ca. Quali altri comparti si segnalanoper lacapacità innovativaeper lo svi-
luppo dei prodotti?
Oltreall’elettronicaabbiamo vistoaffermarsi soprattutto l’oleodinamicae l’ir-
rorazione.
EIMA International richiama aBologna operatori da ogni parte del mondo,
eoffreai costruttori lapossibilitàdimonitorare la “geografiadeimercati”.
Quali sono i mercati più dinamici, in questomomento, e quelli più interes-
santi per le industrie italiane?
I mercati più interessanti per la componentistica sono attualmente il Far Ea-
st (Cina, India,GiapponeeKoreadel Sud) e il NordAmerica. Purtroppo il Sud
America ha visto negli ultimi mesi un rallentamento dell’economia soprat-
tutto inBrasile e Argentina,mentre l’andamento dell’Est Europa è legato al-
la situazione geopolitica.
In the agricultural machinery and equipment industry there are
major multinational groups and small and medium size enter-
prises which oftenmanufacture specialized products for niche
markets. Is this also the case for the components sector?What
is the impact of the scale of the company on the competitive-
ness of enterprises in the sector?
Yes, therearebig companies in components,oftenbigger thanour
most beat up customers,andniche companiesof small andmedi-
um size.Size is important especially for servicingglobal customers
but specialization is still themost important component.
It’s known that electronics is reporting remarkable process in
recent years, being confirmed as a leading compartment within
thecomponentspicture.What are theother compartments show-
ing innovationcapabilities for thedevelopment of their products?
Other than electronics we have seen oleodynamics and spraying
coming to the fore.
EIMA International draws business people from all parts of the
world toBolognaandgivesmanufacturers thepossibilityofmon-
itoring themarket geography.What are themost dynamicmar-
ketsat this timeand thoseof greatest interest for the Italian in-
dustry?
Themost interestingmarkets for components are now in the Far
East, China, India, Japan and South Korea. Unfortunately, South
America has experienced a slowdown in the Brazilian andArgen-
tineeconomies in recentmonthswhereasEasternEurope is linked
to the geopolitical situation.
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