20th International Forgemasters Meeting - IFM 2017

Introduction of general Italian economy and forging industry with focus on changes occurred since the 19° IFM; since Tokyo, there have been 3 years of further stagnation but in spite of the resection, new investments have been completed in this time period. A review of recent developments of facilities and major changes in the Italian open die companies will be given. Presentation will display national open die forging production in terms of weight over the past IFM conferences and review major highlights of technical developments. Finally, in a scenario where the time of a consistent recovery is unclear, an outlook on what we can expect for the next future will be addressed.