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Current Affairs<br />
Intheworldwidecontextofdiecasting<br />
machine manufacturers, where does<br />
Bühler fit in?<br />
We can estimate that in this segment Bühler, with almost<br />
90 years of experience in the industrial sector, is today a<br />
world leader. Every year our factories produce about 200<br />
plants, we consider that from the ‘70’s and ‘80’s onward<br />
over 7,000 Bühler die casting machines have been installed<br />
allovertheworld,whichmeanthatnolessthan25%ofall<br />
Cominciamo l’incontro con Paolo<br />
Zanone chiedendo qualche notizia<br />
in più sull’azienda svizzera e sulle<br />
attività industriali nel settore<br />
dellemacchineperpressocolata.<br />
Bühlernasceallafinedell’Ottocento<br />
per produrre rulli per mulini ed oggi<br />
è una azienda con oltre 11.000 dipendenti<br />
nel mondo, un centinaio tra sedi<br />
e siti produttivi, un fatturato complessivo<br />
intorno a 2 miliardi e mezzo<br />
dieuroeuncampodiattivitàindustriale<br />
molto ampio, prevalentemente<br />
orientato al settore delle macchine e<br />
degli impianti per prodotti alimentari,<br />
dai biscotti alla cioccolata, al riso ed<br />
alla pasta, ai mangimi per gli animali<br />
domestici; ma anche apparecchiature<br />
ottiche, impianti di metallizzazioneperfaridiveicoli,enaturalmente<br />
lemacchinedipressocolata.Hocitaaluminium<br />
alloy die casts worldwide are manufactured using<br />
our machines.<br />
From your standpoint, how do you consider<br />
that the die casting world is evolving in qualitativeandquantitativeterms,consideringboth<br />
thetechnicaloutlookandtheaspect<br />
ofthedifferentcharacteristicsofthe<br />
regional economies?<br />
In this segment, as in many other economical and industrial<br />
areas, especially in Europe and in the United States,<br />
we are witnessing an evolution that is progressing very<br />
rapidly. Let us imagine, in very simplified terms, the systemofdiecastingmanufacturersrepresentedbyatriangle;fromthebasetothevertex,thenumberofoperators<br />
decreases and the quality increases. The upper bracket<br />
was typically made up of more powerful machines, up to<br />
4.000 tons, while the lower end was made up of smaller<br />
machines, less than 700 tons. During the past few years<br />
positions have changed considerably, the strong demand<br />
forstructuralcastsforcarsselectedintheupperbracket<br />
those operators that managed to innovate and remain<br />
competitive even in presence of higher standards, many<br />
foundries remained unchanged and slipped into the middle<br />
range, that increased in number; a lower range of cheaper<br />
products developed, that are unlikely to survive in Europe<br />
and North America given the competition of countries<br />
with lower costs. An aspect worth highlighting is the<br />
dicomponentidestinatiaipropriimpianti.Neldopoguerrale<br />
presse di Bühler Die Casting, la divisione dedicata a questo<br />
settore industriale, si collocano rapidamente nel segmento<br />
più alto del mercato, una posizione conservata negli anni,<br />
grazieauncontinuoimpegnoinricercaesviluppoeaun’immagine<br />
di grande affidabilità.<br />
toperultimoquestosegmentoperchécosìentriamonel<br />
nostro argomento: in effetti questo comparto ha un bel<br />
peso nell’azienda e vale intorno al 12% del giro d’affari<br />
complessivo.<br />
La Bühler ha dimensioni industriali, struttura e cultura<br />
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