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Orgalime is the
European federation representing the interests at
the level of the EU institutions of the European
mechanical, electrical, electronic and metal
articles industries as a whole.
Orgalime’s member
federations directly or indirectly represent some
130,000 companies of an industry which employs
some 10.9 million people.
The companies which are
overwhelmingly small and medium-sized enterprises
cover a broad industry cross-section in terms of
product, market segment and geographical spread.
The engineering industry is
the largest industrial branch in the EU, with a
turnover in the order of 1,813 billion euro per year. The
industry accounts for some 27% of the EU’s
manufactured output and a third of manufactured
exports. | 
