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Industry Spotlight: Italian Construction and Earthmoving Machinery

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Industry Spotlight: Construction and Earthmoving Machinery According to statistics released by Unacea, the Italian trade association of construction equipment, road machinery and equipment declines by 10%. In the 12 months of 2022, 25,923 construction machines were placed on the Italian market, increases 18% from 2021. Graphics and stats source: UNACEA

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

The Manufacturing Industry Leads The Economic Recovery In Mexico

According to data from the INEGI (National Institute of Statistics and Geography), the manufacturing industry proved to be the most resilient and dynamic sector of Mexico’s economy. Though still below pre-pandemic levels, the monthly indicator of industrial activity has been steadily growing for the past 10 months now. The manufacturing sector grew, in March 2021 (last available data), +3.0% compared to the previous month while the year over year rebound was +5.5%. Leading the growth were the automotive and electronics industries which are the most export-oriented segments of the manufacturing

Italy’s Exports Of Technology From The 15 Machines Italia Sectors Continue To Grow Despite Pandemic

October 2020 data released by Statistics Canada and Trade Data Monitor showed a solid positive growth for Italy’s exports to Canada of technology from the various (15) Machines Italia capital good related sectors. With a +5,47% Italy marks the best performance among the top 20 partner countries. Italy’s market share also grew +26%. In stark contrast, Canada's total imports of industrial machinery and equipment fell 16% in the first 10 months of 2021. Packaging machinery and agricultural machinery are Italy’s top performing sectors with a +33,3% and +21,8%. Equipment for the graphic and

State of the Industry Report 2018: Italy’s glass machinery industry continued its upward growth trend in 2018

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At its June 27, 2019 meeting, Gimav – the Association that represents Italian manufacturers of glass processing machinery, systems, special products and accessories – reported 2018 FY data analyzed by its Study Center , which showed an overall 3.75% increase in sales compared to the previous fiscal year . Breaking out the data for the two macro-specializations, there was a 2.08% increase in flat glass sales, confirming robust growth in the domestic market (+8.54%) and a 1.04% rise in exports. Hollow glass tallied a 5.57% upswing in overall sales, thanks to the driving influence of exports (+6

Front Row For Italy’s Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities At Automate/ProMat 2019

The Automate 2019 Show and Conference , North America’s largest showcase devoted to automation industry trends, leading-edge technology and business innovation, took place April 8-11, 2019 at McCormick Place in Chicago. The biennial event is the biggest yet with more than 500 exhibitors who shared the latest technologies with 20,000+ attendees hoping to implement automation to better compete in the global market. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) World Robotics Report 2018, which compiles A3’s Robotic Industries Association (RIA) collected statistics, robot sales in

State of the Industry: Italian packaging machinery sales grow 9 times faster than Italy’s GDP

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The Italian packaging machinery industry has confirmed its position as one of the most dynamic Italian manufacturing sectors. Ranked first in terms of share of total capital goods exports (24.4%), the industry consists of 631 companies located mainly along the Via Emilia, the road that runs from Milan to Rimini, with further manufacturing clusters located in the Piedmont, Veneto and Tuscany regions. In terms of technology and market share, the sector competes for the global leadership with Germany and accounts for a quarter of world machinery exports. The industry is seeing steady growth

State of the Industry Report 2018: Woodworking Machinery - A positive year 2018 that encourages to loosen the knots of the future

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2018 PRELIMINARY BALANCE Again this year we can say that "…the barometer for woodworking and furniture industry machinery and plants keeps pointing to nice weather". We used the same expression at the end of 2017, which closed with 11.6 percent growth over 2016, and we are repeating it this year to tell you about an excellent 9.5 percent growth recorded by production in the past twelve months compared to 2017. All economic variables analyzed by the Studies office of Acimall, the Confindustria association that represents industry companies, indicate that 2018 was another positive year

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