Italy’s machine tool sector has kicked off 2025 with a notable uptick in orders, according to fresh data released by UCIMU-Sistemi per Produrre. The orders index, developed by the association’s Study & Business Culture Centre, rose by 8.5% in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, reaching a value of 84.5 (base year: 2021 = 100).This growth was driven almost entirely…