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 Lisbon Agenda aim to make the European Union the most competitive economy in the world. About this we want to communicate with you. This is what do you need to know! We want to inform and dialogue with you about the achievements and innovations of our sector, their challenges and the socio-economical and political issue they are 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!

 

 

 

 

 

Please click here to download.

 

 

 

In this issue:

 

• EuP directive: CECIMO opts for self-regulation

 

• Information on the latest economic situation: CECIMO statistical toolbox

 

• The new Machinery Directive: What's new?

 

• What can we expect from the EU-Korea FTA?

 

• Swedish Presidency: So, what is the outcome for the machine tool industry?

 

• CECIMO London General Assembly

 

• Interview with the new President of CECIMO: Mr Michael Hauser
  

• EMO Milano 2009 and more...
  

 

 

 

 

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...