Riccardo Rosa, president of UCIMU: “This is a positive figure, but there are still great difficulties. As soon as we have the decrees that will make effective the simplifications defined for 5.0, we are certain that domestic demand will really regain momentum”.In the fourth quarter of 2024, the index of machine tool orders, compiled by the Studies Dept. & Business Culture Centre of UCIMU-…

In the third quarter of 2024, Italy’s machine tool industry showed a positive shift, with a 7.9% increase in orders compared to the same period in 2023. The index, compiled by the Italian machine tool manufacturers’ association Ucimu-Sistemi per Produrre, reached a value of 52.7 (base year 2021 = 100).A notable contributor to this growth was the overseas market, which saw a 10.7% rise in orders,…