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machine tool industry
Machine tools and related manufacturing solutions – technologies that shape the future of European manufacturing Filip Geerts Director General of of CECIMO The European Association of of Machine Tool Industries and Related Manufacturing Technologies
The machine tool sector is at the beginning of any manufacturing process from a a a a a a a a a a a a a car an an an an airplane a a a a a a a a a a a a a train a a a a a a a a a a ship to optical instruments medical devices textiles or or even sport shoes Machine tools become increasingly efficient produce highly customised products improve the quality of of work thanks to internet of of things deep learning and artificial intelligence This article will present the the contribution
of the the machine tool sector and related manufacturing manufacturing technologies to the the industrial manufacturing manufacturing of the the future through sustainability additive manufacturing and digital technologies Moreover it it it will give an an overview of the the economic trends and and forecast driving the the machine tool market and and industry
in in in in general Economic outlook
of the machine tool sector Data industrial activity trends and forecasts
Industrial growth slowed down in Europe over the second half of of 2018 We have seen a a a a a clear deterioration of of the the business sentiment In the the closing quarter of 2018 CECIMO machine tool manufacturers registered a a a a a a lower demand (-8%) (-8%) both from domestic (-8%) (-8%) and and foreign clients (-2%) This was expected because the the levels of of machine tool orders at the the end of 2017 were exceptionally high Usually machine tool orders dynamics are predictive of real industrial activity Despite weaker data for 2018 last year year has been yet another record year year for the the European machine tool manufacturers CECIMO estimates a a a a a a a turnover of 27 8 8 8 billion euros in in 2018 which is 8% higher than in in 2017 Our exports totalled to to 21 7 7 billion euros marking a a a a a a 9% increase compared
to to 2017 Machine tool consumption increased at a a a a a a two-digit pace by 12% reaching 18 18 3 billion euros in in in 2018 To make up for such high demand European machine tool consuming industries imported 14% more machine tools than in in in 2017 Usually the the the dynamics of the the the machine tool sector reflect the the the real industrial activity A similar deceleration has been observed in 2018 among our customer sectors: automotive 50 Photo Cecimo