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Canada, mechanisation for a changing agriculture

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According to a study on the Canadian agri-business sector carried out by ICE Toronto on behalf of FederUnacoma , Canada's agricultural geography is projected to experience a period of transformation in the coming years, facilitated by climate change. Mondo Macchina magazine, FederUnacoma publishes that the mitigation of the harsh Canadian climate, due to rising temperatures, is expected to increase the size of the cultivable area and encourage greater crop diversification. The agro-mechanical sector, which today has 600 thousand tractors and 120,000 combine harvesters, is called upon to meet

UCIMU: An Excellent 2021 for the Italian Industry Of Machine Tools, Robotics And Automation. A Strong Growth Also In 2022, With Full Recovery of The Ground Lost During The Pandemic

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The year 2021 was extremely positive for the Italian industry of machine tools, robotics and automation, which reported double-digit increases for all key economic indicators. This trend should continue even in 2022, the year when all the ground lost in 2020 should be recovered. This is in short what was illustrated by Barbara Colombo , president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, during the traditional end-of-year press conference. As highlighted by the preliminary year’s data processed by the Studies Dept. &

State of the Industry Report 2021: The Italian Machine Tool, Robot And Automation Industry Envisages A Recovery Already In 2021.

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The pandemic that broke out almost one year ago strongly affected the results of the Italian industry of the sector, which registered double-digit decreases for all main economic indicators in 2020. However, the trend of the year 2021 should be completely different and, even if the ground lost over the last twelve months cannot be fully recovered, the forecasts are really positive. This is in brief what was reported by Barbara Colombo , president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, during the usual end-of-year

UCIMU Annual Member Meeting: After a slight decrease in 2019 2020 marks a collapse of investments But already in 2021 a recovery is expected

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Sesto San Giovanni, 1st October 2020. In 2019, the Italian machine tool manufacturing industry ranked fourth among manufacturing countries and fourth also among exporting countries, overtaken by China that stole its historical third place. On the contrary, its fifth position in the ranking of consumer countries remained unchanged, as a confirmation of the importance of the Italian market in the international scenario. After a 2019 that was certainly not positive, the year 2020 marked a collapse of investments in machine tools, in Italy and abroad, but a consumption recovery is expected already

UCIMU: In 2019 The Italian Machine Tool, Robot And Automation Industry Stops Growing. Downturn Expected Again In 2020

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Cinisello Balsamo 17 December 2019. The year 2019 marked the end of the positive trend, started in 2014 by the Italian machine tool, robot and automation industry. Nevertheless, the registered decrease is very moderate and shows how the values of the main economic indicators are returning to normal levels, after the exploit supported by the measures of Industry/Enterprise 4.0. The slowdown will continue in 2020. This is in brief what was illustrated by Massimo Carboniero , President of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers'

State of the Industry Report: Fast and Slow Lanes in Foreign Trade for Italian manufacturers of machinery, equipment and moulds for plastics and rubber

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Italian imports of plastics and rubber processing machinery racked up an impressive 23% increase in the first half of 2018 with regard to the same period in 2017. On the other hand, we must make us of fractions to describe growth in exports, evidencing the lacklustre performance heralded in the early months of the year. While still well into the black at over one billion euros, the balance of trade has bogged down somewhat, losing over 7%. This is the situation captured by the statistical studies centre of Amaplast based on foreign trade data published by ISTAT. The dynamism of purchases from

In 2017 Full Growth For The Italian Machine Tool Industry. A Positive Trend Expected Also In 2018

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The year 2017 was extremely positive for the Italian industry of machine tools, robotics and automation , registering double-digit increases for all main economic indicators, except for that of exports that however started growing again after the downturn in 2016. The year 2018 will be just as positive , confirming the excellent situation that the sector has been experiencing. This is in short what was illustrated by Massimo Carboniero , President of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE , during the usual year-end press conference. As shown by the preliminary year's data, processed by the Studies Dept

State of the Industry Report: Italian Glass Working Machinery in 2016 Gained Ground in World Markets

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At the annual members’ meeting held on 30 June 2017, GIMAV officially presented and shared the data on the Italian Flat Glass and Hollow Glass industry. The report, titled “The Italian industry of glass processing machinery, systems, accessories and special products in 2016” – provides a comprehensive and detailed annual snapshot of the industry, highlighting its structural characteristics, sales, production activity, domestic and export markets (the latter in particular were cross-checked with data published by Istat, the Italian National Institute of Statistical Surveys). The last survey by

State of the Industry Report: Italian Plastic Machinery 2015 Positive Numbers

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The analysis of Italy's Institutional Statistics Bureau - ISTAT 's foreign trade data for the first three quarters of 2015 carried out by Assocomaplast (the Italian national trade association, member of CONFINDUSTRIA and numbering more than 160 associated companies) as compared to the same period in 2014 confirms the positive performance in both imports and exports observed in previous months, particularly as regards imports, where sustained growth is seen. Extrapolating this trend, the overall value of purchases from abroad in December 2015 were estimated to be between 700 and 750 million

Italian Plastic Machinery State of the Industry Report 2015: Sprinting Forwards for the First SIx Months

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The statistical analysis performed by Assocomaplast (Italian trade association, part of CONFINDUSTRIA, representing over 160 companies) on foreign trade data provided by ISTAT regarding the first six months of this year , reveals – in comparison to January-June 2014 – a markedly positive performance for Italy's exports and imports of plastics and rubber machinery, equipment and moulds. The growth recorded since the first months of 2014 has continued this year and actually has increased: by the end of June 2015, the rise in purchases from abroad approached 17%. This provides further reassurance