Dossier mechanics and precision instruments

The mechanical sector in TUSCANY

1. 5th Italian region for number of local units
2. 6th Italian region for number of employed
3. Highly qualified human resources
4. Highly competitive human resource costs
5. Engineering graduates (2007):

• University of Florence: 809
• University of Pisa: 1,542
• University of Siena: 151
  

6. Strong presence of highly specialized local businesses
7. Presence of industrial districts
8. Structural capacity for technological transition
9. Investment in important sectors
10. High inclination towards exporting
11. Strategic location in the Italian market, halfway between Rome and Milan
12. High quality of life

TUSCAN machine sector specializations

• Textile machinery
  
• Leather tanning
  
• Marble extraction and finishing
  
• Paper milling
  
• Automotive
  
• Energy
  
• Measurement instruments
  
• Automation and robotics
  
• Space defense systems
  
  
  

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