Factor participates in AFMEC's board meeting in Valencia

The program included a visit to our facilities, where attendees were able to learn in depth about our machining and bar turning, metrology and Smart Manufacturing solutions

Factor Ingeniería y Decoletaje has participated in the board meeting of the Asociación Española del Mecanizado y la Transformación Metalmecánica (AFMEC), held in Valencia on March 13th and 14th.

During the official meeting, which took place at the Hub Empresa of Banco Sabadell, several strategic points were addressed, including a detailed analysis and a round of the current situation. The meeting also followed up on key issues such as the 2025 Assembly, the 2024 report, the recruitment of new associates, the Industry Summit Madrid event, the grouped participations, the development of the virtual classroom and the review of the results of the Training Needs Assessment. In addition, the annual accounts for 2024 were presented and reviewed, and the programming of AFMEC's future activities was followed up.

The program of activities also included technical visits to the headquarters of Stadler Rail, a leading company in the railway field, and to our facilities, where attendees were able to learn in depth about our machining and bar turning, metrology and Smart Manufacturing solutions.

Also, throughout these days, a lunch and dinner were held, which facilitated the exchange of experiences and strengthened the professional relationships between the participating companies.

The meeting was attended by Ana Gorrotxategi, Josu Riezu Arregui and Xabier Ortueta Mendía (AFMEC); in addition to our general manager, Fernando Gastaldo Lázaro, Antonio Alot Beramendiz (Alot Metal); Aurelio Rafael Guzón and Francesc Xavier Vidal Beneito (Fabricación y Mantenimiento, S.A.U.); Ángel Pérez de la Mata Fernández-Castrillón (Ferroloiu, S. A.L.); Aitor Txurruka Motriko (Goimek S.Coop.); Beltrán Ybarra Malo de Molina (Izadi Mecanizados S.L.); Iñaki Mancisidor Sololuce (Mecanizados Mandrinados Mancisidor, S.L.); Santiago Francisco Vela Iglesia (Tecnoven Servicio y Tecnología, S.L.), and as guests attended Miguel Ángel Vila (Lemar Leben Group) and Javier González Sanz (Sauritech, S.L.);

From Factor we thank the active participation of all the attendees and we especially acknowledge the organizational effort made by AFMEC. In addition, we reiterate our firm commitment to continue promoting development, innovation, sectorial collaboration and industrial excellence.