EIMA International 2024: visitors and highlights
EIMA International 2024 in Bologna, 6–10 November: 346,800 visitors, machinery for field and specialist crops, and complete systems compared.
6–10 November 2024, BolognaFiere, Bologna, Italy
EIMA International 2024 filled BolognaFiere on 6–10 November, with the organiser reporting 346,800 visitors at the Italian machinery exhibition.
Visitors: 346,800
What happened at EIMA International 2024
EIMA International ran on 6–10 November 2024 at BolognaFiere in Bologna. FederUnacoma organises the exhibition with BolognaFiere, and the halls brought together makers of complete machines, components and farm technology. According to the organiser, 346,800 visitors came through the gates over the five days. The figure counts attendance rather than buyers, but it shows how far the show reaches. Suppliers served many production systems, from field crops to specialist crops.
The 2024 edition worked best as a meeting of whole working systems rather than single machines. A tractor, an implement, a terminal and farm software form one connected process in the field. Many conversations on the stands therefore turned to compatibility: guidance accuracy, application management, downtime and the technical support behind each package. A new feature earns its keep on a farm only when it helps finish a job inside the weather window and the operator can use it reliably.
Commercial farms, contractors, importers, dealers and component manufacturers had the most to gain in Bologna. Farmers looked for capacity that matches their acreage and seasonal workload. Distributors focused on dependable parts supply, training and clear service responsibilities. The international line-up made it easy to set different approaches to mechanisation side by side. Still, a machine built for very large holdings can struggle on small or irregular fields, so working width, transport size and local workshop skills counted as much as headline power or automation.
For most visitors, the useful result of EIMA 2024 was a shortlist built around one operational problem. That problem might be a shortage of operators, timeliness, input use or maintenance cost. A stand demonstration is not an independent field trial, and an announcement is not the same as a machine available from a dealer with full documentation. Those who kept that distinction in mind left Bologna with a clearer view of which systems could genuinely fit their farm.
Highlights
- 346,800 visitors reported by the organiser at BolognaFiere
- Machinery from many suppliers for field crops and specialist crops
- Tractor, implement, terminal and software assessed as one system
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