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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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