Welcome by the Director General of CECIMO

Dear all,

Welcome to the webpage of the CECIMO magazine. The machine tool industry is the keystone to ensure manufacturing in Europe. The machine tool sector contributes to the EU 2020 Strategy aim to ensure smart, sustainable and inclusive growth accross the European Union. We want to inform and dialogue with you about the achievements and innovations of the European machine tool industry as well challenges and the socio-economical and political issues our sector is confronted with.

We need manufacturing in Europe. A competitive European machine tool industry is a key element to achieve this objective. In order to remain competitive we need a business environment to market the most competitive manufacturing solutions worldwide. We need adequate legislation, skilled workforces, innovation, proper financing, good supply chain and infrastructure to name a few. Let us reflect with you in this Magazine how to reach this!

We want a exchange of views with you on how to boost our European machine tool industries competitiveness to face the challenges of globalisation, the fight against climate change / environmental protection, the importance of market surveillance/enforcement, the specific needs of SME’s and the lack of skilled labour force. We want to discuss and foster research and innovation.

May I also strongly encourage you to visit our website, a source of information on our technology and sector as well as on our opinions and position papers. The website also explains our structure, mission, objectives and activities.

We are a very promising sector. Therefore I would like to invite you to contribute to our work with ideas and knowledge. We will do all that we can to involve you in our work, and look forward to meeting with you to discuss ideas and proposals for topical and relevant policy work. So do not hesitate to post an article on our blog or to drop us an email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We will communicate about it in this Magazine.

Let’s get in touch!

Filip Geerts

CECIMO magazine is now online!

CECIMO magazine is a biannual journal on the machine tools sector with a special focus on the European level. It is published by CECIMO – European Association of the Machine Tool Industries twice a year, in summer and winter.

In this magazine, we aim to communicate to a broad public the achievements and innovations of the European machine tool industry as well as the challenges and the socio-economical and political issues our sector is confronted with.

We hope you will enjoy reading this issue of our magazine!

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Articles in this issue:

-    CECIMO General Assembly discuss South America

-    Machine tool industry and new global challenges: Interview with Mr. Jan Klingelnberg, CEO, Klingelnberg AG

-    Market surveillance and machinery

-    Market access barriers and trade negotiations

-    A new framework for EU research funding

-    Countdown to EMO 2011, Hannover

-    The Austrian Machine Tool Industry

-    Cutting edge solutions for micro-manufacturing: the Integ-Micro project

Previous issues

CECIMO magazine Winter 2011

CECIMO Fall General Assembly discussed global competitiveness, Future of Advanced Manufacturing in Europe, Unleashing the export potential of the machine tool industry, CECIMO and Standardisation bodies: Safety standards, Special report on the Chinese machine tool industry, Interview with the chairman of European Factories of the Future Research Association, EMO Hannover 2011: Machine tools and more!, Turkish machine tool industry View here...

CECIMO magazine Summer 2010

Economic overview of the machine tool industry in 2009 - 2010  -  trends in automotive, medtech and energy industries  -  EU 2020 strategy and a new EU industrial policy  -  key enabling technologies in Europe  -  EU – India trade potential  -  EU Free Trade Agreements at a glance - improving energy-efficiency of machine tools   View here...

CECIMO magazine Winter 2010

Conclusions on the Swedish presidency  -  EMO 2009: EU day, innovation, figures, trends and lots more  -  CECIMO London general assembly  -  what can we expect from the EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement?  -  reform of the European standardisation system  -  CECIMO opts for self-regulation under the EUP Directive   View here...

CECIMO magazine Summer 2009

European Factories of the Future Research Association  -  Interview with President Euguren on the economic crisis and the machine tool industry  -  EMO Milano 2009  -  Amended council regulation on export control of dual use items  -   New EU legislative framework for market surveillance    View here...