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CECIMO welcomes Mr Carl Martin Welcker as General Commissioner for EMO Hannover 2013
20 December 2011
Mr Carl Martin Welcker was appointed General Commissioner for EMO 2013, which will take place in Hannover. Mr Welcker will supervise the organization of the world’s premier show for metal working technology and will be driving the promotion of the event, which will include a series of press conferences in major world capitals during the next two years. Welcker’s full-time profession is as president and CEO at Alfred H. Schütte GmbH & Co. KG in Cologne, Germany and has been a CECIMO delegate since 2005. He is also a board member of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), Vice President of the VDMA and member of the executive board of the Federation of German Industry (BDI).
EMO is the world’s leading exhibition for the machine tool industry and the largest innovation showcase. 2,037 exhibitors from 41 different nations exhibited at EMO Hannover between 19 to 24 September 2001. The show attracted some 140,000 visitors from more than 100 countries. The rate of international participation hit record-breaking rates with 60% for exhibitors and 36% for visitors. EMO 2013 will build on the success of last year’s edition. CECIMO is confident Mr Welcker will lead a very successful event and greatly contribute to the impressive worldwide reputation of EMO.
Market Surveillance on European Commission’s Agenda
24 November 2011, Brussels
On 24 November 2011, the European Commission hosted a conference on market surveillance, organized in collaboration with Orgalime and European Sector Associations, including CECIMO. Gathering a wide range of participants of the machinery sector from all over Europe, this event was an important opportunity for industry representatives to put the topic of market surveillance back on the Commission’s table. This conference allowed for a much-needed debate between EU officials, market surveillance authorities, trade unions and companies on what still needs to be done to improve the legislation implementation on the European market.
This conference addressed several key issues related to market surveillance from the EU Framework to economic growth, to sustainability and best practices. No topic was overlooked and the high rates of participation, together with the quality and number of interventions, marked the success of the event. CECIMO was represented by two panelists: Mr Jean-Camille Urig, CEO of Cinetic Industrie and Vice-President of CECIMO who talked about the importance of effective market surveillance for economic growth and the competitiveness of the machine tool industry, and Mr Michael Hauser, CEO of Tornos SA and former President of CECIMO who underlined the the link between market surveillance and innovation in our sector.
The event was wrapped up with the official launching of a Common Industry Platform for Market Surveillance, which will open the floodgates of communication between all stakeholders on the matter and will work at strengthening the implementation of regulation on the market.
The CECIMO Fall General Assembly which met on 12 November 2011 in Zurich elected Mr. Martin Kapp as new President of CECIMO for a period of two years. He has been entrusted the responsibility of leading the European Association which represents 33% of the world machine tool production. Mr Kapp succeeds in this position to Mr Michael Hauser, CEO of Tornos A.S. and Chairman of the SWISSMEM’s Machine tools and Manufacturing Technology group.
His most important goal is to point out to European stakeholders the importance of machine tools for industrial production in Europe. As he stated: “We need to focus on how to boost the competitiveness of the European machine tool industry in facing the challenges of globalization, the fight against climate change, environmental protection, the importance of market surveillance and enforcement, the specific needs of SMEs and the lack of skilled technical labour force. We need to encourage a research and innovation strategy driven by the present and future needs of the market.”
Martin Kapp’s chief occupation is as Managing Partner of the Kapp Group, Coburg. He is the Chairman of VDW, the German Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association, since 2010. He is also active in the Executive Board of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) as well as locally in the Coburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry and at the local university of applied sciences.
CECIMO Magazine: 5th issue - Future of the European industrial base in the new global era
CECIMO magazine - Summer 2011
CECIMO magazine is your primary source of information on the most recent developments in the European machine tool industry. It will help you update your knowledge on the innovations and achievements of the machine tools industry, the EU legislative and political initiatives affecting the sector as well as on the latest news and events.
CECIMO magazine is a biannual journal on the machine tools sector with a special focus on the European level. It is published by CECIMO – European Association of the Machine Tool Industries twice a year, in summer and winter.
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President Barroso addresses the CECIMO General Asssembly
6 June 2011, Porto
Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, addressed the CECIMO Spring General Assembly in Porto through a video message on 6 June 2011. Recognizing the machine tool industry as a key enabling industrial sector in Europe, he underlined that innovation in machine tools is crucial to enable Europe’s manufacturing industry to reboot.
President Barroso highlighted that the European machine tool industry is a major exporting sector and the market access strategy of the Commission will help open up newly emerging markets to European machine tool exports. He called on European machine tool manufacturers to work together to maintain their global competitiveness and their leadership position in the world, which will help further optimize the role of the machine tool industry in ensuring new sustained economic growth in Europe.
Advanced manufacturing is recognized by the European Commission and EU Member States as a key enabling technology besides micro- and nanoelectronics, advanced materials, industrial biotechnology, photonics and nanotechnology. The High Level Expert Group (HLG) on Key Enabling Technologies (KET) mandated by the European Commission set out guidelines on giving European industry a competitive edge in deploying the industrial technologies of the future in its report published on 28 June 2011.
The main conclusions of the KET final report call on decision-makers to adopt radical policy objectives to retain critical capability and capacity in Europe through a single and comprehensive approach to KETs. In particular, the group recommends that the vital importance of KETs should be reflected in the structure and funding balance in the upcoming framework for research and innovation and in the priorities of the EU's future regional policy. Click here to see the KET Final Report.
CECIMO took an active part in the HLG and in vertical working group which prepared the thematic report on Advanced Manufacturing Systems at the first stage of the HLG. Click here to see the thematic report Advanced Manufacturing Systems.
CECIMO Statistical Toolbox January 2012
