Europe and the United States adjust machine tool industry policy to respond to "post-crisis era"

The financial crisis has had a huge impact on the major machine tool producing countries in the world. The production of machine tools in countries such as Germany, Italy, the United States, and Japan has significantly declined, and the import and export trade has shrunk dramatically. However, with the gradual recovery of the global economy, the machine tool industry has recovered significantly. Governments in Europe and the United States and industry associations have introduced policies to help the industry return to rapid development.

Europe promotes technological upgrading and corporate transformation The European Machine Tool Industry Cooperation Council (CECIMO) proposes that the future of European machine tool industry competitiveness is based on advanced production technology, high R&D investment, rapid innovation cycle, and high-skilled labor force, and has introduced a series of measures. Improve its market competitiveness.

First, CECIMO promoted a €12 billion "Future Factory" program in state-owned and private enterprises to ensure that European technology has a foothold and that it has a decisive voice in future European investment projects. At the same time, since more than 85% of European machine tool manufacturers are small and medium-sized enterprises, they will pay more attention to SMEs in terms of technological innovation in the future, promote their participation in project research and development, and maximize their profits. CECIMO also promotes the adoption of European single patents to encourage innovation by lowering the patent application fee.

Second, CECIMO is conducting self-discipline innovation in the industry to meet the requirements of eco-design, and to promote corporate transformation. The European Machine Tool Industry Adjustment Committee and the Energy Working Group, composed of experts, scholars and engineering designers, will initiate self-disciplined activities to meet the requirements of eco-design, and coordinate with standard bodies such as ISO and CEN.

In addition, it promotes an integrated industrial policy that promotes social economy, finance, and trade, maintains the status of the European machine tool production and research base, establishes a long-term talent training mechanism through similar semi-works training, and strengthens market research, focusing on the development of Emerging markets headed by China and India are important components of future European machine tool industry development strategies.

According to the German Association of Machine Tool Manufacturers (VDW), the German government has recently adopted two economic revitalization plans, in which the funds are mainly used for the construction of public facilities in cities and communities. The equipment manufacturing, electronics industry, or professional technical services all contribute to the development. Related companies purchase machine tools, so the machine tool industry will indirectly benefit.

U.S. Passes Manufacturing Promotion Act U.S. President Barack Obama signed the "Manufacturing Promotion Act" on August 11 and stated that he hopes that through this act, the U.S. manufacturing industry can increase its competitiveness and further strengthen its competitiveness while creating new job opportunities. Manufacturing as a key driver of U.S. economic recovery.

According to the bill, the U.S. government will temporarily cancel or reduce the tariffs that manufacturing companies are required to pay when importing some raw materials. It is expected that this will save manufacturing companies about US$298 million in import tariff costs in the next three years and make U.S. manufacturing output value. Increased 4.6 billion U.S. dollars to create or support 90,000 jobs. The machine tool industry, as a very important production unit in the U.S. manufacturing industry, will also benefit from the bill.