An edition of SIMAC Tanning Tech that highlighted, once again, the sector's ability to evolve and innovate in an increasingly competitive global context, responding to the most recent needs for sustainability, digitalization and optimization of production processes. In fact, despite an overall contraction in exports (-11.55%) in the first half of 2024, the data show a + 6.77% in the tanning machinery sector , thanks to foreign orders placed in 2023. It is significant that over 75% of sales in the semester were concentrated in just 10 countries , which shows that, apart from a few exceptions, the tanning machinery sector is in difficulty, like the other sectors of the supply chain. The spare parts sector is in less difficulty, however , with a more modest drop in exports (- 5.52%) in all destinations.

An excellence of which SIMAC Tanning Tech remains the main showcase, as demonstrated by the synergy that it continues to carry forward with the concomitant Lineapelle , the most important international fair on leather. A collaboration, which has allowed to maintain high attractiveness and the presentation of novelties throughout the supply chain, rewarded by the great participation in the events organized and by the strong osmosis of visitors between the two fairs.

“The excellent result achieved in this edition demonstrates the importance of our fair as a meeting point for global industry and the centrality of innovation in our sector , ” comments Assomac General Manager Agostino Apolito . “ The broad international participation, the result of the fruitful collaboration with Agenzia ICE, and the interest shown in the new technologies exhibited, confirm the strong attractiveness of the sector. Our industry is ready to face the challenges of sustainability, digitalization and efficiency, and SIMAC Tanning Tech confirms itself as the ideal platform to support this transformation. I am convinced that these days full of meetings and discussions will lead to new and profitable opportunities for the future. The overall growth in the number of visitors is certainly positive and we hope that the foreign presence represents a signal for growth in investments."

Important results that already lead to the confirmation of the 51st edition of Simac Tanning Tech , which will be held from 23 to 25 September 2025 .

SIMAC Tanning Tech has spanned half a century of history, evolving from a national fair to a global platform for the footwear and leather processing industry . The first edition was held in 1973 in Milan , marking a significant change: for the first time, the machinery and technologies of the sector became absolute protagonists. The event was born after decades in which the Italian mechanical industries had exhibited in generic events or events related to finished products, such as the Fiera Campionaria in Milan and other national and international exhibitions.

The industrial growth of the 1960s, especially in the footwear and leather goods machinery sector, was crucial for the birth of SIMAC, which soon established itself as an alternative to the "Internationale Messe für Shuhfabrikation" in Pirmasens, Germany. Over the years, SIMAC has evolved, passing under the management of Assomac in the 1980s and establishing its headquarters in Bologna since 1988, in conjunction with Lineapelle. Today, after 50 editions, SIMAC Tanning Tech continues to represent a point of reference for technological innovation in the sector at a global level.