MILAN — July 13, 2022 — The objective critical issues faced by Italy as a whole throughout the course of 2021, primarily dictated by a pandemic that upset any and all pre-existing equilibriums, have not slowed or halted the Italian textile machinery sector.
Indeed, data presented during the annual assembly of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, held on 1 July proved decidedly positive, showing that in 2021 the sector recovered significantly compared to 2020, to the point of returning to pre-Covid levels.
Specifically, Italian textile machinery production amounted to 2.388 billion euros (+35 percent over 2020 and + 5 percent over 2019), with total exports amounting to 2.031 billion euros (+37 percent over 2020 and +9 percent over 2019).
然而,这些结果并不取消的障碍that companies are still facing. Looking to the near future, expectations are for a rather uncertain outlook, as underscored by ACIMIT President Alessandro Zucchi: “2022 remains a year replete with unknown factors, starting with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, along with the persistence of the pandemic, which seriously risk delaying expected growth consolidation for businesses in the sector. Difficulties in finding raw materials and components negatively affect the completion and fulfilment of orders processed as far back as 2021. To boot, rising energy costs and inflationary trends affecting numerous commodities are depressing overall business confidence. So the outlook for the sector is not so good.”
As such, the two cornerstones through which ACIMIT aims to support the Italian textile machinery sector are digitilization and sustainability.
4.0：纺织机械部门展望未来
The road to digital transformation has already led numerous manufacturers to completely rethink their production processes, rendering them more efficient and l ess expensive. The digital world is moving ahead at a decisive rate in the textile machinery sector, where the buzzwords are increasingly, for instance, the Internet of Things connecting to a company’s ecosystem, machine learning algorithms applied to production, predictive maintenance, and the integrated cloud management of various production departments. It is no coincidence that ACIMIT has focused decisively on its Digital Ready project, through which Italian textile machinery that adopt a common set of data are certified, with the aim of facilitating integration with the operating systems of client companies (ERP, MES, CRM, etc.).
绿色的灵魂
结合生产效率和对环境的尊重：ACIMIT构成了自己的挑战，并通过可持续技术项目促进其成员之间的挑战。该项目早在2011年就启动，重点介绍了意大利纺织机械制造商在可持续性领域的承诺。该项目的核心是绿色标签，绿色标签是一种专门针对意大利纺织机械的认证形式，突出了其能量和环境性能。与国际认证机构Rina合作开发的全意大利批准印章。
该项目的许多好处：RINA咨询调查
7月1日举行的大会提供了一个机会，更具体地说，是在RINA咨询调查近年来对RINA咨询调查进行的介绍。
结果证实了该计划的极端有效性。该协会的机械生产商参与该项目的技术进步有效地转化为环境影响（减少二氧化碳等效机械排放）以及机械用户的经济优势。
参考2021年，由于对机械的改进的实施，已经量化了每年避免的204,598吨二氧化碳排放。这是一个真正显着的减少，为了进行比较，对应于36,864辆汽车每年平均行驶35,000公里的二氧化碳排放。在节能方面，使用绿色标记的纺织机械在允许减少多达84％的消费方面提供了出色的性能。
A round table discussion on the Green Label’s primary purpose
The environmental and economic impact generated in production processes for Italian textile machinery through the use of Green Label technologies was the focus of the round table which concluded the ACIMIT assembly.
辩论由Aurora Magni（LIUC工程学院工业系统可持续发展课程教授）主持，辩论涉及Gianluca Brenna（Lipomo Printing House管理员兼意大利福利时尚系统副总裁Pietro Pin（Benetton Group Consultant and Bresion Conseartant and Intelian Fashion System）Uni的纺织品包裹），乔治·拉瓦西奥（Giorgio Ravasio）（意大利韦斯特伍德（Vivienne Westwood）的国家经理）以及ACIMIT总裁Alessandro Zucchi。
Called on to compare common factors in their experiences relating to environmental transition processes for their respective companies, the participants were unanimous: the future of Italian textile machinery can no longer ignore advanced technology developments capable of offering sustainable solutions with a low environmental impact while also reducing production costs. This philosophy has by now been consolidated, and has proven to lead directly to a circular economy outlook.
即将举行的ITMA 2023展览
最后，关于ITMA 2023的一句话，是2023年6月8日至14日在Fiera-Milano Rho举行的最重要的国际纺织机械展览。这场贸易展览会标记了第19版的ITMA，这是全球整个行业的重要事件，为展出的众多创新运营解决方案提供了全球展示。一个为参与者提供非凡商机的市场。意大利公司的参与由Acimit管理。
General information on Italian textile machinery sector and ACIMIT
Acimit（意大利纺织机械制造商协会）成立于1945年，其主要目的是通过支持其在意大利和国外的活动来促进意大利纺织机械行业。它是一个非营利组织，目前将大约180个纺织机械生产商汇集在一起，分为不同的类别：旋转，编织，编织，精加工和其他机械。
ACIMIT代表了一个工业部门，其中包括大约300家公司（约13,000名员工），并以总价值约为24亿欧元，其中大约85％的出口机器。创造力，可持续技术，可靠性和质量是使意大利纺织机行业领导者在全球范围内的特征。
发表：2022年7月14日
Source: ACIMIT — Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers
