Positive ForMòbile in Brazil

It was held from July 24 to 27 last, at the Pavillon Anhembi of San Paulo, the fifth edition of ForMóbile, exhibition dedicated to the wood industry. The offer included woodworking technologies, components and semi-finished products for furniture and finished furniture.
The event has occupied a unique pavilion of 80 thousand square meters with a total of 750 exhibitors.
At the moment there are no official figures on turnout of visitors. The event, however, recorded a turnout of important visitors from beginning to end. The completeness of the exhibition (attended by all the major groups Scm, Biesse Homag, Weinig and Ima) and the integration with the world of semifinished products helped to meet the needs of visitors. The good performance of the domestic market in terms of demand for furniture has completed an extremely positive outline. The opinion of some professional operators also pointed out that over time the demand of Brazilian technology has shifted more towards the panel processing at the expense of solid wood. The latter is exported outside the country in large quantities and then worked later.
Another point to note is the affirmation of the growing Brazilian manufacturers of machines for woodworking, especially concerning the standard machines and the importance of which was emphasized by the rich and meaningful participation at the exhibition.
The direct talian presence was limited to five companies (Imas, Italpresse, Pagnoni, First Electro and Storti). Nourished was the presence of Brazilian companies.