Webuild Group, in a joint venture with Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas Canada Ltd. (“FCC Canada”), has clinched a contract for the initial phase of the Ontario Line's development in Toronto. Valued at approximately €700M–€1.3 billion (CAD 1-2 billion), the contract focuses on the construction of the "Pape Tunnel and Underground Stations (PTUS)" section. The joint venture will operate under…
The collection of applications to exhibit at the 34th edition of BI-MU is going on apace. The biennial international exhibition of machine tools, robots, automation, digital and additive manufacturing, auxiliary and enabling technologies will be held at fieramilano Rho from 9 to 12 October 2024.Promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems…
On December 12th, 2023, an agreement of cooperation and intent was signed between Politecnico di Milano (Polytechnic University of Milan) and UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, aimed at further enhancing the dialogue and cooperation between the two organizations, which have always developed projects of common interest…
2023 has been another positive year for the Italian manufacturing industry of machine tools, robots and automation systems, which has achieved a new production record, thus extending the favourable trend that should also be confirmed in 2024.This is in short what was outlined by Barbara Colombo, president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems…
Riccardo Ferrario is the CEO of Idra, an Italian company that produces high-pressure die casting machines. He is also the person who coined the term “mega castings” to describe the large-scale production of complex parts using his company’s technology. Tesla is one of Idra’s customers, and it uses Idra’s machines to make some of its Model Y components, such as the rear underbody. Ferrario and…
Cibus Tec, the trade fair event by Koeln Parma Exhibitions, opened its doors in Parma, Italy, from October 24 – 27. The trade fair event dedicated to technologies for the food and beverage sector, welcomed 40,000 visitors from Italy and 120 additional countries. This year hosted 1,200 exhibitors (30 per cent coming from abroad) while 10,000 meetings were scheduled. The next edition of the…
In the third quarter 2023, the index of machine tool orders compiled by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture Centre of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE highlighted a 19.9% drop compared to the period July-September 2022. The absolute value of the index was 63.7 (base year 2015=100). The outcome was due to the reduction in order intake, which manufacturers reported both in foreign and…
User-friendliness, digitalization, sustainability and AI are the Keywords of robotics.
INTERVIEW WITH MARINA BILL, PRESIDENT OF IFR, INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ROBOTICS
SEPTEMBER 2023
Could you give us a brief updated overview of the sector? What about robotics consumption in Europe and US and what about Asia?
The worldwide industry of robotics is experiencing a positive phase…
As reported by ANSA (Italian Associated Press Agency) some days ago, according to EPO, the European Patent Office, in the last decade, patent applications for additive manufacturing solutions registered an average annual increase of about 30%. This highlights that the total number of requests was six times higher than in other high-technology sectors. With a turnover that reached the record-…
Ford is planning to build a $900 million el cathode d production plant in Bécancour, Quebec, in partnership with South Korean companies EcoProBM and SK On. This plant will produce battery materials used in future Ford electric vehicles, including some pickup trucks. The plant is expected to begin production in the first half of 2026, with a potential capacity of 45,000 tons of active cathode…