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Advancing to the Future Italy’s technology providers keep North American manufacturers progressing forward. From automotive to aerospace to furniture to smart manufacturing, systems provided by Italian companies spur improvements in manufacturing.

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This issue of Machines Italia shows how Italian companies are using smart manufacturing strategies to increase productivity and efficiency.

anufacturing continues to look ahead. It has to—the demand to make products better and faster never stops.

As a result, there is no time to dwell on yesterday’s accomplishment.

Manufacturing must keep moving forward.

That’s where manufacturing technology provided by Italian companies makes a difference.

In this year’s edition of Machines Italia, we examine the broad impact Italy has on the manufacturing scene. Italian manufacturing technology is evident in automotive, aerospace, furniture and construction. What is more important is that Italian technology is playing a key part of Industry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where machines talk to each other and operators monitor and make adjustments on their smartphones.

In the automotive industry, efforts are accelerating to meet stringent fuel economy standards scheduled to take effect by the 2025 model year. An Italian company, Comau, was an important player in providing the factory systems Ford Motor Company needed to produce an aluminum version of its F-150 pickup truck, one of that automaker’s most important initiatives to make vehicles lighter and more fuel efficient. Other Italian companies are key players in using automation to make the operations of their North American customers more efficient.

Aerospace companies are looking to boost automation and use expensive materials more efficiently to keep up with demand and reduce cost. Aerospace companies need both increased speed and more precision. Addressing such needs is the Italian company, Parpas, whose technology allowed them to maintain a constant temperature in their machines in any environment, thus contributed to the company winning a $40 Million project from Lockheed Martin to provide a turnkey solution for machining the forward fuselage of the F35, the most advanced multi-role fighter in the world.

Italian technology providers are modernizing construction. They’re automating furniture production and simplifying the software used in manufacturing in that sector.

And, perhaps most important of all, Italy is making major investments to provide “onsite” solutions while supporting local economies here in North America, by establishing numerous manufacturing and after sale support operations. The high number of Italian investments were even noted during the recent SelectUSA 2016 Summit by both US President, Barack Obama, and US Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, during their keynote addresses at the Summit.

I invite you to examine this issue of Machines Italia. You’ll see how Italian companies are making a difference—and can help you expand your manufacturing business. More, better, faster is manufacturing’s mantra. You’ll see how Italian companies are helping their North American customers achieve just that.

Sincerely, Matteo Picariello Trade Commissioner—Chicago

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table of contents

4 Automating The Process with a Lean Mentality Across the board, automation technology—robots, pallet changers, flexible manufacturing systems and more—is seeing explosive growth. This story discusses automation in sectors such as robotics, plastics, food technology and more.

8 Smart Manufacturing Spreads Its Wings and Begins to Soar The digital revolution that has disrupted and simplified a variety of industries is about to transform the way virtually everything is made. We look at the new and emerging technologies used to make things in this digitally connected new era.

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12 Aerospace Manufacturers Race to Meet Demand Aerospace manufacturers can barely keep up with demand. There’s a 10-year backlog for commercial jets, and companies such as Boeing are exploring whatever technology they can to keep up. We explore what Italian solutions providers in machinery, metrology and more are doing to help, with a closer look at growth in the sector.

16 Construction Industry Building the Future Construction has gained 10% from a year ago and continues to have a strong outlook, to grow 6% to $712 billion throughout 2016. How are Italian providers of equipment for glass, marble, stone and more doing to help the market keep pace with flexible, quality equipment?

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20 Future Looks Comforting In Furniture Manufacturing Furniture makers in the U.S. have seen a strong market, with an expected compound annual growth rate of 3% through 2019. We explore how Italian technology providers are helping them keep up, from equipment for wood, textiles, leather and more.

24 Machines Italia News News briefs from a selection of our 10,000 machinery manufacturers.

30 Italian Solution Providers 46 Italian Technology Award Programs

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Educational programs offer students and faculty a chance to advance learning and stay connected.

47 Italian Innovation in the Spotlight Machines Italia takes “Turning innovation into productivity” on the road to major North American events.

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

50 Innovation at Work in Global Markets A brief look at Machines Italia’s 16 partner associations and industries.

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52 Turning Innovation into Productivity Video Series Italian Trade Agency—Chicago Address toll-free telephone fax E-mail Website

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Automating The Process

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hen Ford Motor Company needed a redesigned body shop to make the planet’s first full-size, aluminum-body pickup, the F-150, it partnered with a global leader in automated manufacturing innovation—Comau SpA. Comau’s (Turin, Italy; www.comau.com) ComauFlex modular modular assembly line, with its separate but interconnected supply and work areas, offered the vehicle manufacturer the flexibility and efficiency it needed to work with advanced processes and materials, like the aluminum alloy in the F-150.

During the development of ComauFlex over the last 15 years, the Italian company threw out traditional plant layouts—where components were typically assembled in different areas requiring complex logistics, and with multiple standards—and adopted a more logical

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Engineers have been working on ensuring that manufacturing with Italian machines incorporates the processes of Industry 4.0, including connectivity, remote monitoring and more.

strategy for material flow, with uniform standards.

“Our systems are very flexible and very efficient,” said Brent Kelso, director of business development for Comau LLC (Southfield, MI; www. comau.com), the company’s 32-year-old North American offshoot.

Other automotive companies have incorporated ComauFlex into their operations, including Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (Comau’s parent company), General Motors Company, Volvo and Tesla, among others.

That widespread adoption contributed to robust growth for Comau, although the increase was mainly attributable to its body assembly, powertrain and robotics businesses, according to the FCA 2015 annual report. The company’s year-over-year increase in net revenues from 2014 ($1.7 million) to 2015 ($2.2 million) was 26%.

Activity in North America accounts for about 25% of those net revenues, said Kelso.

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In the United States, Comau operates in three locations in Michigan, including seven manufacturing plants and one innovation center. The company employs over 1,200 people in America, and an additional 600 in Mexico.

In addition to body joining and assembly, Comau’s capabilities include powertrain machining and assembly, robotics and maintenance, as well as advanced production systems and environmental services. It works with a wide range of industrial sectors, including aerospace, rail, renewable energy, heavy industrial, commercial vehicles and general industry, in addition to automotive.

Big in Robotics

Other Italian manufacturing companies active in plant automation are members of ASSOFOODTEC - The Italian Association of Machinery and Plant Manufacturers for Food Production, Processing, Preservation (www.assofoodtec.it) and ASSOFLUID - The Italian Association of Manufacturing and Trading Companies in Fluid Power Equipment and Components (www.assofluid.it).

Innovation leads to success Persico Group SpA (Bergamo, Italy; www.persico.com/en), which established Persico USA (Rochester Hills, MI; www.persico. com/en) just three years ago, continues to impress American companies with its fully automated rotational molding machines and other manufacturing equipment.

The United States is Italy’s most important trading partner outside of the European Union, with 7.5% of Repubblicana Italiana’s total yearly exports shipped across the Atlantic to America.

Among those exports are automated manufacturing machines and systems, with Italy holding fourth place in the world for making machine tools, and third place for their export, according to an article in the digital business publication ItalyEurope24. When it comes to robotics in machine tool systems, Italy is the United States’ third-largest supplier.

Some Italian machine tools and robotics companies are so successful in the United States that, like Comau, they’ve established a presence in America. Over time, Italian companies have made a large investment in America, with at least 65 direct subsidiaries located in the United States. In a majority of cases, production is still in Italy.

From General Motors to Ford, from FCA to Tesla, from Boeing to Lockheed Martin, there is virtually no “giant” of American industry that is not a customer of Italian manufacturers.

Contributing to the success of Italian comComau’s ComauFlex systems, like this body framing station at a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plant, panies in the United States is the engineering favors a more logical strategy for material flow, with uniform standards, over traditional plant layouts. for which Italy is widely known.

Those engineers have been working on ensuring that manufacThe Nembro, Italy-based company is so successful at its Rochturing with Italian machines incorporates the processes of Industry ester Hills, MI location because of innovative technology that saves 4.0, including connectivity, remote monitoring and more. time, money and materials for its users. As a result, the U.S. loca“The vast majority of the most complex plants for plastics and rubber tion has doubled its capacity and sales and added employees in the processing are usually already sold with remote control systems,” says last year, said Shadi Alshakaa, general manager of Persico USA. The Alessandro Grassi, president of ASSOCOMAPLAST - The Plastics and Michigan plant is a Tier 2 supplier to the automotive companies and Rubber Processing Machinery and Mould Manufacturers’ Associa- also sells, installs and services Persico manufacturing equipment. tion (www.assocomaplast.org). “This way, the manufacturer can check “We’re basically a turnkey company,” said Alshakaa. “So we can machinery operating parameters and monitor anomalies, providing just supply the machine or a complete line.” in time the technical assistance which in the past would have required Persico’s turnkey solutions are similar to many of its fellow Italian the presence on site of a technician.” companies that are part of the Plastics and Rubber Processing Ma-

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chinery and Mould Manufacturers’ Refrigerators for the Amish Association, or ASSOCOMAPLAST. Although environmentally friend“In the last years, a wide change ly carbon dioxide was widely used as has occurred,” says Alessandro a commercial refrigerant in the UnitGrassi, president of ASSOCOMAed States by the 1920s, its popularity PLAST. “Manufacturers have passed waned soon after in favor of Freon. from selling a simple machine to But now that chlorofluorocarbons providing a complete service.” like Freon have been shown to have This often includes an autoa greenhouse effect in the atmomated system, says Grassi. For sphere, the use of CO2 is resurging. example, a member company may And companies like refrigeration make an injection-molding machine compressor manufacturer Officine that produces a product, separates Mario Dorin SpA (Florence, Italy; it from excess processing material, www.dorin.com) are leaders in comand puts the pieces in a box. mercial CO2 applications worldwide.

Popular with the automotive “I think they make a very good companies is Persico’s one-step compressor, with very low issues,” forming and back-injection machine. said Brian Porter, corporate director BMW uses it for door panels and of sales for Blissfield Manufacturing two big OEMs in the United States (Blissfield, MI; www.blissfield.com), are incorporating it on their producwhich specializes in heat transfer tion floors. technology within the automotive, The one-step line, which can off-highway vehicle, commercial reoperate fully automated, takes a 12frigeration and industrial equipment 15mm thick sheet of material that’s markets. “We don’t have any prob50/50 blend of polypropylene and lems with them.” natural plant fiber, and turns out Blissfield, located about 70 miles door panels that are 1.8-2.5mm thick Pietro Carnaghi offers flexible manufacturing solutions, a full-turnkey southwest of Detroit, has been the and up to 35% lighter than a similar option that includes all aspects of manufacturing, including part exclusive North American distribuprocessing and programming, tooling and all work-holding systems. part made of plastic. tor of Dorin compressor products Persico also offers glue-less for over 20 years and has rights to technology that combines the door panel’s substrate with a polymer- distribute its products in 15 international countries. based skin, which saves equipment and material costs.

And, of course, Persico USA provides machines and lines for the company’s bread-and-butter technology, rotational molding—but with quality on par with home-baked bread and butter fresh from the farm.

Manufacturing large, hollow parts such as oil tanks is much easier and cheaper by rotational molding than any other method. Very little material is wasted using this process, and excess material can often be re-used, making it a very economically and environmentally viable manufacturing process.

The SMART rotational molding machine, which is perfect for lowvolume production, was introduced at the same time Persico established its American operations. It saves time and money via a single“The majority of what we sell is the open drive (compressor), and step operation, direct mold heating and shorter cycle times. our largest customer base is the Amish,” said Porter, explaining that “Most of our customers for rotational molding are agricultural or, members of the religious sect use them for refrigerators and milk for example, the Yeti (Austin, TX) cooler company,” said Alshakaa. coolers. Those compressors are shipped to Amish communities in “We have multiple companies that we supply in the U.S.” California, the Midwest and Pennsylvania, he said.

Those American customers accounted for $8 million in sales for Blissfield’s sales volume of Dorin compressors is close to 1,000 Persico USA in 2015, he said. units each year, representing sales of about $1 million.

Take a look at the size of the machines the Milan, Italy-based company makes: You’ll understand their output, and then wonder what giant ordered them.

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Dorin’s compressors, which range from 1/6 horsepower to keep the beer on ice on a pleasure boat to 60 horsepower for use in a supermarket or ice rink, have very low noise levels and low vibrations.

They’re known to virtually eliminate system pipe breaks because of their optimized mass balance and low gas pulsation.

Established in 1918 as a manufacturer of machine tools, broaches and adjustments, air compressors and repairers of motor vehicle engines, Dorin began producing open type compressors for refrigeration systems in 1932. Soon, compressors became the company’s core business, and today the company manufacturers 50,000 piston compressor a year.

Between 1983 and 1998, Dorin expanded its offerings by adding to its range of compressors, to include: machines with 6 cylinders (30 to 50 Hp with displacement from 84 to 138 m3/h) and those with 8 cylinders (60 to 75 Hp with displacement from 184 to 200 m3/h).

software coordinates overall operation, ensuring full line integration with the customer’s information system.

Machines for giants It seems curious to learn that Pietro Carnaghi Machine Tools SpA (Cortese, Italy; www.pietrocarnaghi.com) produces 40 machines annually. But take a look at the size of the machines the Milan, Italy-based company makes: You’ll understand their output, and then wonder what giant ordered them.

Fully automated lines The material handling and industrial automation company Cassioli Group Srl (Siena, Italy; www.cassioli.com) started working working with Whirlpool in 2001, with installations at the home appliance maker’s plants in Cassinetta and Siena, both in Italy.

Eight years later, in 2009, the company established Cassioli USA (Southfield, MI; www.cassioli. com), a sales office with four employees in the United States, when it won a major contract with Whirlpool for work in America.

Cassioli, with 315 employees at six plants in three Cassioli Group makes automated lines for home appliance manufacturers like Whirlpool, countries, and customers in more than 30 countries, shown here, but also configures automated lines for many other industries. was founded in 1943. Its annual turnover amounts to $49 million, with Cassioli USA accounting for $1.3 million of that amount.

Manufacturers in the energy/power generation, aeronautics/ In addition to home appliance manufacturers like Whirlpool, Cas- aerospace and mining/earthmoving industries use the company’s sioli also makes automated lines for the automotive, airport, pharma- vertical lathes, gantry milling machines and flexible manufacturing ceutical, food and beverage, wood and furniture, mechanical compo- system cells worldwide. Its North American operations accounted for nents, tire and textiles industries. $10 million in sales in 2015.

In an area of more than 35,000 square meters, the company pro“We have several machine cell systems which we designed and duces automated warehouses, customized handling systems, laser installed for Caterpillar in Winston-Salem, NC,” said Conor James Knox, and induction driven carts, assembly and serving lines, testing sys- North American sales manager. “These cells are a series of machines tems, picking systems and holding devices for anthropomorphic ro- which communicate among themselves and completely process sevbots. It also offers customized handling systems. eral axel transmission components with almost no human interference.”

The solutions offered range from a simple pick-and-place system For years, Pietro Carnaghi has worked in close partnerships with to complex multi-axis systems designed as a single station or as a CNC manufacturers, enhancing CNC machining through a deep study fully automated assembly line. The most sophisticated solutions in- of the controls, with constant development and improvements. This clude video systems with an elevated processing capacity that allow partnership involves continual, integrated solutions to the construction for greater intelligence in the workplace. of machine tools as well. The synergies between Pietro Carnaghi and Cassioli offers shop layout design, process simulation, plant de- its partners have proven to be mutually beneficial and have marked ployment and personnel training. The company’s specially designed Pietro Carnaghi as a champion in the era of Industry 4.0.

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smart manufacturing spreads its wings

Smart Manufacturing Spreads Its Wings

and Begins to Soar

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omaschini SpA (Trescore Balneario, Italy; www.somaschini. com/en) has been making gears in Northern Italy outside Bergamo since 1922 through four generations of entrepreneurs.

In 2012, that mission finally brought Somaschini to the United States, at the request of a customer, Daimler AG, which needed the company known for its high quality ground gears to supply its heavy-duty truck production in North America.

Since then, Somaschini has invested $22 million in South Bend, Indiana, where it built a 50,000-square-foot smart manufacturing facility. It now has the capacity to churn out 70,000 gears per month with just 30 employees who rely on sophisticated machine tools, automation, metrology and software for high volume production.

“Everybody can buy a good machine—we know how to use it consistently,” said Chief Executive Officer Dr. Andrea Scanavini.

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Defining “smart manufacturing” can be a challenge in itself, but it’s newer approach that calls for the integration of machines, tools, automation, sensors and equipment that is, in and of itself, more advanced than before.

By Dean Bartles Contributing Editor

The company’s smart manufacturing approach helps it deliver what Scanavini called “constant quality,” which is measured in a defect rate consistently under 50 PPM annually. He noted that the company’s metrology and technical office also plays a big role in the family-owned company.

In South Bend, the company largely supplies gears for heavy duty vehicles, but it recently secured business for a light vehicle line, too.

Globally, the company produces cylindrical ground gears, ground beveloid gears, ground scissor gears, among other products. It is a member of ASSIOT - The Italian Transmission Elements and Gear Manufacturers Association (www.assiot.it), and in addition to automotive customers, which make up 80% of its business, the company also supplies gears globally to the power transmission, robotics, agricultural and industrial sectors.

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Scanavini, who is also a board member of AGMA, the American Gear Manufacturing Association, said the processes used for manufacturing in South Bend are “copy and paste” replicas of the smart, high-tech methods at Somaschini’s two production facilities in Italy.

The smart manufacturing approach helps it deliver what Scanavini called “constant quality” For example, in South Bend, the company invested in an extremely automated production line where the ratio of robots to people is 5:1 for each shift. Robots are outfitted with vision systems for correct positioning and other high-tech features. In addition to enabling throughput, the robots help with consistency for quality.

“Fundamentally our gears are high quality,” Scanavini said.

Global Perspective The Somaschini story highlights the ongoing changes in manufacturing—especially in the US where skilled labor is difficult to find.

Across all sectors, manufacturers are turning to so-called “smart manufacturing technologies” for a variety of benefits. Among them: faster throughput, improved quality and, many times, products that are simply converted from raw material to finished good in fewer steps—sometimes—even one step.

Defining “smart manufacturing” can be a challenge in itself, but it’s newer approach that calls for the integration of machines, tools, automation, sensors and equipment that is, in and of itself, more advanced than before. Increasingly, these devices communicate with one another through wired or wireless connections, in an Internet of Things (IoT) network, and provide skilled workers more data to optimize processes, predict needed maintenance and troubleshoot.

This newer approach to manufacturing is enabled by more plug-and-play machine tools, automation and software that comes ready to go, simplifying integration.

Emmeci SpA (Tuscany, Italy; www.emmecifucecchio.com), has its North American office in Rhode Island, is a world leader in automation equipment for luxury packaging and rigid boxes. Its equipment produce high quality premium boxes and paperboard products in a highly automated manner. It is a member of the ACIMGA - The Italian Manufacturers Association of Machinery for the Graphic, Converting and Paper Industry (www.acimga.it), If you’ve ever bought a smartphone, perhaps you took a moment to admire how it came in a beautiful high-quality box with perfect edges and flat surfaces, and, perhaps, you’ve admired the work of an Emmeci Luxury Packaging Machine.

Rigid boxes such as this are also made for showcasing luxury cosmetics, chocolates, and increasingly, jewelry, electronics and spirits.

In addition to the beautiful boxes Emmeci machines make, their equipment is also used to manufacture turned-edge products, such as traditional board games and puzzles that make for a night of family fun.

The Emmeci MC 2016 APP is an advanced luxury packaging rigid box machine that “includes all of the “mechatronic” developments of the last few years,” the company said, including a camera vision systems for spotting and other features, including a onetouch setup.

“The MC 2016 APP has been an evolutionary development that used the foundation of the Emmeci MC 2004 Platform,” said Dominick Archino, President of Emmeci USA, LLC. He noted that in some cases, sensor systems have been upgraded to camera

High Technology Manufacturing Examples of this newer approach to manufacturing technology are plentiful, and Italian companies have been leaders of developments in this area. One industry that has benefited from new technology is packaging.

Take the MC 2016 APP from Emmeci SpA, which was launched at Drupa in Düsseldorf, Germany, this May and June.

Emmeci SpA is leader for design, production, installation and servicing of automatic lines and machines for rigid set-up boxes and technical paper manufacturing.

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Gauss. “We provide all the automation, a turnkey solution,” explained Scott Burkett, Vice President of North American operations.

Gauss does a robust business in the US, mostly due to the automotive sector. For example, the company recently sold eight $5.5 million casting cells to a major automaker. About 90% of the Italpresse business is automotive, while it’s about 75% of the Gauss brand business, where appliances and the aerospace sector also represent a healthy amount of sales.

Casting Technology by Gauss Automazione Srl

systems and hydraulics have been replaced with servomotors. The result is improved accuracy, productivity and best-in-class finished product quality.

Emmeci USA LLC came to the US in 1998, where it has North American headquarters in East Providence, RI, and it has long held the No. 1 market share position in rigid box making automation.

Similar Italian packaging companies are represented by UCIMA - The Italian Packaging Manufacturers Association (www.ucima.it) Because of the sophistication of today’s converting machines, rigid cardboard boxes, often wrapped in high-quality papers, are also replacing plastic and other types of rigid containers for a wide variety of luxury goods.

Smart Technology for Oversight, Control and Service

“Everything is made in Italy,” Zimmerman said.

Because of the Italian quality, he noted, “It’s a selling feature.”

A little over a year ago, Gauss teamed up with Schneider Electric to build out its smart manufacturing offerings for digital oversight and control of machine systems.

Today, Burkett said, “You can watch your machines run and you can change parameters on the machines.”

Top Quality is Smart Manufacturing Smart manufacturing and technology sometimes means continuing to deliver a high-quality, robust product that customers already love.

Take Sitrex, USA, part of Sitrex SpA (Trestina, Italy; www.sitrex. com). Sitrex is a member of FederUnacoma - The Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation (www.federunacoma.it).

At Gauss Automazione Srl (Brescia, Italy; www. gaussautomazione.com), located outside of Milan, smart technologies are changing the way customers monitor, control and service their custom casting machining cells.

Gauss, which is a member of AMAFOND - The Italian Association of Companies Which Produce Machinery, Plants, Furnaces Products and Services for the Foundry Industry (www.amafond.com), has been doing business in the United States for a little over 15 years.

Its North American headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, sells two Gauss brands that cover the molten metal market: Aside from the Gauss brand, which offers gravity and low pressure die casting machines, it also sells Italpresse Srl (Capriano Del Colle, Italy; www.italpresse.it) high-pressure die casting machines.

Most customers buy custom machine cells from

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SITREX PRO/17 Heavy-Duty Wheel Rake

Emmeci MC 2016 APP is an advanced luxury packaging rigid box machine.

nology also allows customers to work directly with Italy through a digital connection to troubleshoot machines—a popular feature.

Given how vast the United States is, it’s also been difficult to find technicians willing to cover large service areas, which require substantial travel.

Now, he said: “You can simply troubleshoot your machine directly in Italy.”

Kent Zimmerman, agriculture sales manager for the John Day Co., a leading supplier in the ag and industrial markets, has been distributing Sitrex hay equipment for 18 years out of Omaha, Nebraska; Milan, Illinois; and Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Sitrex manufactures popular hay equipment in Italy for the US, such as the PRO 17 and MKE16, which are known for high quality by faithful customers.

“There’s not a lot of electronics, just a good, dependable piece of equipment,” often using robust hydraulic systems, as in the PRO17 rake, Zimmerman said.

“Quality control has been very good,” he said, of the company’s high-capacity rake lines, which ranges in size from 2- to 20-wheel rakes.

Innovative new approaches to the machines mean that new models such as the MKE16, part of the Magnum Evolution “V” Rakes, can now use 55” or 60” diameter rake wheels on the base frame. The hay rakes of the Magnum Evolution line are designed in such a way that adjustments are simple to accomplish.

Sitrex is a major player in the space, and also makes private label equipment for other US brands.

“Everything is made in Italy,” Zimmerman said. Because of the Italian quality, he noted, “It’s a selling feature.”

And one that is important to agriculture customers. “They tend to stick with it,” he said of the Sitrex brand.

John Day also represents Ferri Srl (Tamara, Italy; www.ferrisrl.it), which makes 3-point mounted boom and offset mowers in Northern Italy.

With service technicians in short supply, Burkett said, the tech-

Dean Bartles is the Founding Executive Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute and has had a distinguished 35-year career in manufacturing, implementing multi-million dollar programs domestically and internationally with responsibilities in research and development, technology transfer, program management, and manufacturing operations. Prior to joining DMDII, he held several positions at General Dynamics and its predecessor companies, most recently serving as Vice President and General Manager of a key Strategic Business Unit in the Ordnance and Tactical Systems division within General Dynamics.

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aerospace meets demand

Not only on the ground but in the air as well, Italian solution providers are helping to keep the skies safer.

Aerospace Manufacturers

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ow do you satisfy the insatiable demands of the North American aerospace market? Vladi Parpajo, President & CEO of the Parpas Group SpA (Padova, Italy; www. gruppoparpas.com) wryly answers: “That’s easy: Faster, better, cheaper.” It’s a theme you’ll hear from all the Italian machine tool builders. But you’ll also hear a lot of interesting details that go into actually delivering on those three promises. For example, Parapajo points to increased automation and the “evolution of intelligent monitoring <that> allow the development of autonomous decision-making processes, faster and more efficient.”

Automating and integrating to maximize productivity Alfredo Mariotti, General Manager of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE - the Italian Machine Tool, Robotics, Automation

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Systems and Ancillary Products Manufacturers’ Association (www.ucimu.it/en/home), also thinks “cyber physical systems able to take ‘decentralized decisions’ on their own and to perform their tasks as autonomously as possible” are a key factor in competitiveness. He adds that member companies (which include Parpas) are implementing other Industry 4.0 concepts, like “information transparency, in order to create a virtual copy of the physical world through information systems, by enriching digital plant models with data sensors and by aggregating information for solving urgent problems and the ability of cyber physical systems to physically support humans by conducting a range of tasks that are too exhausting, or unsafe for the employees.”

He adds that the vast field of ergonomics now embraces solutions from “automation and ICT (information and communications

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technology)...to support and help operators in performing their working tasks, interfacing with the machines, reducing stress, risks and mistakes. Here we can find a number of technologies ranging from human interfaces to wearable devices—supporting and driving operators with task-related information—to cooperative robotics solutions helping operators perform heavy, complex or high precision operations that are almost impossible for human beings, especially if repeated for long periods.”

He sees manufacturers in this sector building “flexible manufacturing systems...with machine tools and ancillary equipment all integrated together, going to create a ‘working zone’ where each operation is connected with the next in an automated manner with the aim to minimize energy waste and to maximize productivity.”

At IMTS 2016, to be held Sept. 12–17 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, UCIMU will be present to provide information on the organization’s role and the roles of its member companies in the global aerospace industry. Representatives of the association can be found in Booth WB-916.

cut titanium, aluminum and composite materials with precision to a hundredth of a millimeter.”

Blending machine tools and robots Another UCIMU member, Jobs SpA (Piacenza, Italy; www.jobs. it) also points to automation as a key ingredient to success in machining aircraft components. “In particular,” says Vice President of Sales, Marketing, & Service Antonio Dordoni, “we have focused our efforts on all matters related to piece variability in machining composite parts and subassemblies.”

Taking off with the F35 “with precision to a hundredth of a millimeter” Parpas produces a variety of 3-5 axis highspeed machining centers in moving column and gantry styles, as well as boring mills and rotary and traversing tables. They hold a number of patents for manufacturing solutions requiring consistently high long-term accuracy, particularly in areas with big daily and seasonal temperature variations. That’s critical for machining large aerospace structures.

Parpas’ ability to maintain a constant temperature in their machines in any environment contributThe Jobs RoboDrim 200 5-axis machining center working on a composite panel.

Accurate hole location and depth are critical for many aerospace assemblies and ed to their winning a $40 Million project to provide Italian machining technology delivers. a turnkey solution for machining the forward fuselage of the F35, the most advanced multi-role fighter in the world. Lockheed Martin set a target of increasing machining Jobs makes high-speed, high-power machining systems and cusprecision and quality, increasing safety, and reducing production, all tom turnkey solutions. Their latest product is the RoboDrim 200. Dorwithin a fully automated machining process. Parpas delivered with a doni says it “blends features and capabilities from both machine tools machine tool robotic transfer line that performs automatic fuselage and robots, in order to offer to the customer a new and innovative set load/unload, full machining, and automatic load/unload in the wash of functionalities never integrated before on a single system. station; all running 24/7. The turnkey solution reduced manual moves “More specifically, RoboDrim is conceived to address the chalfrom 18 to 2 (with increased safety and shorter cycle times), cut the lenges related to the geometrical variability caused by the use of cycle time for each part by 26% (saving money), and increased ma- composite parts and subassemblies that are becoming the norm in chining precision and quality (which also had advantages for the next civil and military aircraft design. As a result of all the R&D coming from stages in the aircraft’s construction). this project, we can offer to our customers unique and customizable Parpajo rightly boasts that in winning this order Parpas “over- best-fitting systems specifically conceived for high-speed 5-axis macame the principal world firms of the sector: German, Japanese, chining operation, spindle sensing systems, adaptive roto-translation French and obviously American.” He credits their “technological routines for partial or complete part machining and much more to capacity to respond to customer needs,” with “machines that can meet this new wave of technical requirements.”

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Going from the Flintstones to the Jetsons Breton SpA (Castello di Godego, Italy; www.breton.it) is another UCIMU member company that produces high performance multipurpose machining centers. Daniel Rochowiak, national sales manager for their Machine Tool Division in the US, likens the challenge some companies face in changing their machining mindset to “going from the Flintstones to the Jetsons.” Breton itself started building machines for cutting and polishing stone in 1963. But during the last 20 years its machine tool division has created five and six axis machines specializing in large aerospace components and very tight tolerances.

Rochowiak says “Breton can produce equipment for very large applications with travels >65 meters in length and four meters in the Z axis. Our largest machine for composite machining has a Y axis of five meters across the bridge. But these are all highly accurate machines, not routers.” He’s serious about the accuracy. Some models offer X-Y positioning uncertainty (P) on the order of 0.0003” over 4 meters and positional scatter (Ps) as low as 0.0002”. No wonder they “are competing with the best 5-axis solutions in the world.”

angle to be able to remove the part from the mold. So in some cases you can’t mold the entire shape you need in one piece. As we use more composites and carbon fibers in aircraft structures, we create lots of these situations, so the ability to make components that mate up perfectly so they can be fastened together is critical. This drives the need for machines that can create the necessary holes with a high degree of accuracy, and also machines that can create the molds for similar precision. We satisfy both requirements.”

How do they hold tenths over 4 meters?

To some extent it’s ancient history, but Rochowiak says Breton has taken lessons learned in cutting stone and applied it to their metalworking and composites machines. “For example, all bellows on the machines are air pressurized, keeping any contaminants off the ball screws, rails, and so forth. This enhances both the machine’s uptime and its accuracy. In fact, we advertise 95% uptime for all our equipment. We also have completely enclosed systems that safely evacuate all the dust produced in dry machining of composites, including carbon fiber, which is highly flammable.

“The shoulders, rams, and bridges of our machines are electro-welded and normalized. The components on our higher-end machines are also filled with a polymeric compound patented

by Breton called METALQUARTZ. It [helps] dampen vibration and provides a better surface finish on the part.

Other builders will fill their bridges or other components with material to add weight, possibly a type of concrete, but this material will have a different growth coefficient than the steel. So it basically becomes like a rock shaking inside the casting. Whereas ours is a rubbersteel mixture with a growth coefficient comparable to steel’s. So it gives a true dampening effect. This makes our Breton offers ultrasonic machining solutions for cutting carbon fiber and honeycomb rapidly, accurately, equipment unique.” and without noise or dust.

Breton has also introduced a special probe for carbon fiber machining. RoBreton offers machines to cut anything from resin, composites, chowiak explains: “The material tends to flex and you need to know and foam to super-alloys like titanium, Hastelloy, and Inconel. Breton the exact position in order to drill the holes accurately. So we probe machine tool applications extend to all manufacturing sectors, includ- the surface mechanically and identify the flex point. The head autoing power generation, die-mold, and requirements demanding very matically takes the point data and positions the tool exactly perpenaccurate results. Rochowiak says “Ironically, in many cases we quote dicular to the surface. This makes our positioning and accuracy of our most accurate machines for composites cutting applications, as hole depths perfect.” the required accuracies mandate this. Breton uses ball screws for Z axis movement on all machines. X and Y axis are either ball screw, Ultra-fast cutting technologies or double rack and pinion, depending on the machine classification.

All Breton’s machines are built for high-speed machining, gen“Anytime you’re molding something you must allow for a release erally running HSK63 spindles at 28,000 RPM up to 40,000, with

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broad torque bands for use in different materials. They also offer 100 Nm 18,000 RPM HSK63 spindles and HSK100 spindles with 300 Nm at 14,000 RPM. Rochowiak adds “we also implement trochoidal machining, which optimizes the edge of the tool for the greatest possible material removal. The axes are also very fast, 3,500 inches per minute for some of the movement, though of course those speeds are used only for tool change and positioning, not for machining.

Italians are realistic, so we are good at quickly finding practical solutions “Breton also offers engineered solutions with ultrasonic machining. We’re able to tool change the ultrasonic head into our standard spindle. It’s a great approach to cutting through sandwiched honeycomb structure platforms. It cuts with amazing speed and accuracy, without any noise or dust.”

to find a Tier 1 or Tier 2 to carry out structural parts or aluminum skins machining, a different situation occurs for composite components or structural parts in titanium.”

Parpajo sees “a constant need to increase productivity and quality of the products.” He also says the “financial and political stability of the markets is what is missing and it is a big concern.”

Dordoni echoes this, saying “In this moment the biggest concerns originate from factors other than technology. They depend on other factors such as the stability of the market, the recovery of investment volume, the stabilization of exchange rates, and above all, the stabilization of the power relations existing today among the four important market entities, i.e. Europe, the United States, Russia and China.”

UCIMU’s Mariotti says a number of factors are contributing to short term but widespread uncertainty throughout all manufacturing, such as the fall in energy prices.

Committed to delivering what you need

At the same time, it’s clear the Italian providers have made a strong commitment to North America, providing highly productive, customized solutions with excellent support. All three of the companies discussed here have offices in Michigan and either additional What’s next for aerospace machining?

Dordoni says the major changes are technological, as “the way service locations or independent distributors with service capabiliwe conceive, design and build airplanes is changing. Consequently, ties. As Dordoni puts it, users are “willing to do worldwide research tasks that were previously easily managed with more traditional tech- to find the best production terms for each product. In this case it is nologies are today more difficult to handle with the advent of technol- not necessarily a winning point having the production plant adjaogies related, for example, to carbon or titanium. If it is relatively easy cent to the point of sale. However, it is essential to have top quality services for the product near the installation site, which are expected from our clients, particularly in the United States. It is for this reason that we have a subsidiary in the United States and service centers throughout the territory because we are convinced of its importance.”

As far as customization, it appears most aerospace projects require it and the Italians deliver. As Parpajo expresses it “our customers need to achieve higher productivity and better quality with sustainable investment levels, so the challenge is driving us towards the development of customized solutions.” “Custom” doesn’t mean it’s fanciful or takes forever, though Dordoni cautions that “the best in the shortest time do not get along.” If you want an innovative solution you have to allow some time. As Parpas’ Export ManLockheed invested in a machine tool robotic transfer line from Parpas SpA to build the forward fuselage for the F35 Joint Strike Fighter. Parpas’ turnkey system performs automatic fuselage load/unload, full ager, Gianluca Battisti concludes: “We machining, and automatic load/unload in the wash station; all running 24/7. It reduced manual moves from Italians are realistic, so we are good at 18 to 2, cut the cycle time for each part by 26%, and increased machining precision and quality. quickly finding practical solutions.”

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Building the Future

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hat the Italians have a long and glorious history of working with stone is as obvious as the giant coliseum in Rome. What might be surprising is the fact that Italians dominate the worldwide market for automated machines that quarry and process natural stone. It’s a big market too, CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE - The Italian Association of Manufacturers of Machinery and Other Equipment for Natural Stone Quarrying and Processing (www.assomarmomacchine. com), the 184 member Italian association of these machine manufacturers, says Italy’s exports in this area soared 15% in 2015 to $1.2 Billion Euros, with Italy’s share of the world market at about 60%.

The US is their top destination, with Canada and Mexico also contributing to over 40% growth in North America.

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Makers of earthmoving equipment have established a global presence amid tough competition with these companies build high-quality, reliable, heavy, medium and light equipment for worldwide use, valued at over $3 billion a year.

Centuries of stone-working tradition wedded to state-of-the-art technology Key players include member companies GMM SpA (Gravellona Toce, Italy; www.gmm.it), OMAG SpA (Zanica/Bergamo, Italy; www.omagspa.it/en/), and SASSOMECCANICA Srl (San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy; www.sassomeccanica.it/en), all of which make machines that cut, shape, and polish stone after it’s quarried.

In that niche, Italian technology accounts for 90% of the machines sold around the world, according to Taf Wharton, GMM’s General Manager in North America. “Construction is our primary focus,” says Wharton, “whether that be interior decorative materials for tiny kitchens in downtown Atlanta or the outsides of massive skyscrapers in New York.” All three companies point to Italy’s strong tradition in the

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industry. As Mark Lauzon, SASSOMECCANICA’s West Coast sales manager in the US puts it, “One of the advantages of working with the Italians is that they have a culture and a history of working with stone and they truly understand what it takes.”

Wharton says “the most important difference between these machines is the interface. In other words, how easy is it for an operator to get the most out of the machine. We offer large screen controls and icon driven programs that make it easy to handle all common tasks.”

Lauzon also points to automation and touch screen programming. All agree that today’s machines (at least the saws and machining centers) must offer simultaneous 5-axis interpolation. OMAG even offers machines with up to 12 axes to do forming, routing, engraving, milling, sculpting, sawing, polishing and lathe work all on one unit, whether the material is glass, marble, granite, or any other type of stone.

“One of the advantages of working with the Italians is that they have a culture and a history of working with stone and they truly understand what it takes.”

Being competitive also requires high output, and that’s what these Italian machines deliver. Lauzon says SASSOMECCANICA is especially proud their new in-line polishing machine, the Revolution. Like other line machines, it uses polishing heads moving in a toroidal motion to put a finished edge on a countertop, enabling an “array of profiles from demi-bullnose, to bullnose, crescent, bevel and other shapes. Any toroidal profile can be applied by this machine and you can get lots of product through. What used to take hours by hand takes minutes.

The Revolution is a fourteen spindle machine that can produce a three centimeter eased edge with a very small radius at 25 inches per minute. That’s a big deal.”

home who could cut and polish custom granite countertops. Now there might be 400. They’re all fighting for clients.

“There are more clients of course, in part because the price of the product has come down so much. Years ago granite counter tops elicited a ‘wow.’ Now hard wood floors, stainless steel appliances, and granite counter tops are often standard features. Because the product has lost some if its ‘wow’ factor they need to really hustle to get the job, which means servicing the client more quickly, more precisely, and if they can, knocking the price down a little bit.

“So today someone would come to your kitchen with a digitizing system and take exact laser measurements. This laser file would be translated into a CAD file. They’d put it on an automated piece of equipment and without any operator involvement get exactly the shape of your kitchen, not just straight lines. You’d have the sink exactly where you want it, every hole exactly where you want it... Everything is taken care of bespoke to what the client wants.”

This approach requires a change in mindset for some customers and Lauzon says SASSOMECCANICA is “really good at is helping the customer make the change from the analog world to the digital world. We show them how to work with the data, how to store the data, how to manage the work flow...things that help them be successful beyond just how to run the machine. But it is a challenge. If you get a digital saw, that means digital templating and now you have all this data to manage. We provide the training and support for them to be successful across the whole digital spectrum and not just on that one piece of equipment.”

Marco Cavalleri, OMAG’s Managing Director, says their “large and modern machine shop, with many computer controlled machines, is a striking advantage over <their> competitors. This permits extensive testing of different concepts, tools and materials. Our experi-

Customize or die Fast programming and versatility are critical because most of the customers in this highly competitive industry live or die on their ability to customize products. Take granite countertops, perhaps the biggest application for this equipment. Wharton says “twenty-five years ago there might be four companies within a 100 mile radius of your

The new Sassomeccanica Revolution can produce a three centimeter eased edge with a very small radius at 25 inches per minute. Like SASSO’s other models, it’s also a beautiful machine, with a red fiberglass cover from an Italian company specializing in speedboats.

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ence with computerized manufacturing helps us develop software inhouse, which is then test extensively before release. This approach ensures reliability and professional and punctual service.”

Each company is committed to providing strong support in North America, with US based technicians and parts supplies. Lauzon says SASSOMECCANICA’s “customers would not be able to discern us from a reputable American company when it comes to product support. Our techs also answer calls after hours. And because our Italian techs answer our calls at two o’clock in the morning, it works out really well.”

Each company also offers a range of sizes to fit different shops as well. Lauzon says “We have small machines to do back splashing and countertops costing $50,000 and machines as big as a school bus costing $250,000. By the same token, we serve factories with hundreds of people producing 3,000 square feet of material or more per day and shops as small as five guys producing one kitchen a day. In some cases they’re using the same saw. It’s just a question of how that shop deploys that equipment. The more abrasives, the more heads you put on the machine, the faster you can run.”

Reinventing the world of ceramics Not to be outdone by the wizards with stone discussed above, ACIMAC - The Association of Italian Manufacturers Machinery and Equipment For Ceramics (www.acimac.it) boasts equally remarkable members. Perhaps most notably, SYSTEM SpA (Fiorano Modenese, Italy; www.system-ceramics.com) has introduced technology that can create ceramic surfaces up to 5.2 feet wide by 15.7 feet long (1,600 mm x 4,800 mm) in thicknesses ranging from 0.1 to 1.2 inches (3 to 30 mm). Called “Lamina,” the process can also create unique surfaces, reproducing the finish of rusted metal, or the tactile sensation of wood and its natural vein, and more. And because it’s created in ceramic, the surface will maintain the same qualities over time.

“A technology that enchants and conquers by virtue of its versatility and its chameleon-like characteristics” The OMAG Multicut can cut and contour circles and more.

Customization also applies to the machines Pasqualino Pietropaolo, CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE’s Communications Manager, says the aftermath of the recession and greater foreign competition have made customization and price the primary factors in machine sales. “Demands from customers all over the world are now very precise and you’ll sell only if you offer the customer exactly what he wants, no more and no less, at the lowest price.”

So companies like GMM, which builds 350-75 machines per year, keep advancing the technology and offering choices. “What used to be half a dozen items for each machine is now pages of options,” says Wharton. Echoing Pietropaolo he adds, “Naturally customers don’t take something they don’t want because it costs them money, they’re not going to use it, and it doesn’t make them any money. So while the logistics are a challenge, we give our clients a great many options to choose from.”

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Lamina starts with batching units that ensure uniform spreading of the mix of raw material powder onto a conveyor that transfers the material to a mould-less press that SYSTEM calls GEA, the most powerful press of its kind. Thanks to a specially designed hydraulic circuit, GEA implements a dedicated work cycle where the pressing force can reach peaks of 44,000 tons, guaranteeing large format sheets (5.2 x 15.7 ft.) and a wide range of thicknesses (from 0.1 to 1.2 in.) with no internal stress. The raw materials are processed with an innovative system of specially designed belts that enable the creation of smooth and structured finishes as thin as 0.1 inches, the latter obtained thanks to a laser incision system installed on the belts.

After this compacting phase, the system goes on to high definition digital print decorations, open to the creation of any graphic pattern required. Digital processes then apply protective matt and gloss varnishes. The last phase is firing in the kiln, which reaches a maximum temperature of 2,282 F° (1,250 C°).

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The Lamina GEA press is the most powerful of its kind, with forces reaching peaks of 44,000 tons, guaranteeing large format sheets and a wide range of thicknesses with no internal stress.

On exit from the kiln, the ceramic surface undergoes a series of phases in preparation for sales worldwide. In another remarkable achievement, the entire production process is completely automated, managed by a simple Man-Machine-Interface developed in-house by SYSTEM. As SYSTEM puts it “There are infinite applications, where man is free with his imagination to retrace paths of antiquity, in choosing perhaps marble, granite or the more precious stones in nature, or take a more adventurous approach towards avant-garde architecture with cements, resins and metal effects to portray a futuristic vision of the world. Palaces, buildings, public and commercial spaces can be clad internally and externally, like a special tailor-made suit with a highly personalised touch of originality.”

SYSTEM also points out that technical ceramics “stand up to wear, resist absorption, are antibacterial, easy to clean, able to withstand low and high temperatures, and never alter over time, keeping the authentic feel of the original material and the researched and special appearance.

“It also worth noting that ceramics are completely natural materials, present in the life of man since ancient times, with the significant advantage of the possibility of re-use in other production processes, while maintaining the same properties and environmentally sustainable nature.”

Italian glass industry continues to shine The Italian glass industry has seen growth fueled by exports.

GIMAV - The Association of Italian Manufacturers and Suppliers of Machinery, Equipment and Special Products for Glass Processing (www.gimav.it), recently reported that exports to the NAFTA countries rose 58% last year, including growth of 73.27% in sales to Mexico. For machinery, products, and accessories for the processing

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Members include the Intermac division of the BIESSE Group SpA (Pesaro, Italy; www.biessegroup.com). The Intermac division (Pesaro, Italy; www.intermac.com) develops and sells machines for float glass processing companies and, more generally, to the furniture, construction and automotive industries. Their product lines include the Genius glass cutting systems, Primus waterjet cutting systems, F-P Series machines and systems for double edge grinding, and Master CNC work centers. They are distributed through a network of branch offices located in strategic markets, including three offices in the US and Canada.

Moving the earth, Italian style Makers of earthmoving equipment have established a global presence amid tough competition. COMAMOTER - The Italian Manufacturers of Earthmoving Machinery, Attachments and Components (www.comamoter.com), represents roughly 40 of these companies.

These companies build high-quality, reliable, heavy, medium and light equipment for worldwide use, valued at over $3 billion a year.

Members include the CAST Group SrL (Mirano, Italy; www.castgroup.it), which manufactures multifunctional articulated compact mini loaders, and the FAE Group (Fondo, Italy; www.fae-group. com). FAE designs and manufactures a wide range of professional shredders for both surface and in-depth applications in the forestry and agriculture sectors and for the disposal of all wooden residues.

They also have a leading position in the construction of machinery for dirt roads and soil stabilization. FAE’s large US office is near Atlanta.

Whether your construction needs call for stone, ceramics, glass, or moving dirt and vegetation, an Italian manufacturer probably has the “intelligente” answer.

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About two-thirds of Vallero International’s tannery drums are made of wood, but the company also makes versions in plastic and stainless steel.

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urniture makers in the United States are going strong and expect continued growth, with annual production increases of 3% through 2019. Italian manufacturing machinery makers are helping them keep up, with innovation and automation in the wood, textiles, leather and plastics sectors.

“From a technology standpoint, Italy’s textile machinery manufacturers are at the forefront of research and innovation, and their primary focus is on continuing to innovate,” said Raffella Carabelli, president of the ACIMIT - Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (www.acimit.it).

The professional organization for companies that make shop machinery for processing and manufacturing with animal hides, ASSOMAC - The National Association of Manufacturers of Footwear, Leathergoods and Tannery Technologies (www.assomac.it),

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said its members are making automation and connectivity a priority.

“Our members’ biggest concerns in 2016-17 are to increase machine automation and software simplicity,” said Andrea Favazzi, of ASSOMAC’s technology department. “That includes making hardware and software more friendly for the users.”

Shoe manufacturers, especially, are working toward increased process control of production systems, Favazzi said. Italian manufacturers supply over half of the world’s shoe and leather goods machines. ASSOMAC members include ALC Tecnologie Adesive Srl, (Robassomero, Italy; www.alcgruppo.com) and DAP Italia Srl Cinisello Balsamo, Italy; www.durkoppadler.it), each of which produces both footware and leather goods machines.

While critically important, automation isn’t the only criterion North American furniture makers use when choosing manufacturing machinery.

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While the term Industry 4.0 may have been coined outside of Italy, Italian companies that make manufacturing equipment for the furniture industry have embraced its foundational concept of computerizing manufacturing.

“It’s a new concept, but companies are moving there,” said Karen Koenig, special projects editor for the Woodworking Network who visited Biesse Group (Pesaro, Italy; www.biesse.com) and five other cabinet and furniture manufacturers throughout the country on a weeklong technology tour in October 2015. “The equipment Biesse had was very high tech and the software that goes with it allows the machines to talk to each other.

“All the CNC companies, that’s what they’re going for.”

Federico Broccoli, president and CEO of Biesse America and Canada, told Koenig: “For us, 4.0 is not simply a number representing what has been hailed as the new industrial revolution, but a real commitment that Biesse has made to our customers, with a view to uniting them with our ‘4.0 ready’ technologies, to achieve levels of efficiency which today, more than ever, are crucial for keeping abreast of the competition in an increasingly global market.”

In order to serve the North American market, Biesse has two permanent showrooms in the United States, and an equal number in Canada.

Broccoli said his company is so committed to Industry 4.0 that it’s developed a business plan to hire additional people to guide customers, including small and medium businesses, as they incorporate computer-driven manufacturing in their shops.

Koenig noted that Biesse’s showroom included CNC machining centers; edge banders; boring, inserting, calibrating and sanding machines; and flexible beam saws.

Broccoli said in a press conference that while CNC machining centers have accounted for a little more than half of the company’s sales in past years, sanding and edge banding, particularly Biesse’s innovations in zero-edge banding, are spurring growth in those segments.

Broccoli also said his company is committed to producing machinery for materials other than wood, including plastics. He noted that while Biesse has “always been supplying” equipment to the rigid plastics market, the company is developing a new division specifically for that sector.

“We’re going from advanced materials reactive to advanced materials proactive,” he said.

Biesse’s trade organization, ACIMALL - The Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers’ Association (www.acimall.com), said “The Italian industry has excellent actors across the entire value chain, from primary processing technology, through machinery and tools for solid wood and panel processing, up to surface finishing.”

ACIMALL represents over 220 of the most qualified companies in their field, which represent 90 percent of the whole industry, both in terms of employees and in turnover.

Back in the United States, Biesse designed a system for commercial cabinetmaker Contemporary Cabinets to smooth out its workflow.

“When we purchased a new machine, we would position it wherever there was space, without considering the workflow and consequently, where the machine would be best placed for maximum efficiency,” said plant manager Don Wiggins in a case study. “As a result, the pieces moved through the factory without any logical sense.”

With Biesse’s help, Contemporary Cabinets reconfigured the workflow into a “U” shape that follows the most efficient route through the factory.

Every element of a cabinet being manufactured travels along the production line, and is subject to all of the machining processes, edge banding, dowelling and insertion of hardware, before eventually being loaded onto pre-assembly carriages. The cabinets are then assembled and placed on conveyor belts to be completed.

The backs are secured in position to keep them square until the bonding process is complete, while a belt transports the drawers and doors. Finally, the cabinet is packed and loaded on a truck.

Contemporary Cabinets makes closets, lockers and more for furniture stores, schools, dentists and doctors offices, churches and small residences, among other clients, in five plants.

“We mainly produce cabinets for commercial projects,” Wiggins said. “We have a factory for customized products such as reception desks, conference tables and more complex pieces which cannot be introduced into the production flow of the main plant.”

In addition, Contemporary Cabinets uses a Biesse (Charlotte, NC; www.biesse.com/na) WinStore material handling system for its custom work materials. WinStore includes an overhead travelling crane system that stores information on the characteristics and positions of up to 2,000 panels inside it.

Workers position stacks of panels in the plant’s external warehouse and inform the control system the type and amount of material. WinStore then places them in the warehouse. If there is a new material with characteristics that are not already stored in the memory, the weight of the sheet is recorded.

“Before we implemented this system, the machine remained stationary for 20-30 minutes while waiting for the necessary material for machining to be loaded,” said Wiggins. “Now, however, almost all the material is stored in WinStore and there are no waiting times.”

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“Our manufacturers’ customers are demanding technologies capable of creating products with the least possible environmental impact, and with significant savings in energy, raw materials and chemical substances,” Carabelli said. “The efforts placed in R&D by our affiliated members are focused in this direction, developing machinery that provides high productivity, cost savings and a low environmental impact.”

The innovation from Carabelli’s organization’s members is paying off in rising exports across the Atlantic.

In 2015, Italian sales of textile machinery to the United States reached a value of about $99 million, an increase of 8% over 2014 sales.

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WinStore also keeps track of the material in stock and how many sheets the beam saw and the North Carolina machining center use.

“We started using WinStore in March 2013 and since then, our entire production flow has been redirected to work around this system,” Wiggins said. “Both the Selco beam saw and the Skill machining center are also incorporated into WinStore’s working area, and as such, both can also be rear-loaded directly from the latter.

“The mere fact that we now have a significant production flow has greatly helped us. We have enhanced the drilling and inserting machine with a numerical control machining center and this has given us excellent results.”

Another Biesse North America client, Closet America (Lanham, MD; www.closetamerica.com), a leading home and professional closet system manufacturer, is the proud owner of the first Biesse AirForce edge banding system in the United States.

“In our efforts to provide our customers with a high-quality, customized closet system along with our topnotch customer service, we were excited to invest in the Biesse AirForce system,” said Skip Labela, president. “Our investment in the AirForce system is another step toward continuously exceeding our customers’ expectations.”

Woodworking in Big Sky Country Earth Elements also turns out custom cabinetry, millwork and furniture with manufacturing equipment sourced in Italy from SCM Group North America (Duluth, GA; www.scmgroupna.com).

Mike Wolfe, cabinet shop manager, said his Morbidelli Author M800 CNC router, Olimpic k800 edge bander, and DMC Eurosand L wide belt sander are some of the nicest, most advanced set of tools he’s ever used in his 13 years in the furniture business.

“I’m extremely happy with them,” Wolfe said.

Cabinet Vision, his preferred software for designing the custom cabinetry that makes up 80% of Earth Elements’ business, works “great” with his CNC, Wolfe said. Also, the Morbidelli, with its 16 foot by 6 foot table, is large enough for the live-edge – where the carpenter incorporates the natural edge of the wood – counters, bar tops, tables and headboards that are so popular in homes and businesses in Montana’s Big Sky Country.

“The capacity of the router is amazing,” Wolfe said. “It’s a great tool.”

Wolfe dealt with the question of whether to have a pod-and-rail or nested-based router by having both. He designed a modification so that the Morbidelli can fulfill both roles.

Earth Elements in Bozeman, MT, turns out custom cabinetry, millwork and furniture with manufacturing equipment made in Italy by SCM Group.

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“It’s a pod-and-rail router, and I’ve converted half of it to a vacuum table,” he said. “This gives us the best of both worlds.

We can machine all four edges on the pod side. We can cut big tenons, which you can’t do on a table router. On the table side, we are able to do all of our nested-based routing. This is how we process all of our case parts for any cabinet job we are working on.”

SCM Group North America has five branches. In addition to the Duluth, GA, location, branches are in Carson, CA; Concord, NC; Toronto, Canada; and Guadalajara, Mexico.

SCM Group SpA (Rimini, Italy; www.scmgroup.com) was founded in 1952 and developed the first solid wood machining centers and door and window systems. It gained leadership in panel processing machinery through the acquisition of Morbidelli in 1985, followed by other companies. In 1992, SCM diversified into machinery for wood building components through acquisition of Routech and by developing new technologies. In 2002, it added machinery for processing advanced materials such as plastics, composites, glass and stone.

ness, with about 300 drums in use in Canada, Mexico and the United States, Maroglio said.

Vallero’s Vortex drum is one of the most advanced models available, and allows tanning and dyeing with low speed and a low environmental impact. Vortex represents operational energy savings of up to 70 percent, a 40-percent reduction in water used, and up to 50 percent more loading capacity.

From grapes to leather For another application for wood, take one look at the wooden tanning drums that Vallero International Srl (Torino, Italy; www.vallerointernational.com) makes, and you’ll instantly see the company’s roots in the Italian wine making tradition. The giant cylinders used for leather tanning and dyeing look like wine barrels that have been tipped on their side and pumped up with steroids.

Vallero has diversified the materials it uses to make the drums, but wood is still the most popular, accounting for two-thirds of production, said Marco Maroglio, sales area manager for North America and the northern part of South America. One-third of Vallero’s drums are plastic, and a small number that are used in laboratories are made of stainless steel.

“We have practically invented the drum as it is intended nowadays,” said Maroglio. “So this is the reason why in some countries Vallero means tannery drum just like Rollerblade means in-line skates.”

North America represents 10-15 percent of Vallero’s overall busi-

The interior of the drum is equipped with three wave-shaped “dragon” shelves to produce a “sponge effect” on the skins, which promotes better penetration of the chemical bath, guaranteeing uniform results. The dragon shelves also help to separate the skins for better exposure to the tanning and dyeing chemicals.

Vallero’s Eco-Drum, another advanced technology, is a modular system composed of a batch recirculation system, an automatic heating and temperature control system, and an AISI type 316 stainless steel filter.

Vallero’s advancements are right in line with the power-saving features that ASSOMAC’s members in the tanning industry have made a priority in their machinery, said the association’s Favazzi.

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Horizontal Boring-Milling Machine “BRAGONZI TC 110”

GALILEO—Hardness Testers

BRAGONZI SpA (Lonate Pozzolo, Italy; www.bragonzi.it) TC 110 originated in a project intentionally designed with advanced systems, sized and structured to ensure the maximum production flexibility and structural rigidity, all these requirements to maintain overtime. The spindle, designed to ensure high power levels also in the low rotation speeds, keeps the production process of milling and boring to high performances.

The great removal capacity, associated to the maximum precision and rigidity, are ensured by the design, the manufacturing choices and Bragonzi’s experience and tradition, who boasts over 90 years of activity.

Another topic that characterizes BRAGONZI TC 110 is the shape of the riser gantry head with thermos-symmetrical geometry BRAGONZI TC 110 is equipped with coolant liquid, inside and outside the spindle; automatic tool charger (40-120 tools); milling heads; motors and digital drives; CNC Heidenhain or Siemens (or custom). BRAGONZI TC 110 has flat guide-ways for all axes, hydrostatic table and double pinion for the recovering of accuracy.

Galielo, a busniess division of LTF SpA (Antegnate, Italy; www. ltf.it) features a double scale dial indicator to the state-of-the-art models of the digital range, fitted with a sophisticated software and touch screen display to control the instrument and the measuring process. Diverse hardness tester models for Standard and Superficial Rockwell tests, as well as Brinell and Vickers, equipped with indenters and test blocks, set of loads and accessories for any application need.

A renovated line of microhardness testers for measuring Vickers and Knoop microhardness, available in either optical-digital or computerized version for the automatic reading of the indentation. The latest contribution in favor of an increasingly automation of the product is the new CNC MICROHARDNESS TESTER, featuring 5 motorized axes controlled by a measuring software designed to meet the most advanced requirements in the microhardness field.

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Main U.S. Glass Industry Chooses OCMI as Technology Supplier

ODE Introduces the New Solenoid Valve Series 21ALB and 31ALB

OCMI SpA (MIlan, Italy; www.ocmigroup.com) represents nowadays one of the most important companies specialized in the field of glass processing and forming. The equipment and lines manufactured by OCMI allow to work with different types of glass, from borosilicate to soda-lime for different productions.

In North America OCMI is working with biggest groups operating in the field of pharmaceutical glass packaging in U.S.A. and Mexico, being the main machines supplier for Schott, Gerresheimer and Nipro that are the three biggest glass tube manufacturers and converters worldwide.

ODE Srl (Borgofrancone, Italy; www.ode.it) introduces a new solenoid valve series called 21ALB 2/2 way N.C., N.O. and 31ALB 3/2 way N.C. direct acting in stainless steel.

The New ALB series provides better performance for more critical applications than our similar series 21A1 and 31A1 series in brass, and the technopolymer versions 21APB and 31APB, because the valve body and internal components are manufactured entirely of AISI 316 stainless steel, including the orifice.

The main advantages of the new series are the full compatibility with any type of food grade fluid due to the total absence of lead, the resistance to extreme high and low temperatures for managing the steam and other liquids such as freon, nitrogen and ozone. These solenoid valve models are particularly versatile and suitable for sectors such as Vending, Coffee Machines, Pneumatic,, Fuel gas, Petrochemical, Refrigeration and Medical for handling aggressive fluids .

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Insights—Up Through the Gears

UMBRAGROUP: Innovative Momentum

In its near hundred-year history, Italian group OCMI-OTG SpA (Milan, Italy; www.ocmigroup.com) has developed into an industry leader in its own right.

Defined by Mr Andrea Colombo, Sales Manager of the OTG division as, “two entities that coexist under the same roof, but that are completely different from one another”, OCMI and OTG are the two main components of the OCMI Group; an outstanding Italian business headquartered in Via Venezia Giulia, Milan and run by the third generation of the Gusti family.

The core business of the group is broken into two divisions: OTG specializes in manufacturing madeto-order reduction gears and overgears specifically for applications in the oil and gas industries; and OCMI - a leading manufacturer of machineries and finishing lines for the production of pharmaceutical and cosmetic glass containers from glass tubes.

Great news for UmbraGroup SpA (Foligno, Italy; www.umbragroup.it/en/), world-class producer of precision mechanical products and leader in the manufacture of aeronautical ballscrews market.

Founded as Umbra Cuscinetti S.p.A. in Foligno (PG) in 1972, today it is a reference point for high tech markets in the industrial, energy and aerospace sectors. The Group has operations in Italy, Germany and the United States and a Research Center in Southern Italy. It employees approximately 1000 employees, and closed 2015 with a turnover of €160 million.

Antonio Baldaccini, President and CEO of UmbraGroup since 2014, strongly embraces innovative momentum. The Group is transforming itself into a cutting-edge operation, inspired by the Lean Production method whose principles have been applied to all business processes.

Glasswerks Is A Typical Solution That Bottero Is Proud To Offer To Its American Customers

Five-Axis HMC for Applications Requiring the Machining of Titanium, Steel and HRSA Alloys

The automation of cut and breakout processes was for the customer a need becoming more and more impellent. The constantly increasing glass quantities managed by the company, and the diversification of the raw materials employed in the process represented a problem for the management of the stock of raw materials.

Thanks to the solution suggested by Bottero SpA (Genova, Italy; www.bottero.com), the Customer has met its needs of increasing the production capacity still keeping the flexibility required by the after-cut glass processing, and implementing the automation of the management of the stock of raw materials.

Titanium and titanium alloys owe their success to the high resistance/density ratio that characterizes them. Thanks to mechanical characteristics comparable to those of steel and to a specific mass which is about one and a half that of aluminum, titanium is widely used in fields that require lightweight structures capable of resisting to important stresses.

According to Mandelli Sistemi SpA (Piacenza, Italy; www.mandelli.com), the ideal solution for the machining of titanium in the Aerospace sector is a 5-axis machining center with high stock removal. Starting from the Spark Line, we have developed the Spark Ti Line that, thanks to the adoption of spindles capable of generating high torque and the introduction of antivibration systems on all axes, reaches high stock removal and high quality surface finishing on a single MC.

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Gruppo Parpas Earns Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter Production Trust Providing both the best and the most advanced technology, the innovative Parpas Group SpA (Padova, Italy; www.gruppoparpas. com), an Italian manufacturer of machinery tools, won the confidence of aerospace corporation Lockheed Martin (LM).

Parpas Group is the first supplier for Lockheed Martin to supply two High Precision Milling Machines to machine the front fuselage of the new F-35 strike fighter in its manufacturing plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Thanks to the success of this important project, Parpas Group subsequently obtained a new order to supply an additional four new machines which will be installed in the plant in Fort Worth over 2016.

Argos: Mist Collectors - Losma Presents a New Family of Air Filtration Systems Losma SpA (Bergamo, Italy; www.losma.com), a leading company in the design and construction of air and coolant filtration systems for the machine tool industry, presents a new cartridge filtration unit.

The new Argos series is designed to capture mist, vapor and smoke generated during machining operations.

Argos units are available in 3 sizes with throughputs ranging from 2000 to 9000 ft3/ min (3.000 to 15.000 m3/h).

Configurations with filtration efficiencies up to 99.97% are available. The re-condensed mist is collected in a tank, which can also be equipped with a pump to automatically discharge the tank.

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Remote Control Slope Mower ICUT4 iCUT4, by FERRI Srl (Tamara, Italy; www.ferrisrl.it) the most powerful remote control slope mower in its category providing top performance in the most challenging ground conditions. An amazing reliable and consistent machine that sticks to steep gradients like a spider on a glass wall .

The latest born at Ferri’s factory is an amazingly reliable and robust remote control slope mower which ensures optimal grip and traction thanks to its cutting edge design and attention to details. ICUT4 proves to be a real slope mower that is able to work in perfect safety, with maximum comfort.

• 4-cylinder engine: more power to tackle slopes and difficult terrains.

• Intuitive control-box with display visualizing operations step by step.

• Bigger fuel tank for greater autonomy and economy.

Facilitated Loading/Unloading Operations Italcarrelli Srl (Chiampo, Italy; www.italcarrelli.eu) has developed and patented, a revolutionary loader for the flat glass industry.

The EN BOX 25 has been designed for the loading and unloading of glass in crates directly from containers. Given the continuous increase in demand of import/export of crates of flat glass, Italcarrelli has developed a machine to simplify these very laborious operations which are also, at times, risky for the glass but, above all, for operators, as loading is often carried out with “artisan” equipment that can damage the crates or, even worse, the person working. Companies often prefer to ship glass in open top containers for the higher ease of loading, but these types of containers are certainly a lot more expensive. With EN BOX 25 it is possible to load and unload a traditional container in just a few minutes with a single operator in complete safety.

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Meat? It is Processed by Italian Machines: Production up +3% in 2016 with 70% Sent Abroad Machines and equipment for meat processing are represented by the association COMACA - Meat Processing Machinery Manufacturers and ASSOFOODTEC - The Italian Association of Machinery and Equipment for the Production, Processing and Preservation Food (www.anima.it/ass/assofoodtec). The sector, according to the latest SOUL Office analysis, concludes the year 2015 with an appreciable growth of production value (+ 4.9%) compared to 2014. The prospects for the 2016 year are of further growth (+ 3%).

It is a strongly characterized by the export sector, which takes a share of nearly 70% of production. Exports during 2015 grew (+ 4.9%) and the 2016 is expected to see further growth (+ 2.8%). Employment grows in 2015 (+ 1.7%) and is expected to also increase during 2016 (+ 1.6%). investments have also increased (+ 2.5%) and are expected to also increase during 2016 (+ 1.8%).

There are almost 77 million EUROS of Italian goods exported around the world. The technologies for meat processing are required by dell’EU28 countries for about 42%, followed by North America with about 17% and the remaining target areas. Compared to 2014, 2015 in the US has doubled the demand for Made in Italy for meat processing thus remaining on top of the 15 countries export markets.

The trend is improving. After a small crash in exports recorded between the 2012 and 2013 from 2013 on exports have resumed their pace, confirming the excellence of these technologies.

CMF Technology for MONALISA The MONALISA Group has once again chosen CMF TECHNOLOGY SpA (Frignano, Italy; www.cmftechnology.com), assigning to them the construction of the new production line for large sizes of tiles that is to be installed at the factory located in Foshan, China.

The new accessories, which can be implemented on STONERISE press feeding carriages, were found to be the most appropriate for obtaining the product ranges developed together with leading Italian and Spanish glazes manufacturers.

The functional simplicity of CMF TECHNOLOGY’s equipment, combined with the possibility of creating textural effects in both single and double charging, convinced the well-known Chinese manufacturer to reaffirm CMF TECHNOLOGY as its strategic partner.

In fact, the RECOLOR dry coloring units and the TBOX front-kiln storage systems have been used successfully for several years at MONALISA’s production facilities.

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DRILL 1600: The 4 Axis Drilling CNC Machine DRILL 1600, developed by SKG Srl (Schio, Italy; www.skillglass. it), is a 4 axis drilling CNC machine designed for producing holes and countersinks on rectangular flat glass sheet with a thickness of 3-20mm. The machine is composed of four axes, X Y Z W, and 2 electro-spindles positioned opposite one another creating a dead center system that drills perfect holes.

This vertical drilling CNC is able to operate with extreme speed and precision thanks to the management of all the processes by numerical control and also thanks to the support of the double tool change of six positions.

The milling on this machine is a simple and quick operation and by using multiple tools can mill and grind an insert in just a few seconds like the polishing that can be carried out in small inserts with 50 or 30 mm grinders.

The Turning Point in the World of Spraying EPOCHAL The solution is EL.PA. Service Srl (Vicentina, Italy; www. elpaservice.com) to reduce production costs while improving quality! In a time when the global crisis is reducing profit margins, the ‘importance of curbing production costs is becoming increasingly apparent and necessary. EL.PA. Service Srl is a wellestablished company in the field of design and construction of machinery for processing technologically advanced skins.

The company recently introduced to the international market a new concept of rotary spray booth for skins: EPOCAL. And the result of a huge studio straining to get a real step forward compared to the systems available on the market today.

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SANTEX RIMAR GROUP Moves Into the Weaving Sector

TUBULAR ANTIPILLING: The Solution That Every Dyehouse Was Waiting For

SANTEX RIMAR GROUP Srl (Trissino, Italy; www.santexrimar. com) has moved into the weaving machine sector for the textile industry with the official entrance among its companies of SMIT, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of weaving machines.

“SMIT technological know-how and committed human capital struggled in the past with operational problems but deserves to keep growing. We firmly believe in this restart: we have a solid plan involving our territorial district historically devoted to textile industry. We will start SMIT production in Trissino where SANTEX RIMAR GROUP headquarters are based and supplying customers throughout the world” said Ferdinando Businaro, SANTEX RIMAR GROUP President.

SMIT has been a front runner in the weaving textile machine sector since 1938 and has become a key player worldwide in supplying weaving machines for a large variety of applications: the technology characterizing SMIT production includes weaving machines with rapier weft insertion for home textiles, garments and terry cloths; air-jet weft insertion machine for high production volumes and customized solutions for the production of special technical fabrics.

At Milano ITMA 2015 Corino Macchine SpA (Monticello, Italy; www.corinomacchine.com) launched TUBE-ONE™, the first machine in the world to effectively extract enzyme residues from the internal surface of tubular fabrics after bio-polish treatment in the dyeing process. Its innovative working concept gives great benefits in relationship to the other systems present on the market. In particular: it offers the best balance between cleaning effect and productivity, no requirement to reverse the fabric in its operations and can be easily operated by one technician.

Italian Monchiero at Hazelnut Harvest

Magaldi Technologies: LLC is the Newest Subsidiary Within the Magaldi Group of Companies

The Agriculture and Turf division of Papé Machinery demonstrated the Italian Monchiero (Pollenzo, Italy; www.monchiero.com) 20125 evolution harvester at America’s only hazelnut equipment show this past August. The exhibition was held during the annual Nut Growers Society of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia’s Summer Tour.

“Papé Machinery is pleased to introduce the Monchiero 20125 evolution harvester to hazelnut growers throughout the Pacific Northwest,” said Carl Laux, Regional Agriculture and Turf Sales Manager for Papé Machinery. “What sets the Monchiero 20125 apart from the competition is its ability to harvest the greatest quantity of nuts in the minimum amount of time, especially during inclement weather, when speed and accuracy are critical to maximizing yield.”

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With a successful history and promising future in the North American markets, Magaldi SpA (Salerno, Italy; www.magaldi.com), a leader in the supply of equipment and services in the world’s toughest material handling conditions, has registered Magaldi Technologies LLC, in Atlanta, Georgia.

From this prominent business hub, Magaldi Te c h n o l o g i e s , LLC (MTL) will ultimately be home to all commercial and service leadership for the company’s activities in the North American marketplace. The next step in this comprehensive strategy of Magaldi’s commitment to the North American market, is to provide technical after sales personnel that will provide after sales support for its customers while having locally based spare parts available.

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DIGITAL MAGAZINE EXCLUSIVE: New Study on Industry 4.0 Solutions

FAP PE-PP Foam Sheet Extrusion Line

Over the last decade, the evolution of the Internet of Things, Big Data and the desire for ever-increasing productivity has driven the smart manufacturing movement. Today, manufacturers can see and react to the performance of their machines and integrated systems with analytics in real time.

SME-Society of Manufacturing Engineers, in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency has conducted a survey showing how Industry 4.0 techniques integrated with Italian machinery are making life easier for North American companies. See the full results which are exclusively available in the digital version of this magazine.

The digital version also includes the interactive map of Italian machinery manufacturers’ subsidiaries in the NAFTA marketplaces many of which are featured in this publication. To gain access to this exclusive content, go to www. machinesitalia.org/ magazine.

FAP Srl (Besana Brianza, Italy; www.fapitaly.com) extrusion lines produce polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) expanded foamed by iso-butane and or normal butane gas, 100% recyclable at the lowest density that can be used in all production fields where it is necessary to insulate, package, protect (for example in building, electronic, mechanical, automotive, food industries). Extruders are fully automatic and divided in more zones to control temperatures and pressures levels, equipped with dosing units that ensure a supply of the raw materials with high precision. Accurate studies and researches on construction and implementation of the electrical equipment has led to a remarkable power saving method and thus to lower production costs.

The extrusion lines are designed to work 24/7/365 and therefore built with high quality materials which have been treated for long-life use reducing to a minimum the need for maintenance. The process of extrusion by Direct Gas Injection (iso-butane / butane standard) transforms plastic granules (PE-PP) into various forms of thickness and density as required by their customers.

XYLEXPO Brings the Italian Industry of Woodworking Technology Back To Pre-Crisis Levels

Helios Quartz Group and its investment in the USA with Helios Quartz America

The atmosphere in the wood machinery industry has clearly improved. Plenty of signals from several directions are generating optimism, with the additional support of hard figures: in 2015, the turnover of Italian woodworking technology amounted to 1.8 billion euros and the economic survey for the first quarter 2016 showed further positive signals, with a 22.7 percent growth driven by sustained business both in Italy and across the borders.

Although business follows specific and well-known trends during a year, if such increase continues at 10 percent on an annual basis, total 2016 turnover could exceed the 2 billion euros threshold, getting very close to 2.1 billion euros which would represent an all-time record for the industry.

“We can say with confidence that a great contribution to this result was given by Xylexpo 2016, our biennial exhibition that finished in May”, said Lorenzo Primultini, President of ACIMALL - Italian Woodworking Machinery and Tools Manufacturers’ Association (www. acimall.com/en/) and of the exhibition.

Founded in 1940, Helios Quartz Group has been a family-owned company with two production plants in Italy, Helios Italquartz Srl (Cambiago, Italy; www.heliosquartz.com) and Switzerland (Helios Quartz Group SA) combined with different distribution channels in the USA, South America and Asia to become a major international supplier for Quartz Glass processing and for the manufacturing of Infrared Quartz Emitters, Ultraviolet Lamps and Specialized Equipment for Industrial, Scientific and Medical applications.

Helios Quartz products are used in different areas of various applications of the Glass Industry such as laminated glass production and processing, drying screen printing and coating curing, mirror production, glass bending and fusion.

The decision to invest and open a branch in the United States comes from the awareness of the potential of the American market and the importance of being able to follow the customers locally with skilled staff on site.

Thanks to such important investment Helios Quartz is an international point of reference and it’s continuously increasing its business with the most important players of the global market which appreciate the high quality and reliability of made in Italy products.

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With more Italian machinery manufacturers opening North American branches, Italian solutions are closer than you might think. Italian companies are taking the lead in providing innovative approaches to improve a host of industrial processes in making everyday items, once imported, now locally manufactured. Italian firms specializing within the 15 sectors of Machines Italia are setting up shop in North America, bringing high-quality equipment and after-sales support necessary for their NAFTA clients.

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Italian Companies Providing NAFTA Solutions Grouped by Machinery Sector Agriculture and Farm Machinery BCS de Mexico SA de CV City Atlixco, PU +52 244-4451-189 www.minutti.com Tecnorumex S.A. de C.V. Aguascalientes, Mexico www.barbierietarozzi.com www.storti.com/it/rete_vendita New Holland Canada Spa Lindsay, ON 705-324-2221 www.newhollandconstruction.com Maschio Gaspardo Canada Inc. Drummondville, QC 819-477-1107 www.maschio.com Befco Inc. Aberdeen, MD 252-977-9920 www.befco.com BCS America Inc. Portland, OR 503-261-4300 www.bcs-ferrari.it Carraro North America Inc. Virginia Beach, VA 757-689-3725 www.carraro.com FAE USA Inc. Flowery Branch, GA 770-407-2014 www.faeusa.com Landini USA Inc. Lawrenceville, GA 678-924-9885 www.landinispa.com McCormick USA Inc. Norcross, GA 678-924-9885 www.landiniusa.com MGH Equipment Okanogan, WA 509-422-3030 www.antoniocarraro.it/en

Same Deutz-Fahr North America Inc. Stone Mountain, GA 770-493-76676 www.samedeutz-fahr.com/ Same Deutz-Fahr North America Inc. Norcross, GA 678-924-7420 www.samedeutz-fahr.com Valplastic USA LLC Chino, CA 909-390-9600 www.valplasticusa.com American Pasquali Enterprises Inc. Wilmot, NH 603-526-9493 www.pasqualitractor.com BCS America Inc. Matthews, NC 704-846-1040 www.bcsamerica.com Bonfiglioli USA Inc. Hebron, KY 859-334-3333 www.bonfiglioliusa.com Case New Holland Burr Ridge, IL 630-887-2022 www.cnh.com Maschio Gaspardo N.A. Inc. Elridge, IL 563-285-9937 www.maschio.com New Holland Agriculture New Holland, PA 866-639-4563 www.cnhcapital.com Rotomec America Inc. Rocky Mount, NC 252-977-2010 www.rotomec.com Sovema USA Inc. Memphis, TN 901-388-8869 www.sovema.com

Tonutti USA Inc. Memphis, TN 901-385-8841 www.tonuttiusa.com Pacchiosi Drill USA Inc. Long Island City, NY 718-472-1007 www.pacchiosi.com CCVI USA Bearing Co. Mundelein, IL 847-540-8196 www.ccvi-us.com Borghi USA Aberdeen, MD 410-272-9797 www.borghi.com Trevisan USA LLC East Granby, CT 860-653-0521 www.trevisanusa.com Comer Industries Inc. Charlotte, NC 704-588-8400 www.comerindustries.com Sitrex USA Inc. Houston, TX 713-928-7902 www.sitrex.com WAM Inc. Lawrenceville, GA 770-339-6767 www.wamInc.com Ceramics Sacmi de Mexico SA de CV Monterrey, NL +52 81-8335-5732 www.sacmi.com

Gruppo Barbieri and Tarozzi de México S.A. de C.V. Monterrey, NL +52 (81) 8372-9879 www.barbierietarozzi.com Maquinaria Ceramica Siti S.A. de C.V. Monterrey, NL +52 (8) 370 0505 Diamant-D of North America Elberton, GA 706-283-4275 www.diamant-d.com Motovario Corp.

Alpharetta, GA 770-752-0911 www.motovario-group.com System USA Alpharetta, GA 678-495-1130 www.system-group.ru Earth Moving Machinery Qualitynox Canada Trois-Riviéres Mauricie, QC 819-373-8585 www.qualitynox.ca Imer USA East Capital Heights, MD 301-336-3700 www.imerusa.com Imer USA West Inc. Hayward, CA 510-670-7970 www.imerusa.com Olympic Tracks North Las Vegas, NV 702-507-0969 www.berco.com

System Norte America S.A. de C.V. Santa Catarina, NL +52 (81) 8262-9000 www.systemnorte.com.mx

SA Healy Company Lombard, IL 630-678-3110 www.sahealy.com

Italcer S.A. de C.V. Puebla, Mexico +52 (222) 2845-997 www.paginasprodigy.com/italcermty/

Bondioli & Pavesi Inc. Ashland, VA 804-550-2224 www.bondioli-pavesi.com

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Treviicos South Inc. Charlestown, MA 617-241-4800 www.treviicos.com

Carmix USA Inc. Louisville, KY 502-377-7459 www.carmixusa.com

Windsor Pump Company Mississauga, ON 905-569-9565 www.windsorpump.com

North America Corob Inc. Charlotte, NC 704-588-8408 www.corobindia.com

Cifa USA Inc. Tiffin, OH 419-448-9891 www.cifausa.com

MB America Inc. Reno, NV 775-682-4302 www.mbcrusher.com

Lafert North America Mississauga, ON 905-629-1939 www.lafertna.com

Oil System USA Henderson, KY 270-827-8337

Sermac America Inc. Hugo, MN 651-429-8991 www.sermacspa.com/contatti. php?lingua=ita

Pramac America LLC Marietta, GA 770-218-5430 www.pramac.com

KPM Amerique du Nord Anjou, QC 514-351-5762

Reverso Pump Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL 954-522-0882 www.reversopumps.com

Pacchiosi Inc. St-Jean-Baptiste, QC 450-464-9152 pacchiosina@videotron.ca

SAI Hyraulics Inc. Linwood, PA 610-497-0190 www.saihyd.com

Galtech Canada Inc. Terrebonne, QC 450-477-1076 www.galtechcanada.com

Universal Hydraulics International, Ltd. Twinsburg, OH 330-405-1800 www.uhiltd.com

Terex Cranes Waverly Operations Waverly, IA 319-352-3920 www.comedil.com Terex Cranes Wilmington Inc. Wilmington, NC 910-395-8500 www.comedil.com Berco of America Inc. Waukesha, WI 262-524-2222 www.bercoamerica.com

Soilmec North America Inc. Houston, TX 281-885-0777 www.soilmec.com Fantuzzi Noell USA St Charles, IL 630-587-2681 www.fantuzzinoellusa.com Fadico, S.A. de C.V. Del.Iztapalapa, México +52 (55) 5612-5926 www.fadico.com.mx

Italtractor America Inc. Elkhorn, WI 262-723-6000 www.group-itm.com

Carmix (Rappresentanza Cipsa Industrias, S.A. de C.V.) Puebla, Mexico +52 (222) 225.99.00 www.cipsa.com.mx

Tesmec USA Inc. Alvarado, TX 817-473-2233 www.tesmec.com

Ital-Mexicana, S.A. Del. Benito Juárez, México +52 (55) 55635200 www.ital.com.mx

US Ditcher Dondi USA Spartanburg, SC 864-948-0884 www.usdicher.com

Imer Latinoamerica S.A. de C.V. Monterrey, NL +52 (81) 89014128 www.imerlc.com

Prinoth Ltd. Granby, QB 450-776-3600 www.prinoth.com

Bozzato S.A. de C.V. Del. Coyoacán, México +52 (55) 56890726 www.bozzato.com

Pilosio Rocky View County, AB 587-296-2201 www.pilosio.ca

Fluid Power Equipment & Components Main Filter Inc. Sault-Ste-Marie, ON 705-256-6622 www.filtrec.net

American Mobile Power Fairmont, IN 765-948-3401 www.americanmobilepower.com Caleffi North America Inc. Milwaukee, WI 414-238-2360 www.caleffi.com/usa/en-us Elco America Inc. Clinton, MI 877-326-3526 www.elcomotors.com Fluid Power Associates York, PA 717-840-7814 www.fluidpowerassociates.com Idreco West Chester, PA 610-701-9944 www.idrecousa.com Manuli Hydraulics (Americas) Inc. Warrendale, PA 724-778-3380 www.manulirubber.com

American Mobile Power Fairmont, IN 765-948-3401 www.americanmobilepower.com Atos Systems Inc. East Brunswick, NJ 732-390-4504 www.atos.com Balance Systems Co. Howell, MI 517-586-6008 www.balancesystems.us/en/profilo.asp Brevini Canada Ltd. Toronto, ON 416-674-2591 www.brevini.ca LaFert North America Mississauga, ON 905-629-1939 www.lafertna.com MP Filtri Inc. Concord, ON 905-303-1369 www.mpfiltricanada.com

Muncie Power Products Inc. Muncie, IN 765-284-7721 www.munciepower.com

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Flenco de Mexico SA de CV Tultitlan, ME +52 55-5899-6530 www.flenco.com

Marzocchi Pumps USA Corp.

Schaumburg, IL 847-923-9910 www.marzocchipompe.com

Seko Dosing Systems Corp.

Tullytown, PA 215-945-0125 www.sekousa.com

Caleffi North America Inc. Milwaukee, WI 414-238-2360 www.caleffi.com

Metal Work Arlington, TX 817-701-4000 www.metalwork.it/eng

Trevisan USA LLC East Granby, CT 860-653-0521 www.trevisanusa.com

Faster Inc. Maumee, OH 800-231-2501 www.faster.it

Muncie Power Products Inc. Muncie, IN 765-284-7721 www.interpumpgroup.it

Vacuforce (US) Inc. Buffalo, NY www.vacuforce.co

Café del Mundo Anchorage, AK 907-562-2326 www.cafedelmundo.com

Fluid-o-Tech International Plantsville, CT 860-276-9270 www.fluidotech.it

NLB Corporation Wixham, MI 248-624-5555 www.nlbcorp.com

Walvoil Fluid Power Corp.

Tulsa, OK 918-858-7100 www.walvoil.com/eng/WFP_USA.htm

Pavan USA Inc. Emigsville, PA 717-767-4889 www.pavan.com

Camozzi Neumatica de Mexico SA de CV Toluca, ME +52 772-2270-7880 www.camozzi.com.mx

North American Hydraulics Baton Rouge, LA 225-751-0300 www.nahi.com

Wam USA Inc. Lawrenceville, GA 770-339-6767 www.wamInc.com

Risco USA Corporation South Easton, MA 508-230-3336 www.riscousa.com

Ognibene North America LLC Charlotte, NC 704-247-9744 www.ognibene.com

Neumaticos de Occidente, S.A. de C.V. (Corghi) Guadalajara, Jalisco +52 (33) 3134-0209 www.corghi.com

Ali Group North America Corp.

Winston-Salem, NC 336-661-1556 www.aligroup.it

OMB Americas Valves en Acier Forge Inc. Stafford, TX 832-886-2750 www.ombvalves.com

Botec, S.A. de C.V. Cuautitlan Izacalli, Mexico +52 (55) 5893-1439 www.botec.com.mx

Petrolvalves USA LLC Houston, TX 713-856-0404 www.petrovalves.com

Askoll Engineering S.A. de C.V. Coahuila, Mexico www.appliance.askoll.com/en

Casappa Corp.

Batavia, IL 630-761-0041 www.casappa.com Granzow Charlotte, NC 704-845-2300 www.ode.it/en-gb/home.aspx Hydro Systems International Inc. Southington, CT 860-620-0393 www.hsiusa.net Hydrocontrol Inc. Norcross, GA 770-925-8935 www.hyrocontrol-Inc.com Indagro EPC. Corp.

Fernandina Beach, FL 770-772-9076 www.indagro.net M.P. Filtri USA Inc. Quakertown, PA 888-263-0090 www.mpfiltriusa.com

Remosa USA C/O Continental Corp.

Houston, TX 713-947-4526 www.remosa-valves.com RR USA Inc. Boothwyn, PA 610-497-0154 www.rrusaInc.com Sangiacomo Presse Naples, FL www.ode.it/en-gb/home.aspx

Food Technology Arneg Canada Inc. Lacolle, Québec 450-246-3837 www.arneg.ca Bravo Coffee Group LTD Richmond, BC 604-232-9272 Saeco Ontario Toronto, ON 416-256-9191 www.saeco.co Bigpaper America Inc. Mississauga, ON 905-266-0714 www.bigpaper.ca

Elco Motors Inc. Candiac, QC 450-633-1515 Belshaw Brothers Inc./Adamantic Auburn, WA 206-322-5474 www.belshaw-adamatic.com

Arneg USA LLC Lexington, NC 336-956-5300 www.arnegusa.com Arol USA Inc. Suwanee, GA 678-318-1290 Beverage-Air Corp.

Winston-Salem, NC 336-245-6400 www.beverage-air.com Braibanti Group Corp.

Secaucus, NJ 201-864-6606 Bravo North America Charlotte, NC 949-212-9787 www.bravonorthamerica.com Burlodge USA Inc. Winston-Salem, NC 336-776-1010 www.burlodgeusa.com

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Carle & Montanari USA Inc. Raleigh, NC 919-664-7401 www.carle-montanari.com Champion Industries Inc. Winston Salem, NC 336-661-1556 Coldelite Corp. of America Winston-Salem, NC 336-661-9893 Desco Usa Countryside, IL 708-588-1099 www.descousa.com Elmeco USA LLC New Orleans, LA 504-248-5759 www.elmeco.com/en Gamma Meccanica North America, Innovation Recycling Solutions, LLC Greer, SC 864-675-0775 www.ireyclingsolutions.com Govoni Sim Bianca Inc. Houston, TX 713-586-8808 www.gsbimpianti.com I.F.M. USA, Inc. dba SIRMAN Franklin Park, IL 847-288-9500 www.ifmusa.com Moffat Inc. San Antonio, TX 210-590-9381 Niccolai Dies USA Inc. Crystal City, MO 636-937-7100 Nuova Distribution USA LLC Ferndale, WA 360-366-2226 Ocrim America Inc. Millersville, MD 410-987-3420 Rancilio Group North America Inc. Woodridge, IL

630-427-1703 www.rancilio.com SBC Bottling & Canning Vernon Hills, IL 847-247-0233 SBS Steel Belt Systems USA Inc. Elgin, IL 847-931-5264 www.steelbeltsystems.com

Tecno Productos, S.A. de C.V. Del. Tlalplan, México +52 (55) 5513-6712 www.tecnoproductos.com San Remo Trade, S.A. de C.V. Del. Miguel Hidalgo, México +52 (55) 5341-8339 www.berlingo.com.mx

Sirman USA Inc. Franklin Park, IL 847-288-9500

Grupo Alpha Simet, S.A. de C.V. Del. Cuauhtémoc, Mexico +52 (55) 5533-2385 www.grupoalphasimet.com.mx

Union Meccancia SpA Hapeville, GA 404-361-7775 www.uniondc.com

Diasa Internacional (SAECO) Ciudad de México, Mexico +52 (55) 1250-6100 www.diasa.com.mx

Vitrifrigo America LLC Pompano Beach, FL 954-979-7737

Consorcio Eurocon, S.A. de C.V. Monterrey. NL +52 (81) 8345-0704 www.eurocon.com.mx

Marwin Controls Inc. CInc.innati, OH 513-533-7340 ACMI Mexico SA de CV Miguel Hidalgo, DF +52 55-5264-2854 www.acmispa.com Carpigiani Corporation of America Winston-Salem, NC 336-661-9893 www.carpigiani.com Grasselli-SSI Throop, PA 570-489-8001 www.grasselli-ssl.com IMF North America Inc. Indianapolis, IN 317-876-9628 www.imfluino.it Ilpra America Chalfont, PA 215-822-0600 www.ilpra.com

Tecnologia Alimenticia Col. Hacienda La Machorra, Mexico +52 (55) 5560-5617 www.tecnologia-alimenticia.com De Lorenzo of America Corp.

S.A. de C.V. Col. Nápoles Del. Benito Juarez, Mexico +52 (55) 5543 4560 www.delorenzo.com.mx Comercializadora Faema, S.A. de C.V. Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico +52 (55) 5520 0197 www.faema.com.mx RR Refrigeración, Sa de C.V. Col. Ex Hacienda de Cristo, Naucalpan +52 (55) 5393 3422 www.rr-refrigeracion.com.mx Italiana de Proyectos, S.A. San Gregorio Atzompa, Puebla +52 (222) 283-2370 www.italianadeproyectos.com Maselli Measurements de México S.A. de C.V. León, Guanajuato +52 (477) 7633623 www.maselli.com

Arneg LLC Lexington, NC 336-956-5300 www.arnegusa.com

Footwear, Leather Goods and Tanning Cartigliano de Mexico SA de CV Leon, GT +52 477-778-1665 www.cartigliano.com Forestali de Mexico SA Guadalajara, JA +52 33-36-39-10-54 www.forestali.com Foundry and Metallurgical Machinery Danieli Canada Inc. Burlington, ON 905-304-9337 www.danielicorp.com Fata Aluminum Inc. Auburn Hills, MI 248-724-7669 www.fataaluminum.com Lamef America LLC Doral, FL 305-938-8368 www.lamefamerica.com CO.MEC. USA Brighton, MI 810-299-3000 www.comec-usa.com IMR USA Inc. Sheboygan, WI 920-208-3601 www.imr.it Feat Group Novi, MI 313-701-5560 www.featgroup.com Idra North America Inc. Kokomo, IN 765-459-0085 www.idracasting.com/en Fata Hunter Inc. Riverside, CA 951-328-0200 www.fatahunter.com Galperti Inc. Houston, TX 713-433 0700 www.galperti.com

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Prima Power N.A. Arlington Heights, IL 847-952-6500 www.primapower.com

Bleu Tech Montreal Inc. Laval, QC 450-767-2890 www.permasteelisagroup.com

OSAI-USA Chicopee, MA 413-598-5278 www.prima-na.com

Marathon Machine Tool Inc. Houston, TX 281-812-2324 www.marathon-excel.com

Varvit USA Aurora, IL 331-205-7000 www.vescovinigroup.it

Fenzi North America Toronto, ON 416-674-3831 www.fenzi-na.com

Glaston México, S.A. de C.V. Guadalajara, Jalisco +52 (33) 31450-047 www.glaston.net

C.M.S. Na Inc. Caledonia, MI 616-698-9970 www.cmsna.com

Cartigliano de México, S.A. de C.V. León, Guanajuato +52 (477) 7781-796 www.cartigliano.com

Besana Lovati Whittier, CA 562-696-3607 www.besanalovati.com

Marble and Stone IGM International Granite & Marble Corp North Bergen, NJ 201-869-5200 www.igmcorp.com

Carlo Salvi USA Inc. Sylvania, OH 419-843-1751 www.carlosalvi.it

Fomex S.A. - Forestali de Mexico S.A. Guadalajara, Jalisco +52 33 36 39 10 54 www.forestali.com BLP Bronze International LTD. Toronto, ON 416-444-0403 www.blpbronze.com Tenova Goodfellow Technologies Inc. Mississauga, ON 905-567-3030 www.techint-technologies.com Tonolli of Canada Mississauga, ON 905-279-9555 Glass Bottero Flat Glass Inc. Kernersville, NC 336-922-5623 www.bottero.com Blue Tech Montrèal Inc. St-Laurent, QC 514-334-7890 Fenzi North America Toronto, ON 416-674-3831 www.fenzi-na.com Goppion Museum Workshop Inc. Newton, MA 617-297-2546 www.goppion.com

Lynch Technologies Bainbridge, GA 229-400-5630 www.olivotto.it Besana Lovati Inc. Whittier, CA 877-423-7262 www.besanalovati.com Besana Lovati Inc. Winston-Salem, NC 800-356-8237 www.besanalovati.com Glaston America, Inc. Mount Laurel, NJ 856-780-3001 www.glaston.net Lisec America, Inc. Burnsville, MN 437-477-4050 www.lisecamerica.com Lynch Techonologies-Bainbridge Bainbridge, GA 229-248 2345 Optima North America Inc. Montreal, Quebec 514-645-8998 www.optima-america.com USA VIncent North America Oswego, IL 800-239-2902 Z. Bavelloni USA Inc. Greensboro, NC 336-299-8300

Abrasivos Mapelli de Mèxico SA de CV Puebla, Mexico +52 (222) 2335-628 Rulmeca Corp.

Wilmington, NC 910-794-9294 www.rulmecacorp.com

Cemb USA/BL Systems Inc. Gainesville, GA 678-717-1050 www.cemb-usa.com Caorle US Corporation Elgin, IL 847-697-7705 www.endworkingsolutions.com

Marmo Meccanica USA Rochester Hills, MI 248-853-9000 www.marmo-na.com

EDMS Engineering Design & Manufacturing Services Inc. Surgoinsville, TN 423-245-5086 www.saetgroup.com

Waterjet USA LLC Geneva, IL 630-208-1567 www.waterjetusa.com

Tecmut, S.A. de C.V. Del. Cuauhtémoc, México +52 (55) 5533-3919 www.tecmut.com

Pragma Technologies USA Pompano Beach, FL 954-347-6742

Marposs S.A. de C.V. Tlalnepantla, Mexico +52 (55) 5370 5533 www.marposs.com. mx

Abmast Ltd. St-Hyacinthem QC 450-774-4660 www.abmast.com

Vigel North America Inc. Taylor,MI 734-947-9900 www.vigel.com

Metalworking Technip Canada Calgary, AB 403-266-2007 www.techint.com

Walter USA LLC Waukesha, WI 800-945-5554 www.walter-tools.com

Automator USA Ashville, OH 740-983-0157 www.automator.com

Etromex S. de R.L. de C.V. Salinas Victoria, NL +52 (81) 8452-8557 www.isil-group.com

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Brovedani Reme México, S.A. de C.V. Querétaro, Mexico +52 (442) 2170922 www.brovedani.it

Breton USA Sarasota, FL 941-360-2700 www.bretonusa.com

DMG Chicago Inc. Itasca, IL 630-227-3900 www.dmgamerica.com

Marcegaglia USA Munhall, PA 412-462-2185 www.marcegaglia-usa.com

Bassi de México, S.A. de C.V. Santa Catarina, NL +52 (81) 8316-6003 www.bassiluigi.com

Ficep Corp.

Forest Hill, MD 410-588-5800 www.ficepcorp.com

DMG Los Angeles Inc. Cypress, CA 714-527-4981 www.gildemeister.com

Marposs Corporation Auburn Hills, MI 248-370-0404 www.marposs.com

Disma-Mex, S.A. de C.V. Ciudad de México, Mexico +52 (55) 5527-2555 http://www.omagspa.it

Umbra Cuscinetti Inc. Everett, WA 425-405-3500 www.umbragroup.it

Faccin Usa Inc. Tampa, FL 813-664-8884 www.faccin.com

Marsilli North America Owings Mills, MD 410-654-2425 www.marsilli.com

Tecmatub S. de R.L. de C.V. Mitras Centro, NL +52 (81) 8346 9421 www.cosmos.com.mx/equip/tecmatub

ATI STELLRAM USA La Vergne, TN 615-641-4200 www.atimetals.com

Faccin USA Inc. Ruskin, FL 813-664-8884 www.faccin-usa.com

Meccanica Nova Corporation Troy, MI 248-588-2900 www.novagrinders.com

Maccaferri Canada Ltd. Cambridge, ON 519-623-9990 www.maccaferri.ca

Prima Power Laserdyne LLC Champlin, MN 763-433-3700 www.primapower.com

Fata Hunter Inc. Riverside, CAS 951-328-0200 www.fatahunter.com

MFT - Metal Forming Technology Chesterfield, MI 586-949-4056 www.gnutticirillo.com

Bonfiglioli North America Concord, ON 905-738-4466 www.bonfigliolicanada.com

Monza Corp.

Sparta, NJ 973-940-2900 www.monzesigroup.com

Fidia Co. Troy, MI 248-680-0700 www.fidia.com

OMLAT USA LLC Elk Grove Village, IL 847-545-9265 www.omlat.com

Italpresse Mexicana SA Queretaro, QE +52 442-414-8551 www.italpresse.it

Elesa USA Corp.

Twinsburg, OH 330-405-1300 www.elesausa.com

FOM USA Medina, OH 234-248-4400 www.fomgroupusa.com

Pelliconi Florida, LLC Orlando, FL 407-855-6984 www.pelliconi.com

Buffoli North America Hudson, MI 517-320-7770 www.buffoli.us

2L Technologies LLC Chicago, IL 312-666-8414 www.tajmac-mtm.it/ENG/gruppo.html

FPT North America Inc. Livonia, MI 734-466-8555 www.fptna.com

Porta North America Inc. Newington, CT 860-665-9996 www.porta-solutions.com/en

Caorle USA Corp.

Bartlett, IL 630-289-9654 www.endworkingsolutions.com

CDS Cam Drive Systems Corp.

Sparta, NJ 973-300-0090

Gasparini North America Inc. Westlake, OH 440-835-2580 www.gasparininorthamerica.com

Porter Service Inc. Palatine, IL 847-353-8088 www.dromont.com/en

Gerardi USA LLC Huntley, IL 847-515-3234 www.gerdiusa.com

Prima Electro North America Inc. Chicopee, MA 413-598-5200 www.primaelectro.com

Jobs Inc. Fenton, MI 810-714-0522 www.jobs.it/eng

Prima Laserdyne Inc. Champlin, MN 763-433-3700 www.prima-na.com

CML USA Inc. Davenport, IA 563-391-7700 www.ercolina-usa.com Danieli Corporation Cranberry Township, PA 724-778-5401 www.danielicorp.com

Comau Inc. Southfield, MI 248-353-8888 www.comauInc.com Davi Inc. Loves Park, IL 815-282-8550 www.davi.com

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Prima North America Laserdyne Systems Champlin, MN 763-433-3700 www.primapower.com Salvagnini America Inc. Hamilton, OH 513-874-8284 www.memry.com Samp USA Inc. Williamsport,MD 301-223-8584 Schnell Parts & Services Denver, CO 303-371-3799 www.schnell.it SMW Autoblock Corp.

Wheeling,IL 847-215-0591 www.smwautoblok.com Speroni USA Inc. Chicago, IL 312-674-4747 www.speronispa.com Star Su, LLC Hoffman Estates, IL 847-649-1450 www.star-su.com Star-Su LLC Farmington Hills, MI 248-474-8200 www.star-su.com Tekna USA Corp.

Crystal Lake, IL 877-477-4840 www.teknausa.com Teksid Aluminum Components Southfield, MI 248-624-3206 www.teksid.com The Sertom Group North America, LLC Roscoe, IL 815-904-1666 www.tsgnorthamerica.com

Zanasi USA Brooklyn Park, MN 763-593-1907 www.zanasiusa.com

Oto Mills USA Inc. Wheaton, IL 630-690-7805 www.otocompany.com

Sytrama USA Windsor, CT 860-298-8400 www.sytrama-usa.com

Alupress LLC Laurens, SC 864-354-9991 en.alupress.com/home-page

Pietro Carnaghi Inc. Sparta, NJ 973-300-5842 www.pietrocarnaghi.it/en

Tacchi USA Inc. Rockton, IL 815-624-8005 www.tacchiusa.com

BLM Group USA Co. Wixom, MI 248-560-0080 www.blmgroup.com

Vezzani USA Inc. Peachtree City, GA 770-487-3907 www.vezzani.biz

Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc. Rockford, IL 815-987-6012 www.imtaInc.com

CR Electronic USA Inc. Seabrook, NH 603-474-5600

ZPS America LLC Indianapolis, IN 847-487-4353 www.zpsamerica.com

Kasper Machine Company Madison Heights, MI 248-547-3150 www.imsdeltamatic.it/english/fr_group_5.htm

Davi Inc. Dallas, TX 972-661-0288 www.davi.com

Losma Inc. Sparta, NJ 973-300-1044 www.losma.com

Ficep Corporation Forest Hill, MD 410-588-5800 www.ficepcorp.com

Mandelli Inc. Southfield, MI 810-799-8224 www.riellosistemi.it

Monzesi Group Sparta, NJ 973-940-2900 www.monzesigroup.com

Mape USA Inc. Cambridge, MN 763-237-1500 www.mape.it

Precision Dormer Crystal Lake, IL 815-459-2040 www.precisiondormer.com

Maselli Measurements Inc. Stockton, CA 209-474-9178 www.maselli.com

Salvagnini America Hamilton, OH 513-874-8284 www.salvagnini.com

Mattei Compressors Inc. Randallstown, MD 410-521-7020 www.matteicomp.com

Schnell Parts & Services Inc. Commerce City, CO 303-371-3799 www.schnell.it

Monteferro America Orangeburg, SC 204-222-2142 www.monteferro.com

Star-Su LLC Hoffman Estates, IL 847-649-1450 www.star-su.com

Navalimpianti USA Inc. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 954-585-7041 www.navim.com

Crippa USA LLC Geneva, IL 630-659-7720 Foroni Metal of Texas Inc. (FMT Inc.) Houston, TX 713-961-1816 www.foronispa.com Iemca Giuliani Macchine USA Inc. Charlotte, NC 704-583-8341 www.iemca.us Imt America Inc. Reseda, CA 818-705-1741 www.imtworldwide.com M.G. Mini Gears Inc. Virginia Beach, VA 757-233-7000 www.gear-world.com Officine Piccini USA Miami, FL 786-389-8185 www.officinepiccini.it/index_en.htm OMCG North America Inc. Bensenville, IL 630-860-1016 www.omcg.com/en

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Oli NA Duluth, GA 770-622-1494 www.olivibrator.com

Feat Industrial Forgings Inc. Montréal, QC 514-489-4786 www.featforgings.com

Pama, Inc. Elgin, IL 847-608-6400 www.pama.us

Maccaferri Canada LTD Blainville, QC 450-420-1845 www.maccaferri-canada.com

SMW-Autoblok Corp.

Wheeling, IL 847-215-0591 www.smwautoblok.com

MCM Canada Laval, QC 450-627-1414

Tecnomatic North America Ltd. Elk Grove Village, IL 847-830-6666 www.tecnomatic.it/home.htm Said Inc. Auburn Hills, MI 248-365-4042 www.saidtools.com/en Maccaferri Canada LTD Dartmouth, NS 902-468-8615 www.maccaferri-canada.com JEBCO Manufacturing Colborne, ON 905-355-3757 www.jebcomfig.ca Lofthouse Burk’s Fall, ON 705-382-3637 www.lofthouse.ca Maccaferri Canada LTD Cambridge, ON 519-623-9990 www.maccaferri.ca Parpas America Inc. Windsor, ON 1-800-831-9092 www.parpasamerica.com Gnutti Ltd. Huron Park, ON 519-228-6685 ext.312 www.gnutti.ca

Weightpack Mexico Naucalpan, Mexico +52 (55) 5343 1353

Aetna Group USA Duluth, GA 678-473-7896 www.aetnagroupusa.com

SMI Centroamericana S.A. de C.V. Ciudad de México, Mexico +52 (55) 53569072 www.smigroup.it

B&R Industrial Automation Corp.

Roswell, GA 770-772-0400 www.br-automation.com

Tecparma Mexicana, S.A. De C.V. Fraccionamiento San Gil., San Juan del Río (427) 2710842 www.tecparmamexicana.com.mx

Colimatic USA Inc. Irvine, CA 949-600-6440 www.colimaticusa.com

Abrigo Industrial Machine Inc. Brantford, ON 519-759-5972 www.abrigoInc.ca

Cama USA Inc. Deerfield, IL 847-607-8797 www.camagroup.com

Beckhoff Automation LLC Savage, MN 952-890-000 www.beckhoff.com

Colimatic USA Inc. Irvine, CA 714-835-0987 www.colimaticusa.com

PE USA Inc. CIncinnati, OH 513-771-7374 www.pe-us.com

Elettric 80 Inc. Skokie, IL 847-329-7717 www.elettric80.com

Schmersal Inc. Tarrytown, NY 914-347-4775 www.schmersalusa.com

Fres-Co System USA Inc. Telford, PA 215-721-4600 www.fresco.com

SEW-Eurodrive Inc. Lyman, SC 864-439-7537 www.seweurodrive.com

Fres-Co System USA Inc. Red Oak, IA 712-623-8100 www.fresco.com

Sorma USA Visalia, CA 559-651-1269 www.sormausa.com

GIMA Advanced Technology Inc. Elk Grove Village, IL 847-952-9329 www.gima.com

Grupo Usvac, S.A. de C.V. Del. Benito Juárez, Mexico +52 (55) 5682-5114 www.mnmetalnova.it/index_eng.htm

Guala Dispensing Mexico SA de CV Silao, GT +52 472-722-6930 www.gualadispensing.com

IMA North America Inc. Leominster, MA 978-537-8534 www.gima.com/en

Campak México S.A. de C.V. Ciudad de México, Mexico +52 (55) 53351995 www.campak.com.mx

Askoll Mexico SA de CV Ramos Arizpe, CO +52 844-488-8621 www.askoll.com

Metra Systems Laval, QC 450-629-1806 www.metracanada.com Ressource Itaminéraque LTEE Montréal, QC 514-861-2332 www.sgfqc.com Packaging Piovan Canada Mississauga, ON 905-629-8822 www.piovan.com Tradimport de México, S.A. de C.V. Del. Benito Juárez, México +52 (55) 5559-6277 www.titmex.com Testelli Ingenieria, S.A. de C.V. Del. Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico +52 (55) 5596-9169 www.testelli.com/testelli.swf Ronchi de México, S.A. de C.V Del. Cuauhtémoc, Mexico +52 (55) 5208-0302 www.ronchidemexico.com

IMA North America Inc. Mundelein, IL 847-247-0182 www.ima-na.com/

These listings should be considered “as is” and not a full listing. It was provided via local and foreign sources based on current records made available for this mapping.

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Iman Pack Inc. Farmington Hills, MI 248-522-7424 www.imanpack.it/Default.aspx

SMI USA Inc. Atlanta, GA 404-304-9874 www.smigroup.it/

Cavanna Packaging USA Inc. Duluth, GA 770-688-1501 www.cavanna.com

Pilz Automation Safety L.P. Canton, MI 734-354-0272 www.pilz.com/en-US

Lanfranchi North America Inc. Tampa, FL 813-901-5333 www.lanfranchigroup.com/eng

Zerand Corp.

New Berlin, WI 262-827-3800 www.zerand.com

Combi P.S. LLC Canton, OH 330-456-9333 www.combi.com

PRB USA Inc. Englishtown, NJ 732-972-5200

M G America Inc. Fairfield, NJ 973-808-8185 www.mgamerica.com

Bucci Industries USA Inc. (was Giuliani Co) Charlotte, NC 704-583-8341 info@bucci-industries.us

CT Pack USA Chicago, IL 773-722-1900 Ext. 321 www.ctpack.com

Molins Richmond Inc. Richmond, VA 804-329-9081 www.molins.com M V-USA Elkhorn, WI 262-723-8885 www.omvusa.com Ocme America Corp.

Ft.Lauderdale, FL 954-318-7446 www.ocmeusa.com

Concetti North America Corporation Hoscton, GA 855-524-0660 www.concettinorthamerica.com Weightpack Spa Pawathan, VA 804-598-4512 www.weightpack-na.com AES Sorma Ltd. Reno, NV 775-852-1114 www.aes-sorma.com

Cy Laser LLC Geneva, IL 630-208-1931 www.cy-laser.com D.P.R. LLC Charleston, WV 304-347-4377 www.dpr-llc.com Eaton Center Cleveland, OH 440-523-4205 www.eaton.com/Eaton/index.htm

Pemco Inc. Sheboygan, WI 920-458-2500 www.pemco-solutions.com

BDM Inc. Kansas City, KS 913-254-1133

G.D USA Inc. Richmond, VA 804-794-9777 www.gidi.it/en/home

Ronchi America LLC Hiram, GA 770-445-0611 www.ronchiamerica.com

Bernal Inc. Rochester Hills, MI 248-299-3600 www.bernalrotarydies.com

ILAPAK Inc. Newtown, PA 215-579-2900 www.ilapak.com/index.php#.UuvRez1dViM

S.I.T. Indeva Inc. Charlotte,NC 704-357-8811 www.sit-indeva.com

C&D Skilled Robotics Inc. Beaumont, TX 409-840-5252 www.cdrobot.com

Iman Pack Sigma Systems Inc. Farmington Hills, MI 248-522-7424 www.imanpack.it

Sacmi USA Ltd. Des Moines, IA 515-276-2052 www.sacmiusa.com

Camozzi Pneumatics Inc. McKinney, TX 972-548-8885 www.camozzi-usa.com

MPM Marchesini Packaging Machinery Inc. West Caldwell, NJ 973-575-7445 www.marchesini.com

Sitma USA Inc. St. Paul, MN 651-222-2324 www.sitmausa.com

Cassioli USA Corp.

Bingham Farms, MI 248-642-5200 www.cassioli.com

Phoenix Contact Middletown, PA 800-888-7388 www.phoenixcontact.com/

Scaglia America Inc. Charlotte, NC 704-357-8811 Seda International Packaging Racine, WI www.sedagroup.org SICK Inc. Minneapolis, MN 800-235-7425 www.sick.com/us Strand-Tech Martin Inc. Summerville, SC 843-873-3331 www.strandtech.com System Logistics Corp.

Lewiston, ME 678-495-1130 www.systemlogistics.com System Logistics Corp.

Grand Rapids, MI 616-301-1921 www.systemlogistics.com Tetra Pal Inc. Vernon Hills, IL 847-955-6000 www.tetrapak.com/us Unitec USA Universal Technologies Inc. Wenatchee, WA 509-888-9938 www.eng.unitec-group.com Unitec USA Universal Technologies Inc. Lodi, CA 209-369-6200 www.eng.unitec-group.com Zambelli USA LLC Pittsburgh, PA 412-824-9212 www.zambellitech.com

For detailed interactive digital map of these Italian Solution Providers in NAFTA, please visit tinyurl.com/ItalianSolutionProviders.

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Zambelli USA LLC Clearwater, FL 727-461-1818; 770-656-4621 www.zambelli.us

Global Net Guadalajara, Jalisco +52 (33) 3631-3199 www.tenax.com.mx

Gefran Inc. Charlotte, NC 704-329-0200 www.gefran.com

Gefran Inc. WInc.hester, MA 888-888-4474 www.gefran.com

Zecchetti USA, LLC Safety Harbor, FL 727-725-1968 www.zecchettiusa.com

Equipo y Tecnología Italiana, S.A. (EQTEC) Del. Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico +52 (55) 5250-7300 www.eqtec-italiana.com

Green Box America Inc. Bensenville, IL 630-616-5400 www.greenboxamerica.com

Emerson Industrial Automation Chino, CA 866-765-8744 www.solusii.com

Plastics and Rubber Amut North America Vaughan, ON 905-761-9400 www.amut.it

Bazzica - Promass América S.A. de C.V. Matamoros, Tamaulipas +52 (868) 812-8044 www.promass.com

Hirsch USA Inc. Peachtree City, GA 770-632-6484

Emerson Industrial Automation Florence, KY 859-342-7900 www.emerson-ept.com

Mondo America Inc. Laval, QC 450-967-5800 www.mondoworldwide.com

Mexicannon S.A. de C.V. Tlalnepantla, Mexico +52 (55) 5382 4869 www.mexicannon.com

Vibac Montreal, QC 514-640-0250 www.vibac.com

OMV USA Inc. Elkhorn, WI 262-723-8885 www.omvusa.com

Ifta Canada Inc. Penticton, BC 250-496-5155

Plastic Systems North America Weston, FL 954-349-0486 www.plasticsystems.it Automa North America Buffalo, NY 800-330-1338

HRS Hot Runner Systems North America Inc. Windsor, ON 519-973-0212 x32 www.inglass.it

CMG America Inc. Clio, MI 810-686-3064 www.cmg-america.com

Piovan Canada LTD Mississauga, ON 905-629-8822 www.piovan.com

Cofit America Palm City, FL 772-215-8087

Finproject N.A. Inc. Québec, QC 418-687-5185 www.finproject.ca

Instron Corp.

Norwood, MA 800-877-6674 www.instron.com Macchi North America Inc.Dalton, GA 678-450-8170 www.macchi.it

Moldpro Burlington, ON 905-335-3364 www.moldpro.com

Alfa Gomma Canada St. Laurent, QC 514-333-5577 www.alfagomma.ca

HRS Flow South Carolina Greenville, SC 864-590-4024

Crizaf Automation System Jackson Center, OH 800-452-5317 Doteco Inc. Dalton, GA 706-529-8787 www.doteco.com Gefit Livernois Engineering Livonia, MI 734-464-7000 www.livernois.com

OMSO North America Inc. Erlanger, KY 859-282-6676 www.omso.it OMSO Spa Allendale, NJ 201-825-4641 Star Automation Inc. Menomonee Falls, WI 262-253-3550 www.starautomation.com Tecnomagnete Inc. Sterling Heights, MI 586-276-6001 www.tecnomagnete.com Elesa USA Corp Twinsburg, OH 330-405-1300 www.elesausa.com Negri Bossi North America New Castle, DE 302-328-8020 www.negribossi.com

Frigel North America East Dundee, IL 847-540-0160 www.frigel.com Mazzer Industries Inc. Rochester, NY 585-247-0311 SIPA North America Inc. Atlanta, GA 404-349-3966 www.sipa.it Tria Usa Charlotte, NC 877-505-8742 www.triaamerica.com American Jet Stream Inc. East Brunswick, NJ 732-254-1808 Maris America Corp.

East Brunswick, NJ 732-254-0782 www.marisamericacorp.com Mecondor LLC WInchester, KY 859-745-0100 Megadyne America LLC Charlotte, NC 704-583-5388 www.megadyneamerica.net Menegatto America Inc. Monroe, NC

These listings should be considered “as is” and not a full listing. It was provided via local and foreign sources based on current records made available for this mapping.

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Negri Bossi, North America New Castle, DE 302-328-8020 www.negribossiusa.com

Rossini North America LLC Suwanee, GA 678-482-0835 www.rossini-na.com

Prati Automation Clarksville, IN 812-283-8963 www.praticautomation.com

PPI Polyurethane Process Industries, LLC Greensburg, PA 724-691-0551 www.pu-process.com

Nordmeccanica NA, Ltd. Edgewood, NY 631-242-9898 www.nordmeccanica.com

Agnati America Inc. Conyers, GE 770-918-0609

SBS Steel Belt Systems USA Inc. Elgin, IL 847-931-5264

Toscotec North America Green Bay, WI 920-530-7747 www.toscotec.com

Sergood Corp.

Cranberry Township, PA 724-772-5600 www.cannonusa.com Siapi America Inc. Norcross, GA 678-892-7200 Siapi America Inc. Norcross, GA 770-778-7890 www.siapi.it/home_eng.html Zoppas LLC Cookeville, TN 931-526-3351 www.zoppas.com Costarelli USA Inc. Miami, FL 305-592-6668 www.costarelli.com Printing, Graphic, and Converting Bonetti Canada Inc. Trois-Rivières, QC 819-594-2322 www.bonetti.com

Uteco North America Kennesaw, GA 770-427-4100 www.utecona.com Futura North America Inc. Alpharetta, GA 678-527-0899 www.futuraconverting.com Gambini America Inc. Green Bay, WI 920-445-1402 www.gambinispa.com Bonetti Steel Co. Inc. Sturtevant, WI 414-886-4400 www.bonetti.com CMC Cevenini Usa LLC Elkridge, MD 410-796-7944 www.cmccevenini.com Fosber America Inc. Green Bay, WI 920-339-6100 www.fosber.com

Comer Tech North America Dorval, QC 514-631-7226 www.comer-tech.com

Goldenrod Corp.

Beacon Falls, CT 203-723-8230 www.goldrod.com

Cristini d’Amerique du Nord Lachute, QC 450-562-5511

Tissue Excellence Center Inc. Appleton, WI 920-830-9723 www.tissueexcellencecenter.com

American Pizzi Offset Corp.

New York, NY 212-986-1658 C.B.T. USA Inc. Greensboro, NC 336-854-0201 www.cmtusa.com C.M.C. Cervenini Converting Machinery USA Inc. Elkridge, MD 410-796-7944 Elettra North America Niles, IL 847-410-6300 www.elettra-na.com Fabio Perini North America Inc. Green Bay, WI 920-336-5000 www.fabio-perini.com Marcode Inc. dba Zanasi USA Brooklyn Park, MN 763-593-1907 www.zanasiusa.com North American Cerutti Corporation - Zerand Div. New Berlin, WI 262-827-3800 www.cerutti.com Omet Americas Inc. Des Plaines, IL 847-376-8283 www.ometamericasInc.com Perini America Inc. Green Bay, WI 920-336-5000 www.fabioperini.com/en

Tekno N.A. Inc. Loganville, GA 770-466-1890 Textile Machinery Marzoli International Inc. Spartanburg, SC 864-599-7100 www.marzoli.com Algotex Inc. Montréal, QC 514-582-9394 www.algotex.com Celli International Coral Springs, FL 954-225-2180 www.acelli.it Bierrebi International Greenville, SC 864-234-5992 www.bierrebi.it Atex USA Gainesville, GA 770-536-7272 www.atex-spun.com SSM Americas Corp.

Alpharetta, GA 706-418-4112 www.ssm.ch Comez North America Ltd. Hickory, NC 828-322-7027 www.comez.com Jacob Muller of America Inc. Charlotte, NC 704-394-3135 www.comez.com North America Comez Ltd Hickory, NC 828-322-7027 www.comez.com Unitech Textile Machinery America [BTM] Inc. Burlington, NC 910-229-6441

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Sulzer Textile Spartanburg, SC 864-585-5255 www.itemagroup.com Brazzoli of The Americas Inc. Monroeville, PA 412-856-1850 GTC - Technologies Inc. Rock Hill, SC 803-324-0494 Henderson Machinery Inc. Greensboro, NC 336-668-0801 www.hendersonmachinery.com Itema America Inc. Spartanburg, SC 864-585-5255 www.itemausa.com Plantex Machinery Inc. Dalton, GA 706-226-9400 International Tessile Giamminola México (ITG México) Puebla, Mexico +52 (222) 2220-903 www.giamminola.it Blutec, S.A. de C.V. Puebla, Mexico +52 (222) 8888-624 www.blutec.com.mx Rimoldi México S.A. de C.V. Ciudad de México, Mexico +52 (55) 578 1900 Comez de México Ciudad de México, Mexico +52 (55) 53682951

Fadis Latin America Ciudad de México, Mexico +52 (55) 32225952 SAMATEX Representaciones, SA DE CV Col. Vertiz Navarte, Mexico (55) 56048812 info@samatex.com.mx Woodworking Machinery Biesse Canada Inc. Montreal, QC 800-598-3202 www.biessecanada.com SCM Group Canada Mississauga, ON 905-670-5110 www.cooperhorton.com Biesse Canada Inc. Terrebonne, QC 450-477-0484 www.biessecanada.com Giben canada Inc. Weir, QC 819-687-3234 www.giben.com Euromercado, SA de CV Del. Cuauhtémoc, Mexico +52 (55) 5588-0067 CMS North America Inc. Caledonia, MI 616-698-9970 www.cmsna.com

Italpresse USA Inc. Punta Gorda, FL 888-743-8505 www.italpresse.com

Far East Trading Wilsonville, OR 503-515-4893 wwww.fareasttradin.co

Freud USA Inc. High Point, NC 336-434-3171 www.freudtools.com

GABCO/Masterwood Parts & Service USA Westland, MI 877-921-9800 www.mw-ps-usa.com

SCM Group Mexico Zapopan, JA +52 33-1368-1050 www.scmgroupna.com CMT USA Inc. Greensboro, NC 336-854-0201 www.cmtusa.com Friulmac Inc. Hickory, NC 828-327-6265 www.friulmac.it Giardina Finishing Systems USA Inc. Louisville, KY 502-361-1003 www.giardina group.com Delle Vedove USA Charlotte, NC 704-598-0020

IMAL Inc. Marietta, GA 509-855-3411 www.imalna.com SCM Group North America Inc. Duluth, GA 770-813-8818 www.scmgroup-sua.com Superfici America Inc. Concord, NC 704-875-8751 www.superficiamerica.com Tecno MBM- Epoch Stone Inc. Riviera Beach, FL 561-881-5633 Imeas Inc. Peachtree City, GA 678-364-1900 www.imeasusa.com

Molemab Abrasives USA Inc. Queensbury, NY 800-962-2226 www.molemab.us Omga Inc. South Bend, IN 574-243-0120 www.omgaInc.com

IMAL Inc. Marietta, GA 770-937-9301 www.imal.it

Delmac Machinery Group Inc. Greensboro, NC 336-854-1211

Giben America Inc. Norcross, GA 770-448-9140 www.giben.com

These listings should be considered “as is” and not a full listing. It was provided via local and foreign sources based on current records made available for this mapping.

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Italian Technology Award Programs Italian Technology Award Programs Goes Beyond NAFTA, Hosting Students and Faculty From Across the World Offering Them Opportunities for Real-Time Hands On Experiences, While Making New Friends.

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ow in its second decade, the ITA—Italian Trade Agency (ICE-Agenzia, in Italian - www.italtrade.com), along with several partners, has sponsored the Italian Technology Award. ITA and its partners have made it possible for groups of students and professors, not only from NAFTA but from around the world, to gain firsthand knowledge of Italian technology for the machinery manufacturing industries, including machine tools, textile, plastic, ceramic, glass and packaging.

ITA program partners can now connect students, faculty members, and Italian companies and associations that have been part of the program since its inception through the newly established online alumni network of past and present winners. The ITA alumni network allows ITA Program Visit to KART Factory participants to continue exchanging ideas and experiences through social media. Previous and current students and faculty can gain access via the web site www.machinesitalia.org/itaalumni.

Italian Packaging Technology Award Program The Italian Technology Award program includes the Italian Packaging Technology Award (IPTA), specific to the packaging technology sector. The IPTA program awards student winners of a writing competition on technical innovations in packaging with a trip to Italy to visit leading packaging machinery manufacturers.

The IPTA program in North America is coordinated and organized by the Italian Trade Agency’s Chicago and Mexico City Offices, and co-sponsored in Italy by UCIMA - Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association (www.ucima.it) along with major academic institutions in the United States and Mexico recognized for their studies in packaging engineering.

Other Italian Technology Award Programs in Mexico The Italian Trade Agency Office in Mexico City also organizes various awards within the Italian Technology Award Program: namely, the Italian Plastic Technology Award (IPTA), and the Italian Ceramic Technology Award (ICTA). Each award had been organized alongside its respective Italian industry association: ASSOCOMAPLAST - Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers’ Association (www. assocomaplast.org), and with ACIMAC - Association of Italian Ceramic Machinery Manufacturers (www.acimac.it)

Italian Machine Tool Technology Award Program The Italian Machine Tool Technology Award (IMTTA) program asks upper-level students attending premier North American universities to write theses on contemporary innovations and issues taking place in mechanical engineering-related industries. The aim of the program is to enrich engineering education and advance knowledge on issues of importance within the industry for the next generation of professionals.

In the US over the last decade, the IMTTA has been coordinated and sponsored through the ITA’s Chicago Office, and co-sponsored in Italy

by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE - Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machine Tools, Robots, Automation Systems and Ancillary Products (www.ucimu.it), and recently in the US has worked with the SME-Education Foundation (SME-EF; www.smeef.org).

And now this year will also see the first edition of IMTTA Mexico, coordinated by the ITA’s Mexico City Office. For the first time, Mexican students will have the opportunity to experiences educational and intercultural activities with their counterparts from other countries while in Italy,

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Italian Technology Award Ceremony at Ville Ponti in Varese, Italy

Later this year, awarded students and faculty of these programs will take part in an educational program at Università Carlo Cattaneo (LIUC) in Varese, Italy, along with visits to leading Italian machinery manufacturers within their respective industries of study.

In addition to the countries listed above, ACIMIT - Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (www.acimit.it) will be bringing students and faculty from the technology award program it runs in Egypt and Indonesia, and ACIMAC will have students and faculty present as well from its technology award program conducted in Iran.

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Italian innovation in the Spotlight Machines Italia takes “Turning innovation into productivity” on the road to major North American events. Over the course of 2016/17 Machines Italia, together with its partner associations, is proud to be a featured participant and/or sponsor of major industry events here in North America. We highlight some of the major ones here.

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f 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. You decide whether the return on investment ultimately can be realized. In short, much of your company’s success depends on your purchasing choices.

Italian machinery can make your decision easier. That’s why Machines Italia, together with its partner associations, is proud to be a featured participant and/or sponsor of major industry events. Over the course of 2015/16 Machines Italia will appear at the events listed in the box at right.

Italian Night at IMTS 2016 At IMTS 2016 edition here in in Chicago, IL, Sept. 12–17, 2016, Italy will have over 100 companies exhibiting and to mark this occasion, the Italian Trade Agency, via its Office in Chicago together with Italy’s UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE will be hosting an evening lake and river cruise on September 14, 2016. Amongst the guests, there will be representatives from leading Italian institutions and local partners such as AMT—Association for Manufacturing Technology and DMDII—Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute in Chicago.

Machines Italia Mexico @ Fundiexpo 2016 Querétaro, (Qro), will host its first edition of Fundiexpo, the main Mexican exhibition for the foundry industry October 5–7 2016. The trade show will showcase technology and innovation from Mexican and international providers. Given the importance of the foundry industry for the Mexican economy, Machines Italia via its Mexico City Office will be taking part in the show with 225 square metres exhibition area, hosting 17 leading Italian machinery and technology suppliers.

Machines Italia @ EmTech MIT Technology Review Conference 2016 The Italian Trade Agency Chicago Office is partnering once again this year with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (www.mit.edu) and its publication MIT Technology Review for the University’s EmTech Conference program.

The Agency will be presenting Italian thought leaders in advanced manufacturing to this conference which is focused on future trends and showcases the technologies that will drive the new global economy. This year’s conference takes place October 18–20, 2016 at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, MA.

Machines Italia Canada @ Ontario Export Awards The Ontario Export Awards (www.ontarioexportawards.com), part of the national Canada Export Awards running in BC, Alberta and Ontario, recognize Canadian manufacturers who distinguish themselves in their success in reaching international markets. The 2016 edition of the Ontario Export Awards will be held on Nov. 22, 2016 at the International Centre in Mississauga. Machines Italia, via its office in Toronto, will be participating both as an official sponsor as well as the sponsor of the “Machines Italia Global Reach” award.

The award is in a special category that recognizes Ontario industrial companies who have forged trade and export partnerships beyond North America. The goal of this sponsorship is to stress how Italian machinery and technology support Canadian manufacturing companies by identifying awards recipients who use Italian equipment.

The following are some of the major events starting now and going into 2017, and Machines Italia frequently adds additional events and conferences to its roster. For a complete up-to-date list of events, visit machinesitalia.org.

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IMTS 2016 September 12–17, 2016 Chicago, Illinois www.imts.com Timber Processing & Energy Expo 2016 September 28–30, 2016 Portland, Oregon www.timberprocessingand energyexpo.com Fundiexpo 2016 October 5–7, 2016 Querétaro, Mexico www.fundiexpo.com EmTech MIT Technology Review 2016 Conference October 18–20, 2016 Cambridge (Boston), Massachusetts www.technologyreview.com/ emtech/16 GlassBuild 2016 October 19–21, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada www.glassbuildamerica.com Pack Expo International November 6–9, 2016 Chicago, Illinois www.packexpointernational.com Ontario Export Awards 2016 November 22, 2016 Mississauga, Canada www.ontarioexportawards.com World AG Expo Feburary 14–16, 2017 Tulare, California www.worldagexpo.com Expo Pack Guadalajara 2017 June 13–16, 2017 Guadalajara, Mexico www.expopackguadalajara.com.mx TechTextil North America 2017 June 20–22, 2017 Chicago, Illinois www.techtextilna.com

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Italian Exhibitions listed by sector sector

trade show

title

machines Italia

show location

show dates

Agricultural Machinery

EIMA International

International Agricultural and Gardening Machinery Exhibition

FEDERUNACOMA

Bologna, Italy

Nov. 9-13, 2016

Aluminum & Metals Industry

METEF-FOUNDEQ

Expo of Customized Technology for the Aluminum and Innovative Metals Industry

AMAFOND

Verona, Italy

June 21-24, 2017

Ceramic Technology

Tecnargilla 2016

The Future of Ceramics

ACIMAC

Rimini, Italy

September 26-30, 2016

Food Processing & Packaging Technology

Cibus Tec-FoodPack

Food Processing Packaging Technology Exhibition

UCIMA

Parma, Italy

October 25-28, 2016

Food Technology: Catering & Restaurant

HOST 2017

Equipment, Coffee and Food International Hospitality Exhibition

ANIMA (ASSOFOODTEC)

Milan, Italy

October 20-24, 2017

Glass

VITRUM 2017

International Trade Show Specialized in Machinery, Equipment and Systems for Flat, Bent and Hollow Glass and in Glass and Processed Products for Industry

GIMAV

Milan, Italy

October 3-6 , 2017

Food Technology: Meat Industry

EUROCARNE 2017

International Exhibition of the Technologies for Processing, Conservation, Refrigeration and Meat Distribution

ANIMA (ASSOFOODTEC)

Verona, Italy

2017

Footwear, Leathergoods & Tanning Machinery

SIMAC TANNING TECH

International Exhibition of Machines and Technologies for Footwear, Leathergoods and Tanning

ASSOMAC

Milan, Italy

February 21-23, 2017

Graphic Arts, Print, Media & Communication

PRINT4ALL 2018

International Exhibition for Graphic Arts, Print Media and Communication

ACIMGA

Milan, Italy

May 29-June 1, 2018

Machine Tools for Metalforming

LAMIERA 2017

Machines and Equipment for the Machining Of Sheet Metal, Pipes, Sections, Wire and Metal Structural Work, Dies, Welding, Heat Treatments, Surface Treatment and Finishing

UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE

Bologna, Italy

May 17-20, 2017

Machine Tools, Robots, Automation Systems, Components

30.BI-MU

Metal Forming and Metal Cutting Machines, Robots, Automation and Auxiliary Technologies

UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE

Milan, Italy

October 4-8, 2016

Marble

MARMOMACC

International Exhibition of Stone Design & Technology

ASSOMARMOMACCHINE

Verona, Italy

September 29 - October 1, 2016

Marble

CARRARA MARMOTEC 2018

International Fair for Marble Technologies & Design

ASSOMARMOMACCHINE (Exhibitor)

Carrera, Italy

May 2018

Plastics & Rubber

PLAST 2018

International Exhibition for Plastics and Rubber Industries

ASSOCOMAPLAST

Milan, Italy

May 29-June1, 2018

Processing & Packaging

MEAT TECH 2018

International Exhibition for Processing & Packaging for the Meat Industry

ANIMA (ASSOFOODTEC)

Milan, Italy

May 29-June 1, 2018

Processing, Packaging & Material Handling

IPACK-IMA 2018

International Exhibition for Processing, Packaging and Material Handling Industry

ANIMA (ASSOFOODTEC)

Milan, Italy

May 29-June 1, 2018

Robots & Automation Systems, Mechatronics

M&MT

Mechatronics, Controls, Automation, Embedded Electronics

UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE and ASSOFLUID

Milan, Italy

October 4-6, 2017

Subcontracting

SFORTEC

Techinical Subcontracting & Industrial Services

UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE

Milan, Italy

October 6-8, 2016

Woodworking & Machinery

XYLEXPO 2018

Biennial Exhibition for Woodworking Technology

ACIMALL

Milan, Italy

2018

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web site

organizer

address

zip

city

telephone*

fax

e-mail

www.eima.it

FederUnacoma Surl

Via Venafro, 5

00159

Rome

06 432981

06 4076370

eima@federunacoma.it

www.metef.com

PROMOTED BY ALFIN EDIMET SpA AND ORGANIZED BY VERONA FIERE SpA

VIALE DEL LAVORO, 8 VERONA

37135

Brescia

030 9981045

030 9981055

carolina.holzhaker@metef.com

www.tecnargilla.it

RiminiFiera SpA

Via Emilia 155

47900

Rimini

0541 744111

0541 744200

expo@riminifiera.it

www.cibustec.it

Fiere di Parma SpA

Viale delle Esposizioni 393A

43126

Parma

0521 9961

0521 996270

cibustec@fiereparma.it

www.host.fieramilano.it

Fiera Milano SpA

Strada Statale del Sempione, 28

20017

Rho-Pero (MI)

02 49971

02 49976586

host@fieramilano.it

www.vitrum-milano.com/en

VITRUM Srl

S.S. del Sempione n. 28

20017

Rho-Pero (MI)

02 33006099

02 33005630

vitrum@vitrum-milano.it

www.eurocarne.it

VERONAFIERE Ipack-Ima SpA

Viale del Lavoro, 8 Corso Sempione, 4

37135 20154

Verona Milan

045 829811 02 319091

045 8298288 02 33619826

info@veronafiere.it ipackima@ipackima.it

www.simactanningtech.it

Assomac Servizi srl

Via Matteotti, 4/a

27029

Vigevano (PV)

0381 78883

0381 88602

exhibition@assomac.it

www.print4all.it

Centrexpo SpA

Strada Statale del Sempione km 28

20017

Milan

39 02 2481262

39 02 22479581

centrexpo@centrexpo.it

www.lamiera.net

CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU SpA

Viale Fulvio Testi 128

20092

Cinisello Balsamo (MI)

02 262551

02 26255214/349

ucimu@ucimu.it

www.bimu-sfortec.com

EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE MACCHINE S.p.A. in cooperation with CEU CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU SpA

Viale Fulvio Testi 128

20092

Cinisello Balsamo (MI)

02 262551

02 26255214/349

ucimu@ucimu.it

www.marmomacc.it

Veronafiere

Viale Del Lavoro, 8

37135

Verona (VR)

045 8298111

045 8298288

info@veronafiere.it

www.carraramarmotec.com

CarraraFiere Srl

V.le G. Gallilei, 133

54036

Marina di Carrara (MS)

0585 787963

0585 787602

info@carraramarmotec.com

www.plastonline.org

PROMAPLAST Srl

Centro Direzionale Milanofiori, Palazzo F/3

20090

Assago (MI)

02 82283743

02 57512490

info@plast2015.org

www.ipack-ima.it

Ipack Ima Srl

Strada Statale del Sempione km 28

20017

Milan

02 3191091

02 33619826

ipackima@ipackima.it

www.ipack-ima.it

Ipack Ima Srl

Strada Statale del Sempione km 28

20017

Milan

02 3191091

02 33619826

ipackima@ipackima.it

www.mmt-italia.it

EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE MACCHINE in cooperation with CEU CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU S.p.A.

Viale Fulvio Testi, 128

20092

Cinisello Balsamo (MI)

02 70633292

02 26255214/349

silvia.origoni@mmt-italia.it

www.sfortec.it

EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE MACCHINE SpA in cooperation with CEU CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU SpA

20092

Cinisello Balsamo (MI)

02 262551

02 26255214/349

ucimu@ucimu.it

www.xylexpo.com

ACIMALL

20090

Assago

02 89210200

02 8259009

info@acimall.com

Viale Fulvio Testi, 128

Strada 1 Plazzo F3

*When calling Italy, dial 011+39 (country code) before the local number

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Innovations at work in global markets AGRICULTURE/FARM MACHINERY FEDERUNACOMA—The Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation represents a very wide sector of mechanical engineering industries and brings together associations of manufacturers of machinery, equipment, and technologies for agriculture, gardening, groundskeeping, earthmoving, and components. FEDERUNACOMA’s member manufacturers account for 80% of national production in the sectors represented and for 60% of exports. Italian farm equipment manufacturers rank first in the world in terms of the range of machines produced. Italy’s diverse climate and geography give its agriculture equipment producers an edge over competitors in the development of creative solutions for growers. Through their skill and expertise, they consistently produce farming innovations. www.federunacoma.it.

CERAMICS Italian manufactures 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

EARTH MOVING MACHINERY COMAMOTER is the Association of FederUnacoma, representing the Italian manufacturers of self-propelled earth-moving machinery, dumpers, trailed machinery, attachments, spare parts, and accessories. Branches of foreign manufacturers with plans in the European Union and distribution and service networks in Italy can also join. Italian earth-moving machinery has always stood for quality and reliability for businessmen around the world. The high professional level of technicians, the consolidated experience of the companies in the sector, and ongoing research for the development of the technological, design, comfort, and safety features of their machinery, have made the Italian product a world leader with operations and business positions in more than 150 countries. www.comamoter.com

FLUID POWER EQUIPMENT & COMPONENTS ASSOFLUID is the Italian association of manufacturing and trading companies in Fluid Power Equipment and Components.

ASSOFLUID’s 190 member companies employ 14,000 people and represent 70% of the Italian manufacturing sector of hydraulic and pneumatic equipment and components. The association has been coordinating, promoting, and developing the technical and economic interests of the hydraulic and pneumatic industries for almost fifty years, representing all over the world the Fluid Power Made in Italy, an industrial sector well known for its competitiveness, quality, reliability, and performances. www.assofuid.it

FOOD TECHNOLOGY ASSOFOODTEC—the Italian Association of Machinery and Plant Manufacturers for Food Production, Processing, Preservation— represents global leaders in the most important Italian association for technologies for the food industry, thanks to a diversified offer that ranges from relatively simple machines to extremely sophisticated production lines. Prestigious and qualified companies, a great wealth of experience and reliability, and an increasing technical development of products…this is what ASSOFOODTEC can offer. ASSOFOODTEC cooperates in the activity of the most important bodies charged for the drawing up of European and world technical standards. ASSOFOODTEC operates within the Federation of Italian Mechanical and Engineering Association (ANIMA). www.assofoodtec.it

FOOTWARE, LEATHERGOODS AND TANNING ASSOMAC is the national association that represents the Italian manufactures of Footwear, Leathergoods, and Tanning Machinery, an industrial sector that is a world leader. Italian exports account for more than 47% of all the exports of countries manufacturing machinery in this industrial sector worldwide. Every year, Italian companies export more than 80% of their production to 130 countries around the world. It is not just quality that sets Italian machinery apart from the competition. It is also customization.

Italian leather-machinery manufacturers work closely with customers to create a product that is “right” for the job, much like the relationship between suppliers and users. www.assomac.it

FOUNDRY AND METALLURGICAL MACHINERY AMAFOND is the Italian association of companies producing machinery, plants, furnaces, products, and services for the foundry industry. Its about 100 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 relationships—as one of the reasons its member companies attract worldwide customers. www.amafond.com

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GEARS AND TRANSMISSION ASSIOT is the Italian Association of Gears and Transmission Elements Manufacturers Founded in December 1971 on the initiative of some companies of the field, ASSIOT numbers about 100 companies with approximately 9000 employees and covers about 70% on the industry. www.assiot.it

GLASS As an evolution of the Italian glass-making tradition, GIMAV—the Italian Association of Glass-Processing Machinery and Accessory Suppliers—represents Italian excellence in glass-making machinery today. 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

MARBLE AND STONE Three hundred and twenty-five companies form the foundation of Associazione Italiana MARMOMACCHINE (CONFINDUSTRIA MARMOMACCHINE), the association representing the Italian marble and stone machinery industries. These companies supply the advanced technology that makes Italy 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

METALWORKING UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE is the Italian Machine Tools, Robots, and Automation Manufacturers’ Association. As an official representative of the industry, UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE acts as a world-wide ambassador for some of the latest technology developed in Italy. Almost 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

PACKAGING UCIMA 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 packaging and packaging industry is firmly rooted in a consolidated technologic tradition and in the ability to find customized packing solutions. www.ucima.it

PLASTICS AND RUBBER The companies of ASSOCOMAPLAST, the Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Molds Manufacturers Association, are globally renowned for their “turnkey solutions”—addressing customer needs through sophisticated machines and engineering. As a result, the Italian plastics and rubber processing 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 CONVERTING ACIMGA 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 art industry with about 35%, and the rest is employed in various sectors. www.acimga.it

TEXTILE MACHINERY ACIMIT is the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, representing 80% of the entire Italian textile machinery production. Its members meet the full spectrum of industry needs (spinning, weaving, knitting and finishing machines). They are well appreciated for their commitment in the sustainable technologies and in the production of equipment for the most innovative niche markets (technical textiles, nonwovens). Leading American textile and clothing manufacturers rely on the quality of Italian high-tech machinery. www.acimit.it

WOOD In 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 fields, represent 90% of the whole industry, both in terms of employees and in turnover. www.acimall.com

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video

Turning Innovation Into Productivity

Introduction

(3 min)

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the twenty-first century. Your customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs come first. Your response is critical: - Demands for products built to their specifications? Your operation must have flexibility to deliver what customers want.

- Ideas for new products, faster cycle time and greener processes? You need a machine-making partner with creativity to spare.

-S olutions to challenges in the manufacturing process?

Your operation needs innovation to keep things running at peak efficiency.

Where do you find that combination of flexibility, creativity and innovation? You find them in machines from Italy.

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Feature Presentation

(26 min)

Watch and listen to how Italian suppliers in various manufacturing sectors of machinery and technology are helping numerous North American companies and their operations gain a competitive edge, and delivery for customers, while boosting their bottom line.

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Creativity (3 min) What is creativity? Is it human expression found in art, music and letters? Of course it is. But creativity is so much more. Creativity is the machines maker’s art, evident in Machines from Italy. Across industrial sectors, they are among the most creative and advanced in the world. Put Italian passion and creativity to work for you. Machines Italia. Turning creativity into productivity.

Innovation (3 min) Do you know what innovation is? It’s a change in the thought process for doing something, or the useful application of new inventions or discoveries.

Across a wide variety of industrial machinery manufacturing sectors Italian manufacturers are innovating not only machine technology, but critical thinking too, from applications to relationships.

Flexibility (3 min) Competition comes from every corner of the globe.

The decisions you make – about products, people and processes – will determine the quality of your offering and your return on investment.

When you have options and your operation is nimble and able to respond to opportunities, you win.

Across various industrial sectors, Italian machinery represents the very best in high technology, smart solutions and flexibility.

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