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ITALY AEROSPACE Piedmont 2016 Aerospace - Defence - Civil Aviation - Clusters - Space Exploration Manufacturing - Technology - Research and Development - Collaboration ITALY AEROSPACE 2016 - PIEDMONT AEROSPACE ITALY The road to Space goes through Italy www.asi.it | Senza titolo-1 1 27/06/2016 14:34:58 Dear Reader, In regions across Italy can be found academics, scientists, We have begun our research in the Piedmont region in the North- designers, engineers of every hue, and manufacturers whose West of the country, whose capital, Turin, has long been famed combined competence can not only build satellites and space as a hub for the automotive industry, consistently designing and rovers, but also transport them to space. Boeing, NASA, Airbus producing vehicles from the most performant to the most practical. and many other industry giants regularly look to Italian groups This experience of excelling in the development and production for solutions. Italian companies are also at the forefront of of cars that have consistently been popular in all world markets civil aviation on its quest for fuel efficiency and the Clean Sky has engendered the skills and competences that have allowed program, while also designing and producing a formidable range the Piedmont region to develop as Italy’s largest aeronautical of military aircraft and their associated systems. hub. Piedmont is host to around 400 companies, mostly small- to medium-sized, that together form a complete supply chain In December 1964, Italy became the third country in the world, and which are defined by their propensity for cooperation, not after the Soviet Union and the United States, to launch a satellite only with each other, but in a triple helix with institutions both into space; the Italian-made San Marco 1. In February 2012, governmental and academic. Together they represent almost half the first launch of the Italian-developed VEGA space launcher of the overall turnover of the aeronautical industry in Italy and for Arianespace took place in Guiana. Today, Leonardo- can be found collaborating in projects all over the world. Finmeccanica maintains and supports its COSMO-SkyMed satellite constellation, which is the most advanced and highest GBR is publishing this report on Piedmont as a pre-release of resolution full radar satellite constellation system capable of our forthcoming study of the entire Italian aerospace sector, overcoming any atmospheric conditions. The company has full which will be published in November and distributed at Aeromart service capabilities to manage satellites from their launch to Toulouse 2016, and throughout 2017 at major aerospace events, overall operations, including data transfer, image processing and including Le Bourget in Paris and Aerospace & Defence Meetings data analysis. The same company also provided the rover for the in Turin. The final book will cover the entire Italian aerospace ExoMars mission. Italian companies are currently producing industry across operations in Space, Civil Aviation, and Defense carbon composite segments as well as other components for the and Security, with particular focus on specialized capabilities in Airbus A350. key regions including Lazio, Lombardy, Campania, Piedmont and Puglia, to name a few. Italy’s aerospace industry is the third most prominent in Western Europe after France and Germany and the seventh largest in the We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who world. With the exception of Leonardo-Finmeccanica, which have contributed to our research and hope that our readers will controls a vast share of the market, the Italian aerospace industry is enjoy its fruits. characterized by a plethora of small- to medium-sized companies, spread around the country in distinct clusters. This year, GBR is visiting each of these, and speaking with the leaders of a wide array of companies in an effort to produce the most extensive report on the industry, from space launchers to training aircraft components, in order to detail the complete characteristics and capabilities of the industry nationwide. Alice Pascoletti Harriet Bailey Catherine Howe AP HB CH Exclusive Interviews Directory Leading industry, government and academic GBR and TPA provide a figures from Piedmont and contact directory of major Italy’s aerospace sector players that together make discuss market trends, up Piedmont’s aerospace technologies, opportunities cluster. as well as collaborative efforts in the cluster. Editorial Analysis Global Business Reports' journalists provide unique insights into all aspects of the aerospace value chain by working on the ground and meeting face to face with industry leaders. Italy and Piedmont Internationalisation 8. Piedmont’s Aerospace Industry 46. Internationalisation: The road to success for 10. Interview with Leonardo-Finmeccanica Italy’s SMEs 12. Interview with Italian Space Agency (ASI) 48. Interview with Tekspan 13. Interview with Italian Civil Aviation Authority 49. Interview with Fidia 14. Interview with Regione Piemonte 50. Interview with APR 15. Interview with Aerospace District of 51. Interview with Aencom Piedmont 52. Interview with Blue Engineering 16. Interview with Turin Chamber of Commerce 53. Interview with Tubiflex 17. Interview with Torino Piemonte Aerospace 54. Interview with Ing. Bertolloti (TPA) 55. Interview with Aerotech 18. United we stand: The TPA project and 56. Interview with Alfa Meccanica aerospace clusters 57. Interview with Bytest 20. Interview with Politecnico de Torino 58. Interview with Tecno Tessile Adler 21. Interview with Instituto Italiano di Tecnologia 59. Interview with Teseo (IIT) Industry Structure Space 62. Stick to the big guns of strike out on your 24. Italy’s space industry: Searching for solutions own? The choice faced by Piedmont’s SMEs 26. Interview with Leonardo-Finmeccanica 2 65. Interview with Labormet Due 27. Interview with Avio 66. Interview with Digisky 28. Interview with Altec 67. Interview with ITACAE 29 Interview with Altec 2 68. Interview with Delta-Ti Impianti Italy Aerospace 2016 - Piedmont 30. Interview with Aerosekur 69. Interview with Marc Ingegno Industry Explorations Global Business Reports 31. Interview with Argotec 70. Interview with Amet 71. Interview with Modelway This research has been conducted by 72. Interview with T.T.N. Alice Pascoletti, Harriet Bailey Innovation 73. Final Thoughts and Catherine Howe Edited by Mungo Smith 34. Innovation: Creating the sustainable aerospace 70. TPA Matrix Graphic design by Designa sector of the future 72. Directory A Global Business Reports Publication 36. Interview with Avio Aero 75. Credits and Acknowledgments For updated industry news from our 37. Interview with UTC Aerospace Systems on-the-ground teams around the world, please visit our website at gbreports.com, 38. Interview with Mecaer Aviation Group subscribe to our newsletter by signing up 40. Interview with Prima Industrie to our VIP list through our website, or follow us on Twitter: @GBReports 42. Interview with Bisiach and Carru Industry Explorations ITALY AEROSPACE 2016 - PIEDMONT Global Business Reports 8˚ LIECH. Vaduz 12˚ 16˚ Bern SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA Bolzano HUNGARY SLOVENIA Trento Aosta Ljubljana Zagreb SERBIA Novara Trieste CROATIA Vercelli Milan Turin Venice Gulf of FRANCE Asti Alessandria Venice Cuneo Bologna Genoa BOSNIA AND 44˚ HERZEGOVINA 44˚ Sarajevo MONACO SAN Ligurian Florence MARINO Ancona Sea Perugia MONTENEGRO Adriatic Podgorica Sea Corsica (FR.) VATICAN CITY Rome Campobasso Bari Brindisi Naples Strait Salerno of Otranto 40˚ 40˚ Tyrrhenian Sea Golfo di Taranto Mediterranean Sea Catanzaro Ionian Sea Palermo Italy Strait of International Boundary Sicily Piedmont National Capital 36˚ 36˚ Valletta MALTA 8˚ 0 50 100 Kilometers 12˚ 16˚ 0 50 100 Miles Image: Finmeccanica GBR • Industry Explorations • ITALY AEROSPACE 2016 - PIEDMONT Italy & Piedmont “Piedmont boasts a complete aerospace supply chain compared with the other Italian aerospace clusters, with a stronger segment specialization,” - Vincenzo Ilotte, President of the Turin Chamber of Commerce EDITORIAL Global Business Reports Italy’s Aerospace Industry Introduction to Piedmont By Harriet Bailey 8 Italy today is known for a number of its key industries: it is home to numerous fashion empires, its cuisine is beloved the world over, and its car brands cater both to those on a budget and with cash to splash. The country also excels in a number of other, less overt, areas however; the Italian aerospace industry is currently the fourth largest in Europe and the seventh largest in the world, covering not only commercial aviation, but the defence and space sectors as well. ITALY AT A GLANCE Source: CIA World Factbook Italy’s aerospace industry is dominated by Leonardo-Finmeccanica, which has incorpo- rated the activities of companies such as AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi and Selex ES among others, as well as being the parent of other industry giants such as Telespazio Population: 61,855,120 (July 2015 est.) and Thales Alenia Space. According to Guido Crosetto, president of the Italian Industry Land Area: 301,340 sq km Official Language: Italian Association of Aerospace, Defence and Security (AIAD), it now represents 80% of the Capital: Rome market and is one of Europe’s leading players. Chief of State: President Sergio Mattarella Unlike Puglia or Campania, which are focused on aero-structures, or Lazio, which has (since 3 February 2015) Head of Government: Prime Minister Matteo Renzi a strong space segment, or Lombardy, known for helicopters because