The Italian Machine Tool Industry
Today the Italian industry manufacturing machine tools, robots and automation systems has about 400 enterprises and 32,000 employees for a turnover that exceeds 8 billion euro (the total includes the production of machines, but also the production of parts, tools and numerical controls not included in the amount of the Italian machine tools).
At the top of the world rankings of the sector, the Italian industry is in fifth place in the ranking of manufacturers and in third place in that of exporters (2016 data).
About 60% of the sector's "Made in Italy" production is directed to foreign markets. Germany, the United States, China, France and Poland are the major destination areas of Italian exports (2016 data).
The Italian companies of the sector are mainly SMEs and are recognised all over the world for their capacity of developing strongly customised solutions according to the users' specific requirements.
