Mechatronic and Mechanical cluster

This is a sector which, on one hand, overlaps with that of machine tools or machinery for manufacturing and civil automation, and, on the other, is in some aspects related to robotics. However, it is also a sector which cuts across various fields of industry.

Mechatronics in fact covers products ranging from electric gates to self-moving arms in industrial plants, from any automatic device used in everyday life to entire production cycles of extreme complexity.

One of the world's largest agglomerates of mechatronics companies is to be found in the area of Vicenza (www.vicenzaqualita.org), where there is an entire production cluster, made by over 7,000 Companies for over 60,000 emplyees.

In 2012, the value of exports of this Area was over 11.2 billion euros, while the positive value of the Balance of Trade was almost 8.5 billion euros.