Facts and data

Headquartered in the province of Novara, the Colines Holding group (GCH) - builder of machines and lines for processing plastics, as well as film extrusion systems - has finalized a business branch lease agreement aimed at the acquisition of a branch of the concern Torninova di Bastia Umbra (PG).

Leader company dedicated to industrial automation and information, Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) announced that it has agreed to purchase MagneMotion, a leading manufacturer of intelligent conveying systems, used across a broad range of industrial applications (including automotive and general assembly, packaging and material handling).

The growth trend of the Interroll Group, a worldwide leading manufacturer of components in the intralogistics sector, was confirmed by the figures for 2015 in CHF (the reporting currency).

In order to drive new innovation and consolidate their global flexible packaging market presence, Dow Chemical and Nordmeccanica Spa (manufacturer of machines for coating, lamination and metalization) have signed an agreement representing the evolution of work the two concerns have carried out together over the past two years.

The excellent performance abroad is matched by the sensation that the domestic market is recoverying

EFSA’s experts recommend refining the safety assessment of substances used in food contact materials, including the introduction of a more comprehensive approach to estimate consumer exposure, particularly for infants and toddlers.

February 25, the new Guidelines for the application of Legislative Decree 231/2001 in the field of waste management were presented. The document, drawn up by FISE Assoambiente, has been verified and approved by the Italian Ministry of Justice.

The further growth of the 2016 edition confirms the “weight” of the fairs belonging to The Paris Packaging Innovation Hub, that announces the transfer of ownership and several new initiatives. The organizers’ reflections.

2016 is the year of the “best  environmental packaging”. The event organized by the Istituto Italiano Imballaggio, this year in collaboration with CONAI, in fact offers stories of environmentally friendly packaging. With the winners on show at the Milan Design Week, the Oscar awards ceremony will be held April 15.

Preview and new features at SPS Italia 2016 (24 - 26 May 2016, Parma) where a demonstration area will help people understand what “Industry 4.0” actually is.

The Italian beauty industry: data, characteristics and evolution of a manufacturing sector with strong growth potential in both domestic demand and especially in exports. Plinio Iascone

Figures and sector strategies evermore oriented towards sustainable and functional packaging, popular with consumers. by Riccardo Ceredi

The motion control giant Moog Inc. and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have signed an agreement for the creation of a joint laboratory, called Moog@IIT, in order to develop a new generation of technologies for the movement and control of autonomous robots.

In mid-January 2016 Cosmografica Albertini SpA formalized the purchase of Industrie Grafiche Servi (Busto Arsizio, VA).

When the 400,000th truck made by Yale Europe Materials Handling came off the assembly line at its facility in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, the concern celebrated with an extraordinary charitable donation: on 19 January 2016, during an official ceremony, the Veracitor VX model was delivered to Oxfam, an international charity that has quickly responded to water crises around the world, supplying…

A lively 2016 indeed for Live-Tech Srl, that is busy preparing the launch of an innovative range of products that will shortly be presented to the international community.

Industrial systems for hot and cold gluing: efficient products and strategies that are “environmentally and user friendly” by one of the sector’s leaders. With 40 years under its belt, Robatech confirms its intention to leverage the gains it has made to grow further.

THE BOLOGNA-BASED FIRM NIMAX (which markets coding and marking, control & safety and labeling systems in Italy) has won “Sales Channel of the Year 2015”, which Loma System (global producer of quality control, checkweigher, x-ray detection and metal detector systems) awards each year to its most efficient distributor.

Tech:Art, or rather Technology and Art: these are the “tools” which the Piedmontese converter (based in Trovatello, TO) makes available to its customers.

9% turnover growth in 2015 for Marchesini Group, which looks to less mature markets outside Europe to consolidate its position and drafts a Code of Ethics.