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dro Zucchi, stated that spinning machines take place at the top among the Italian machines demanded by the Turkish textile manufacturers and are followed by the knitting and finishing machines.
Italian textile machinery manufacturers, which stand out in the technologies increasing sustainability and efficiency, continue drawing attention in the world markets. Answering the questions of the Textile World Magazine Group, Alessandro Zucchi, Chairman of the Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (ACIMIT), evaluated the first half of 2017 for the Italian textile machinery manufacturers and gave special information on the preferences of the Turkish textile sector.
Can you provide information regarding the activities you carry out so as to enhance the international recognition of ACIMIT?
ACIMIT employs a variety of tools to promote Italy’s textile machinery sector worldwide: incoming missions, technology seminars, training centers, etc. Thanks to the support provided by the Ministry for Economic Development and the Italian Trade Agency, every year our promotional initiatives are directed at different foreign markets. Industry trade fairs are no doubt an essential promotional instrument, as proven by the high number of trade fair events ACIMIT is present supporting its associated members.
What kind of approach-method does Italian textile machinery manufacturers members work through in terms of quality and technological development?
I believe there’s no doubt that Italian textile machinery sector is among the most technologically evolved anywhere in the world. There’s an ongoing commitment by Italian machinery manufacturers to seek out and develop technology solutions capable of optimizing the production efficiency of machinery, including through a specific focus on cutting costs for energy and raw materials.
What is the significance of Industry 4.0 for the Italian textile machinery manufacturers? How successful are they at implementing the advancements taking place within Industry 4.0 to their technologies?
Industry 4.0 is a great container of technologies, capable of further enhancing production efficiency both in production processes for machinery manufacturers and the textile businesses who are their customers. It’s an opportunity that needs to be seized upon, but which must be used correctly. This is why ACIMIT provides its expertise and services to support Italian manufacturers in order to make the most of the proposals put forward by Industry 4.0.
ACIMIT for Turkey, the market leader in the sector position
Zucchi thinks 2018 should close with a further increase in both production activity and exports for the Italian companies. As far as the Turkish market goes, they believe Italian sales will close on a positive note. Turkish market will always play a prominent role among global market leaders in the textile sector according to Zucchi. He informs they foresee a further strengthening in the near future of Turkish market’s textile industry on the international scene.
With their 70 year of experience, ACIMIT the parent organization for Italian textile manufacturers, provides support to their members which Alessandro Zucchi describes as; “support initiatives to our associated members range from activities prior to their entry into new markets, through marketing intelligence services, to work in the field in the guise of initiatives at local industry trade fairs, incoming missions with textile entrepreneurs in selected Countries, and technology seminars organized on site. These are just a few examples of the activities regularly promoted by ACIMIT in partnership with the Italian Trade Agency.”