The Italian machine tool industry is facing a difficult conclusion to 2024, with a marked decline across most economic indicators. However, forecasts for 2025 suggest a slight recovery, albeit at a modest pace, indicating that while the industry is not out of the woods, there are signs of a gradual rebound.2024: A Year of SetbacksAccording to preliminary figures from UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE,…

For the Italian manufacturers of machine tools, robots and automation systems, the year 2024 is closing with a considerable fall of almost all economic indicators. The year 2025 will not be bright, but however, a weak trend reversal is expected. This, in brief, is what was illustrated by Riccardo Rosa, president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation…

Barbara Colombo completed her term of office.President-elect for 2024-2025 is Riccardo Rosa (Rosa Ermando Spa, Rescaldina, Milan)Cinisello Balsamo, 10 July 2024. The year 2023 proved favourable for the Italian machine tool, robot and automation industry. However, the new production record was due only to the excellent export performance; domestic demand dropped.With these results, the Italian…

Noting a "global economic slowdown in 2011" (economic growth, +3.7%, versus +5.2% in 2010), the association asserted that the world machine tool industry managed impressive growth in production (+27.7%) as well as consumption (+27.5%), and UCIMU members secured the fourth position among nations producing similar products (following China, Japan, and Germany), and the third rank among machine…

BOLOGNA, Italy: There’s nothing quite like the harmonized hum of robotics, or the perpetual pounding of punching machines to let one know they’re at a metal production trade-show. Thankfully, those theatrics only add to an atmosphere only matched by exploring shop floors themselves. Only at this year’s Lamiera metal forming and production show, the environment’s a little cleaner, and maybe…