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Glasstech Mexico 2023 will feature an Italian pavilion

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The companies present in this pavilion will be able to make their brand known, establish individual relationships with buyers from Latin America and make contact with the main associations in the sector. Glasstech Mexico, focused on machinery and accessories for flat and hollow glass, as well as finished products (windows, doors, and aluminum items), represents an opportunity to meet the main Mexican players in the sector and establish new contacts with operators from all over Latin America. Mexico imported $12 billion in construction products in 2014, reflecting an annual growth rate of 11%

UCIMU Presents The First Sustainability Report Of The Machine Tool Sector

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Milan, 21 February 2023. This afternoon, during a meeting attended by enterprises, the credit world, institutions, and the press, the first Sustainability Report dedicated to the machine tool sector was presented. It was carried out by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots, and automation systems manufacturers' association, in cooperation with ALTIS, Graduate School Business & Society of the Catholic University of Sacred Heart. “Sustainability is an extremely profitable field for companies, because it does not only allow to improve the relations with one’s own

Enel boosts Ontario battery storage operations, sees more growth

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Enel boosts Ontario battery storage operations, sees more growth Enel North America, the subsidiary of Italian energy giant Enel Group, nearly doubled its Ontario energy storage capacity in 2022, and plans to add more as part of a multi-billion-dollar North American expansion. The company aims to develop approximately five gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale renewable and battery energy storage capacity through 2025. According to Matt Barnes, director of business development at Enel, Ontario is entering an unprecedented era of energy growth. Ontario’s power generation demands are expected to

Agricultural machinery: the 2022 final balance confirms the stability of the sector

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Sales down in last year's balance sheet for all the main types of agricultural machinery. The market downturn, to be considered partly technical after the boom of 2021, is also due to the well-known supply problems and the sharp rises in raw material prices. The demand for machinery, however, remains at high levels, thanks to public incentives. The appropriations for agricultural machinery envisaged by the PNRR are on their way. Problems in the supply chain, the sharp rise in raw material prices and the uncertainties of the geopolitical scenario are affecting the performance of agricultural

Growth for Italy’s natural stone exports confirmed: +13.9% in the first 9 months of 2022

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Growth for Italy’s natural stone exports confirmed: +13.9% in the first 9 months of 2022. According to statistics processed by Confindustria Marmomacchine 's Studies Center, from Jan- Sept 2022, Italy’s overall exports of marbles, travertines, and natural stones generally increased in value by 13.9% from the same period the previous year, reaching worth of 1,562.6 million euros. A fundamental contribution to growth came from finished and semi-finished materials, whose foreign sales in the first 9 months of 2022 increased by 17.4% from the same period in 2021, for a total of 1,274.5 million

In The Fourth Quarter 2022 Machine Tool Orders Kept Growing (+3.5%) Domestic Orders (+5.4%); Foreign Orders (+2.4%)

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In the fourth quarter of 2022, the index of machine tool orders processed by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture Centre of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE marked a 3.5% increase compared with the period October-December 2021. The absolute value of the index stood at 133.6 (base year 2015=100). This is the new record value for the quarter of reference. The outcome was due to the good trend of orders collected abroad, as well as to the excellent results achieved in the domestic market. In particular, the orders collected overseas grew by 2.4% compared with the same period of the

Lamiera 2023 At Fieramilano Rho May 10-13, 2023 - A Good Trend For The Applications To Exhibit The Trade Show To Take Place Again In Odd-Numbered Years

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The collection of applications to exhibit is going on expeditiously for the next edition of LAMIERA, the international exhibition dedicated to sheet metal forming and cutting machines and related technologies, scheduled to take place at FieraMilano Rho from 10 to 13 May 2023. Promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, and organised by CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU, LAMIERA – the only trade show exclusively focused on the sector – will again take place in odd-numbered years. Considering the economic framework

33.BI-MU Has Closed Its Doors: Large Numbers Of Visitors And Full Satisfaction Of Present Operators The Next Edition Of The Biennial Will Be October 9-12 2024

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On Saturday 15th October, BI-MU, the biennial exhibition of machine tools, robotics, automation, and digital and additive manufacturing closed its 33rd edition, held at Fiera Milano Rho from Wednesday 12th October. Promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, and organised by EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE MACCHINE, 33.BI-MU reported large numbers of visitors and achieved the full satisfaction of exhibitors. 33.BI-MU showcased the best international products of the sector, expression of almost 700 exhibiting companies

Components, A Growing Market

Estimates from FEDERUNACOMA and Comacomp indicate turnover increases of more than 20% for 70% of manufacturers in 2021. Positive indicators also for the first half of 2022, and good future prospects due to electronic technologies, which are becoming increasingly important in the sector and are pushing agricultural mechanics towards the digital transition by the editorial staff February 2022 | Back In a year marked by record growth in the agricultural machinery market, with a 36% increase in tractor registrations in Italy and consistent increases for all types of machines and equipment, the

Q4 2021: Machine Tool Orders Grow Again (+49.4%) It Is A Record Even On A Yearly Basis (+70.1%)

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Barbara Colombo , president of UCIMU: “The collection of machine tool orders is satisfactory, but affected by the delays in the supplies of raw materials and components and by the exorbitant increase of costs”. “We ask the Government to move, from April to June 2022, the delivery terms of machines ordered by the end of 2021, to ensure our customers the benefits established in the incentive measures regarding Industry 4.0” In the fourth quarter 2021, the index of machine tool orders processed by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE showed a 49.4%