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Advanced Manufacturing Fuels Industry of the Future Automation and other innovations are playing a key role in bringing manufacturing back
to North America. We explore the role that Italian equipment, machinery and robotics are playing in bringing jobs, investment and manufacturing operations, once thought lost forever, back to NAFTA.
Italian Solution Providers Detailed map of Italian manufacturers throughout North America followed by
company information.
Making Everyday Things Better and Local North American manufacturing is back on a growth trend, and Italian machine producers are helping bring about the resurgence. Italian fi rms are taking the lead in providing novel approaches to help improve a host of industrial processes in making everyday items, once imported, now locally manufactured.
Cheap is Expensive in the Long Run Italian machinery fi rms are enabling North American businesses to work smarter and more
cost effectively through a variety of innovative solutions. Using guidelines, defi nitions and formulas that defi ne industry norms can show NAFTA manufacturers the competitive cost advantages of using machinery and technology offered by Italian solution providers.
Machines Italia/SME Advanced Manufacturing Survey of North American Companies
Machines Italia News News briefs from a selection of our 10,000 machinery manufacturers.
Italian Technology Award Programs Educational programs offer students and faculty a chance to advance learning and
stay connected.
Italian Innovation in the Spotlight Machines Italia takes “Turning innovation into productivity” on the road to major
North American events.
Trade Shows in Italy Upcoming exhibitions sponsored by our partner associations.
Innovation at Work in Global Markets A brief look at Machines Italia’s 15 partner associations and industries. Machines Italia Multimedia Presentations
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The Italian Trade Agency’s North American offi ces in Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Toronto and Mexico City are principally responsible for the machinery and technology sectors covered in this publication.
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