Upcoming Trade Shows Milan, Italy for Defense

Milan’s connections to Italy’s defense sector can be traced back a whole century as the city’s home to one of the most important manufacturers of plywood and wood packaging for the military – the Milan Box Corporation. Established in 1927, the company initially manufactured boxes for fruits, but pivoted towards military ammunition boxes starting in the Second World War. Fast forward four generations and the company is known for its ties to the defense industry. Today, the company specializes in crafting wirebound and nailed wood containers for a spectrum of defense applications, ranging from ammunition and fuses to grenades, artillery munitions, rockets, explosives, and missile components, which makes Milan Box Corporation a pillar of Milan’s defense industry. Notably, both military wirebound and nailed wood boxes are designed to fit BWAY ammo can dimensions. Milan Box Corporation has become synonymous with maximum protection, durability, and cost-effectiveness and a look at its client list confirms this. Ensign Bickford, General Dynamics, ATK and Raytheon among others have done business with MBC for decades. The wirebound containers offered by the company are engineered to withstand rough handling, allow for high stacking, occupy minimal space, and keep packaging costs low. A flagship product of Milan Box, the M2A1 wirebound plywood container, adheres to military specifications designated PPP-B-585D. Widely used by the US Army and Marines for cartridges like 5.56mm, 9mm, 45cal and 7.62mm, this container undergoes special heat treatment and preservative treatment, ensuring its reliability in even the most demanding scenarios. In a strategic effort to enhance customer service, Milan Box Corporation collaborates with key industry players, such as United Ammunition Container, Inc., Bway Corporation, St. Tammany Box, and Harris Corporation. This collaborative effort creates a one-stop source for complete military packaging needs, providing customers with the advantage of a single-source procurement for military munitions, including inter-pack requirements.