spindle mo-tors and have 196-inch (5m) of Y axis travel.

“When researching machine tool manufacturers for a machine that could machine a gear box of this size in one setup, we found very few OEM provid-ers,” Floyd said. “There were none in North America. The Colgar FRAL 400 model seemed to fit our need, and their delivery was within our expectations.”

LeTourneau purchased the first one, a 4.5 meter-by-10 meter in 2005, and another, 5-meter-by-10 me-ter, in 2007.

Exceptional reduction in process timeA stunning benefit that the company realized was drasti-cally decreased machining process time for the gear boxes on the Colgars. Compared with the older, smaller ma-chines that the company had used, time was reduced from 200 hours to 120 hours on the largest gear box and from 60 hours to 32 hours on the smallest.

“We had expected to reduce process time,” Floyd said, “but certainly not by this amount.”

Computer numerically controlled (CNC) software pro-grams track production stats, timelines, tool life monitor-ing, and maintenance reminders (e.g., 1,000 hour hydrau-lic filter service needed), along with fault history.

The company’s equipment has been at work for about 100 hours per week since installation. In order to manage their assets and maintain that kind of production level, LeTourneau employs a preventive maintenance (PM) sys-tem for weekly and monthly checks on the Colgar ma-chines. Additionally, factory representatives come in an-nually to perform a more thorough check-up.

“Our shop, being 60-plus years old, is not a controlled environment, so all our machine tools must operate in a rugged environment,” Floyd said. “Both Colgars perform well and have met our expectations to date. When consid-ering future capital needs, additional Colgars are certainly on the list.”

Maximizing production timeSaving manpower is a significant way to cut costs, and Graham Architectural Products (www.grahamwindows.com), in York, Pa., has bought three pieces of Italian-made equipment over the last three years that have accom-plished that goal. The largest is a piece of CNC machinery from FOM USA (www.fomgroupusa.com), the North American agent of FOM Industries S.r.l. (www.fomindustrie.com).

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"We had expected to reduce process time, but certainly not by this amount.”

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Graham manufacturing engineer Jeff Boyd, who has worked there for four-and-a-half years, called it a CNC multifab — the Linea LT. The machine took the place of eight people by performing eight operations, or more, over what used to be done independently. Such streamlined production has freed up the former workers for reassignment to pursue other manufactur-ing tasks.

FOM Industrie heads the FOM GROUP (www.fom-group.com/home), a group of 16 companies that come together to meet customer requirements, and which has been known for more than 30 years for manu-facturing quality systems for cutting and machining alu-minum. FOM offers an extensive range of machine tools for cutting and machining aluminum, light alloy, and PVC profiles, frame construction and assembly machine tools, software and services.

Graham, a commercial and institutional window manufacturer, with subsidiaries in Merrill, Wis., and New Castle, Pa., produces aluminum window systems. The subsidiaries produce curtain wall and storefront systems at the FM Division and thermal systems at the GThurm Division, respectively.

The company was begun in the 1960s and formal-ly incorporated in 1976. About 150 of its 320 employ-ees work in the manufacturing area. Boyd, who lik-ened Graham to a large custom job shop, said its customers include universities, hospitals, govern-ment buildings and special projects such as a pass-over between buildings.

“We had a CNC machining center called a CO-MALL, another division of FOM,” Boyd said. “We worked with FOM to rebuild it, and I give them a lot of credit. Early on, they sent technicians over from Italy. Now they have people who were trained in Italy that work at their Ohio facility. There is a direct modem

contact into the machine from both Ohio and Italy.“FOM is amazing. Our quality manager and I went

over there. They have a beautiful facility in Italy. It’s a very vertically integrated company, making everything right there.”

The size of the Linea LT machine is around 60 feet long. A dozen 20-foot-long pieces of aluminum are in-dexed side-by-side into the machine, which grabs the end of the bars, taking them into the center chamber. There, multiple spindles use tools that have been pro-grammed to make holes or slots. When the machining is complete, parts move ahead to an online saw that can perform angled or straight cuts. The material is then fed past the saw onto rollers to a conveyor.

Machined parts are assembled into windows and shipped out in tractor-trailer loads. Contractors pro-vide installation.

Graham’s asset-management program depreciates all assets over five to 10 years. “To me,” said Boyd, “I look at it as a combination of things. Accounting looks at how long and how much depreciation there is; for example, if you have something for 20 years and can only depreciate it for 10. What we need to do is main-tain it and care for it. We have been ordering new equip-ment as our older equipment reaches its lifespan.”

A second piece of FOM equipment, the Keope The-ta, replaces a large saw, 50 feet long, with two heads; one is fixed and one is moveable. Blades pivot at 20 degrees right and left. A third is the Moxie M, a two-head compound miter saw. The company has ordered one now and will probably order two more later.

The machines include sensors to indicate tool wear, based on loading. Boyd notes that aluminum is not as hard as steel on a machine tool. A spike in power loads on the spindles can be indicated and tools can be changed depending on the job requirements. He says

The Keope Theta machine features blades that pivot 20 degrees, right and left.

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that his workers understand saw blades based on their experience and that FOM “tells us what to expect in hours or weeks or piece cuts. We go to 80 percent of that and re-sharpen the blades. Any accidents and we go in and make changes, but we’ve had almost none of that.”

Graham personnel include electro-mechanics that troubleshoot both electrical and mechanical issues. When new machines start up, employees are sent for a couple of days of training at a FOM facility.

These valuable equipment assets feature better preci-sion (plus/minus 0.006 inches of tolerance) than any made in America or elsewhere in Europe, according to Boyd. While Moxie is an entry-level machine, Boyd says that pre-cision is even built into that.

“I’ve seen a lot in 30 years of engineering. FOM can be very proud of their products. The company has made good inroads here in the states. People come to see our equipment in operation.”

ment works during production. For example, Massa’s products often are used for filling, packaging, liquid- and bulk-levelling, Web loop monitoring, and high-speed counting.

Most of Massa’s products are custom-designed and require specific high-quality parts. In 2004, the com-pany began working with Meccanotecnica Riesi (MR)(www.meccanotecnicariesi.com), an original equipment manufacturer for research institutes and manufacturing companies. Located in the industrial center of Sicily, Mec-canotecnica specializes in producing high-precision me-chanical parts based on client needs. Although a small company, it has a global presence, with close to 90 per-cent of business from international clients. Founded on the principles of innovation, value and quality, Meccano-tecnica Riesi has become very competitive in the fields of aeronautics, aerospace, and maritime production.

The components Meccanotecnica Riesi makes for the transducers at Massa require the use of certain ma-terials that are difficult to machine. The quality of the machinery to make such delicate parts is essential.

“When we find that we have requirements for intri-cate machining, particularly in volume, they can do a good job for us,” said Don Massa, the president of Mas-sa Products. “I was impressed with the quality of what they do.”

Meccanotecnica Riesi uses precision manufacturing techniques to maximize design possibilities. The work-shop is equipped with machines such as, the Milling and Boring Universal Machine DMU 125P, Workcentre DMU 50 EVO LINEAR, Workcentre DMC 63V and ANAYAK 2200. Engineers use the latest computer-aided design (CAD) tools available, and conceptualize and draft designs with the tool “VISI” from Vero, creating detailed 2-D and 3-D sketches.

To feed its on-going R&D pipeline, Meccanotecnica Riesi has built relationships with various North Amer-ican universities, including the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Wayne State’s engineering di-visions on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project. Meccanotecnica’s machining skills proved useful in making precision plates for the accelerator. Meccano-tecnica Riesi has also begun internship programs with Embry-Riddle University and Northeastern University. Working on a personal level with North American stu-dents has been a valuable experience and we will con-tinue to collaborate with these universities and hope-fully more in the future.

“What we need to do is maintain it and care for it. We have been ordering new equipment as our older equipment reaches its lifespan.”

— Jeff Boyd, Graham Architectural Products

Process controlMassa Products Corp. (www.massa.com), Hingham, Mass., is a user of Italian machinery that is also a provider of asset-management systems. Massa is a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of electroacoustic prod-ucts, transducers, and systems for both air ultrasonic ap-plications and underwater sonar systems. Many of Mas-sa’s products are used for non-contact precision measurement for factory automation or industrial pro-cess control. Machine operators use Massa’s products not only to monitor how machinery and equipment is working, but also to dictate how machinery and equip-

Bravo North America, a unit of Montecchio Maggiore, Italy-based, Bravo S.p.A. (www.bravo.it) has located within the offices of Equip-ment & Concepts Inc. in San Clemente, Calif., between Los Angeles and San Diego. Equipment & Concepts (www.equipmentandconcepts.com) is the U.S. distributor of Bravo Trittico machines and special-izes in consultation and equipment for the frozen-dessert industry. Sales, technical issues, and all that relates to Bra-vo are managed through the Bravo North America office. Regularly sched-uled demonstrations of the Bravo machines are held here and geared to-ward potential customers, chefs, and those interested in learning more about Bravo. Existing customers also have a place to gather as the Bravo North America office houses the Bravo Trittico Club (www.tritticoclub.com). The Club offers existing Bravo customers a chance to network and share ideas, recipes, and all that pertains to Bravo ownership.


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Bravo Users Can See Demonstrations at N. American Office

IMA Acquisitions Expand Markets For Packaging EquipmentTo further expand its niche-food packaging machinery lines, IMA S.p.A. of Bologna, Italy (www.ima.it), completed its pur-chase of dairy and convenience food sector of Sympak Cora-zza Group. Additionally, a chocolate and confectionary unit was purchased from the Sympak group of companies.

“After the last few months of interim management to-gether with the Sympak Corazza Group, we are very pleased to see how vivacious this sector is,” commented Alberto Vac-chi, chairman and managing director of IMA. “We are look-ing into the possibility of important industrial alliances in the packaging sector for the chocolate industry, which could be extended to other sectors bordering on the ones in which we currently operate.”

Losma Serving N. America with Qualified ServiceLosma S.p.A (www.losma.com), Curno, Italy, is a manufacturer of oil mist and coolant filters. Its North American branch was founded almost 20 years ago and its strength lies in its ability to combine its talented and growing workforce with the full-featured product line up. The Pompton Plains, N.J., customer service reps have a unique capacity to anticipate customers’ needs while offering state-of-the-art air and coolant filtration solutions, according to the company. “You must always have qualified and knowledgeable local staff in order to grow in any market,” states founder and CEO Giancarlo Losma.

The knowledgeable and experienced internal technical staff takes care of any application engineering questions so that each cus-tomer receives a solution to his filtration issues. Particular care is given to the quality control and to the verification of prod-ucts compliance with CE norms and ISO directives.

MT 900 ID is the new CN Universal Grinding Machine by Morara of Bologna, Italy (www.morara.it), for internal and face grinding. MT 900 ID is a compact machine, featuring manually swiveling fixed work-head unit with spindle on high-precision ball bearings, and cross carriage (X- and Z- axes) with turret driven by “torque” motor (B- axis). The machine has been de-signed to satisfy the need of grinding large parts, such as railway gears, naval gears, hubs, and supports. It allows multiple grinding tasks in one single clamping, with the pos-sibility to mount up to four wheel spindles. Featuring the new CNC Siemens 840D, designed to guarantee the highest energy saving, the machine is capable to receive parts mounted on chuck, with swinging diameter up to 900 mm and maximum length 500 mm, with maximum grinding length of 200 mm.

Morara’s New Grinding Machines Saves N. American Companies Energy

Aquafil Expands N. American OperationsItalian nylon resin and fiber maker Aquafil S.p.A. of Arco, Italy (www.aquafil.com) is expanding operations of its U.S. unit, Aquafil USA Inc. (www.aquafilusa.com). The company is adding compounding capacity at its fiber plant in Carters-ville, Ga., and soon will have compounds based on prime and recycled nylon 6 and 6/6 available to North American customers, according to Aquafil USA business director Jeff Johnson. These compounds are used in automotive, electri-cal/electronics, and appliances.


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New Water-Cooled Chiller Line from Frigel For Multiple N. American Industries

Italian Bioplastics Company Invests in Connecticut

Frigel North America, Ltd. in East Dundee, Illinois, a unit of Florence-based Frigel Firenze S.p.A. (www.frigel.com), an-nounced a new line of self-contained, water-cooled chillers, Microgel RCP. The 12 new models are single-zone units that are ideal for the demanding needs of PET, closure molds, multi-cavity molding, high-speed medical, blow molding, and many other applications that need re-frigerated high pressure/flow coolant. Turbulent flow and low temperature rise across process heat exchangers, molds, etc., are the hallmark of these new products.

Available in sizes ranging from 9.2 to 126.7 tons, Microgel RCPs are equipped with shell-and-tube con-densers to function with a Frigel Ecodry closed-loop clean water cooling system or a conven-tional evaporative cooling tower system (with or without heat exchanger), making them an option for nearly any facility.

Novara, Italy-based, bioplastics manufacturer Novamont S.p.A. (www.novamont.com) has created a North Ameri-can unit, Danbury, Conn.-based Novamont North Ameri-ca Inc. The unit will market Novamont’s Mater-Bi-brand compostable and biodegradable bioplastics.

In January Novamont announced that it plans to make “significant investments” in North America, eventually building an integrated system of agriculture, industry and environment, including a bioplastics refinery.

“The North American composting market has grown significantly in the past decade, and is now ready to make a big step forward due to higher environmental sensitivity and increased attention on the economics of waste diver-sion,” said Tony Gioffre, president of Novamont North America, in a news release.

Novamont S.p.A. has 200 employees and reported 2010 annual sales of $115 million. The company said its current annual production capacity is about 176 million pounds.

Proflex is the new line of Cassine, Italy-based, Tacchella Macchine’s (www.tacchella.it) CNC external and internal grinding machines that is based on flexible production. Proflex is a true grinding center that can be customized on the basis of specific production needs and grinding applications. At the heart of Proflex’s flexibility is its range of wheel-head configurations, which makes it possible to use, in differ-ent combinations, multiple tools either conventional or CBN, with diameters from 400 mm to 760 mm de-pending on the adopt-ed grinding technolo-gy. The available range of center heights goes from 180 to 350 mm, with grinding lengths from 400 to 1600 mm. Proflex can be easily customized for any grinding application, by means of an extensive range of modern, ultra-customized accessories and optional equipment.

Tacchella Grinding Center Supports Flexible Production in N. America

Bausano Responds to N. American Market Needs With New ModelsRivarolo Canavese, Italy, extruder manufacturer Bausano & Figli S.p.A. (www.bausano.it) is releasing three new models this year with many upgrades, including improved user interfaces. The company said these changes are in response to customer needs.

The new models are: the MD72/36, the MD75/30 and the MD130/30.

The company said the new models provide:More production/hour with the same use of power. This comes from

the need to control variable costs (energy, raw materials, or labor.)Better processing of raw materials.Friendlier, more ergonomic use. Machines must “dialog” with the

operator, providing as much information as possible in an easy and ergonomic way in order to obtain a good standard production.

All the information is shown on a 12-inch color touchscreen, where all data are available and programmable. This allows recording of all opera-tional data.

OMLAT S.p.A (www.omlat.com), located south of Turin, Italy, is targeting the aero-space industry with its high-tech electrospindles, which combine high precision, speed, power, and torque for machining special materials and alloys. One of the innovations the company has added to its equipment is a quite reliable system that

enables a very fast tools changing without jeopardizing safe-ty. Such operation can be delivered in solutions: micro

switches, adjusted outside the electro spindle, grant-ing a fast regulation and/or replacement; or by analogi-cal sensor with a tension or current outlet, which can be adjusted directly from the machine NC.

OMLAT Machines Available for N. American Aerospace Sector, Others

Meccanotecnica Riesi S.r.l. (www.meccanotecnicariesi.com), Riesi, Italy, is sup-plying precision components to a research project focused on improving the ability of robots to move over deformable terrain, such as found on Mars. Meccanotec-nica Riesi specializes in producing high-precision mechanical parts based on client needs. For this project, which focuses on the science of terramechanics, research-ers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Washington University of St. Louis, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab are being utilized. Findings will benefit any company or organization using small, robot-powered vehicles on untested terrain.


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Precision Parts From Italy Help U.S. Robot Researchers

Seda Locates First North American Plant in WisconsinArzano (Naples), Italy-based, Seda Internation-al Packaging Group S.p.A. (www.finseda.com) has selected Racine County, Wis., for its first North American manufacturing plant. The Ital-ian company will create 189 jobs and receive $5.7 million in state assistance. Milan, Italy-based Seda produces packaging for ice cream, beverages, and fast food containers.

"Seda makes great packaging products used worldwide, and we are very happy to open our first North American manufacturing facility in Wisconsin," said Gianfranco D'Amato, manag-ing director of Seda. "Wisconsin's well-trained work force and Governor Doyle's personal pitch to our company are among the major reasons we are locating our manufacturing operations in Wisconsin, and we look forward to a long and successful relationship with the state."

Sitma U.S.A., a unit of Italy’s Sitma Machinery S.p.A. (www.sitma.it), has been partnering with direct-mail companies, including St. Cloud, Minn.-based, Nahan Printing (www.nahan.com), to integrate labor-intensive off-line processes into a single in-line automatic inserting process. The Sitma SM-15-based inserters match a personalized document with a unique card, attaching it to the document via an integrated hot-melt applicator and pick and place feeder. Subsequent feeders (Sit-ma offers multiple styles) add selectively fed address-specific or generic inserts as required. This system uses one camera to identify Zip-code breaks — easing the downstream sorting process — and another to provide 100 percent mail verifica-tion. Unreadable data codes are automatically rejected. This data-collection system is networked across all of the inserting lines, providing real time production man-agement data and generation of a "verified" mailed list.

Sitma Partners With Minnesota Mailer on Innovation

MACC Offering a Variety of Bandsaw Machines in N. AmericaMACC Costruzioni Meccaniche S.p.A. (www.macc.it), Schio, Italy, has been manufacturing bandsawing machines and cutting off machines for metal and alumini-um for 35 years.

According to the company: “Our ma-chines' range includes small manual saws as well as au-tomatic ones, and all of them have Quality certification to assure the high performance standards.

“MACC has about 50 employees, produces about 6,000 machines per year and supplies big distributors in many countries.

"Our company offers experience, know how, quality certification and reliable dealers who have been working with us through decades.”

Millutensil Offering Blue Lines and Green Lines to N. American Manufacturers

Since 1955, Millutensil S.r.l. (www.millutensil.com) has been providing die and mold spotting presses and equipment for presses and conveyor systems to custom-ers all over the world. Milan, Italy-based, Millutensil S.r.l. is able to offer whole lines for sheet metal working (Green line), along with its original Blue line products for highly precise machin-ery designed to make the adjusting, checking, and repairing of complex molds and die-splitters easier.

“The die-splitter is an innovative, versatile and efficient solution, in line with the increasing automation of the manufacturing processes and with the higher safety standards,” according to a company statement.

Millutensil S.r.l. offers an after-sales guarantee of efficiency and quality.

Europrogetti designs, manufactures and sells machines for box factories, for the automatic production of most types of rigid set-up boxes covered with paper (luxury packaging for gift boxes, cosmetics and perfume boxes, wine and spirits boxes, biscuits and cakes boxes, shirts and shoes boxes, binders slipcases, CDs, DVDs and books slipcases).

Europrogetti S.r.l. Group (www.epsrl.it), Sinalunga, Italy-based, has revolutionized the rigid set-up box industry. At present its range of products include:

Line type EP240, fully automatic with a patented quad stayer machine that produces slipcases with a maximum height of 24 centime-ters, with paper and cardboard blanks die-cut into cross, "T" or "double T" shaped, box set-up with or without stay tape or with the use of hot-melt glue, boxes with special geometric shapes.

Line type EP175, in the market since January 2010 not only has higher performance than the previous version EP170 but also allows the use of two new patented systems: the "anti bubbles" system serves to eliminate air bubbles that are formed on the bottom of the boxes during the covering step and also when using particularly difficult papers while sequential inside turn-in system with-out counter-mold allows the creation of very deep turns-in inside the box.

Line type EP150, dedicated mainly to the production of small boxes for perfume and jewelry.


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Europrogetti Presents InnovativeBox-Making Machines to N. America

Tube Tech Offering Laser- Cutting Machinery

Tube Tech Machinery S.r.l. of Cazzago S.M., Italy (www.tubetechmachinery.com) is offering a wide range of laser-cutting machines for tubes and sheet metal, in-cluding the following models: FL 250/300; FL 600; TS 4.20; TL 3.12; and FL 400. The company's success has been attested to its expansion into international mar-kets where it has many leading customers in the iron metallurgical field such as DANIELI, SIEMES-VAI, TECHINT, and TENARIS.

S.I.C.M.A.T. S.p.A.Provides UCLA Students An Early Chance to “Get Down To Business” S.I.C.M.A.T. S.p.A. (www.sicmat.com), a Pianezza, Italy-based maker of machine tools for the auto industry, participated in the UCLA Anderson School of Manage-ment’s GAP program in 2010 and as a result received multiple ideas to improve business operations.

“We’re really stimulated from this opportunity,” said Ettore P. Miletto, CEO of S.I.C.M.A.T. S.p.A. “It’s a privilege we could collaborate with one of the most important and efficient universities in the world.”

S.I.C.M.A.T. S.p.A. worked with a team of five stu-dents for the 24-week program, which allows students to practice business-planning skills and offers advice to companies. Miletto said the company will likely implement at least one of the business plan ideas, which were not made public.


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Italian Technology Award Programs Celebrate A Decade ofHosting N. American Students

The Italian Trade Commission (ITC, www.italtrade.com), along with several partners, this year, will make it possible for groups

of North American students and professors to gain firsthand knowledge of Italian machin-ery and technology for the machinery manu-facturing industries of machine tools, plastic, ceramic, marble and packaging. These vari-ous programs fall within the international program, the Italian Technology Award.

Italy, one of the world’s main produc-ers of advanced manufacturing machinery systems for a wide variety of sectors, has been providing companies around the globe with innovative technologies, ideas and solutions.

Machine Tool Technology Award Program

One of the integrated programs, the Italian Machine Tool Technology Award (IMTTA) program is comprised of a compe-tition asking upper level students attending premier North American universities to write a thesis on the relative innovation taking place in mechanical engineering re-lated industries and the issues they face. The aim of the program is to enrich the en-gineering education of students and to ad-vance knowledge on issues of importance within the industry to the next generation of engineering professionals.

Winners of the Fourth Italian Machine Tool Technology Award (IMTTA), selected as having the best papers, will be awarded a two-week trip to Italy with activities scheduled for July 4-15, 2011.

The IMTTA is sponsored by the Italian Trade Commission, via its Chicago Office, UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE (Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machine Tools, Robots, Automation Systems

and Ancillary Products - www.ucimu.it), Politecnico University of Milan (www.polimi.it), and in the United States, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ Education Foundation (SME-EF, www.smeef.org).

Pasquale Bova, Trade Commissioner of the Italian Trade Commission’s Chicago Office said, “Faculty participation provides the academics with a noteworthy opportu-nity to experience and learn about Italian machinery and technology and to enhance their programs by sharing such experiences upon their return to the classroom.”

Students will be accompanied by profes-sors from leading academic institutions noted for their mechanical engineering programs.

Packaging Technology Award ProgramAdditionally, also within the overall Italian Technology Award program, the tenth edi-tion of the Italian Packaging Technology Award (IPTA) program was launched at Pack Expo 2010 in Chicago. The IPTA pro-gram awards student winners of a writing competition (on technical innovations in packaging) with a trip to Italy to visit lead-ing packaging machinery manufacturers.

IPTA 2011 student winners will spend two weeks in Italy visiting leading packag-ing machinery manufacturers. Faculty from participating universities will accompany the students, providing everyone with a valuable opportunity to discover new pack-aging technologies and enhance their pack-aging programs by sharing their experienc-es with other students.

During Pack Expo Las Vegas 2011 this year, students and faculty are scheduled to be hosted at an awards event by program sponsors -- the Italian Trade Commission, via its Chicago Office, UCIMA (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association,

www.ucima.it) and, for the U.S. element, the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP, www.iopp.org).

Italian Technology Award Programs in Mexico Via the Italian Trade Commission Office in Mexico City, the elements of the Italian Technology Award Program – Italian Plastic Technology Award, Italian Ceramic Technology Award and Italian Marble Technology Award – are respectfully orga-nized with ASSOCOMAPLAST (Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers’ Association, www.assocomaplast.org), ACIMAC (Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machinery and Equipment for Ceramics, www.acimac.it) and Confindustria Marmomacchine (Italian Association rep-resenting Italian Marble and Stone Machinery Industries, www.assomarmomacchine.com).

These award programs, along with those already mentioned, will have various training and educational programs both in Italy and Mexico working with the ITC and, in many cases, the Politecnico University of Milan along with local partners.

For many of the aforementioned pro-grams, company tours and discussions with manufacturers of related industries located throughout Italy are scheduled as well as an advanced international engineering program provided by Politecnico University of Milan, along with visits to other educational institu-tions and cultural tours of various cities.

For more detailed information and for the lat-est machinery equipment and technologies from Italy, contact the Italian Trade Commission, Ma-chines Italia division via the respective country offices located on the back cover of this publica-tion or visit our website www.machinesitalia.org which provides information on the overall Italian Technology Award program and activities.

Educational programs offer students a chance to advance learning.


If you make the purchasing decisions for your company, you have an enormous responsibility. You must know the ins and outs of production in a way no one

else does—finding machines and systems so-lutions that are functional, reliable and dura-ble, with readily available service and spare parts. You decide whether the return on in-vestment ultimately can be realized. In short, much of your company’s success depends on your purchasing choices.

Italian machinery can make your deci-sion easier.

That’s why Machines Italia, together with its partner associations, is proud to be a fea-tured participant and/or sponsor of major in-dustry events. Over the course of 2011 / 2012, Machines Italia will, or is planning to, appear at the events listed in the box at right.

To strengthen global competitiveness within the manufacturing industry, these events will include presentations on techno-logical advances within the industry and in-structional workshops on best practices. Machines Italia will be at these events to re-veal the latest in Italian mechanical innova-tion, representing its partner associations and companies.

Major Event HighlightsTake advantage of these events with Machines Italia presentations and engage with its local representatives.

Inauguration of the “Centro Tecnologico del Plastico” (Plastic Technology Center) in Puebla, (Puebla) Mexico, June 6, 2011. Machines Italia via the Italian Trade Com-mission’s Mexico City Office together with the Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers’ Asso-ciation, Assocomaplast, will open this new technology center for the development of new technologies and applications for the

plastics and rubber industries, which will be utilized by non-profit, academic and private enterprises alike.

CME - Canadian Manufacturers and Ex-porters' Business2Business Forum “Global Business Opportunities and Innovation Strat-egies”, Ottawa, June 13-14, 2011. Machines Italia is a partner at this national forum which will bring together more than 300 leading manufacturing and exporting decision mak-ers from across Canada and the globe to learn industry trends, solutions and discover new global opportunities.

Machines Italia Manufacturing Summits. Machine Italia’s invitation-only events for leading C-Level North American executives will feature top North American and Italian Manufacturing experts, editors and industri-alists to address key concerns facing manu-facturing today and tomorrow.

Machines Italia representatives and part-ner Italian machinery manufacturers’ associ-ations will be at the events to help you iden-tify the best Italian solution providers to meet your unique production needs.

Visitors to Machines Italia’s booths will have access to information on the world’s most skilled engineers, designers and manu-facturers, who have been inventing or retool-ing productivity-enhancing systems for de-cades. Representatives will be available to respond to your needs or point you towards appropriate materials, including case histo-ries, industry white papers, news, and testi-monials on how Italian solution providers are keeping North American manufacturers both productive and competitive.

As Machines Italia frequently adds addi-tional events and conferences to its roster, please remember to visit the event websites or contact our Offices at [email protected] or 888-ITALTRADE (482-5872) for more information.

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Italian Innovationin the Spotlight Calendar of

North American Events

Inauguration of the “Centro Tecnologico del Plastico” (Plastic Technology Center)June 6, 2011Puebla, Puebla, Mexico

CME-Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters' Business2Business Fo-rum “Global Business Opportunities and Innovation Strategies”June 13-14, 2011Ottawa, Ontario, Canadawww.cme-mec.ca

Pack Expo Las Vegas / Process Expo September 26th – 28th, 2011Las Vegas, Nevadawww.packexpo.com

Machines Italia Manufacturing SummitsFall 2011 (dates TBA)Canada and US

OESA - Original Equipment Suppliers Association's 2011 Outlook Conference and 13th Annual Meeting of Members November, 2011 (dates TBA) Detroit, Michiganwww.oesa.org

EMDA - Equipment Marketing & Distribution Association 2011 Fall Convention & Industry ShowcaseOctober 26th-28th, 2011St. Louis, Missouriwww.emda.net

Coverings 2012 April 17-20, 2012Orlando, Floridawww.coverings.com

Machines Italia takes “Turning innovation into productivity” on the road to major North American events.


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Italian Exhibitions listed by sector Sector Trade Show Title Machines Italia Show Location Show Dates Web Site Organizer Address Zip City Telephone* Fax* Email Partner Association Code

Agriculture EIMA International International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition UNACOMA Bologna, Italy Nov. 7-11, 2012 www.eima.it UNACOMA Service Surl Via Venafro, 5 00159 Roma 06 432981 06 4076370 [email protected] 2012 Ceramic Technology TECNARGILLA International Exhibition of Technology and ACIMAC Rimini, Italy Sept. 2012 www.tecnargilla.it RiminiFiera S.p.A. Via Emilia, 155 47900 Rimini 0541 744468 0541 744243 [email protected] 2012 Supplies for the Ceramics and Brick Industries Food Technology CIBUS TEC 2011 Food Processing Packaging Technology Exhibition Not in Attendance Parma, Italy Oct. 18-21, 2011 www.fiereparma.it Fiere di Parma S.p.A. Via Rizzi, 67/a 43100 Baganzola (PR) 0521 9961 0521 996270 [email protected] (www.cibustec.it) Food Technology: EUROCARNE International Exhibition of Meat Industry ANIMA (ASSOFOODTEC) Verona, Italy May 24-27, 2012 www.eurocarne.it VERONAFIERE Viale del Lavoro,8 37135 Verona 045 8298111 045 8298288 [email protected] Industry Ipack-Ima S.p.A Corso Sempione, 4 20154 Milano 02 3191091 02 33619826 [email protected] Food Technology: HOST 2011 International Exhibition of the Hospitality Industry ANIMA (ASSOFOODTEC) Milan, Italy Oct. 21-25, 2011 www.host.fieramilano.it Fiera Milano Rassegne S.p.A. Strada Statale del 20017 Rho (MI) 02 49971 02 49976586 [email protected] & Restaurant Sempione, 28 Footwear & SIMAC 2011 International Exhibition of Machines and Technologies for ASSOMAC Bologna, Italy Oct. 18-20, 2011 www.simac-fair.it Assomac Servizi S.r.l. Via Matteotti, 4/2, 27029 Vigevano (PV) 0381 78883 0381 88602 [email protected] Machines Footwear and Leathergoods Industries CP 73 Foundry FOUNDEQ EUROPE Exhibition of Equipment and Products for the AMAFOND Montichiari (BR), April 18-21, 2012 www.foundeq.com Edimet S.p.A. Via Brescia, 117 25018 Montichiari (BR) 030 9981045 030 9981055 [email protected] Foundry of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Italy Glass VITRUM 2011 International Trade Show Specialized in Machinery, Equipment and GIMAV Milan, Italy Oct. 26-29, 2011 www.vitrum-milano.it VITRUM S.r.l. Via Petitti, 16 20149 Milano 02 33006099 02 33005630 [email protected] Systems for Flat, Bent and Hollow Glass and in Glass and Processed Products for Industry Graphic Arts, Print GRAFITALIA 2013 International Exhibition for Graphic Arts, Print Media and Communication ACIMGA Milan, Italy May 7-11, 2013 www.grafitalia.biz CENTREXPO S.p.A. Corso Sempione, 4 20154 Milano 02 3191091 02 341677 [email protected], Communication Machine Tools for LAMIERA Machines and Equipment for the Machining of Sheet Metal, Pipes, Sections, Wire and UCIMU-SISTEMI Bologna, Italy May 9-12, 2012 www.lamiera.net CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinsello 02 262551 02 26255214/ 349 [email protected] Metal Structural Work, Dies, Welding, Heat Treatments, Surface Treatment, Finishing PER PRODURRE UCIMU S.p.A. Balsamo (MI) Machine Tools, Robots, 28. BI-MU Metal Forming and Metal Cutting Machines, Robots, Automation UCIMU-SISTEMI Milan, Italy Oct. 2-6, 2012 www.bimu.sfortec.com EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinsello 02 262551 02 26255214/ 349 [email protected] Systems, and Auxiliary Technologies PER PRODURRE MACCHINE S.p.A. in cooperation Balsamo (MI) Components with CEU CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU S.p.A. Machine Tools, Robots EMO MILANO 2015 The World of Metalworking UCIMU-SISTEMI Milan, Italy Oct. 5-10, 2015 www.emo-milan.com EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinsello 02 26255860/ 861 02 26255882 [email protected]& Automation Systems PER PRODURRE MACCHINE S.p.A. promoted by Balsamo (MI) CECIMO (European Association for the Machine Tool Industries) Machine Tools, Robots, BI-MU Machine Tools, Robots, Automation UCIMU-SISTEMI Bari, Italy Feb. 2012 www.bimu-mediterranea.it ENTE AUTONOMO FIERA DEL Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinsello 02 262551 02 26255214/ 349 [email protected] Systems MEDITERRANEA 2012 PER PRODURRE LEVANTE in cooperation with Balsamo (MI) CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU S.p.A. Marble MARMOMACC International Exhibition of Stone Design & Technology ASSOMARMOMACCHINE Verona, Italy Sep. 21-24, 2011 www.marmomacc.com/ VERONAFAIRE Viale Del Lavoro, 8 37135 Verona (VR) 045 8298111 045 8298288 [email protected] home_en.asp Marble CARRARA International Fair for Marble Technologies & Design ASSOMARMOMACCHINE Carrara, Italy May 23-26, 2012 www.carraramarmotec.com CarraraFiere S.r.l. V.le G. Gallilei, 133 54036 Marina di 0585 787963 0585 787602 [email protected] MARMOTEC (Exhibitor) Carrara (MS)

Packaging PACKOLOGY Exhibition of Technology for Packaging and Processing UCIMA Rimini, Italy June 2013 www.packologyexpo.com Rimini Fiera S.p.A. Via Emilia, 155 47900 Rimini 0541 74468 0541 744243 [email protected] Package, Printing CONVERFLEX 2013 International Exhibition for Package, Printing and Converting industry ACIMGA Milan, Italy May 7-11, 2013 www.grafitalia.biz CENTREXPO S.p.A. Corso Sempione, 4 20154 Milano 02 3191091 02 341677 [email protected] Converting

Packaging / Bottling SIMEI 2011 International Exhibition of Machinery, Equipment, and Products for the Not in attendance Milan, Italy Nov. 22 -26, 2011 www.simei.it Ente Mostre Enologiche (E.M.E.) Via S. Vittore al Teatro, 3 20123 Milano 02 72222825/26/28 02 866575 [email protected] Production, Bottling and Packaging of Drinks Processing, Packaging IPACK-IMA 2012 International Exhibition for Processing, Packaging and Material Handling Industry ANIMA (ASSOFOODTEC) Milan, Italy Feb. 28-March 3, 2012 www.ipackima.it Ipack-Ima S.p.A. Corso Sempione, 4 20154 Milano 02 3191091 02 33619826 [email protected] Material Handling Packaging/ PHARMINTECH 2013 International Exhibition for the Pharmaceutical, Not in attendance Bologna, Italy April 17-19 2013 www.pharmintech.it Ipack-Ima S.p.A. Corso Sempione, 4 20154 Milano 02 3191091 02 33619826 [email protected] Nutraceutical and Personal Care Industry Plastics & Rubber PLAST 2012 International Plastics and Rubber Industries' Exhibition ASSOCOMAPLAST Milan, Italy May 8-12, 2012 www.plastonline.org PROMAPLAST S.r.l. Centro Direzionale 20090 Assago (MI) 02 82283744 02 57512490 [email protected] Milanofiori, Palazzo F/3 Robots, & Automation BIMEC 2011 Biennial Exhibition for Mechatronics and Automation UCIMU-SISTEMI Milan, Italy Nov. 16-19, 2011 www.bi-mec.it EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinisello, 02 262551 02 26255214/ 349 [email protected] Systems, Mechatronics PER PRODURRE MACCHINE in cooperation with CEU Balsamo (MI) CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU S.p.A.

Subcontracting SFORTEC Technical Subcontracting Exhibition UCIMU-SISTEMI Milan, Italy Oct. 2-6, 2012 www.bimu-sfortec.com EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinsello 02 262551 02 26255214/ 349 [email protected] PER PRODURRE MACCHINE S.p.A. in cooperation Balsamo (MI) with CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZONI UCIMU S.p.A. Tanning Machines & TANNING-TECH 2011 International Exhibition of Finishing and Knitting Machinery ASSOMAC Bologna, Italy Oct. 18-20, 2011 www.tanning-tech.it Assomac Servizi S.r.l. Via Matteotti, 4/a- CP 73 27029 Vigevano (P) 0381 78883 0381 88602 [email protected] Products Tanning Industry Woodworking XYLEXPO 2012 Biennial Exhibition for Woodworking Technology ACIMALL Milan, Italy May 8-12, 2012 www.xylexpo.com/eng XYLEXPO Centro Direzionale 20090 Assago (MI) 02 89210200 02 8259009 [email protected] Milanofiori, 1a Strada Palazzo F3


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Sector Trade Show Title Machines Italia Show Location Show Dates Web Site Organizer Address Zip City Telephone* Fax* Email Partner Association Code

Agriculture EIMA International International Agricultural Machinery Exhibition UNACOMA Bologna, Italy Nov. 7-11, 2012 www.eima.it UNACOMA Service Surl Via Venafro, 5 00159 Roma 06 432981 06 4076370 [email protected] 2012 Ceramic Technology TECNARGILLA International Exhibition of Technology and ACIMAC Rimini, Italy Sept. 2012 www.tecnargilla.it RiminiFiera S.p.A. Via Emilia, 155 47900 Rimini 0541 744468 0541 744243 [email protected] 2012 Supplies for the Ceramics and Brick Industries Food Technology CIBUS TEC 2011 Food Processing Packaging Technology Exhibition Not in Attendance Parma, Italy Oct. 18-21, 2011 www.fiereparma.it Fiere di Parma S.p.A. Via Rizzi, 67/a 43100 Baganzola (PR) 0521 9961 0521 996270 [email protected] (www.cibustec.it) Food Technology: EUROCARNE International Exhibition of Meat Industry ANIMA (ASSOFOODTEC) Verona, Italy May 24-27, 2012 www.eurocarne.it VERONAFIERE Viale del Lavoro,8 37135 Verona 045 8298111 045 8298288 [email protected] Industry Ipack-Ima S.p.A Corso Sempione, 4 20154 Milano 02 3191091 02 33619826 [email protected] Food Technology: HOST 2011 International Exhibition of the Hospitality Industry ANIMA (ASSOFOODTEC) Milan, Italy Oct. 21-25, 2011 www.host.fieramilano.it Fiera Milano Rassegne S.p.A. Strada Statale del 20017 Rho (MI) 02 49971 02 49976586 [email protected] & Restaurant Sempione, 28 Footwear & SIMAC 2011 International Exhibition of Machines and Technologies for ASSOMAC Bologna, Italy Oct. 18-20, 2011 www.simac-fair.it Assomac Servizi S.r.l. Via Matteotti, 4/2, 27029 Vigevano (PV) 0381 78883 0381 88602 [email protected] Machines Footwear and Leathergoods Industries CP 73 Foundry FOUNDEQ EUROPE Exhibition of Equipment and Products for the AMAFOND Montichiari (BR), April 18-21, 2012 www.foundeq.com Edimet S.p.A. Via Brescia, 117 25018 Montichiari (BR) 030 9981045 030 9981055 [email protected] Foundry of Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Italy Glass VITRUM 2011 International Trade Show Specialized in Machinery, Equipment and GIMAV Milan, Italy Oct. 26-29, 2011 www.vitrum-milano.it VITRUM S.r.l. Via Petitti, 16 20149 Milano 02 33006099 02 33005630 [email protected] Systems for Flat, Bent and Hollow Glass and in Glass and Processed Products for Industry Graphic Arts, Print GRAFITALIA 2013 International Exhibition for Graphic Arts, Print Media and Communication ACIMGA Milan, Italy May 7-11, 2013 www.grafitalia.biz CENTREXPO S.p.A. Corso Sempione, 4 20154 Milano 02 3191091 02 341677 [email protected], Communication Machine Tools for LAMIERA Machines and Equipment for the Machining of Sheet Metal, Pipes, Sections, Wire and UCIMU-SISTEMI Bologna, Italy May 9-12, 2012 www.lamiera.net CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinsello 02 262551 02 26255214/ 349 [email protected] Metal Structural Work, Dies, Welding, Heat Treatments, Surface Treatment, Finishing PER PRODURRE UCIMU S.p.A. Balsamo (MI) Machine Tools, Robots, 28. BI-MU Metal Forming and Metal Cutting Machines, Robots, Automation UCIMU-SISTEMI Milan, Italy Oct. 2-6, 2012 www.bimu.sfortec.com EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinsello 02 262551 02 26255214/ 349 [email protected] Systems, and Auxiliary Technologies PER PRODURRE MACCHINE S.p.A. in cooperation Balsamo (MI) Components with CEU CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU S.p.A. Machine Tools, Robots EMO MILANO 2015 The World of Metalworking UCIMU-SISTEMI Milan, Italy Oct. 5-10, 2015 www.emo-milan.com EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinsello 02 26255860/ 861 02 26255882 [email protected]& Automation Systems PER PRODURRE MACCHINE S.p.A. promoted by Balsamo (MI) CECIMO (European Association for the Machine Tool Industries) Machine Tools, Robots, BI-MU Machine Tools, Robots, Automation UCIMU-SISTEMI Bari, Italy Feb. 2012 www.bimu-mediterranea.it ENTE AUTONOMO FIERA DEL Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinsello 02 262551 02 26255214/ 349 [email protected] Systems MEDITERRANEA 2012 PER PRODURRE LEVANTE in cooperation with Balsamo (MI) CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU S.p.A. Marble MARMOMACC International Exhibition of Stone Design & Technology ASSOMARMOMACCHINE Verona, Italy Sep. 21-24, 2011 www.marmomacc.com/ VERONAFAIRE Viale Del Lavoro, 8 37135 Verona (VR) 045 8298111 045 8298288 [email protected] home_en.asp Marble CARRARA International Fair for Marble Technologies & Design ASSOMARMOMACCHINE Carrara, Italy May 23-26, 2012 www.carraramarmotec.com CarraraFiere S.r.l. V.le G. Gallilei, 133 54036 Marina di 0585 787963 0585 787602 [email protected] MARMOTEC (Exhibitor) Carrara (MS)

Packaging PACKOLOGY Exhibition of Technology for Packaging and Processing UCIMA Rimini, Italy June 2013 www.packologyexpo.com Rimini Fiera S.p.A. Via Emilia, 155 47900 Rimini 0541 74468 0541 744243 [email protected] Package, Printing CONVERFLEX 2013 International Exhibition for Package, Printing and Converting industry ACIMGA Milan, Italy May 7-11, 2013 www.grafitalia.biz CENTREXPO S.p.A. Corso Sempione, 4 20154 Milano 02 3191091 02 341677 [email protected] Converting

Packaging / Bottling SIMEI 2011 International Exhibition of Machinery, Equipment, and Products for the Not in attendance Milan, Italy Nov. 22 -26, 2011 www.simei.it Ente Mostre Enologiche (E.M.E.) Via S. Vittore al Teatro, 3 20123 Milano 02 72222825/26/28 02 866575 [email protected] Production, Bottling and Packaging of Drinks Processing, Packaging IPACK-IMA 2012 International Exhibition for Processing, Packaging and Material Handling Industry ANIMA (ASSOFOODTEC) Milan, Italy Feb. 28-March 3, 2012 www.ipackima.it Ipack-Ima S.p.A. Corso Sempione, 4 20154 Milano 02 3191091 02 33619826 [email protected] Material Handling Packaging/ PHARMINTECH 2013 International Exhibition for the Pharmaceutical, Not in attendance Bologna, Italy April 17-19 2013 www.pharmintech.it Ipack-Ima S.p.A. Corso Sempione, 4 20154 Milano 02 3191091 02 33619826 [email protected] Nutraceutical and Personal Care Industry Plastics & Rubber PLAST 2012 International Plastics and Rubber Industries' Exhibition ASSOCOMAPLAST Milan, Italy May 8-12, 2012 www.plastonline.org PROMAPLAST S.r.l. Centro Direzionale 20090 Assago (MI) 02 82283744 02 57512490 [email protected] Milanofiori, Palazzo F/3 Robots, & Automation BIMEC 2011 Biennial Exhibition for Mechatronics and Automation UCIMU-SISTEMI Milan, Italy Nov. 16-19, 2011 www.bi-mec.it EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinisello, 02 262551 02 26255214/ 349 [email protected] Systems, Mechatronics PER PRODURRE MACCHINE in cooperation with CEU Balsamo (MI) CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU S.p.A.

Subcontracting SFORTEC Technical Subcontracting Exhibition UCIMU-SISTEMI Milan, Italy Oct. 2-6, 2012 www.bimu-sfortec.com EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE Viale Fulvio Testi, 128 20092 Cinsello 02 262551 02 26255214/ 349 [email protected] PER PRODURRE MACCHINE S.p.A. in cooperation Balsamo (MI) with CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZONI UCIMU S.p.A. Tanning Machines & TANNING-TECH 2011 International Exhibition of Finishing and Knitting Machinery ASSOMAC Bologna, Italy Oct. 18-20, 2011 www.tanning-tech.it Assomac Servizi S.r.l. Via Matteotti, 4/a- CP 73 27029 Vigevano (P) 0381 78883 0381 88602 [email protected] Products Tanning Industry Woodworking XYLEXPO 2012 Biennial Exhibition for Woodworking Technology ACIMALL Milan, Italy May 8-12, 2012 www.xylexpo.com/eng XYLEXPO Centro Direzionale 20090 Assago (MI) 02 89210200 02 8259009 [email protected] Milanofiori, 1a Strada Palazzo F3


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AGRICULTURE/FARM MACHINERYUNACOMA represents Italian manufacturers of tractors, agricultural machinery and gardening machinery.These Italian manufacturers produce everything from power mowers for the homeowner to tractors and harvesters used by the world’s leading agribusiness enterprises. UNACOMA members account for 90% of Italian farm machinery production. Italian farm equipment manufacturers rank first in the world in terms of the range of machines produced. www.unacoma.com

CERAMICSItalian manufacturers of machinery and equipment for ceramics have earned a world-class reputation for providing solutions that meet a vast range of customer needs—from traditional ceramics to the latest design trends. Customers around the globe choose machinery produced by members of ACIMAC, the Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machinery and Equipment for the Ceramic Industry, because it is easy to program and simple to maintain; this machinery is also known for its ability to increase productivity and for its design flexibility. www.acimac.it

EARTHMOVING MACHINERYCOMAMOTER is the group of UNACOMA representing the Italian manufacturers of earthmovingmachinery, attachments and components. COMAMOTER has approximately 40 members (manufacturingover 80% of the total output) who build high-quality, reliable, heavy, medium and light equipmentfor worldwide use, valued at over $3 billion a year. Italy exports more than $1 billion of earthmovingmachinery, equipment and parts annually to more than 140 countries worldwide. www.comamoter.com

FOOD TECHNOLOGYASSOFOODTEC – the Italian Association of Machinery and Plant Manufacturers for Food Production, Processing, Preservation – representing, in a global leadership position, the most important reference of the Italian associations in technologies field for food industry. Prestigious and qualified companies, a great wealth of experience and reliability, an increasing technical development of products…this is what ASSOFOODTEC can offer. ASSOFOODTEC moreover operates within the Federation of Italian Mechani-cal and Engineering Association (ANIMA). www.assofoodtec.it

FOOTWEAR, LEATHERGOODS AND TANNINGASSOMAC is the association representing the Italian manufacturers of footwear, leathergoods and tan-ning machinery. The 180 member manufacturers are world leaders in this sector supplying the most advancedfootwear, leathergoods and tanning technologies all over the world. The industrial sectors represented by ASSOMAC export almost 70% of their production. www.assomac.it

FOUNDRY AND METALLURGICAL MACHINERYAMAFOND is the Italian association of companies producing machinery, plants, furnaces and products for the foundry industry. Its 80-member companies provide machinery used in the manufacturing of everything from automobile engines and components to domestic appliances. AMAFOND credits the “Italian approach” to business—characterized by extra customer care and stronger personal relation-ships—as one of the reasons its member companies attract worldwide customers. www.amafond.com

GLASSAs an evolution of the Italian glass-making tradition, GIMAV—the Italian Association of Glass-Process-ing Machinery and Accessory Suppliers—represents Italian excellence in glass-making machinery to-day. This industry sector has expanded internationally by employing innovative technology that meets today’s marketplace needs. GIMAV’s 80-member companies are known for customizing machines to meet exacting end-user specifications—from high-rise building construction to fine arts applications. www.gimav.it


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MARBLE AND STONEThree hundred and twenty-five companies form the foundation of Associazione Italiana MARMO-MACCHINE (CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE), the association representing the Italianmarble and stone machinery industries. These companies supply the advanced technology that makesItaly a global leader in the stone and manufactured stone industries. Italian machinery is engineered to be versatile and provide customers with unique solutions to process marble and stone at competitive prices. www.assomarmomacchine.com

METALWORKINGUCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE is the Italian Machine Tools, Robots and Automation Manufactur-ers’ Association. As an official representative of the industry, UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE acts as a worldwide ambassador for some of the latest technology developed in Italy. More than 200 member companies, who produce around 70% of the output for the sector, have won universal recognition for their quality, flexibility, reliability and customization. www.ucimu.it

PACKAGINGUCIMA groups represent the Italian Manufacturers of Automatic Packing and Packaging Machinery. Its members represent 70% of the total Italian production and, on average, 80% of Italian exports. One packaging machine out of every four in the world bears the wording “Made in Italy.” And the United States is the industry’s main outlet market for the sector. The worldwide success of the Italian packing and packaging industry is firmly rooted in a consolidated technological tradition and in the ability to find customized packing solutions. www.ucima.it

PLASTICS AND RUBBERThe companies of ASSOCOMAPLAST, the Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and MoldsManufacturers Association, are globally renowned for their “turnkey solutions”—addressing customerneeds through sophisticated machines and engineering. As a result, the Italian plastics and rubber process-ing machinery industry has seen steady growth since its inception in 1960. Italian machines are highly prized by the world’s most industrialized and economically advanced countries. www.assocomaplast.org

PRINTING, GRAPHIC AND CONVERTINGACIMGA, represents the Italian manufacturers of machinery for the graphic, converting and paper industry. Members of this association are world leaders in making machinery for rotogravure and flexographic printing, paper and cardboard processing, and converting. Most of what is produced is absorbed by the packaging market with 60% of the industry's turnover, followed by the graphic arts industry with about 35%, the rest is employed in various sectors. www.acimga.it

TEXTILE MACHINERYACIMIT is the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, representing 80% of the entireItalian textile machinery production. Each member takes pride in helping their manufacturing custom-ers spin “cloth into gold.” Italian textile machinery manufacturers meet the full spectrum of industry needs (spinning, weaving, knitting and finishing machines), and leading American textile and clothing manufacturers rely on the quality of Italian high-tech machinery. www.acimit.it

WOODIn every segment of woodworking, from sawmills to the industrial processing of solid wood and panel to finishing, the Italian industry is present with technological solutions capable of responding effectively to a multitude of user requirements. ACIMALL, the Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers’ Association, with over 220 of the most qualified companies in their field, represents 90% of the whole industry, both in terms of employees and in turnover. www.acimall.com

AtlantaC/o Italian Trade Commission233 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 2301P.O.Box 56689Atlanta, Georgia 30303Toll free: 888-ITALTRADE (482-5872)Tel: 404.525.0660Fax: 404.525.5112E-mail: [email protected]

ChicagoC/o Italian Trade Commission401 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 3030Chicago, Illinois 60611Toll free: 888-ITALTRADE (482-5872)Tel: 312.670.4360Fax: 312.264.6209E-mail: [email protected]

Los AngelesC/o Italian Trade Commission1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 700Los Angeles, California 90067Toll free: 888-ITALTRADE (482-5872) Tel: 323.879.0950Fax: 310.203.8335E-mail: [email protected]

Mexico CityC/o INSTITUTO Italiano ParaEl Comercio ExteriorEdificio Omega – Campos Eliseos N. 345Colonia Polanco – 11560 Mexico D.F.Toll Free: (in Mexico City) 5281 50 10 or(outside Mexico City) 1.800.696.6032Tel: (+52 555) 28084252813950 – 2813957Fax: (+52 555) 2802324E-mail: [email protected]

TorontoC/o Italian Trade Commission180 Dundas Street West, Suite 2002Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1Z8Toll free: 888-ITALTRADE (482-5872) Tel: 416.598.1566Fax: 416.598.1610E-mail: [email protected]

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