Spain maintains the status of world machine tool power

The Spanish machine tool industry continues to maintain its position as one of the most important machine tool powers in the world, with more than half of its production being exported, and its markets include Germany, France and Italy. Over the past 10 years, Spain has exported, on average, 58% of all products in the industry to 120 countries, and 70% to countries with higher levels of industrialization and development. Since Spanish Machine Tools signed important sales agreements with Chinese customers, its presence in China has become more and more important. More and more AFM members are strengthening their sales channels in China, and China's position in this market has become more and more important. One of the top ten targets for Spanish exports. The mould industry is one of the main customers of the Spanish machine tool manufacturers, whose products cover all the important mould manufacturers in the world, no matter where their factories are located. Multitasking capability, adaptability to new materials, fast tool changes, high speeds and high accelerations are the main topics for the continuous improvement of the Spanish engineering center. The most well-known products for the die and mould industry offered by Spanish machine tool manufacturers are grinding machines, EDM machines, wire EDM machines and their processes. Technology is an important part of the competitiveness of Spanish machine tools. The Spanish machine tool industry produces more than 2,000 different models based on a self-developed technology, the result of centuries of practice and continuous innovation. In addition to maintaining close relationships with universities and industrial technology centers (Ideko, Fatronik, Tekniker) and other centers in the surrounding area, the company allocates an average of 5% of sales to technical research, development and innovation. The structure of the Spanish industry is characterized by a well-established domestic auxiliary industry, which brings the great advantage of being able to concentrate entirely on key processes by means of outsourcing. In addition, flexibility is another strength of the Spanish machine tool manufacturer, giving it a huge capacity to meet customer technical and production needs.