The European Union, and its members, have launched an unprecedented action to address the difficulties and hardships resulting from the Pandemic. This action is known as the European Union Recovery Instrument (EURI) also known as Next Generation EU, and is worth €750 billion (half in the form of grants, the other half, as low interest loans). The Italian Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) is born under the framework of the EURI and includes all its allocation under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), that amounts to €191,5 billion, and represents 10,7% of the country’s gross domestic

The organization of LAMIERA 2022 is in full swing. The international exhibition dedicated to the industry of sheet-metal forming machines tools and innovative technologies related to the sector will take place at fieramilano Rho from 25 to 28 May . The 21st edition of the trade fair , promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, and organized by CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU, aspires to repeat the success of the two previous editions held in the same venue , which saw the biennial event constantly grow, in terms of

The year 2021 was extremely positive for the Italian industry of machine tools, robotics and automation, which reported double-digit increases for all key economic indicators. This trend should continue even in 2022, the year when all the ground lost in 2020 should be recovered. This is in short what was illustrated by Barbara Colombo, president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, during the traditional end-of-year press conference. As highlighted by the preliminary year’s data processed by the Studies Dept. &

The index of orders intake for Italian textile machinery, as processed by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian textile machinery manufacturers, for the period ranging from April-June 2021, was up 214% compared to the same 2020 period. The value of the index was attested at 150.7 points (basis: 2015 = 100), a result that was no doubt influenced by the comparison with a quarter, from April-June 2020, in which orders were obviously at a minimum, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. An analysis of the index of orders intake for the first six months of 2021 confirms a clearly positive business dynamic for

Opening today, Tuesday October 5, the 22 nd edition of VITRUM , the biennial B2B event organized by GIMAV (the Association of Italian manufacturers and suppliers of machinery, equipment and special products for glass processing) that for 40 years has been the only industry-specific trade show. It runs through October 8 at Fiera Milano Rho (Pav. 22-24) and is the first opportunity for international glass professionals to meet in person “ Where glass technology comes alive ”, as stated in our 2021 claim. “ This year’s exhibitors decided to go big ,” remarked Vitrum President Dino Zandonella

Sesto San Giovanni, 12 July 2021. In 2020, the Italian manufacturing industry of machine tools, robots and automation systems reported a considerable fall of all main economic indicators. Nonetheless, it was able to maintain the positions gained in the international rankings of the sector, where it confirmed its fourth place among manufacturing countries and among exporting countries and its fifth place in the ranking of consumer countries, as a testimony to the importance of the Italian market in the international scenario. The year 2021 is showing a completely different trend, confirming the

INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE IN 2020 Production fell 16.6% due to a drop in exports (-14.9%) and in domestic sales (-20.7%). This is how the pandemic negatively affected the performance of Italy’s Industry of Manufacturers of Glass Processing Machinery and Technologies that closed 2020 with overall sales of 2,027 million Euro. Imports also fell (-11.1%), causing the domestic market to shrink (-17.2%). There was an overall drop in trade (-14.2%) as well as in the trade balance (-16.1%) which, however, remained very positive at nearly 1,080 million Euro. If 2020 was the year of global economic crisis

In the first quarter of 2021, the orders of machine tools collected by Italian manufacturers started to grow again. In particular, the UCIMU index processed by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture of the Association showed a 48.6% upturn in the first three months of the year compared with the same period of 2020. The absolute value of the index was 169 (base 100 in 2015). The overall outcome was mainly due to the excellent performance of manufacturers on the domestic market. Indeed, on the internal market , Italian manufacturers registered a 157.9% increase in the collected

October 2020 data released by Statistics Canada and Trade Data Monitor showed a solid positive growth for Italy’s exports to Canada of technology from the various (15) Machines Italia capital good related sectors. With a +5,47% Italy marks the best performance among the top 20 partner countries. Italy’s market share also grew +26%. In stark contrast, Canada's total imports of industrial machinery and equipment fell 16% in the first 10 months of 2021. Packaging machinery and agricultural machinery are Italy’s top performing sectors with a +33,3% and +21,8%. Equipment for the graphic and