1. ITALIAN TEXTILE MACHINERY SECTOR 84% exported in 130 Countries
300 companies
12,000 employees
€ 2.9 billion of turnover
84% exported in 130 Countries

2. ITALIAN TEXTILE MACHINERY EXPORTS BY AREAS
2017*
*excluding laundry machinery
Source: ACIMIT on ISTAT database

3. ITALIAN TEXTILE MACHINERY EXPORTS TO MAIN COUNTRIES
(2017, million euro)*
*excluding laundry machinery
Source: ACIMIT on ISTAT database

4. THE ITALIAN SUPPLY OF TEXTILE MACHINERY
Breakdown of Italian exports by segments (2017)*
*excluding laundry machinery
Source: ACIMIT on ISTAT database 4

5. The keys of success of Italian leadership
tradition
innovation

6. TRADITION
Textile/textile machinery sectors have a long history in Italy.
The main features are:
The industrial cluster model
Skilled workforce and know how
Small dimension of companies i.e. flexibility, versatility
Customized production

7. AT THE EDGE OF INNOVATION
Italian machinery is characterized by highly level of technology
Italian companies are
AT THE EDGE OF INNOVATION
more than 5% of turnover is spent in R&D activities
Topics of Italian R&D activities in textile machinery sector:
- ENERGY SAVINGS
- MACHINE PRODUCTIVITY

8. INNOVATION = SUSTAINABILITY
Nowadays increasing ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS is already leading to change in the textile value chain
SUSTAINABILITY plays a significant role in the purchase
of textile and clothing items
In many Countries there are targets related to
energy and raw material efficiency
These CHALLENGES for textile companies offer
OPPORTUNITIES to increase energy efficiency,
reduce costs and increase competitiveness
Italian textile machinery manufacturers are already successfully offering solutions in order to transform today challenges in tomorrow opportunities

9. ACIMIT SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES PROJECT