In a pavilion with ten other companies, Italy in Mexico presented different technology offerings for the packaging industry. Daniela Marconicchio, Promotion and Marketing manager at UCIMA (Italian Association of Producers of Packaging Machinery), considered that Mexico has become a very attractive place due to its continued growth. “Italy sees Mexico as a growing and attractive […]

The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) took an executive delegation named Business Development Central Mexico Trip 2016 to Queretaro and San Luis Potosi, which brought together a dozen manufacturers of machines, tools and technology for machining processes. With the visit to the heart of what is considered as one of the most important aerospace and […]

Automation technologies are increasingly important in packaging systems, especially for those integrators looking to develop solutions tailored for their customers. For this reason, companies such as Balluff, dedicated to manufacturing of automation devices, are strengthening their presence at events like Expo Pack. In the context of this event, Antonio Mendoza, CEO of Balluff in Mexico […]

In 2014, during the celebration of Colombiaplast-Expoempaque at Corferias in Bogotá, Colombia, 96.7% of the exhibitors expressed their intention to participate in the 2016 version of the event. The reasons behind this decision are straight forward: in the 12,500 square meters of exhibition, they were able to present their advanced developments in machinery and equipment, […]

Plastec USA –with over 30 years of experience in selling machinery, peripheral equipment, accessories, spare parts and support for the plastics industry in Latin America– will once again offer the ToolingDocs Level 1 certification course in the maintenance of molds, on the 18th and 19th of July, at the Hotel Novotel Monterrey Valle, Monterrey (Mexico). […]

With a US$ 135 million dollar investment, the Canadian company Magna International opened its 30th plant in Mexico, which is intended for the manufacture of fascias, bumpers and rocker panels. Located at the AeroTech Industrial Park, the company’s new plant has an area of 290,000 square feet and will house production lines with state of […]

Globally, PET represents 485 billion packaging units, which means 56% of all units of beverages sold in the world have this plastic container, said Beatriz Torres, an analyst at Euromonitor International. In her participation in the XXXI National Congress of the Mexican Packaging Association, as part of Expo Pack Mexico 2016, the specialist explained that […]

Through the “Knowledge and technology transfer for cultivation of table grapes in Mexico and Chile, with emphasis on mitigation and adaptation to climate change”, project experts from both countries improve crops with agricultural plastics. The project is funded by the Chile-Mexico Cooperation Fund and is implemented by the National Institute of Forestry, Crop and Livestock […]

The investment made by BHTC Mexico in a new plant in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, attracted two of its Tier 2 providers: RAFI Syscom Mexico and Langer Molds and Tools. The company’s new plant is devoted to the production of electronic cards and assembly of plastic parts for weather control modules, for which RAFI […]

Mexico City, Mexico – June 2016 The Federal Commissioner for Protection against Health Risks, Julio Sanchez y Tepoz, closed the work sessions of the VI Physical Meeting for the Business Council of the Pacific Alliance’s (CEAP) Medical Device Group, which includes entrepreneurs from Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru. According to a statement from the Ministry […]