Ilaria De PoliMotionItalian Manufacturers’ Input Sculpts New Drive FamilyLast month, after reaching other main cities of the Old Continent, the Control Techniques European Roadshow finally landed in Milan.November 1, 2012HomeItalian Machine Makers Look to 2020Last year was confirmed to be a good year for the Italian Woodworking And Furniture Industry represented by Acimall, the industry member association.October 1, 2012HomeIn Italy, Automation Recovers Cheese and Helps HumansEveryone in the world heard in May about the earthquakes that occurred in the central and northern parts of Italy, where many industries have their headquarters.August 21, 2012HomeEuropeans Flock to SPS/IPC/Drives ItaliaAt the end of May an important event for the Italian automation world took place in Parma: SPS/IPC/Drives Italia, the “daughter” of the well-known German SPS/IPC/Drives trade fair, which takes place in Nuremberg.July 10, 2012HomeChina Leads M2M Growth; Europe Not Far BehindChina Mobile became the world’s largest M2M connectivity provider at the end of 2011 with around 14 million subscribers. If the trend continues, the Chinese market will surpass the United States within two to three years.June 7, 2012ControlNew UL Facility Opens Near MilanUnderwriters Laboratories says the facility is dedicated to safety and energy efficiency in lighting technologies.June 4, 2012Supply Chain ManagementSpring Renaissance for Italian Divisions of Automation VendorsIn March, with the spring “renaissance” of nature, also came the renaissance of Italian companies and subsidiaries.May 6, 2012HomeItalians See Packaging Pushing HigherThe main event in Italy for processing, packaging, material handling and package printing took place in the end of February in Milan with the Ipack-IMA trade fair.April 6, 2012DataApplication: Europe's Biggest Hyperbaric ChamberThe Italian company Advanced Technology Valve (ATV, www.atvspa.com), one of the four main submarine valves producers in the world, has built the biggest hyperbaric chamber for civil purposes in Europe to test its products. ATV’s products had a fundamental role in stopping the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.March 13, 2012HomeItalian Machine Markets: 2011 RecapPackaging machinery and machine tools both showed good growth in 2011, boding well for Italian automation markets in 2012.January 20, 2012Page 1 of 3Next PageTop StoriesAnalyticsHow Data Analytics Can Help Identify Energy Efficiency IssuesData analytics software can be applied to a variety of production operations. Identifying energy efficiency losses is one example of how the software can deliver fast results.RoboticsRobot Setup Gets AutomatedBusiness IntelligenceE-Commerce Tech Giant Enters the Industrial Technology SpaceCommunicationProfinet: Designed for Openness and DeterminismSupply Chain ManagementHow to Pivot from Vision to Value