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18 March 2024

Machine Tools Innovation Awards 2024 Now Open for Submissions

Machine Tools Innovation Awards 2024 Now Open for Submissions
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11 March 2024

Jarvis Press Release: Ambitious Mission to Propel Human-Robot Collaboration to New Heights

Brussels, 11/03/2024 – JARVIS, a 4-year project funded by the Horizon Europe Programme, dedicated to advancing human-robot collaboration with a focus on user-centric principles, proudly announces it...
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07 March 2024

OPEN CALL FOR EUROPEAN EDUCATION PROVIDERS

Brussels, 07.03.2024 – The GREEN project has announced the launch  of its OPEN CALL, inviting European Education Providers in the manufacturing sectors (3-7 EQF2 levels) to join the GREEN VET Provi...
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21 February 2024

Joint statement on the Draft Standardisation Mandate on Digital Product Passport

In the context of the European Commission Draft Standardisation Request on the Digital Product Passport (DPP), we, representatives of ten associations, are concerned about the provisions requiring the...
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20 February 2024

Robotgames, the New Contest of UCIMU Academy for Young Innovators. Prizes worth a total of 20,000 euro are up for grabs.

The final stage of the Contest will be hosted at 34.BI-MU, the biennial exhibition of machine tools, robotics and automation scheduled to take place at fieramilano Rho from 9 to 12 October 2024 UCI...
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13 February 2024

European business calls for deepening the EU Single Market and renewing the dynamic of European integration

European business calls for deepening the EU Single Market and renewing the dynamic of European integration
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15 January 2024

Joint Industry Coalition Statement in Support of the EU-Mercosur FTA

Your excellency President Metsola, Your excellency President Michel, Your excellency President von der Leyen, We are writing to you on behalf of 23 associations representing a wide array of Europ...
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07 December 2023

François Duval Appointed as the New President of CECIMO

Brussels, 7 December 2023 – During its General Assembly, the European Association of Manufacturing Technologies (CECIMO) announced the appointment of Mr. François Duval as its new President for a t...
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07 December 2023

PRESS RELEASE: Economic projections and industry dynamics unveiled at CECIMO Brussels Forum

Brussels, 7 December 2023 – The European Association for Manufacturing Technologies (CECIMO) has successfully concluded its fall plenary meeting, the CECIMO Brussels Forum. Over two dynamic days, ar...
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07 December 2023

The clock is ticking. Time to permanently remove tariffs on sectors unrelated to the steel and aluminium and large civil aircraft disputes!

Brussels/Washington – 7 December 2023 With less than a month before the reimposition of tariffs in the U.S.-EU steel and aluminium dispute on 1 January 2024, 87 sectors unrelated to the EU-U.S. s...
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28 November 2023

Joint Statement on Cyber Resilience Act : Manufacturers of long lasting industrial products

We fully support the ultimate objective of the Cyber Resilience Act, which aims to cyber protect the products and increase their cyber resilience. It is of utmost importance to have effective processe...
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09 November 2023

No sign yet of a turnaround in orders for the machine tool industry

Increase in turnover remains in double figures Frankfurt am Main, 9 November 2023. – Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the third quarter of 2023 were 9 percent down in nominal...
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27 September 2023

EMO Hannover 2023 once again scores with high internationality and innovative solutions for current challenges

Hanover, 23 September 2023. – A spectacular display of innovations, high levels of visitor interest from all over the world, and a great atmosphere in the halls: "After the four-year break, the rel...
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19 September 2023

EU Roundtable on Innovative Manufacturing – Key Takeaways

In line with the theme of this year's EMO Hannover 2023, CECIMO today hosted a roundtable discussion on the topic of Innovative Manufacturing. The event brought together policy makers and industry rep...
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18 September 2023

EMO Hannover 2023 opens its doors again to innovators from all over the globe

Today, one of the world’s largest trade shows for metalworking industry – EMO Hannover, opens its door again in Germany after a four-year break.  From 18 – 23 September, Hannover will be the ep...
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18 September 2023

Press Release EMO Hannover 2023 – The Global Machine Tools Sector: State of Play and Tackling New Challenges

Hannover, 18 September 2023 – Representatives from machine tool associations – whose manufacturers account for more than 80% of the global machine tool production, gathered at the world’s leading trade fair for production technology to demonstrate their resilience and strength in the face of a wide range of global challenges.
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10 July 2023

UCIMU meeting: an excellent 2022 for the Italian machine tool industry. 2023 still positive, but the order intake slows down

Cinisello Balsamo, 3 July 2023. The year 2022 was extremely positive for the Italian manufacturing industry of machine tools, robots and automation systems, which registered double-digit increases and...
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05 July 2023

Joint letter on Mercosur

Your excellency President Metsola, Your excellency President Michel, Your excellency President von der Leyen, We are writing you on behalf of 19 European business associations, representing diffe...
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13 June 2023

The Industrial Forum’s ‘Task Force 5’ Report: Putting Advanced Manufacturing High On The Eu Policy Agenda

The European Commission published today the report of the Industrial Forum's 'Task Force 5' providing use cases, SWOT analysis and a comprehensive set of recommendations for accelerating the deploymen...
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23 May 2023

Joint Statement – Access to data by public bodies: a double-edge tool to use with caution and restraint

The trilogue meeting on the Data Act will take place on Tuesday 23 May. During the political discussion, representatives of the Parliament, the Council and the Commission will discuss the chapter of t...
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19 May 2023

Manufacturing Performance Days 2023

CECIMO, together with our member Technology Industries of Finland  , has partnered with Manufacturing Performance Days 2023 (MPD 2023). The leading technology summit in Northern Europe, MPD 2023 i...
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10 May 2023

Coalition of Steel Users Calls for Termination of EU Steel Safeguard Measures

A cross-sectoral industry coalition of European steel users calls on the European Commission to terminate the EU steel safeguard measures as part of the ongoing review to be concluded by 30 June 2023....
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09 May 2023

PRESS RELEASE: Positive Economic Picture for European Machine Tool Producers Despite Political and Economic Uncertainties

Antalya, 9 May 2023 – The CECIMO Spring Meetings 2023, held in Antalya, took a deep dive into the future agenda of the Association and looked at the emerging technologies and mega trends in manufact...
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02 May 2023

UCIMU Press Release: In the first quarter, machine tool orders went down (-23.7%) Domestic orders (-24.1%); foreign orders (-22.9%)

Barbara Colombo president of UCIMU: “The downturn registered in this first part of the year does not worry us. The companies are performing well and we expect to have this confirmed at LAMIERA, the...
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23 February 2023

Joint industry statement on the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will constitute a key technology for economic development in the European Union, and its integration into industrial processes is a priority for the EU and its Member...
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13 February 2023

Machine tool industry expecting growth in production in 2023

Manufacturers cautiously optimistic – Increased effort required in training and development Frankfurt am Main, 9 February 2023. – The VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) is expectin...
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01 February 2023

Joint Statement: The Data Act is a leap into the unknown

Data sharing will be fundamental to the success of the European economy in the coming years, with data contributing at least €1 trillion by 2030.1 But the Data Act as it stands is a huge leap into t...
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23 January 2023

Key Takeaways from the Kick-off Meeting of the High Level Forum on European Standardisation

The European Commission held the first meeting of the newly launched High-Level Forum on European Standardisation, bringing together a broad range of European stakeholders (companies, industry associa...
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11 January 2023

CECIMO joins the High-Level Forum on European Standardisation

We are delighted to announce that the European Commission has appointed CECIMO as a member of the High-Level Forum on European Standardisation, with our President Dr Heinz- Jürgen Prokop as our nomin...
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01 December 2022

Emerging technologies – a catalyst for innovation and economic prosperity in challenging times

Brussels, 1 December 2022 – During its General Assembly, CECIMO announced a turnover for 2022 of almost €25 billion, which is 10% higher compared to 2021. However, with global economies slowing do...
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22 November 2022

CECIMO Business Climate Barometer – Q3 2022

Based on the latest results from the CECIMO Business Climate Barometer, our machine tool manufacturers have expressed higher than expected optimism about the overall business climate for the third qua...
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18 November 2022

CECIMO Partners with EIT Manufacturing

CECIMO becomes an official partner of EIT Manufacturing, an Innovation Community supported by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) – that connects the leading manufacturing ac...
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21 October 2022

Spatial electronics pushing back production limits

Learn more about PCB-less smart products in Let's Talk Science New generations of 3D printers could see the arrival of entirely new types of products on the market in five to ten years. What is innov...
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30 September 2022

Industry calls on the EU legislators to respect NLF principles in the Artificial Intelligence Act

The proposed regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (the Artificial Intelligence Act, henceforth called AI Act) builds on the legal architecture of the New Legislative Fram...
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25 August 2022

German machine tool orders stable. Uncertainties continue to increase, however

In the second quarter of 2022, order intake in the German machine tool industry rose by 24 percent compared to the same period last year. In this context, orders from Germany increased by 27 percent a...
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17 August 2022

EMO Hannover 2023 – Registration now open

Invitations and registration forms for EMO Hannover 2023 are currently being sent out to around 60 countries. After a four-year break, the world's leading trade fair for production technology will be...
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05 July 2022

The Future of Training in the Machine Tools Sector

CECIMO, TRUMPF and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are working on an innovative project that aims to bridge the skills gap in the machine tool sector. The project’s goal is to create a glob...
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28 June 2022

Key Takeaways – Conference on Shaping the Future of Manufacturing

Digital Transformation is changing the economy,  remodeling business activities, transforming the world of work, and generally speaking affecting common daily activities. With this in mind, CECIMO...
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14 June 2022

The European Machine Tools Industry Bounces Back Despite an Uncertain Global Market

Brussels, 14 June 2022 – During the last General Assembly meeting, held in Edinburgh, CECIMO outlined that in a time of geopolitical challenges, alongside other disruptive factors that shake global...
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30 May 2022

Key market trends in the European Additive Manufacturing Sector – May 2022

Between March and May 2022, CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies, organized the fourth round of its European Additive Manufacturing Su...
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10 May 2022

CECIMO Business Climate Barometer – Q1 2022 Update

Based on the latest results of the CECIMO Business Climate Barometer survey (April 2022), the general business climate among CECIMO Machine Tools builders has remained positive, reaching 23% of the po...
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28 April 2022

The UCIMU Index in the First Quarter: A Slight Decrease in Machine Tool Orders (-3%) Domestic Orders -15.9%; Foreign Orders +5.3%

In the first quarter 2022, the index of machine tool orders processed by the Economic Studies Department & Business Culture of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE marked a slight decrease (-3%) compared wi...
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08 April 2022

Machine Tools Industry calls EU leaders to reconsider their approach on the safeguard measures on steel imports

As a steel user industry, CECIMO expresses its deep concern over the impact of recent developments and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict on the European steel market and European machine tool sector.
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07 April 2022

Joint Industry Statement – Feedback on the Standardisation Strategy

CECIMO, alongside 16 other organisations, has co-signed the Joint industry statement – Feedback on the Standardisation Strategy. The signatories, representing a wide range of EU industries, welcome...
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07 March 2022

Joint Statement on EU Trade Agreements

The undersigned European associations, as key European industry stakeholders, urge the EU institutions to continue to make EU trade agreements a priority, opening new markets for trade and investm...
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24 February 2022

Joint Statement on the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Proposals

The EU Emission Trading System (ETS) and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Proposals Need to Take into Account Downstream Industries We, the signatories, representing a wide range of EU...
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23 February 2022

CECIMO’s Reaction to the Data Act

Today, the European Commission released the Data Act Proposal with an aim to ensure fairness in the data economy and foster data exchange among businesses. The proposed act leads to a strategic approa...
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21 February 2022

CECIMO Business Climate Barometer

Based on the latest results of the CECIMO Business Climate Barometer survey (January 2022), the general business climate among CECIMO Machine Tools builders has remained very positive, reaching 30% of...
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16 February 2022

German machine tool industry surges ahead in 2022 after the pandemic

14 percent increase expected in production Frankfurt am Main, 15 February 2022. – "2022 has a good chance of being a successful year for the machine tool industry," said Franz-Xaver Bernhard, Chai...
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15 February 2022

German machine tool makers close 2021 with full order books

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the fourth quarter of 2021 were 51 percent up on the previous year's figure
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08 February 2022

CECIMO’s Reaction to the European Chips Act Proposal

CECIMO supports the European Commission’s aim to reduce the supply chain dependencies and develop a strategic autonomy in semiconductors’ production, as indicated in the European Chips Act Proposal published today.
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08 February 2022

CECIMO’s Reaction to the EU Standardization Strategy

CECIMO strongly appreciates the Commission’s intention to strengthen Europe’s leadership in the context of standardisation, as reflected in the EU Standardisation Strategy that was released last week
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07 February 2022

LAMIERA 2022 will take place one week earlier at Fieramilano Rho from 18-21 May

LAMIERA 2022, the international exhibition dedicated to the industry of sheet-metal forming machine tools and innovative technologies related to the sector, will take place one week earlier: the event...
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31 January 2022

UCIMU – Italian Machine Tool Orders Fourth Quarter 2021

IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, MACHINE TOOL ORDERS GROW AGAIN (+49.4%). IT IS A RECORD EVEN ON A YEARLY BASIS (+70.1%). Barbara Colombo, president of UCIMU: “The collection of machine tool orders is sati...
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13 January 2022

New date: METAV 2022 from 21 to 24 June

he METAV 2022, the International Exhibition for Metalworking Technologies, will be postponed from March to June 2022. The new date has been set for June 21 to 24.
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12 January 2022

The Benefits of Intellectual Property Rights in EU Free Trade Agreements

A recent ECIPE report, supported by CECIMO and other industry associations, was published yesterday and demonstrates how Intellectual Property (IP) stimulates EU GDP, productivity, investments and exp...
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07 January 2022

An Update from umati

umati has made great steps ahead in the past 12 months. The first version of the specifications OPC 40501-1 UA for Machine Tools was released in in September 2020. All companies that manufacture machines, components such as controllers, software for machine tools and IT systems in the production environment are developing and refining their products based on this specification – worldwide and free of charge.
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16 December 2021

UCIMU Press Release: 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

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.
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02 December 2021

Dr.-Ing. Heinz-Jürgen Prokop appointed as President of CECIMO

Brussels, 02 December 2021 – During its online General Assembly meeting, CECIMO appoints Dr.-Ing. Heinz-Jürgen Prokop as a new President of CECIMO for a two-year period, along with Mr Michael Merkl...
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02 December 2021

Positive economic indicators despite the ongoing global pandemic

Brussels, 2 December 2021 – During its online General Assembly, CECIMO shows a more optimistic outlook for 2021, with expected production growth of 11.5% and a positive scenario for the European Mac...
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30 November 2021

Key market trends in the European Additive Manufacturing Sector – Fall 2021 Edition

Between September and November 2021, CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies, organized the third round of its European Additive Manufacturing Survey, which aims to assess key market trends in the Additive Manufacturing (AM) sector.
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15 November 2021

CECIMO Business Climate Barometer

Based on the latest results of the CECIMO Business Climate Barometer, our Machine Tool Builders expressed very positive general business climate in third quarter of 2021 and their expectations on busi...
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12 November 2021

The Machine Tools Industry – A Key Player in Achieving a More Sustainable Future

With ambitions regarding climate protection increasing by the day, the machine tools industry is also placing sustainability at the core of their mission.
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02 November 2021

EU and US agree to remove tariffs on steel and aluminium

CECIMO welcomes the decision of the EU and the US to suspend their trade dispute on steel and aluminium during the weekend (G-20 summit). Following the United States' announcement that they will re...
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29 October 2021

“The clock is ticking, time to end tariffs once and for all!” say unrelated sectors

Ahead of the G20 Heads of State & Government Summit to be held in Rome this weekend, 74 sectors unrelated to the Section 232 steel and aluminium dispute urge U.S. & EU leaders to reach an agreement to remove retaliatory tariffs, and the threat of tariffs, on products unrelated to the dispute.
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15 October 2021

GREAT SUCCESS FOR EMO MILANO 2021: OVER 60,000 VISITORS AND 91 REPRESENTED COUNTRIES

EMO MILANO 2021, the world trade show dedicated to the metalworking sector held at the Exhibition Centre of fieramilano Rho, closed last Saturday, 9 October. Promoted by CECIMO, the European Association of Machine Tool Industries, and organised by the operational structures of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems Manufacturers' Association.
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13 October 2021

Most Common Misconceptions about Additive Manufacturing

Introduction Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is a modern fabrication process that can use a wide range of materials (metals, polymers, composite, ceramic and more) to create p...
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06 October 2021

umati demonstrating global data connectivity at EMO Milano

Standardized interfaces allow development of products across the entire value chain   Frankfurt am Main, Milan, 5 October 2021. – umati will be on display in Hall 7 at EMO Milano, connect...
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05 October 2021

Joint industry statement: Priorities for the Machinery Products Regulation

The Machinery Directive is unquestionably the single most important piece of legislation for the European manufacturing industry. Since its original publication in 1989, and subsequent revisions up to...
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04 October 2021

EMO MILAN 2021 Press Release. The Road Ahead: A brighter tomorrow for the MT industry

Milan, 04 October 2021 – Manufacturing production rose again in the second quarter of 2021. The latest CECIMO data suggests that European Machine Tool production should reach 22 billion euro in 2021...
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28 September 2021

CECIMO and other associations call on EU and US leaders to resolve the Section 232 Dispute

As EU & US leaders are about to turn a new page in their relationship and launch the transatlantic Trade & Technology Council, we want to stress the importance of resolving the Section 232 dis...
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14 September 2021

CECIMO EU Projects at EMO Milan 2021

CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies, will present the EU projects Trinity and SAM during this edition of EMO Milan. The Trinity pr...
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14 September 2021

EMO Hannover Repositioning – Press Release

Focus at the world’s leading trade fair for production technologies on the future of industrial production   Frankfurt am Main, September 14, 2021. – “Hello, new EMO Hannover!” is the...
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13 September 2021

Press Conference EMO MILANO 2021

The EMO Milano 2021 Press Conference will take place on the 4th of October, 3:00 PM, Speakers Corner, Hall 5 Area B44-D31, fieramilano Rho. EMO Milano 2021, the largest international tradeshow for...
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20 August 2021

VDW Press Release: Strong growth in machine tool industry orders

VDW raises production forecast for 2021  Frankfurt am Main, 19 August 2021 Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the second quarter of 2021 were 103 percent up on the previous ye...
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21 July 2021

KEY MARKET TRENDS IN THE EUROPEAN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Between April and May 2021, CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies, organized the second round of its European Additive Manufacturing S...
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15 July 2021

European Commission adopts the EU Taxonomy Regulation

On 6th July 2021, the first Delegated Act supplementing Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation was adopted by the Commission, specifying the content, methodology and presentation of information to be di...
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07 July 2021

CECIMO’s Contribution to a New European Commission Report: ‘3D Printing for the Machine Tool Industry’

CECIMO recently contributed to the realisation of a report for the European Commission titled “Product Watch - 3D printing for the machine tool industry”. The report investigates a still unexpl...
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28 June 2021

EU-MERCOSUR ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT – JOINT BUSINESS STATEMENT

CECIMO and the coalition of European business associations, representing different European sectors call for the swift ratification of the EU-Mercosur association agreement. With the political agreeme...
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16 June 2021

Renewed Transatlantic Partnership

The EU-US Summit on 15 June 2021 marked the beginning of a renewed transatlantic partnership. At the bilateral summit, the United States and the European Union have agreed to settle their 16-year trad...
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15 June 2021

CECIMO and AITA3D partnership to promote Additive Manufacturing at EMO

CECIMO and AITA3D (the Italian association for additive manufacturing, spin-off of UCIMU) decided form a partnership to promote the AM sector during the next EMO Milano which will take place from the...
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12 June 2021

113 U.S. and EU Organisations Urge EU and U.S. to Lift Retaliatory Tariffs on Products Unrelated to Transatlantic Trade Disputes

Lifting Tariffs Will Help Both Economies Recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic In advance of the upcoming EU-U.S. summit in Brussels, the undersigned 113 organisations reiterate our call for the perma...
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10 June 2021

CECIMO’s Reply to the European Commission Consultation on the Sustainable Product Initiative

CECIMO submitted its reply to the open consultation on the Sustainable Product Initiative, highlighting the pivotal role of machine tools and additive manufacturing technologies in the green transitio...
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08 June 2021

Press Release: The Light at the End of the Tunnel. The Machine Tools Industry on its Way to Recovery

Brussels, 8 June 2021 – During its online General Assembly, CECIMO, outlines that the optimistic forecasts for the recovery of Machine Tool (MT) demand, the expected investment growth, and the EU re...
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18 May 2021

Press Release: Turnaround for the Machine Tool Industry. Positive Quarterly Result in Orders for First Time since mid-2018

Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the first quarter of 2021 were 26 per cent up on the same period last year. Orders from Germany rose by 10 per cent. Foreign orders, however, wer...
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04 May 2021

Press Release: Farewell to Giancarlo Losma, Past President of UCIMU-Sistemi per Produrre

Giancarlo Losma passed away last Friday, 30 April. He was past president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, which he le...
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21 April 2021

Press Release: UCIMU Machine Tools Orders First Quarter 2021

FIRST QUARTER 2021: MACHINE TOOL ORDERS START TO GROW AGAIN (+48.6%) DOMESTIC ORDERS +157.9%.  FOREIGN ORDERS +30.5% In the first quarter of 2021, the orders of machine tools collected...
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16 April 2021

Press Release: EMO Milano 2021 Presents “The Magic World of Metalworking” at Fieramilano Rho from 4 to 9 October

Last week, a press conference for the Chinese market was held to present EMO MILANO 2021, the world exhibition dedicated to the metalworking world, scheduled at fieramilano Rho from 4 to 9 October 2021.
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30 March 2021

Press Release: METAV on the Web – A lesson in the digitalization of the trade fair world

Web sessions were well received and developed to an established format Frankfurt am Main, 29 March 2021. - After four virtual days the trade fair METAV digital came to an end on 26 March. "It was a s...
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24 March 2021

Press release: Wide participation of the Italian metal forming industry in EMO Milano 2021

The Metal Forming Committee – gathering almost thirty enterprises that are members of UCIMU and work in the metal forming and metalworking field – expressed its unanimous decision to take part in...
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25 February 2021

Press Release: German machine tool industry sees light at end of tunnel

Frankfurt am Main, 24 February 2021. – The VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association), Frankfurt am Main, expects production in the German machine tool industry to grow by 6 per cent t...
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16 February 2021

CECIMO Press Release: The first European survey on key market trends in the Additive Manufacturing sector

Brussels, 16 February - Between September and October 2020, CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies, organized the first round of i...
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01 February 2021

Joint open letter on Industry Competitiveness and EU Standardisation

CECIMO, along with seventeen other associations signed the open letter on Industry Competitiveness and EU Standardisation. The co-signatories, representing businesses from a variety of sec...
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27 January 2021

CECIMO Director General joins the Industrial Forum

We are delighted to announce that the European Commission has appointed CECIMO Director General Filip Geerts to join the Industrial Forum Commission Expert Group. The Industrial Forum aims to suppo...
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25 January 2021

Press Release – Machine Tool Orders: fourth quarter 2020 still on the decrease (-18.1%) foreign orders (-14%) domestic orders (-28%)

Even in the last quarter of 2020, the collection of machine tool orders shows a negative sign. In particular, the UCIMU index of machine tool orders processed by the Economic Studies Department &...
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17 December 2020

Press Release – EMO MILANO 2021: TWO IMPORTANT NEWS TO EXHIBIT AT THE WORLD METALWORKING EXHIBITION: EARLY-BIRD SPECIAL FEE EXTENDED UNTIL 14 FEBRUARY AND REDUCED PENALTIES FOR CANCELLATIONS WITHIN THE END OF MARCH

The collection of exhibitors’ applications is going on rapidly for EMO MILANO 2021, the world exhibition dedicated to metalworking machine tools, which will take place again in Italy after six years...
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17 December 2020

Press Release – EMOTION 2021: A SOUND JOURNEY THROUGH THE MUSIC OF THE FIVE CONTINENTS. A GREAT MUSIC COLLECTION TO CELEBRATE EMO MILANO 2021

EMOTION 2021, Divertissement on the Music of the Five Continents is the new music collection created to celebrate the next edition of EMO MILANO, the world exhibition dedicated to the metalworking ind...
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10 December 2020

Press Release – METAV 2020 reloaded is now METAV digital: VDW launches new trade fair concept

Frankfurt am Main, 10 December 2020 - "If anything good has come out of this difficult time, it is the stimulation of creativity," stated Dr Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the VDW, (German M...
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07 December 2020

CECIMO Press Release – AMEC 2020 – Industrial supply chains resilience and innovative additive manufacturing solutions

Brussels, 2 December 2020 – The additive manufacturing sector will be of great support in the implementation of the EU industry strategy helping supply chains to become more resilient and efficient....
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03 December 2020

CECIMO Press Release – The Machine Tool sector in trying times: an example of resilience that brings profitable business opportunities

Brussels, 3 December 2020 – During its virtual General Assembly, CECIMO outlined a negative economic outlook for the machine tool (MT) industry’s performance during the pandemic. Forward-looking e...
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25 November 2020

Corona leaving deep scars on the machine tool industry – Sharp drop in orders: VDW Press Release

Corona leaving deep scars on the machine tool industry Sharp drop in orders – VDW revises production forecast Frankfurt am Main, 25 November 2020. – Orders received by the German machine tool...
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24 November 2020

“The magic world of metalworking” EMO MILANO 2021, 4 – 9 October

EMO MILANO 2021: MEET “THE MAGIC WORLD OF METALWORKING” AT FIERAMILANO RHO FROM 4 TO 9 OCTOBER 2021 On Tuesday, 17 November, a Press Conference for the Japanese public was held to present...
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23 November 2020

Overcoming the crisis with digital twins – the digital order of the day METAV reloaded 2020

Automation – the digital order of the day METAV reloaded 2020: Overcoming the crisis with digital twins Frankfurt am Main – 23 November 2020 –. "Falling quantities, a shortage of skilled w...
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16 November 2020

CECIMO participating in JIMTOF 2020 Online

This year CECIMO is participating in the first online version of JIMTOF, the biggest machine tool fair in Asia, usually filling the entire facility of Tokyo Big Sight. CECIMO holds a virtual booth, re...
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05 November 2020

Main takeaways from CECIMO Webinar: The impact of Additive Manufacturing on product sustainability

The relationship between manufacturing operations and their impact on the environment is becoming an important factor in decision making among industrial societies, that are holding companies accounta...
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27 October 2020

Automation and Handling are the focus of the METAV Web Sessions of November

Automation and Handling are the focus of the METAV Web Sessions at the beginning of November Frankfurt am Main, 27 October 2020. – Automation and handling are increasingly gaining in significanc...
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23 October 2020

32.BI-MU PRESS RELEASE: over 9,000 visits registered for the first exhibition dedicated to the sector during the health emergency

32.BI-MU cONCLUDED. IT WAS ON STAGE AT FIERAMILANO RHO from 14 to 17 October. OVER 9,000 VISITS REGISTERED FOR THE FIRST EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO THE SECTOR ORGANISED DURING THE HEALTH EMERGENCY....
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19 October 2020

UCIMU PRESS RELEASE: 2020 marks a collapse of investments

UCIMU MEETING: AFTER A SLIGHT DECREASE IN 2019 2020 marks a COLLAPSE OF INVESTMENTS but already in 2021 a recovery is expected Massimo Carboniero completed his term of office.The president appointe...
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14 October 2020

Kick-off event: Sustainable, Long-term Investments and Competitive European Industry Intergroup

CECIMO, as a partner of the Sustainable, Long-term Investments & Competitive European Industry Intergroup, is happy to announce the official launch of the Intergroup. The kick-off event will ta...
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14 October 2020

Plug and play milestones in mechanical and plant engineering

Frankfurt am Main, 14 October 2020. – "After many years of OPC UA standardisation work, the publication of OPC UA for Machinery brings us an important step closer to our goal of creating a 'global p...
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28 September 2020

METAV 2020 reloaded to open its doors in March 2021

"Following the success of the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf with its sensible and effective hygiene rules – compliments to our fellow organisers there! – we are more than confident that we, too, wi...
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03 September 2020

CECIMO replies to the European Commission’s consultation on the Intellectual Property Action Plan

In July 2020, the European Commission launched an open consultation on the Intellectual property Action Plan. The action plan will promote a coherent EU-wide approach to IP policies and will be the ba...
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27 August 2020

PRESS RELEASE: AT 32.BI-MU TO ANTICIPATE AND MEET THE RECOVERY OF INVESTMENTS 4.0 AT FIERAMILANO RHO FROM 14 TO 17 OCTOBER

A little more than two months are left to 32.BI-MU, the Italian event of reference for the world of machine tools, robotics and automation, on the scene from 14 to 17 October 2020 in the exhibition ce...
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12 August 2020

VDW PRESS RELEASE: Corona crisis holding down German machine tool industry orders

Frankfurt am Main, August 12th, 2020. – Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the second quarter of 2020 were 46 per cent down on the same period last year. In the process orders fr...
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06 August 2020

The time for decisive action has come: CECIMO calls for a comprehensive European Union-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement

Since 1 February 2020, the day following the formal withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU), European and British businesses have been eagerly awaiting a comprehensive Free...
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27 July 2020

Machine tool orders fell down in the second quarter 2020 (-39.1%)

As expected, there was again a decrease in the index of the orders collected by the Italian machine tool manufacturers in the second quarter 2020. In particular, according to the data processed by the...
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03 July 2020

CECIMO Press Release: Additive Manufacturing – building a more resilient industry in Europe

The additive manufacturing sector is ready to close the gaps in the European Industrial value chain and to deliver a wide range of benefits for Europe. This is what was underlined during the CECIMO we...
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25 June 2020

METAV PRESS RELEASE: 100 presentations in five days – METAV exhibitors also impressive in Web format

100 presentations in five days – METAV exhibitors also impressive in Web format Participants from over 60 countries registered to take part in the METAV Web Sessions – Further events now planne...
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17 June 2020

32.BI-MU: First event for the sector after the forced stop

GOOD TREND FOR THE APPLICATIONS TO EXHIBIT: OVER 550 COMPANIES CONFIRMED THEIR PARTICIPATION. FROM 14 TO 17 OCTOBER AT FIERAMILANO RHO IN TOTAL SAFETY.   Meeting confirmed for the 32th e...
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16 June 2020

SAM: The solution to AM skills shortage in Europe

As the European Industry 4.0 will become more and more a reality during the next decade, the Additive Manufacturing (AM) sector has been identified as one of its 'Key Enabling Technologies – KETs',...
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09 June 2020

CECIMO Press Release: The manufacturing sector in the COVID-19 crisis

Brussels, 9 June 2020 – During its General Assembly, exceptionally held on-line, CECIMO discussed the different actions undertaken to fight the COVID-19 crisis that violently shook the Manufacturing...
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02 June 2020

METAV PRESS RELEASE: METAV Web Sessions – Ideal further training

Frankfurt am Main, 2 June 2020. – "The METAV Web Sessions from 15 to 19 June 2020 will offer a unique range of compelling information and presentations on the latest developments in production techn...
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29 May 2020

VDW PRESS RELEASE: German machine tool industry under great pressure

Frankfurt am Main, 29 May 2020. – Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the first quarter of 2020 were 25 per cent down on the same period last year. Orders from within Germany fell...
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25 May 2020

VDW PRESS RELEASE: Medical engineering requires long-term approach

Machine tool manufacturers need to plan carefully before entering this complex industry Frankfurt am Main, 25 May 2020. – First there was Brexit, trade wars and structural change in key industri...
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18 May 2020

CECIMO Webinar: Latest developments on the use of Internet of Things technologies in manufacturing production

CECIMO organised a webinar that took place on Tueasday 19th of May at 11.00 am – 12.10 pm on the “Latest developments on the use of Internet of Things technologies in manufacturing production”....
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18 May 2020

The manufacturing sector and the COVID-19 crisis: message from the President of CECIMO

The COVID-19 pandemic has tremendously changed the world we knew and caused a domino-effect leading to serious and interconnected crises in the public health, economic, financial, and social domains....
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17 May 2020

VDW PRESS RELEASE: New address as of June 1st 2020

VDW is relocating as of June 1st 2020 for a period of approximately 12 months. The address of the new office is: VDW Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken e.V. Lyoner Str. 14 60528 Frankf...
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17 May 2020

UCIMU PRESS RELEASE: Lamiera event to take place earlier, from 17 to 20 March 2021

LAMIERA: EVENT TO TAKE PLACE EARLIER, FROM 17 TO 20 MARCH 2021. SPECIAL FEE “LAMIERA-EMO MILANO 2021 TICKET”, AMONG THE NOVELTIES FOR THE NEXT EDITION. From 17 to 20 March 2021, at an earlie...
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22 April 2020

Hack the crisis: #EUvsVirus

The European Commission will host a pan-European hackathon from 24 to 26 April 2020. An online hackathon will bring together civil society, innovators, partners, and investors across Europe in order t...
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02 April 2020

VDW – VDMA PRESS RELEASE: umati – on its way to becoming the global language of production

Mechanical and plant engineering sector propelling industry towards Industry 4.0 Frankfurt am Main, 2 April 2020 – The VDMA and VDW are joining forces to promote the use and dissemination of OPC...
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02 April 2020

Skills for SMEs: A vision and roadmap to foster adoption of cybersecurity, big data and IoT

Supporting specialised skills development: big data, Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersecurity for SMEs is a two-year initiative, initiated by the European Commission and the Executive Agency for Sma...
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30 March 2020

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE: Unleashing the potential of Additive Manufacturing to fight COVID-19 – CECIMO Recommendations to policymakers

The current COVID-19 outbreak is causing severe shortages of essential medical equipment, particularly in those countries with the most significant number of patients. The additive manufacturing sect...
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19 March 2020

CALL TO ACTION for Manufacturing companies to help hospitals in need

*UPDATED 27 March 2020* In this moment of public health emergency caused by the outbreak of COVID-19, the healthcare sector is facing unprecedented challenges. In particular, the virus outbreak...
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19 March 2020

VDW PRESS RELEASE – Are grinding machine safety guards overdesigned?

Frankfurt am Main, 19 March 2020 –. Guards on grinding machines are particularly important for ensuring operator safety. Grinding wheels seldom burst, but when they do, there is a great risk of seri...
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18 March 2020

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE – Remaining competitive in time of crisis: CECIMO Recommendations to national and European decision-makers

European businesses are facing an extraordinary challenge caused by the outbreak of COVID-19 We have been witnessing the devastating impact of the crisis on our society and our way of living. The p...
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10 March 2020

The European Commission sends a strong signal today with the launch of the European Industrial Strategy

The European Industrial strategy will be instrumental in supporting European businesses’ international competitiveness, while managing the digital transformation and the green transition. Public pol...
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25 February 2020

METAV PRESS RELEASE: Data themed around the tool ensure transparent production

The digitalisation of production processes plays an important role for every company that wants to operate successfully on the market. Since the tool with its specific data is in metal-cutting machini...
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19 February 2020

Shaping Europe’s digital future: Commission presents strategies for data and Artificial Intelligence

Today the European Commission presented a Strategy to make Europe “fit for the digital age” of which two cornerstones are the data strategy and the EU approach to Artificial Intelligence. CECIM...
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19 February 2020

METAV PRESS RELEASE: Cool technology – Special Youth Show presenting careers in mechanical and plant engineering

School students will be able to see for themselves how a Formula 1 racing car is created in the Special Youth Show at this year's METAV in Düsseldorf from 10 to 13 March 2020. Together with various p...
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18 February 2020

PRESS RELEASE – Luigi Galdabini will lead the organisation of EMO MILANO 2021

Luigi Galdabini is the General Commissioner for EMO MILANO 2021, the world machine tool exhibition, which will be hosted at the Exhibition Centre of fieramilano Rho from 4 to 9 October 2021. The Ge...
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17 February 2020

VDW PRESS RELEASE – German machine tool industry facing major challenges in 2020

The VDW is expecting production output to fall by 18 per cent in 2020. The decline in demand, already perceptible in the second half of 2018, really picked up speed in 2019....
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05 February 2020

METAV PRESS RELEASE – Safety as a strategic process

The European Machinery Directive is probably the most important set of machine safety regulations; it is currently being reviewed. The EU Commission is planning a new version. However, the messages emerging from the Commission are causing unease among companies and associations alike. The underlying objectives of the review, such as adapting to technical progress, may find broad agreement, yet the devil, as so often, lies in the detail. This applies in particular to machine tools.
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05 February 2020

UCIMU PRESS RELEASE – Order of machine tools: downturn in the fourth quarter 2019

Even in the last quarter 2019, the collection of machine tool orders highlighted a negative sign. In particular, in the fourth quarter 2019, the UCIMU index of machine tool orders registered a 16% downturn compared with the same period of the previous year. The absolute value of the index was 105.5 (base 100 in 2015).
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27 January 2020

Joint industry statement on “Shaping a New Deal for the Single Market; Harmonised standards in support of a competitive European industry”

Shaping a New Deal for the Single Market Harmonised standards in support of a competitive European industry   We appreciate the intention of the new Commission to develop an industrial str...
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21 January 2020

CECIMO welcomes the new Circular Economy Action Plan

In December 2019, the European Commission launched a very ambitious plan: the “EU Green Deal”. The aim is to be the world’s first climate neutral continent by 2050. The deal will be the main...
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17 December 2019

UCIMU PRESS RELEASE: In 2019 the Italian machine tool, robot and automation industry stops growing. Downturn expected again in 2020.

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 decreas...
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16 December 2019

VDW PRESS RELEASE: Attracting Mexican production experts to German technology

Frankfurt am Main, 16 December 2019. – 17 German machine tool manufacturers came to Mexico to establish and cultivate close contacts. The VDW (Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenhersteller – German...
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11 December 2019

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE: CECIMO elected new Chairmen to the Committees

Brussels, 10 December 2019 – On 2019 CECIMO General Assemblies elected Massimo Carboniero as Chairman of the Technical Committee, and Bruno Cathomen as Chairman of the Communication and Advocacy Com...
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09 December 2019

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE – CECIMO elects Hans-Martin Schneeberger as the new President

Brussels, 9 December 2019 – During its meeting held on 5 December 2019 in Brussels, the CECIMO General Assembly elected Dr Hans-Martin Schneeberger as President of CECIMO for a period of two years....
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05 December 2019

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE – The MT sector copes well with industrial and trade uncertainty

Brussels, 5 December 2019 – In a time of industrial and trade uncertainty, the MT sector continues to perform well, as production stands at more than 28 billion in 2018. In the meantime, CECIMO has...
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26 November 2019

VDW PRESS RELEASE: umati live in Thailand

Frankfurt am Main, 26 November 2019. – From 20 to 23 November this year, 48 top German companies from the machine tool and metalworking industries were guests at Metalex in Bangkok. It is the larges...
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26 November 2019

European industries unite to call for an ambitious EU industrial strategy

European Union, 26 November 2019 – Industry4Europe, a coalition of 149 sector Associations representing the diversity of the EU’s industrial base, today published its new Joint Paper ‘A long-ter...
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13 November 2019

VDW PRESS RELEASE: Orders for the German machine tool industry have recovered slightly recently

Orders for the German machine tool industry have recovered slightly recently - VDW nevertheless lowers production forecast for 2019 Frankfurt am Main, 13 November 2019. – Orders received by the...
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05 November 2019

CECIMO contributes to the EC final report on strengthening strategic value chains

Brussels, 5 November 2019 – The European Commission published today the “Strengthening Strategic Value Chains for a future-ready EU Industry - report of the Strategic Forum for Important Projects...
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18 October 2019

UCIMU PRESS RELEASE: UCIMU released the third quarter 2019

In the third quarter 2019, the UCIMU index showed an 18.6% fall compared with the same period of the previous year. The absolute value of the index was 69 (basis 100 in 2015). The overall outcome was...
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10 October 2019

Kraken, the world’s largest and most accurate multi-material 3D printing manufacturing system, now available

Yesterday, Wednesday 25 September the KRAKEN system has been presented at the AITTIP Technology Center, located in Zaragoza (Spain) in the frame of project final conference to 120 attendees from Spain...
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04 October 2019

CECIMO PRESS STATEMENT – CECIMO joins umati, the universal machine tool interface

Brussels, 23 August 2019 - CECIMO joined umati as partner association at the end of August. The project, based on an initiative of VDW, groups different actors to develop a standard for the connectivi...
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22 September 2019

UCIMU PRESS RELEASE: The Made by Italians in the spotlight of EMO Hannover 2019

About 230 Italian companies will exhibit at EMO HANNOVER 2019, the exhibition promoted by CECIMO, the European Association of Machine Tool Industries, and alternately hosted in Hanover and Milan. E...
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21 September 2019

VDW PRESS RELEASE: EMO Hannover 2019 provides clarity in uncertain times – Trade fair builds on successful previous event

Hannover, 21 September 2019. EMO Hannover 2019 closed its doors today following a six-day run. From 16 to 21 September, round about 117,000 production specialists from 150 countries convened at the wo...
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17 September 2019

CECIMO Press Release – Additive Manufacturing to be soon at the center stage of the European regulations

Hannover, 17 September 2019 – In the next months, few important issues should be finalized by the European Commission: product liability, intellectual property rights, and US-EU trade deal. CECIMO i...
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16 September 2019

CECIMO Press Release – An uncertain global market: geopolitical challenges for the European MT industry

Hannover, 16 September 2019 - With uncertainty being the only clear rule nowadays, the outlook for global markets might deter almost the most adventurous of manufacturers and exporters. However, a mor...
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16 September 2019

Joint Statement for an Ambitious Horizon Europe Programme

We, the undersigned 93 European associations representing key European research & innovation stakeholders, hereby urge the EU Institutions to make research, development and innovation (RD&I) a...
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16 September 2019

The world of metalworking opens its door in Hannover

Today the President of CECIMO, Dr. Roland Feichtl, officially opened the world’s premier trade fair for the metalworking industry – EMO Hannover. Over the next five days, more than 100,000 will vi...
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13 August 2019

VDW Press Release: Sharp decline in machine tool orders – Many sectors reluctant to invest

Frankfurt am Main, 13 August 2019. – Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the second quarter of 2019 were 22 per cent down on the same period last year. Orders from Germany fell by...
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12 August 2019

MTA Press Release: MTA Appoint a new Vice President

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) is pleased to announce that Andrew Hodgson, Strategic Lead – Digitalisation, at Siemens has been appointed as Vice President of the Association. A...
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29 July 2019

VDW Press Release: Start-ups attracting interest among established engineering companies

Frankfurt am Main, 25 July 2019. - New ideas, new technologies, new processes: start-ups in the technology sector have a lot to offer. Contrary to public perception, half of all companies in the secto...
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29 July 2019

UCIMU Press Release: Second quarter of 2019: machine tool orders decrease (-31.4%), domestic orders(-43%), foreign orders (-28.5%)

In the second quarter of 2019, the UCIMU index of machine tool orders highlighted a 31.4% downturn compared with the same period of the previous year. The absolute value of the index reached 74.6 (bas...
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05 July 2019

UCIMU Press release: UCIMU Meeting: a record-breaking 2018 for the Italian machine tool, robot and automation manufacturing industry. Stationary trend expected for 2019.

Massimo Carboniero, President of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, stated: “The 2018 results of the Italian industry of the sector are, by far, the best ever achieved, with double-digit increases for almo...
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27 June 2019

Experts’ report recognizes AM as strategic technology for Europe’s future

CECIMO welcomes the Industry 2030 expert group report, which was published today. We believe that it is an important step towards a long-term EU industry strategy for Europe. We are pleased to see tha...
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18 June 2019

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE: Europe produces 35% of all machine tools in the world

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE EUROPE PRODUCES 35% OF ALL MACHINE TOOLS IN THE WORLD Rüschlikon, 18 June 2019 – During its General Assembly in Rüschlikon, CECIMO announced a turnover for 2018 of €27...
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27 May 2019

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE: New technologies help the shift towards circular economy in the manufacturing sector

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE New technologies help the shift towards circular economy in the manufacturing sector Brussels, 27 May 2019 – The manufacturing sector can become more sustainable thanks to...
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23 May 2019

UCIMU Press Release: The 2019 edition of Lamiera closed with record-breaking figures

IN MILAN, LAMIERA HAS GROWN AGAIN: 26,197 OPERATORS’ VISITS (+11%) OVER 50,000 SQUARE METER (+25%). THE 2019 EDITION CLOSED WITH RECORD-BREAKING FIGURES LAMIERA 2021 WILL BE HELD AT FIERA MILANO RH...
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22 May 2019

VDW Press Release: Sharp fall in orders for the machine tool industry

Frankfurt am Main, 22 May 2019. – Orders received by the German machine tool industry in the first quarter of 2019 were 21 per cent down on the same period last year. Orders from Germany fell by 10...
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22 May 2019

VDW Press Release: Vietnamese economy picking up speed – German machine tools supporting industrial development

Frankfurt am Main, 22 May 2019. – Germany and German products enjoy an excellent reputation in Vietnam. This was confirmed by Marko Walde, Executive Director of the German-Vietnamese Chamber of Fore...
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25 April 2019

Press Release: CECIMO appreciates the approval of a new product nomenclature standard for additive manufacturing machines

Brussels, 25 April 2019 – CECIMO, the European Association for the additive manufacturing (AM) sector, welcomes the introduction of a new classification provision for AM machines in the product nome...
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11 April 2019

Coming up: Manufacturing Performance Days 2019

Manufacturing Performance Days 2019 (MPD 2019) is an international top level B2B summit. It will take place on June 4-6, 2019 in Tampere, Finland, and it is organized in partnership with CECIMO and it...
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10 April 2019

CECIMO welcomes the new Communication and Ethics Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence

CECIMO welcomes the publication of the Ethics Guidelines for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI), presented by the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence during the #DigitalDay2019. T...
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02 April 2019

Book your place for the next AM conference

CECIMO is partner of two conferences in the Netherlands in the forthcoming months. The 3D Printing Event will take place on 16 and 17 April 2019 in Brightlands Chemelot Campus, Sittard-Geleen, The...
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07 March 2019

Industry4Europe Coalition issues Joint Call to Heads of State and Government

The Industry4Europe coalition, of which CECIMO is a part, has issued a new Joint Call today (7 March) that is addressed to all Heads of State and Government. This was done in preparation for the next...
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05 March 2019

Press Release: Machine tools should be a major focus of the EU-US trade talks within the possible FTA on industrial goods

CECIMO welcomes attention being drawn to regulatory cooperation and non-tariff barriers for industrial goods in trade talks with the US, as these are the main obstacles to machine tool trade. Nevert...
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05 March 2019

Press Release: CECIMO welcomes EU’s focus on AM in planned EU-US trade deal

Press Release: CECIMO welcomes EU’s focus on Additive Manufacturing in planned trade deal between EU and US
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01 March 2019

CECIMO partner in new EU project on AM Skills

CECIMO is a partner in a new EU project on Additive Manufacturing (AM) Skills known as SAM. Read the Press Release here. This initiative at EU level, which brings together 16 partner organisations, w...
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27 February 2019

Curriculum Guidelines for KETs and AMT initiative: Interim Report

Skills requirements in manufacturing industries have considerably changed over the last decade, owing to globalisation, industrial restructuring, technological change, the increasing role of ICT in ev...
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08 February 2019

Press Release: EU Industry Days

Brussels, 8 February 2019 – We must better anticipate the skills needs of the future and attract ICT talent to the manufacturing sector. This is what was underlined during a stakeholder session orga...
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25 January 2019

CECIMO’s agenda for EU Industry Days 2019

CECIMO’s session at EU Industry Days, “Manufacturing and 4.0 Skills” (6 February), will focus on the top priority for EU Industrial policy – skills for industry and the digital economy. By pr...
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09 January 2019

Broad group of AM actors supports METALS project results

The METALS project, which was coordinated by CECIMO, has reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a variety of additive manufacturing stakeholders from all over Europe. The purpose of the MoU...
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18 December 2018

EU Industry Days – Open Doors

EU Industry Days takes place in Brussels on 5 and 6 February 2019. CECIMO's session at the event, “Manufacturing and 4.0 Skills”, is on 6 February 2019 (12:00-13:30) at The Egg, Brussels (Click...
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11 December 2018

Press Release: CECIMO Description Change

CECIMO: European Association of the Machine Tool Industries and related Manufacturing Technologies
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06 December 2018

CECIMO Press Release: Posting of Workers Directive

CECIMO Press Release: Posting of Workers Directive
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04 December 2018

Press Release: CECIMO strengthens dialogue with policymakers with creation of new Additive Manufacturing committee

Press Release: CECIMO strengthens dialogue with policymakers with creation of new Additive Manufacturing committee
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29 November 2018

CECIMO announces session at EU Industry days

You can now register for EU Industry Day, which will take place on 5 and 6 February 2019. We are proud to announce that CECIMO will have a session at the event on 6 February. Our topic is Manufacturi...
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26 November 2018

Press Release: CECIMO announces an optimistic forecast for 2018, focuses on Circular Economy and Discusses its Contribution to Cleaner Cars

Press Release: CECIMO announces an optimistic forecast for 2018, focuses on Circular Economy and Discusses its Contribution to Cleaner Cars
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07 November 2018

Manufacturing Perfomance Days 2019

CECIMO, along with our members Finnish Technology Industries, is partnered with the Manufacturing Performance Days 2019. The summit is a landmark event for the manufacturing industry, so be sure to r...
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05 November 2018

METALS project publishes online course on Additive Manufacturing

METALS project publishes online course on Additive Manufacturing The EU MachinE Tool Alliance for Skills (METALS) project comes to an end with the release of an online and freely-available course abo...
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18 October 2018

Industry4Europe coalition issues Joint Call for 2019 European Elections

The Industry4Europe coalition, of which CECIMO is a part, has issued a Joint Call to the candidates of the European Elections taking place in 2019. It sets out the Coalition's put industry at the top...
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26 September 2018

Press Release: CECIMO to support Additive Manufacturing standardisation with ISO agreement

CECIMO to support Additive Manufacturing standardisation with ISO agreement
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17 September 2018

CECIMO joins European AI Alliance

CECIMO became a part of the European Artificial Intelligence (AI) Alliance on 14 September. Through this initiative, CECIMO will contribute directly to the European debate on AI. We will interact wi...
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11 September 2018

AM Post-processing and Factory Integration get top attention in CECIMO-sponsored conferences

AM Post-processing and Factory Integration get top attention in CECIMO-sponsored conferences CECIMO is the content partner for two conferences taking place on 4 December at Brightlands Chemelot Campu...
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10 September 2018

CECIMO on EU’s FDI proposal: ‘Leave investment screening to the Member States’

CECIMO on EU’s FDI proposal: ‘Leave investment screening to the Member States’ Brussels, 10 September 2018  Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a controversial subject at present, especially w...
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24 August 2018

CECIMO fears parts of EU draft Regulation on market surveillance could over-burden businesses

CECIMO fears parts of EU draft Regulation on market surveillance could over-burden businesses Brussels, 24 August 2018 – CECIMO supports a stronger market surveillance system in the EU. Nevertheles...
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27 July 2018

CECIMO in new book on Additive Manufacturing training

CECIMO contributes to a new book, entitled ‘Additive Manufacturing – Developments in Training and Education’, which outlines all the latest strategies and teaching methods in the field. Additiv...
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19 July 2018

CECIMO Press Release: European Parliament resolution risks stifling innovation in 3D printing

European Parliament resolution risks stifling innovation in 3D printing
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04 July 2018

A Governance Structure for the next European Industrial Policy

CECIMO is a member of the Industry4Europe coalition, together with 119 associations at EU level. The coalition has been producing different joint papers, helping the European Institutions to set the b...
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28 June 2018

CECIMO Press Release: Further Major Advances in Combustion Engine Efficiency Will and Must Take Place

The European Commission should seek a technology-neutral CO2-reduction policy.
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26 June 2018

CECIMO Press Release: EU commits to fast-tracking additive manufacturing industrialisation

AMEC - the Additive Manufacturing European Conference - was a big success on 21 June, with a number of important commitments.
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14 June 2018

CECIMO position on the review dual-use export controls

The European institutions are reviewing the Regulation setting up a Union regime for the control exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items. CECIMO agrees with th...
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12 June 2018

CECIMO joins European Internet Forum (EIF)

The European Internet Forum (EIF) accepted CECIMO as a new member on 21 June.
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11 June 2018

CECIMO and other EU associations issued a letter on the EU Cybersecurity Act

CECIMO and other associations at the European level issued a letter addressed to the European Institutions about the forthcoming Cybersecurity Act. The industry is calling the European Parliament a...
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08 June 2018

CEOs statement on the next EU research and innovation funding programmes

Yesterday, 7 June 2018, BusinessEurope published an updated version of the CEOs statement “EU research and innovation funding programmes matter for companies!”. The document states that R&I fu...
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05 June 2018

CECIMO Press Release: CECIMO announces an optimistic forecast for 2018 and gives recommendations to the EU on data access rights

Mainz, 5 June 2018 – During its General Assembly in Mainz, CECIMO reported that its machine tool production saw an 8% gain in 2017, outpacing earlier forecasts. The turnover of CECIMO manufacturers...
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02 May 2018

Driving up EU policy-makers’ interest in additive manufacturing technologies

MEPs from the Legal Affairs and Industry, Research and Energy committees, alongside European Commission officials, visited the headquarters of Materialise on 12 April. The Leuven-based firm is one of...
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26 April 2018

CECIMO welcomes much-anticipated Communication on AI

The Commission's latest Communication on Artificial Intelligence is a step in the right direction, but we should avoid one-size-fits-all legislation that hinders innovation.
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09 April 2018

CECIMO and AM-Motion partner together to advance discussions on additive manufacturing financing aspects

As part of the EU AM-Motion project to accelerate the industrial deployment of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, CECIMO and its partners in the initiative are organizing a Joint Workshop in co...
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28 February 2018

Filip Geerts is going to be at the forthcoming Additive Manufacturing Forum in Berlin

On 5 and 6 March Berlin will host the second edition of the Additive Manufacturing Forum. The two-day conference will gather speakers and panellists, who will debate how AM is impacting Application, D...
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23 February 2018

Marcus Burton is the new Chairman Market Intelligence Committee of CECIMO

Brussels, 22 February 2018 – During the last CECIMO meeting, the CECIMO General Assembly elected Marcus Burton as Chairman of the Market Intelligence Committee for a period of two years. As the s...
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22 February 2018

We opened the registration to a One-Day Workshop on Additive Manufacturing.

 CECIMO is organizing a one-day workshop on 20 March from 9:00 to 16:00 in Aachen, addressing Additive Manufacturing challenges in the frame of a partnership between our EU AM-Motion project and the...
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22 February 2018

KRAKEN showcases at EU Industry Days 2018

The Second EU Industry Days will take place on 22 and 23 February 2018 in Brussels. As part of the Industry Days, an exhibition displaying EU-funded research and innovation projects will be organized...
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20 February 2018

CECIMO signs 2nd Joint Declaration on FP9

Twenty-four associations signed the 2nd Declaration on "Boosting Europe’s Future competitiveness as Key Priority for FP9". The signatories, representing key European industrial research and innov...
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05 February 2018

CECIMO and EPMA to drive additive manufacturing forward

CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industry, and EPMA, the European Powder Metallurgy Association, signed an agreement, which aims at promoting additive manufacturing through diversified actions.
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30 January 2018

Launch of the new Blue Competence Initiative

The Blue Competence initiative was originally launched in Germany in 2009 for the entire mechanical engineering industry and brought at the European level by CECIMO in 2012. The focus of this initiati...
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26 January 2018

SMART opened its Call for Projects

SMART is an SMART promotes the creation of challenging projects, where large industries, SMEs, academia and research organizations could collaborate as an ecosystem with well defined market orientatio...
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19 December 2017

Filip Geerts will speak at the International VDI Conference – Additive Manufacturing

CECIMO DG, Filip Geerts, will be part of the panel of speakers of the International VDI Conference – Additive Manufacturing, taking place April 25 & 26 2018 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Additive...
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14 December 2017

Filip Geerts, CEO, CECIMO confirmed to speak at the 3rd Annual Internet of Manufacturing Germany Conference and Exhibition on 6th – 8th February 2018 in Munich

We are excited to be supporting the 3rd annual, Internet of Manufacturing Germany Conference and Exhibition demonstrating how IoT technologies are boosting productivity and profitability across the se...
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07 December 2017

Smart Manufacturing Leaders Summit

Smart Manufacturing Leaders Summit will take place in Munich on 27-28 February 2018. Smart Manufacturing Leaders Summit is an event bringing together Ops Tech, Info Tech and Digital decision-makers fr...
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04 December 2017

Filip Geerts appointed member of the Steering Committee for ManuSec Europe

Filip Geerts, CECIMO CEO, has been appointed as a member of the Steering Committee for the Manusec Europe event which will take place in Munich - Germany the 7th & 8th February 2018. Cyber Securi...
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30 November 2017

CECIMO intervention at Manufuture 2017 is now online!

CECIMO Director General, Filip Geert, was one of the speakers of the 2017 edition of Manufuture, which took place in October 2017. The conference gathered almost 600 leading representatives from in...
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28 November 2017

Dr Roland Feichtl becomes President of the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries

Brussel, 22 November 2017 – During its meeting held on 22 November 2017 in Brussels, the CECIMO General Assembly elected Dr Roland Feichtl as President of CECIMO for a period of two years.  Succ...
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23 November 2017

Elzbieta Bienkowska opened the debate on artificial intelligence in the CECIMO meetings

Brussels, 21 November 2017 – CECIMO had the pleasure to host Ms Elzbieta Bienkowska, Commissioner for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, during its meetings in Brussels. I...
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22 November 2017

CECIMO announces a positive economic outlook for 2017 and commits to the EU debate on artificial intelligence and machine learning

Brussels, 22 November 2017 – The CECIMO General Assembly, which took place in Brussels on 22 November, announced that CECIMO machine tool production is expected to register a 2% annual growth in 201...
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17 November 2017

A new report on additive manufacturing skills gaps is on its way, with your help!

CECIMO is conducting a Europe-wide survey among companies/industry platforms/clusters to understand what is the state of play on the supply of additive manufacturing (AM) skills in Europe. The survey...
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14 November 2017

LEADERS Newsletter interviews Filip Geerts

Interview with Filip Geerts Director General at Cecimo, The European Committee for the Cooperation of Machine Tool Industries Mr Geerts, could you briefly describe your role and responsibili...
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07 November 2017

EWF and CECIMO join efforts to accelerate the adoption and utilisation of leading-edge Additive Manufacturing technologies

This partnership will focus on the development of areas of mutual interest and close collaboration on all relevant EU projects. Additive manufacturing lies at the leading edge of the transf...
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24 October 2017

For an ambitious EU industrial strategy: going further

CECIMO and the Industry4Europe partners drafted the Joint Reaction Paper “For an ambitious EU industrial strategy: going further”, which analyses the EC Communication (Renewed EU Industrial policy...
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09 October 2017

3D PRISM showcased the project’s results at EMO Hannover 2017

Hannover, 18-23 September 2017 – 3D Prism presented the results of the research developed in the past years at EMO Hannover. The project defined the skills needed to work with additive manufacturing...
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25 September 2017

CECIMO International Conference on Additive Manufacturing captures the attention of EMO visitors

Hannover, 21 September 2017. CECIMO organised the International Additive Manufacturing Conference in Hannover (Germany) on 21 September 2017 during EMO, the world’s premier trade fair for the metalw...
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20 September 2017

CECIMO expects to reach more than 25 billion euro of machine tools production and contribute to the new eu industrial policy strategy

Hannover 19 September 2017 – CECIMO latest data shows that the European production of machine tools is expected to reach 25.2 billion euro in 2017, registering an annual growth rate of 4%. While 201...
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15 September 2017

EMO Hannover 2017 just started !

From 18 till 23 September 2017, the world’s premier trade fair for the metalworking sector will spotlight the entire bandwidth of modern-day metalworking technology in Germany Hannover. During this...
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13 September 2017

METALS project on additive manufacturing skills to be present at EMO Hannover 2017

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 13 September 2017 METALS project on additive manufacturing skills to be present at EMO Hannover 2017 The MachinE Tool Alliance for Skills (METALS) project wil...
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01 September 2017

CECIMO publishes new Guidelines on metalworking milling machines

Brussels, 01 September 2017 - CECIMO PRESS RELEASE CECIMO has just published new ‘Guidelines for CE marking on metal working milling machines’. This is the third publication in a ser...
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01 September 2017

Are machine tools safe? Come to EMO Safety Day!

EMO Hannover 2017 will include in its supporting programme the EMO Safety Day, where top experts will provide insights on the requirements and challenges of the current safety developments, outlining...
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24 August 2017

CECIMO and EWF join their forces in additive manufacturing

CECIMO and the European Federation for Welding (EWF) decided to join their forces to give an input to the Additive Manufacturing sector. The purpose is to support the collaboration and the exchange of...
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18 August 2017

METALS shows skills’ development from subtractive to additive manufacturing

Based on the findings of the METALS project, CECIMO produced a panorama which focuses on skills for additive manufacturing technologies. The document shows how the AM workforce will need a hybrid skil...
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13 July 2017

International Conference on Additive Manufacturing at EMO Hannover 2017

Organized on 21 September 2017 during EMO Hannover 2017, CECIMO’s “International Conference on Additive Manufacturing” aims to capture some of the most interesting advancements in this fast-evol...
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04 July 2017

CECIMO contributes to the report “Bridging to Brexit” by AFME, BCG and Clifford Change

CECIMO was glad to contribute to the AFME, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Clifford Chance report, “Bridging to Brexit: Insights from European SMEs, Corporates and Investors”. The report exa...
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21 June 2017

CECIMO announces positive forecasts for 2017 and gives recommendations to the EU on data access rights

Brussels, 20 June 2017 – The CECIMO General Assembly that took place in Rotterdam confirmed: Based on solid booking numbers, the European production of machine tool is set to grow by almost 4...
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16 June 2017

Additive manufacturing industry asks the EU to support research and education

Brussels, 8 June 2017 - For the third consecutive year, CECIMO organized the “Additive Manufacturing European Conference” (AMEC) on 7 June 2017 in the European Parliament in Brussels (Belgium). Th...
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06 June 2017

CECIMO signed a Joint Declaration on the next Research & Innovation Framework Programme (FP9)

Twenty-three Associations, representing industry and research institutes at the European level, signed a Joint Declaration. It outlines improvements for the next EU Research & Innovation Framework...
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24 March 2017

Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome

On 25 March 2017, the European Union celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. The Treaties have generated the fundamental conditions for growth and stability for the European citizen...
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16 March 2017

CECIMO to set up an expert group on AM

CECIMO is conducting an EU project on additive manufacturing with the following goals: map out current and potential application areas for additive manufacturing in Europe identify relevant no...
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13 March 2017

CECIMO presents the first results of additive manufacturing skills projects

CECIMO has two projects on skills needs for additive systems: METALS – Machine Tool Skills for Alliance (CECIMO is coordinator) - and 3D PRISM – 3D Printing Skills for Manufacturing. On 13 March 2...
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13 March 2017

Join us in discussing the future of Additive manufacturing

CECIMO closely follows the political and business debate on Additive Manufacturing across Europe and at the International level. We participate and organize events, so to shape the attitude of the Eur...
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02 March 2017

CECIMO commits to contribute to a new European industrial policy

Brussels, 2 March 2017. Mr Luigi Galdabini, President of CECIMO and Managing Director of Galdabini SPA, was one of the renowned panellist at the first European Industry Day that took place on 28 Febru...
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16 February 2017

CECIMO signed the “Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy”

Brussels, 16 February 2017 - CECIMO signed the “Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy”, together with other trade associations representing various manufacturing sectors. Th...
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16 February 2017

EU Industry Day: Luigi Galdabini to discuss “SME access to technologies”

CECIMO will participate in the “EU Industry Day”, organised by the European Commission. The event, first of its kind, will take place on 28 February 2017 in Brussels and will be attended by 800...
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26 January 2017

Filip Geerts to address key B2B conference on Additive Manufacturing in early February

We are pleased to announce that Mr Geerts, CECIMO Director General, will speak at the “Inside 3D Printing” conference in Düsseldorf (Germany) on 3 February 2017. The conference is the largest pro...
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18 January 2017

Best practices of digital transformation in the European machine tool industry

Before the end of 2017, CECIMO launched a campaign among its members to accelerate the uptake of the digital solutions provided by the European machine tool industry. To do that, we require the indust...
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05 December 2016

European Machine Tools Industry asks to resume negotiations on TTIP

CECIMO and its partners, in a recent letter addressed to Commissioner Malmström, asked the European Commission to continue negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with t...
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28 November 2016

CECIMO Press Release: An inquiry shows that data-driven business models are high on the agenda of European machine tool builders  

BRUSSELS, 28 November 2016 – The CECIMO General Assembly that took place in Rome on 26 November 2016 confirmed: According to a CECIMO inquiry, data-driven business models are high on the agenda...
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10 November 2016

Filip Geerts, CECIMO Director General, is proud to be part of the 3rd edition of the World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge (copy 1)

The World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge, presented by Additive Industries, was created to grow the number of examples of dedicated applications for industrial 3D printing and inspire man...
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28 October 2016

CECIMO to begin a new EU project looking into additive manufacturing’s industrialization

On 8 November 2016, CECIMO will participate as project partner at the kick-off meeting of AM-Motion, an EU initiative to foster the uptake of additive manufacturing in the European industry. Funded by...
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28 October 2016

Mr Galdabini is addressing stakeholders at Re-Industrialisation of the EU 2016 Conference

The advanced manufacturing business is changing. Machines, systems and factories are getting connected across borders. By analysing industrial data available along the global value chain, manufacturer...
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21 October 2016

CECIMO engages in KRAKEN – the new project on additive manufacturing

The KRAKEN project, co-funded under the H2020 programme, is going to integrate various key technologies, such as 3D printing, robotics, complex monitoring and advanced control algorithms, supported by...
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19 October 2016

Industry associations across Europe’s advanced manufacturing base speak with one voice about skills policy

CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries, prepared a Memorandum of Understanding on priorities for skills’ policy in advanced manufacturing. This memorandum was conceptually e...
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17 October 2016

Innovation through targeted support is the key to a competitive advanced manufacturing industry, said the participants at a CECIMO roundtable at the European Parliament

On 12 October 2016 CECIMO, the European association of the machine tool industries, co-organized a roundtable event at the European Parliament with the European Forum for Manufacturing to explore the...
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11 October 2016

The NAMA Mobile Apps and MOOC course now available

The NAMA project, an EU-funded initiative aiming to boost the level of numeracy skills in the European advanced manufacturing sector, has just released two mobile apps and a MOOC course for to workers...
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03 October 2016

CECIMO President Luigi Galdabini to address the attendance at roundtable policy dinner held at the European Parliament

We are pleased to announce that Mr Luigi Galdabini, President of CECIMO, will address the participants at the “Advanced manufacturing across Europe’s regions” roundtable policy dinner at the Eur...
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28 September 2016

CECIMO launches an advisory board group for its skills action

CECIMO has launched an Advisory Board for Skills composed of industrialists and academics to ensure that its additive manufacturing projects, namely METALS and 3DPRISM, are evolving fully aligned with...
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27 September 2016

CECIMO participates in the expert workshop on skills for the high-tech economy, 22/09/2016, Brussels

CECIMO participated in the expert workshop on skills for the high-tech economy organised by DG GROW to present a best practice case from the European machine tool industry. Representatives from initia...
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22 September 2016

Watch the THERMACO project final video

THERMACO (Smart Thermal conductive AI MMCs by casting) is a European project that focuses on the use of novel, extremely efficient, carbon based thermally conductive materials for heat evacuation appl...
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30 August 2016

The skills needs’ evolution started to emerge in the latest METALS workshop in Cameri, Italy

On 13 July, a METALS’ project workshop was organised by UCIMU – SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, a CECIMO member, with members of AITA (the Association of the Italian Additive Manufacturing Sector). The even...
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28 July 2016

High performance manufacturing technologies such as high precision machine tools used by almost one in five manufacturers

The latest edition of the EU Innobarometer, which gives a snapshot of developments and expectations of the EU business community on innovation, was released in mid-July 2016. Conducted in February 20...
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07 July 2016

Download the INTEFIX project results

The INTEFIX project aims to increase the performance of the machining processes by the use of intelligent fixture systems, allowing the monitoring, control and adaptation of the process to obtain suit...
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06 July 2016

Video and takeaways: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Conference 2016

The Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing European Conference 2016 was recently held at the European Parliament under the theme “Helping industry and policy makers to build together a European stra...
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29 June 2016

CECIMO contributes to the Amsterdam Declaration – creating a smart Europe

During the Industrial Technologies 2016, organised as an associated event of the Netherlands Presidency of the Council of the European Union, CECIMO contributed to the realization of the “Amsterdam...
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25 June 2016

Press release: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing European Conference 2016

The need for a common European strategy to ensure Europe’s leading role in AM in the future is highlighted
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22 June 2016

CECIMO press release: European machine tool exports are expected to hit a record high in 2016

BRUSSELS, 22 June 2016 – The CECIMO General Assembly that took place in Fuschlsee, Austria on 21 June 2016 confirmed: The European machine tool production increased 5% to 24.3 billion euro in 2...
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15 June 2016

CECIMO signs the Joint Initiative on Standardisation

CECIMO as an industry organization received an invitation to join the the Joint Initiative on Standardisation (JIS) and participate to an official signing ceremony that took place in Amsterdam on 13 J...
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07 June 2016

A new Additive Manufacturing Curriculum is on its way, with your help!

CECIMO and its European partners are developing a new Additive Manufacturing Curriculum under the Erasmus+ Project 3DPRISM. Education and skills are among the most important needs for the market uptak...
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07 March 2016

CECIMO President Luigi Galdabini to address the World Manufacturing Forum in May

The World Manufacturing Forum will be held 3-4 May 2016 in Barcelona, Spain, under the theme "From Global Challenges to Grand Manufacturing Opportunities: Leading towards Growth and Sustainability." C...
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26 February 2016

Still time to sign up for the Design Challenge of Additive Industries

The success of additive manufacturing applications depends on the designer’s ability to ‘design for additive manufacturing’ and maximize the possibilities offered by these new production technol...
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19 January 2016

Upcoming event: Additive manufacturing and 3D-Printing challenges in the EU

CECIMO will take part on 2 February 2016 in the event “3D-Printed in Europe - Additive Manufacturing and 3D-Printing challenges in the EU¨ held in the Covent Garden Building, in Brussels. Organized...
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08 January 2016

METALS: the MachinE Tool ALliance for Skills – A new initiative by CECIMO

The new initiative METALS - MachinE Tool ALliance for Skills is being set in motion by CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries. METALS aims at providing machine tool builders w...
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16 December 2015

CECIMO General Assembly Strategic Discussions: the pace of technological advances widens the skills gap in the machine tool industry

During its General Assembly in Brussels, CECIMO organized a panel on the theme “Raising Europe’s competitiveness through new skills” attended by speakers from the European Institutions and indus...
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07 December 2015

Luigi Galdabini becomes President of CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries

During its meeting held on 3 December 2015 in Brussels, the CECIMO General Assembly elected Mr. Luigi Galdabini as President of CECIMO for a period of two years. Succeeding in this role Mr. Jean-Camil...
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04 December 2015

CECIMO press release: The European machine tool sector books strong results in 2015

The CECIMO General Assembly that took place in Brussels on 3 December 2015 confirmed: The European machine tool production will record 23.3 billion euros in 2015, increasing by 2% from the year b...
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23 November 2015

CECIMO publishes the report “Winning in a world of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity”

Manufacturing is a complex and challenging business. Many manufacturers are confronted with volatilities, uncertainties, complexities and ambiguities (VUCA) in today’s global business environment. I...
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18 November 2015

CECIMO’s input largely included in the “Study on KETs-related skills” published by the European Commission

Last winter, CECIMO provided its sectoral input for the “Study on skills related to Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)” conducted by DG Research and Innovation in partnership with PwC (attached). Th...
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29 October 2015

The American and European machine tool associations publish a joint statement on the TTIP

The American and European machine tool associations publish a joint statement on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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27 October 2015

CECIMO launches with partners a new action on additive manufacturing skills: 3DPrism

Additive Manufacturing (AM), by being a disruptive technology that supports the re-industrialization of the EU and creates good jobs, is a driver of the industrial shift towards advanced manufacturing...
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20 October 2015

Press Release: Record-breaking figures for EMO Milano 2015: 155,362 visits from 120 countries.

RECORD-BREAKING FIGURES FOR EMO MILANO 2015: 155,362 VISITS FROM 120 COUNTRIES. NEXT EDITION OF EMO MILANO IN OCTOBER 2021 EMO MILANO 2015, the world exhibition dedicated to the industry manufactur...
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08 October 2015

CECIMO forecasts growth to continue in 2015

CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries presents the state of the European machine tool industry at EMO Milano 2015: The European machine tool production will grow to 23.6...
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17 July 2015

CECIMO publishes the first Guidelines for CE marking of electro-discharge machines

Machinery and equipment which are bound by specific European directives cannot be placed on the single market unless they bear CE marking. CE marking affixed on a product indicates that the product co...
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07 July 2015

The European machine tool production expected to grow 3% in 2015

During the General Assembly that took place in Bordeaux on 6 July 2015, CECIMO’s Economic Committee confirmed: The value of European machine tool production increased to 22.8 billion euro in 20...
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18 June 2015

Additive Manufacturing European Conference: Industrializing “additive manufacturing” for a competitive and sustainable economy

CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool industries, is organizing the first “Additive Manufacturing European Conference” at the European Parliament in Brussels (Belgium) on 23 June 20...
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03 June 2015

CECIMO participates in the high-level panel at Digital and Key-Enabling Technologies Skills Conference

CECIMO participated on 1 June in a high-level panel at the Digital and Key-Enabling Technologies Conference organized by the European Commission in Brussels. The panel on the shortage of KETs graduate...
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29 April 2015

CECIMO visits the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Center

This week CECIMO visited the AMRC Training Center in Sheffield for a meeting within the scope of the NAMA Erasmus+ project. The project, co-funded by the European Commission, aims at tackling the nume...
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15 April 2015

CECIMO press release: Additive Manufacturing European Conference

Industrializing “additive manufacturing” for a competitive and sustainable economy CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool industries, is organizing the first “Additive Manufacturi...
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14 April 2015

CECIMO to speak about the shortage of KETs graduates at the European conference on digital and key enabling technologies skills

On 1 June 2015 at the occasion of the European Conference on digital and key enabling technologies (KETs) organized by the European Commission in Brussels. CECIMO director general Filip Geerts will pa...
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31 March 2015

Commissioner Moedas: additive manufacturing is the new frontier in industry

CECIMO participated today in a meeting with Mr. Carlos Moedas EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, organized by a think-tank, in Brussels. The Commissioner presented his vision and pl...
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24 March 2015

CECIMO press release: Successful launch of the platform INGRESS to ensure industry’s involvement in the European standardisation strategy

The INGRESS (INdustry GRoup on European Standardisation Strategy) platform has been launched today by its 16 founding European industry associations. The multi-stakeholder platform aims at facilitatin...
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12 March 2015

Advances in the INTEFIX case studies 1.1 and 3.1 now available to download

INTEFIX project (FP7 Grant Agreement 609306) aims to increase the performance of the machining processes by the use of intelligent fixture systems, allowing the monitoring, control and adaptation of t...
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09 March 2015

Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies, Ltd. Wins First-Ever International Additive Manufacturing Award – Winning innovation combines CNC and additive technologies

After considering a slate of leading-edge innovations in additive manufacturing from top global users and system suppliers, the jury for the inaugural International Additive Manufacturing Award (IAMA)...
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06 March 2015

The Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge: and the winners are…

CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries, was a proud partner of the 2015 edition of the Additive World Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge. Other partners were the lead...
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27 February 2015

A new report on industrial energy efficiency is released

Today, The Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) co-convened by the European Commission and UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) launched its final report “Energy Efficiency – the fi...
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16 February 2015

Press release: The European machine tool industry supports transatlantic regulatory cooperation

The 8th round of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that took place in Brussels from 2 to 8 February produced significant progress. CECIMO welcomes the strong co...
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11 February 2015

CECIMO’s Robert Nefkens speaks at EC workshop on technology transfer

CECIMO took part in the workshop “SMEs readiness factors for adopting Advanced Manufacturing products and modernise their business”, organized by the European Commission’s Directorate General fo...
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10 February 2015

Skills gap holds back employment potential in advanced manufacturing

CECIMO participated in a seminar organized by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment as regards employment creation, and made a presentation on sectorial perspectives. Here are...
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29 January 2015

Advances in the INTEFIX case study 1.2 : Turning of low pressure turbine casing

This case study covers one experiment within the INTEFIX project (FP7 Grant Agreement 609306). This application is proposed by ITP (Industria de Turbopro-pulsores, S.A.) and it deals with the reductio...
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14 January 2015

Discover the EXPLORE project in the CECIMO magazine

The EXPLORE project aims at unleashing the full potential of the accumulated knowledge base at the European level through projects funded by the EC in the area of production technologies. It promotes...
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14 January 2015

Joint news release: Industry calls for continued national and European cross-sectorial action to CSR in the machine tool industry for a sustainable, robust and viable industry

The recently concluded multi-stakeholder Design_MTS project has facilitated enterprises in Europe’s Machine Tool Sector (MTS) to take a strategic approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) an...
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05 December 2014

Press release – CECIMO to EU policy makers: environmental and trade strategies should match to strengthen European leadership in the machine tool industry

BRUSSELS, 5 December 2014 – As part of the CECIMO Fall Meetings 2014, roundtable discussion was held with members of the European Parliament and the European Commission: Matching the EU environmenta...
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05 December 2014

Press release: The European machine tool production now driven by European consumption

BRUSSELS, 5 December 2014 – During the General Assembly that took place in Brussels on 4 December 2014, CECIMO confirmed: The European machine tool production stabilised in 2014; Purchases o...
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28 November 2014

CECIMO press release : CECIMO welcomes the 315 billion euro investment plan of the European Commission

CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries, welcomes the announcement of the 315 billion euro investment plan proposal by the European Commission, revealed on 25 November at the p...
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12 November 2014

CECIMO joins ASTM Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies

In the name of its Additive Manufacturing Working Group, CECIMO requested a membership in the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials). ASTM is globally recognised as an international standar...
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07 November 2014

CECIMO participated in the European Commission Seminar: The Impact of Technology on Labour Markets in the 21st Century.

Earlier this week, CECIMO participated in the European Commission Seminar "The Impact of Technology on Labour Markets in the 21st Century". In addition to the machine tool industry represented by CECI...
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03 November 2014

CECIMO is sponsor of the International Additive Manufacturing Award

CECIMO is proud to sponsor the International Additive Manufacturing Award (IAMA). This award recognizes the growing role of additive processes in all areas of modern manufacturing. The inaugural award...
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30 October 2014

CECIMO is the voice of the metal Additive Manufacturing in Europe and worldwide

CECIMO is proud to announce it the voice of the metal additive manufacturing (AM) total value chain in Europe and worldwide. To fulfill this role, an (AM) working group was created. CECIMO is already...
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30 October 2014

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE – The EU has to tackle the lack of investments to secure its industrial future

Investment in equipment continues to suffer in a number of Member States. The European Commission’s Report on Member States’ Competitiveness (2014) affirms that investment remains unresponsive to...
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24 October 2014

Successful Stakeholders Event for the EXPLORE project

The EXPLORE Annual Stakeholder Event took place on 22 October in Brussels, marking the end of the project’s first year. This happening gathered many participants from the companies, R&D organisa...
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23 October 2014

CECIMO Press release: The DESIGN-MTS project

The DESIGN-MTS project: Free online training modules for machine tool companies on the fundamentals of Corporate Social Responsibility
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16 October 2014

Don’t miss the event FUTURE OF EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING – Enabling the next industrial Renaissance

The FUTURE OF EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING - Enabling the next industrial Renaissance will be held 27 November 2014 at the  Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill. CECIMO is proud to be a supporting partne...
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10 October 2014

CECIMO tackles the skills challenge!

CECIMO at EuroSkills 2014 October 2 to 4, CECIMO was at EuroSkills 2014, the largest European skills competition. Held this year in the Lille Grand Palais in France, the event allowed 450 young skil...
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03 October 2014

The Eco-Factory – Solutions for Experts and Decision Makers

The EMC2-Factory project, in which CECIMO has been a partner since the beginning, has come to an end. The project allowed to develop practical solutions enabling clean and competitive factories in the...
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23 September 2014

CECIMO press release: DESIGN-MTS Project promotes sustainability in the European machine tool industry – The results will be presented in a conference at the BI-MU Trade Fair in Milan next October

The DESIGN-MTS project results will be disseminated through a conference at the BI-MU Trade Fair in Milan on 1 October 2014 from 14:00 to 17:00 in the Arena Pianeta Giovani in Hall 13. This arena is o...
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03 September 2014

CECIMO joins the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group

CECIMO has been invited by the European Commission to become a member of the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG). EEFIG was established as a permanent working group by the European...
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30 July 2014

EMTE-EASTPO press release: Inaugural EMTE-EASTPO machine tool exhibition ends on positive note

29 July 2014 – The first EMTE-EASTPO 2014 concluded successfully on 17 July at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Some 650 international manufacturers from 24 countries showcased th...
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30 July 2014

Successful dissemination activity at the EMTE-EASTPO Machine Tool Exhibition 2014

During the EMTE-EASTPO trade show, CECIMO disseminated breakthrough European manufacturing technologies towards the visitors at its networking lounge. In particular, the INTEFIX project and the Commis...
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17 July 2014

CECIMO press release: The Commission Drops Unfair Trading Practices in the Non-Food Supply Chain from Its Agenda

Brussels, 17 July 2014 - The European Commission published on 14 July 2014 a Communication  on unfair trading practices (UTPs) in the business-to-business food supply chain (COM (2014) 472). The Com...
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14 July 2014

First EMTE-EASTPO joint exhibition opens with strong participation of European and Asian machine tool industry names

14 July 2014, Shanghai, China – EMTE-EASTPO 2014, a strategic east-west partnership of two established machine tool show owners from Europe and China, opens its doors today at the Shanghai New Inte...
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25 June 2014

CECIMO PRESS RELEASE: The European machine tool consumption is showing growth – Trade shows offer good prospects

During the General Assembly that took place in Prague on 24 June 2014, CECIMO’s Economic Committee confirmed: The European machine tool production increased to 22.8 billion euro in 2013; The...
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23 June 2014

CECIMO has Manufacturing at Heart

CECIMO is proud to endorse ‘Manufacturing at Heart’, the campaign launched this spring by Orgalime (the European Engineering Industries Association) and CEEMET (the Council of European Employers...
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22 May 2014

CECIMO press release – DESIGN MTS conference at Lamiera 2014: Project partners give informative presentations on CSR in the machine tool industry to a very interested audience

Brussels, 22 May 2014 – Last week, the DESIGN-MTS project partners offered a conference during the Lamiera 2014 exhibition, at the Bologna Fiere in Italy. The aim of the conference held on 15 May 20...
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12 May 2014

Advances in the INTEFIX case study 2.4 : Machining of aircraft turbine support structures

INTEFIX project (FP7 Grant Agreement 609306) aims to increase the performance of the machining processes by the use of intelligent fixture systems, allowing the monitoring, control and adaptation of t...
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24 March 2014

CECIMO press release: European Council voices strong support for manufacturing but remains too shy on industrial policy

Brussels, 24 March 2014 – The European Council summit held on 20-21 March tackled industrial competitiveness as a top priority issue, for the first time in more than thirty years in such a meeting....
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06 February 2014

Press release – Market surveillance: European machinery industry’s competitiveness must not become collateral victim of deadlock over “marking of origin”

Brussels, 6 February 2014 – The EU machinery industry warns that its competitiveness could suffer a serious setback from the EU’s continued failure to introduce a better market surveillance system...
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29 January 2014

Blue Competence Machine Tools: Success Stories

The Blue Competence Machine Tools initiative enables Alliance Members to effectively communicate their latest technologies and energy-efficient solutions. Company-specific Success Stories are one of the instrumental tools used by Alliance Members to inform their stakeholders about the improvements they have made.
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29 January 2014

CECIMO welcomes the EC Communication on Industrial Renaissance – The European Council should endorse the 2020 manufacturing target

CECIMO welcomes the Commission Communication “For a European Industrial Renaissance”, published 22 January 2014, urging Member States to recognize the central role of the manufacturing industry f...
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12 November 2013

Mr Jean-Camille Uring is elected President of CECIMO

BRUSSELS, 12 November 2013 – During the CECIMO Fall General Assembly held on 9 November 2013 in Vienna, Mr Jean-Camille Uring was elected as new President of the European Association of the Machine...
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12 November 2013

The European machine tools share of the global production is increasing – Trade shows offer good prospects

BRUSSELS, 12 November 2013 – During the General Assembly that took place in Vienna on 9 November 2013, CECIMO’s Economic Committee confirmed: The European machine tool production estimated to...
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06 November 2013

The EMO metalworking trade show’s organization confirmed until 2027: EMO Milano 2015 will be followed by EMO Hannover 2017 and 2019

Brussels, 6 November 2013 - The European Association of the Machine Tool Industry (CECIMO), owner of the brand EMO, signed an agreement with the German machine tool builders' association (VDW) and Fon...
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23 October 2013

Corporate responsibility and sustainability in the machine tool industry

CECIMO and its DESIGN-MTS project partners enable enterprises to be strategic about it
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30 September 2013

CECIMO launches the European machine tool industry’s manifesto on skills

Download the CECIMO Manifesto on Skills here Brussels, 30 September 2013 - CECIMO publishes a manifesto to identify the skills-related needs of the European machine tool industry and put forward reco...
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17 September 2013

CECIMO forecasts stable growth in 2013

HANNOVER, 19 September 2013 – CECIMO, the European Association of the Machine Tool Industries presents the state of the European machine tool industry at EMO Hannover 2013: EMO Hannover 2013 co...
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19 July 2013

CECIMO took part in the second meeting of the new High Level Group on Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)

The second meeting of the HLG on KETs took place on 16 July 2013, in Brussels. During the meeting the HLG presented a Status Implementation Report, which includes 10 recommendations addressing the Eur...
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11 July 2013

CECIMO launches two new projects: INTEFIX and DESIGN-MTS

On July 1, 2013, CECIMO along with its project partners kicked off two new projects. INTEFIX (INTElligent FIXtures for the manufacturing of low rigidity components), funded by the EU’s Seventh Fra...
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20 June 2013

Filip Geerts, CECIMO Director General, will be participating as an expert in an Industrial Policy Task Force meeting organized by the European Policy Center

On 27 June 2013, the European Policy Centre (EPC) is organizing an Industrial Policy Task Force meeting in Brussels called “A European Framework for Competitiveness:  what needs to be done?”...
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06 June 2013

Press Release: CECIMO exports at record €18.8 billion in 2012 – Machine tool production estimated to stabilize in 2013

CECIMO exports at record €18.8 billion in 2012 - Machine tool production estimated to stabilize in 2013 BRUSSELS, 5 June 2013 – During the General Assembly that took place in Villasimius on 4...
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13 May 2013

CECIMO joint position paper on the new Market Surveillance Regulation

In a joint position paper by European machinery industries, CECIMO welcomes the proposal of the European Commission “Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package”, adopted on 13 February 2013. T...
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21 March 2013

CECIMO organized, along with partners, a roundtable meeting at the European Parliament

Brussels, 20 March 2013 – In the framework of the European Forum for Manufacturing CECIMO organized at the European Parliament, along with its partners CECE, CEMA, FEM and EUROMAP, the roundtable...
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11 March 2013

CECIMO launches, along with Asian partners, an international machine tool exhibition in Shanghai, China

Brussels, 11 March 2013 - The EMTE-EASTPO Machine Tool Exhibition will be held in Shanghai at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 14 to 17 July 2014. The joint exhibition will leverage on...
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27 February 2013

CECIMO becomes member of the new High Level Group on Key Enabling Technologies

A new High Level Group (HLG) on KETs was launched today to assist the Commission in the implementation of the European strategy for KETs. Mr Javier Eguren, former CECIMO President is appointed as memb...
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21 December 2012

Exports Drive Growth in Europe’s Machine Tool Industry Ongoing – Global Economic Slowdown Might Curb the Positive Trend

BRUSSELS, 26 November 2012 – During the General Assembly that took place in Izmir 24 of November 2012, CECIMO’s Economic Committee confirmed: The production of machine tools is expected to re...
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24 October 2012

Press Release – 26 November 2012, Brussels

Exports Drive Growth in Europe’s Machine Tool Industry Ongoing Global Economic Slowdown Might Curb the Positive Trend
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