2026 begins with signs of recovery for the Italian manufacturing industry. According to the latest industry research, what is changing radically is the way companies choose to invest.
The most recent data tells us that growth at any cost is no longer the goal, but rather competitiveness based on the ability to manage resources.
This trend is confirmed by forecasts from UCIMU, the association of machine tool manufacturers, which estimates a 5.4% increase in investment in new machinery. However, for companies, this is not just a statistic, but a sign of technological renewal that focuses on reducing waste at every stage of production.
Data from SIRI, the Italian Robotics Association, also show that automation is growing especially in the final stages of production, such as packaging and shipment preparation, but all production processes are affected to some extent.
This is a change that requires extreme flexibility and energy management, also driven by incentives from the national Transition 5.0 plan. Today the challenge for every company is to integrate “smart” components capable of cutting consumption without sacrificing productivity.
It is precisely to respond to these challenges that Vuototecnica aims to renovate existing systems, allowing different products to be managed without interruption. Thanks to a flexibility that drastically reduces downtime, even small businesses can achieve the operating speed of large industrial groups.
In this scenario, the adoption of latest-generation vacuum gripping systems is not just a technical upgrade, but a strategic choice to transform the investment into immediate and measurable savings on daily operating costs.
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