2014 is shaping up to be a great year for Manufacturing Technologies in the UK as MACH 2014, the key industry bellwether, is set to deliver a great return for the industry. The Exhibition will be held 7-11 April at the NEC Birmingham and is open to all (over the age of 14). MACH 2012 played host to 21,500 visitors and hopes are high that MACH 2014 will eclipse that number. Hall 5 at the NEC, Britain’s largest exhibition space, is completely sold out and the NEC’s next biggest, Hall 4 is (…)

After visiting Turkey, Poland, the Czech Republic, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in 2013 the organisers of the BIEMH (International Machine-Tool Exhibition) are preparing further trade missions to Brazil, Morocco, Algeria, the USA, Mexico, Germany, Portugal, India and China in the first four months of 2014. The campaign to attract foreign buyers extends to a long list of markets, and involves an exhaustive travel agenda: between October and April the organisers of the event are to visit 15 (…)

For several decades, the Schall name evokes the largest private German organisation of fairs, whether it be technical fairs or general public well-known exhibitions. Created by Paul Eberhard Schall in 1962, the company is now called “the Schall group “. The success of the recent exhibitions Motek and Blechexpo comes to close the year 2013 as very positive. The fair specialist Paul E. Schall tells us more. (Full interview in our next issue). Eurotec: On what relies the almost legendary (…)

This is the slogan for the forthcoming International Machine-Tool Exhibition at Bilbao Exhibition Centre, scheduled for June 2-7, 2014. "We plan to offer a big show, with big solutions, where big business can be done” says Ines Achúcarro, the Foreign Affairs Area Manager. The organisers are pleased to advance some actions they are organizing to increase the profitability of the exhibitors’ and visitors’ participation. They also would like to offer a meeting point that that has been oriented (…)

The cooperation between the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) and the fair organisers Erfurt is being exceptionally well received by Rapid.Tech’s exhibitors. “It’s the right decision at the right time”, explains Ralf Schumacher, who heads the “Medical Additive Manufacturing” laboratory at the North-West Switzerland University of Applied Science, and is a member of Rapid.Tech’s newly founded advisory council for progressing Rapid.Tech and METAV as crucial competence centres in (…)

Despite a sluggish overall economic situation in France, bad weather in eastern and central France and protests by farmers, Midest which ran for the 43rd time from 19th to 22nd November at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre, was a real success. At Midest, the french subcontractors were working with passion to share their skills, the alleys were very busy. On opening it matched the previous year’s show in terms of the number of exhibitors (1702 companies (60% from France) from 38 (…)

Tolexpo, the international show for sheet metal, coil, tube and section equipment, took place in Paris, from Tuesday 19th to Friday 22nd November 2013. 10702 professionals present during the 4 days of the exhibition, including 19% from abroad, more than 200 exhibitors, including 46% from abroad. Tolexpo confirmed its position as a key event entirely dedicated to sheet metal, coil, tube and section equipment. The event continued its work by achieving its major objectives, namely: to bring (…)

Midest just released its mobile application and I’ve just installed it on my iPad, it works powerfully and it’s amazingly well done with 3D plans of the show and a lot of possibilities. What can be done Search for exhibitors by activity or country, view their entry and be guided right to their show stands, Obtain practical information: transport, opening times, prices, access… Be alerted in real time to show highlights (inauguration, lectures, Awards, TV studio…) and enter them into your (…)

Low business confidence in advanced economies and slowing growth in emerging markets influence the global machine tool production. However, the return of economic growth in the EU in the second quarter of 2013 gives the European machine tool sector reason for cautious optimism. CECIMO forecasts that the growth of production will stabilise and reach to 22.3 billion euro in 2013. Trade shows expected to be a major tool in the marketing mix of companies. European machine tools are a globally (…)

Once again, companies offering microtechnology means of production will meet from May 6 to 9, 2014 during the Siams, their biennial meeting. As of today registered exhibitors promise indeed an event of the same level of the previous edition. I.e. about 450 exhibitors and around 15,000 visitors, mostly professionals and specialists of the branch. Located in the heart of the Jura-region, Siams is born to meet the specific needs expressed by the industry and has become the ideal platform for (…)