Interview with Àngel Hermosilla, CEO of UPM - joined employers Metal·lúrgica
January 25, 2010
With the introduction in the automobile market of hybrid and electric cars what impact do you think that it can have on the demand for machine tool?
The introduction of these cars will a process slow, although we must not lose sight of it. According to our forecasts, within 10 years the electric vehicle person with gasoline, diesel and hybrid, and still, will represent low percentages. This means that the mechanization industry will continue to existiendo… However, as is go introduced the electric vehicle, the industry must adapt and transform.
The machine tool sector has had in the car one of the principal applicants of machinery industry... it will not be what or the MH will be able to adapt to new demands?
It must necessarily adapt to new demands. In fact, it was always thus throughout the history of the automobile. Any evolution means change.
We in the employers, are trying to get aid to those companies that bet by the transformation and promote greater sensitivity by new trends and opportunities that are anticipated. All this in order to see how is them can accompany that evolve into new activities.
As employer metallurgical, should do the machine tool sector to maintain its position?
We believe that it should take advantage of the opportunities and go changing. The vehicle has always evolved. The industry is in continuous motion. There is more to remember when the plastic or electronics in vehicles. They were revolutionary changes and many businesses had to adapt. Now there is another change...
In Catalonia, could it encrypt the percentage representing the demand for machine tool among the manufacturers of the automotive sector?
I do not have this specific figure, but it is clear that it has an important weight according to the notable relevance the sector itself.
Finally, has falling in the manufacture of cars impacted directly on a reduction in the demand for machine tool?
It is clear that, Yes, both in investment aimed at the renovation of machinery in the intended for the expansion of the capacity productiva… And I fear that the latter thus continue a certain time.
