By CFM| 2017-07-12 00:00:00

On June 22-24, Fastener Expo Shanghai was held successfully at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. More than 800 exhibitors attended to the grand event, especially some high-quality export-oriented companies including Jiangsu Washen, Bullet Nut, Yuyao Xintai, Foshan Sailuk, etc.Jiangsu WashenNingbo ABCDongtai QinbiaoAnshengZhejiang BulletJinZhaoBoBSCDongguan DonglongFast-FixFoshan SailukHighsunJiaxing XingxinJiangsu YaguBrother HoldingNingbo NingliShanghai RivetFixdexWenzhou JinshengYuyao XintaiReporter of Chinafastener.com came to the  exhibition with the latest issue of ChinaFastener Magazine. So many foreign buyers came to our booth to take a magazine. The Aug.Issue of the magazine will be released soon. If you need to promote your company, please contact us for advertisement.Contact: Service@chinafastener.com

By Nedschroef| 2017-07-06 00:00:00

With the acquisition, Nedschroef intends to further develop from a specialist manufacturer of fasteners to a high-end engineering company capable of engaging in the development of early-stage automotive projects working jointly with OEMs.Koninklijke Nedschroef Holding B.V. (Nedschroef), one of the world's largest fasteners manufacturers, has signed an agreement to acquire CP Tech GmbH, a leading component manufacturer and engineering service provider. CP Tech, established in 2006 and located in Büren, Germany, employs 175 experts in advanced engineering offering complete solutions to many of the world's most prestigious car manufacturers.Today's automotive industry is rapidly changing in adapting to global trends and customers' needs such as connectivity, sustainability and autonomous driving. This requires new vehicle concepts and incorporation of innovative product functionality at an early stage into the designing and manufacturing process. As a leading fasteners partner for future mobility Nedschroef focuses on the growing demand for special fasteners and other complex engineering parts used in cars powered by traditional fuel and electricity."The combination of Nedschroef and CP Tech will enable us to broaden our expertise from fasteners to understanding the complete functionality of components, consisting of multiple integrated parts. This is key in order to continue to serve our customers and to help them gain first mover advantages in vehicle development," says Dr. Mathias Hüttenrauch, CEO of Nedschroef.Mr. Thomas Casey, CEO of CP Tech, says: "This is an important milestone and true recognition to become part of the Nedschroef organization. CP Tech will benefit from Nedschroef's long term growth ambition and global footprint as well as creating interesting opportunities for our employees."Completion of the transaction is subject to the required approvals and merger clearance.About Koninklijke Nedschroef Holding B.V.Headquartered in Helmond, Netherlands and with over EUR 629 million of revenues in 2016, Nedschroef is one of the world's largest suppliers of fasteners and other advanced, engineered cold formed components for the automotive and aviation industry. Nedschroef employs over 2.000 people worldwide and has 25 locations.About CP Tech GmbHCP Tech has a proven track record from 25 years of experience in the design, development, and manufacturing of ultra-strong components and solutions for automotive and motorsport industries globally.Source: Nedschroef

By Fastener Fair USA| 2017-06-29 10:05:45

  Fastener Fair USA is the only event in America that brings together the entire fastener and fixing supply chain in the heart of manufacturing.  Meet with more than 2,000 industry professionals, find distributors, identify engineering opportunities and network with new and current customers in this one of kind exhibition happening for the first time in the US.  Exhibit space is going fast; don’t miss this opportunity to reach fastener end-users and distributers. Contact us today to reserve your space!   More InformationJessica Boweak or Denise Sada Telephone: 866.899.4728Email: Jessica.Boweak@mackbrooks.com      Denise.Sada@mackbrooks.com  www.fastenerfair.com/usa/    

By Ivan Su| 2017-06-28 16:40:37

On June 24, ChinaFastener.com organized a group of 40 people to visit Bao Steel and Gem-Year after 2017 Global Fastener Industry CEO Summit to learn the management philosophy and operational experience. Mr. Dominic Yin, president of Greater China Sustainable Development Global Alliance, Mr. Lin Zhiming, Life Honorary Chairman of Hong Kong Screws and Fastener Council, Mr. Chen Jutian, president of Guangdong Fastener Industry Association, Mr. Wei Jian, President of ChinaFastener.com and other leaders of fastener companies took part in the activity.Visiting Bao SteelAt 10:00 a.m., the group arrived at Bao Steel.Mr. Liu Quan, president of Bao Steel welcomed us with open arms and let the group to visit the exhibition hall of products of Bao Steel. Based on the introduction, Bao Steel was founded in 1958, which is one of the earliest manufacturing base of special steel in China. The company has equipped with various production lines manufacturing many kinds of steels such as stainless steel, silver steels, etc. The company has achieved many honorary titles such as National First-Grade Enterprises and National Quality Management Award so it has been regarded as the pioneer in special steel industry.After that, the company arranged a guide to introduce the fastener products and their applications. The guide introduced the application of the products in spaceflight industry and aero motors, and the components of planes and autos which let the group know more about the application and usage of special steels.After visiting the exhibition hall, the group came to a conference room. Zang Zhen, Principal Engineer of Bao Steel introduced relevant products of Bao Steel. At the conference, Mr. Dominic Yin, Mr. Lin Zhiming and Mr. Chen Jutian questioned Mr. Zang Zhen about steels used in fastener industry and discussed with group members about the development tendency of fastener industry. All members expressed their opinions and views. After the conference, leader of Bao Steel invited the group to have a lunce.Visiting Gem-Year GroupAt 13:30, the group drived to Gem-Year Group. During the way to the company, the members discussed about the visit in Bao Steel and expressed their views about the questions at the Conference.Leader of Gem-Year Group welcomed the group with enthusiasm. Gem-Year was founded in 1995, and listed in Shanghai in 2007. It became the first company to be listed at stock market and the leading company in fastener industry in China. The company has built private inland terminal depots and automatic stereoscopic warehouses which can store 0.1 million tons products. Its annual output reached more than 0.2 million tons. The company has been listed on Top 500 in China Mech by China Machinery Enterprise Management Association from 2003 to 2016.Liu Jing, Channel Manager introduced the products of Gem-Year and led the group to visit the new factory of the company. What impressed us most was the stereoscopic warehouse, which was 27 meters high and can deposit 0.2 million tons products. Mr. Liu demonstrated how they could deliver the goods out of the warehouse without mistakes. All members were shocked by the high-efficient and ordered operation.After visiting the new factory, Yu Xiaomin, vice president of the company came to communicate with the group for a brief talk.Though the one-day trip was short, all members were impressed by the management process and advanced operation concept which is worth learning. After the activity, all members said that they had different views on the development and future of fastener industry and hoped to meet in the next visit.Source: ChinaFastener.com

By Ivan Su| 2017-06-28 00:00:00

Organized by ChinaFastener.com and co-organized by Suzhou No. 1, 2017 Global Fastener Industry CEO Summit was held successfully on June 23rd (the 2nd day of Fastener Expo Shanghai 2017). The theme of the Summit was “Global Fastener Industry Structure under Conservatism. Over 250 leaders and CEOs of global fastener associations and enterprises attended the Summit.At the beginning of the conference, Mr. Yang Junfeng, CEO of ChinaFastener.com addressed the Summit. He said, the global economy didn’t grow rapidly in the past few years and it’s expected that the situation would go on in the next few years. Europe, the USA and other main economy entities were tending to Conservatism and the growth speed of China’s economy were slowing down too. Fastener companies have tried something and done some innovation to adapt to the situation. However, all innovations including products innovation, manufacture process innovation, etc. were created by human beings. It’s human being that form a company but not storage, machines and other lifeless matters.Mr. Yang Jun FengTherefore, in face of the changing world, what fastener companies need to solve urgently are how to manage the company, how to make decisions, and how to attract talents to create the future.In recent years, the growing speed of global economy is slowing down, especially developed economies. The markets is changeable so what’s the development tendency of fastener industry? Mr. Dominic Yin, President of Greater China Sustainable Development Global Alliance and Honorary Chairman of Hong Kong Screws & Fastener Council addressed the attendees with the title “The Challenges and Business Opportunities of Global Fastener Development in the Future”. Mr. Dominic YinMr. Yin discussed the development trend and directions of global fastener industry from raw materials, manufacturing, logistic, storage and other aspects and shared joint operation, intelligent manufacture, automatic management, unmanned producing and storage and other high-efficiency production, management and operational models. He emphasized that only by joint operation could we survive and develop in the intense competition. Globalization is the tendency of fastener industry. China’s fastener companies should follow the tide of global development, improve product quality and added value, continue innovation and strengthen and enlarge Chinese fastener industry. As the biggest country in South America, Brazil has grown up at 11.2% per year, but in recent years, it is suffering from severe economy crisis. Mr. Fernando, president of Sinpa (Brazilian Fastener Association) made a wonderful speech about Analysis on Brazilian Fastener Market.Mr. FernandoMr. Fernando analyzed current situation of Brazilian economy by comparing current economic situation of several main countries in South America and made a conclusion that the main problem of Brazil economy were “developing countries, high unemployment and needs to grow internally”. Mr. Fernando then pointed out that the main problems in Brazilian fastener market were “monopoly and oligopolies of raw materials, and tooling is necessary qualify to reduce Importation Tax”. To solve the problems, the association make a serious of schedules to help Brazilian fastener market to develop better, such as “Monitor fasteners imports,  Reduction of Importation Tax for raw material,  Reduction of Importation Tax for tooling, etc.” He said that Brazil was seeking more transparency, and hope government can make more laws and regulations to regulate the market and they didn’t want trade protectism.After a 15-minute tea break, Mr. Koester, Asia-Pacific Business Development Manager gave a presentation on the title “The The Application Tendency of Automated inspection in Fastener Industry”.Mr. KoesterMr. Koester thought that the market behavior has changed in the current society, and there were more unstable factors. Clients have more expectation about product quality. Therefore, The manufacturing process must be reconfigurable and traceable to different users. Therefore, it’s urgent for us to transform and upgrade the manufacturing process, and build a digital factory. By using digital technology to analyze and deconstruct the collected data, and build automatic inspecting system to monitor the whole manufacturing process, finally we can make the most correct decisions, and optimize the manufacturing process. What’s more, automatic inspection can protect expensive tools, increase the service life of tool and machine, increase productivity, save energy, and detect faults resulting in unscheduled downtimes at an early stage, etc. We could believe that automatic inspection will play a vital role in manufacturing process of every companies.The priority of companies was how to use intelligent manufacturing system to help companies grow better.With the coming of Industry 4.0, intelligent manufacture, smart factory and artificial intelligence are getting more attentions. What is the development direction of traditional manufacturing industry? As one of the biggest distributors in the world, Bossard has a long history of 186 years and more than 2100 employees. Its sales is over CHF 0.7 billion. Mr. Johnny took Bossard as an example to explain what Industry 4.0 is and the impact to supply chain.Mr. JohnnyHe said that, Industry 4.0 could make supply chain more transparent. It can facilitate interaction among clients, logistic, suppliers, factory and storage. It’s expected that Industry 4.0 will revolute the design, manufacture, operation and service process of global products and manufacturing system in the next five to ten years. It can make the processes more flexible, higher speed, higher efficiency, better quality and so on. Mr. Johnny suggested that companies should seize the opportunity, build a full automatic and intelligent manufacturing and storage system, improve products quality, focus on R&D of products like green and environmentally friendly products, and keep open, flexible and adaptable mind. Then companies can have a better development.At 6: 20, all speakers and attendees came to a cruise ship for dinner. Some guests sat freely and enjoyed the night scene of Huangpu River. Some were drinking with clients and friends together to discuss hot topics in the industry. What a wonderful night.The Summit were also supported by Ningbo Sijin, Dongguan Yafan, and Dongguan Jinda.Source: ChinaFastener.com

By Ivan SU| 2017-06-26 00:00:00

Fastener Expo Shanghai 2017 kicked off at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center on June 22nd, which was hosted by ITE Asia Exhibitions Limited and Shanghai ITE Ebseek Exhibition Co., Ltd. In the morning of Expo day 1, Gordon, Regional Director of ITE Asia Exhibition Limited, Yang Junfeng, president of Luosi.com, Gian Marco Dalpane, president of Unione Distributori Itliani Bulloneria (UDIB), Hu Huiyi, president of Hong Kong Screw & Fastener Counil, Shen Jiahua, chairman of Fastener Association of Zhejiang Province, Xu Xingdu, Vice Chairman Fastener Association of Jiangsu Province, Chen Jutian, Chairman Fastener Association of Guangdong Province, Su Kui, the general manager of Anchor Group Co., Ltd., Thoman, the CEO of Carlo Salvi (Guangzhou) Machinery and Equipment Ltd., Xue Binbin, the general manager of Yipin Stainless Steel Products Co.,Ltd., Xue Guang, the operation manager of Taicang Minghao Precise Screw Mold Factory, Zhang Wǎi, the general manager of Eagle Metalware Co., Ltd., Yu Xiaoming, the Deputy General Manager of Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd(sponsor), Chen Xudong, the Deputy General Manager of Stainless Steel Products Group co.,ltd, Cao Tianming, the General manager of Maanshan Iron And Steel Co.,Ltd, Xie Wuyi, the Deputy General Manager of Ningbo Sijin Machinery Co., Ltd, Zheng Wenbo, the Vice President of National Machinery LLC, Han Zhifeng, the president of Goodfix Industry Co., Limited, Dai Rirong, the president of Ningguo Dongbo Fastener Co.,Ltd, from the organizers, the local industry associations, the supporting organizations, as well as the representatives of the well-known exhibitors attended the opening ceremony. 3 theme exhibition halls and 9 special zones exhibit the latest solutions in the fastener field.With 8 years of meticulous preparation, the exhibition has aroused wide-spread attention in the industry. This year's exhibition has opened up 3 theme exhibition halls and 9 special zones, with the main focus on "Advanced Manufacturing", "New Materials", and "Wide Application on Fastener Manufacturing". Over 800 exhibitors presented their cutting-edge science and technologies, which catered to the demands of the downstream industries and promotes the constant innovation of the fastener industry. At Hall 1, there were mainly exhibited fastener manufacturing equipment, materials, molds and expendable supplies. There were domestically and internationally famous enterprises present, such as Hyodong from South Korea, Carlo Salvi from Italy, National Machinery from the US, Wafios from Germany, Nedschroef from Belgium, Sacma from Italy, sakamura from Japan, Tenglong from Zhejiang, Sijin from Ningbo, Chunri from Shanghai, Baoshan Steel, Ma'anshan Steel, Quanying from Kunshan, Yuezhan from Shanghai, Dabao from Kunshan, and so on. Together, they lead the new development direction of the fastener equipment industry. Bao SteelMa SteelAn SteelHyodongSijinWAFIOS3 ViewSacmaChing ChanHall 2 included various finished fastener product zones, including not only the international fastener exhibition zone, Hong Kong group Zone, Taiwan group Zone, Haiyan group zone, Jiashan group zone, and Pinghu group zone, but also the vehicle and high-strength fastener special zone and the stainless-steel fastener special zone, with a total of 9 special zones. In addition, there were also other famous enterprises present, such as Tongming, Anchor, GoodFix, Hongting, Qinbiao, Ret Global, Dongbo, Jiunai, Jinjiapin, Haogongpin, and so on. Together, they provided the perfect product solutions for downstream industries.  TongmingWashenDongtai QinbiaoFixdexShowStrongShanghai PrimeRivet ManufactureHall 3 made its debut this year at level 2. To improve the visitor experience, the organizers have set up the VIP Lounge, the on-site booking center, the drinking water service area and the Wi-Fi Zone. In the meanwhile, all the concurrent events in the two conference rooms and the end-user application zone also were held here. In Hall 3, there were many new enterprises enthusiastically participating in this exhibition, such as, Bullet Nut, Ansheng, Changlv, RMB, Jinshang, Zhanguo, Weifeng, Anzi, and so on. Zhejiang BulletThere were multiple splendid concurrent activities focusing on the discussion of the new challenges in the industry. Besides presenting the latest technologies and products, the organizers, the industry associations, the supporting organizations, as well as the leading enterprises worked together to hold multiple events and seminars.  In the afternoon of June 22, there were two concurrent activities: "the Fastener and Fastener Steel Industrial Chain Summit Forum" and "the Exhibitor Technology Seminar". These two lectures "the development of steel application in vehicle fasteners and the research and development of new products" from Ruiyin Zhai, the material expert of Baoshan Steel Central Research Institute and " The Scientific Progress of Heat Treatment Industrial Furnaces Has Changed the Environmental Pollution and Energy saving " from Depeng Yu, the chief engineer of Sumon Industrial (Jiashan) Co., Ltd. were very popular among visitors; all seats were occupied in the lecturing room. There were also 4 seminars and forums on June 23. " Pre-coating Adhesive Technique for Fastener Products Seminar " and " Automotive Parts Tightening Technology and Related Fasteners Product Seminar " in the morning; "2017 Global Fastener Industry CEO Summit" and " New Fasteners in Shipbuilding，Marine Equipment，and Ship Industry Assembly Application Seminar " in the afternoon. At that time, experts from various industrial fields discussed the latest market trends and innovation development with user institutes and companies.CEO SummitBesides, this year, the organizers worked with Gem-Year Industrial Co., Ltd. to set up "the Gem-Year End Exhibition Application Zone". In the exhibition zone, the cutting-edge applications of high-end fastener products are presented respectively in the following 9 fields: railway transportation, engineering equipment, electric power system, auto parts, steel structure building, bridge and road engineering, household appliances, petroleum and mining, and elevator industry. As the pioneer exhibition of the industry, this exhibition has received wide acclaim.Gem-YearChinaFastener.com also came to the exhibition as the offcial media. We prepared various kinds of games and gifts which attracted plenty of visitors coming to our booth.In the meanwhile, in order to improve the domestic fastener manufacturing technologies, this year's exhibition also releases the publication "Fastener Technology Application Collections", which is created by TE Asia Exhibition Limited, ChinaFastener.com and Shanghai ITE Ebseek Exhibition Co., Ltd. This publication is about the summaries of scientific publications, reviews, researches and applications of the research and development, production, inspection and application in fastener and relevant industries. As the largest and highest level of fastener exhibition in Asia, this exhibition providesd perfect service and therefore attracted many professional domestic and abroad buyers. On day one, the number of visitors from various industrial fields reaches 26183, exceeding the number of visitors during the same period last year. Source: ChinaFastener.com & Fastener Expo Shanghai

By Ivan Su| 2017-06-21 00:00:00

Tomorrow is the first day of Fastener Expo Shanghai 2017.Today, so many exhibitors were anxious at building and decorating their booths. They spent a lot of time and energy to design their booths, purchase materials, and delivered to the exhibiting center.On June 21, as the official media of Fastener Expo Shanghai, ChinaFastener.com came to the exhibition too and had our own booths at hall three C709 and Hall 1 A1501. Welcome to meet us and get a ChinaFastener Magazine tomorrow.Base on the data of ITE Group, the exhibition attracts more than 500 exhibitors and they  will exhibiting various kinds of products, such as steel, machines, tools, end products, etc.What's more, so many large-scale companies at home and abroad will take part in the show, such as, Bao Steel, An Steel, Ma Steel, Jiangsu Washen, Foshan Sailuk, Foshan Guangqingchang, Wenzhou Meiquan, Zhejiang Bullet, etc. What's more, there will be several seminars in the following three days.In particular, on June 23rd, 2017 Global Fastener Industry CEO Summit will take place at No.280 Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Hall 3. More than 200 leaders of fastener companies will attend.Fastener Expo Shanghai is the largest fastener exhibition in Asia and it is becoming more and more influential.We believe that this year will be a new record of the show.

By CFM| 2017-06-19 17:05:29

The latest issue of ChinaFastener Magazine will appear at Fastener Expo Shanghai 2017. We are looking forward to meet you there. The issue includes statistical data, high-quality fastener suppliers, exhibition reprts and information, etc. What's more, it is free if you get it at the show! We are now organizing a hige-level conference called "2017 Global Fastener Industry CEO Summit" which will be held on June 23rd, 2017, the second day of Fastener Expo Shanghai. Four experts from all over the world will speak at the Summit and over 200 CEO and presidents of famous distributors, suppliers and buyers will come to the great conference. It's a great opportunity to make friends with them and a chance to get more business cooperation. Welcome your attendance! Miss it and you will miss a great chance to improve your company!Apply for attendance: http://ceo.chinafastener.com/nd3/indexpc_en.html Should you have any question, please feel free to contact service@chinafastener.com. 

By BEC| 2017-06-16 10:32:05

The exhibition venue has hosted six industrial fairs and an employment forumThe industry has grown at BEC in terms of volume, technological capacity and commitment to innovation during the celebration of Ferroforma, Subcontratación, Addit3D, Fitmaq, Pumps&Valves and Maintenance from 6 to 8 June. A total of 19,200 professionals from 71 different countries have attended this event, which has become the main meeting point for Smart Manufacturing in southern Europe. The amount of professionals who visited the show is especially relevant since this edition has been shortened by one day. However, despite this fact, it has welcomed a higher amount of visitors.The main countries of origin of the visitors was Portugal, France, United States, Italy and Germany. On the domestic front, 70% of the professional visitors came from outside of Bizkaia. This percentage consolidates the inclusion of industry-related events, becoming the benchmark domestic trade show on odd-numbered years. The visitors have come from almost all of the Spanish autonomous communities, but mainly from Catalonia, Madrid and Valencian Community, but also from Castilla-León, Cantabria, Navarre, Asturias, Galicia and Aragón. In terms of their profile, the professional visitors have stood out for their quality, the diversity of work areas and their decision-making capacity.In regards to the activities and conferences in which a total of 121 speakers participated, there were experts in Industry 4.0, automotive, electronic commerce, additive manufacturing, industrial coatings, casting, pumps and valves, and industrial maintenance. The record of visitors throughout the week rose to 706 delegates. One of the busiest spaces of the three days was the one dedicated to the ADDIT3D conferences on additive manufacturing and 3D printing, one of the most dynamic sectors of today’s industry, with a worldwide turnover 5,427 million Euros in 2016, which accounts for a 17% increase. Other poles of attraction those days were the Casting Forum; the Ferroforma e-commerce programme; the Maintenance conferences that focused on “ICT and Predictive Maintenance”, an essential element in smart manufacturing; Pumps&Valves; and the Polveri &ecoCoating conferences, a brand that for the first time ever brought together all the companies dedicated to surface treatments.Furthermore, the B2B Meetings organised at Ferroforma and Subcontratación have been highly-valued spaces by the participants of both events, thanks to the rigorous process to identify strategic purchasers and the management of selective interviews. At Ferroforma, the “hosted buyers programme” has attracted guest purchaser delegations from 32 countries to the Basque venue, who have held a total of 438 meetings with the exhibitors. On the other hand, the European Subcontracting Meeting has managed over 1,500 interviews with contractor companies from the aeronautics, railway, iron and steel, energy, electric-electronic, machinery, general subcontracting, automotive and additive manufacturing industries, mostly from Europe. The Meeting is organised by the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona with the collaboration of the Spanish Subcontracting Network and the Bilbao Exhibition Centre.The reactivation of the industry was evident this week in the exhibition halls 1, 2, 3 and 5 of the Bilbao Exhibition Centre. Over 1,200 exhibitors from around the globe have participated in this great platform, offering innovations and ground-breaking solutions for their clients in key areas of industrial manufacturing. The synergies between sectors has been one of its main differentiating elements. The same exhibitors have participated as active clients at the other simultaneous fairs.In terms of innovation, the 3rd edition of the Ferroforma Innovation and Design Contest stood out. Talleres de Escoriaza, who won the first prize, proposed a product called ENTR; the second prize was presented to Ugarte Lantegiak, for their product called BiskaiBolt. For its part, Faraone Sistemas de Elevación, with its innovative Elevah 40 Move Picking lifting platform, was granted the third prize.The importance of SMEs as the driving force of the industry has been another relevant aspect, a company profile that Arantxa Tapia, Minister for Economic Development and Competitiveness of the Basque Country, focused on during her official opening address for Ferroforma, Subcontratación, Addit3D, Fitmaq, Pumps&Valves and Maintenance on the 6th of June. “The true stars of these fairs are small companies, which account for 90% of our entrepreneurial network and deserve more visibility, since they are the heart and the driving force of the Basque industry.” The Minister appreciated the efforts and the results of these companies, which consolidated the recovery of the production in 2016. This trend is remaining steady in 2017, according to the data published by Eustat, which shows an accumulated IPI growth of 2.4%.On the other hand, the official inauguration of WORKinn took place a day later, and was presided over by the Minister for Employment and Social Policies, Beatriz Artolazabal; and the Provincial Councillor for Employment, Social Inclusion and Equality of Bizkaia, Teresa Laespada; who were accompanied by the Minister for Employment and Justice, Mª Jesús San José. The exhibitor and sponsors of the Employment Forum were very pleased with the quality of the visits and the curriculum vitae that they received during the two-day session. It was so successful that it will be held again, coinciding with the International Machine-Tool Biennial Exhibition.Aside from business, training and networking, this week also included other leisure opportunities in which the attendees had the chance to enjoy the local food and music. Two great social acts closed the sessions, which offered other types of experiences to the visitors in the city of Bilbao, while encouraging relationships between the attendees and the general public in a more relaxed environment. Get Together with blues&txakoli and Industry Fest were held on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. In general, and due to the volume of participation and the internationalisation of the professional visitors, the impact of the industrial trade shows held at the BEC has been considerable, especially for hotels, retail and restaurants. The hotel occupancy reached nearly 100% during all three days.Last of all, the organising team of EMO Hannover announced the celebration of their new edition, to be held from the 18th to the 23rd of September in Germany under the motto “connecting systems for intelligent production”, at a press conference held on the 8th of June.Source: BEC

By TAN Kian Yap| 2017-06-16 09:50:03

The event, celebrating its 23rd edition this year, continues to break new ground at the forefront of metalworking and machinery exhibitions in the region.METALTECH 2017, ASEAN’s largest international machine tool and metalworking technology exhibition, completed its highly anticipated 23rd edition last Saturday, continuing to showcase the latest and most innovative manufacturing solutions the region has to offer.The landmark exhibition, held at the Putra World Trade Centre from the 24th to the 27th of May, featured close to 2000 participating companies from over 38 countries during its exhilarating four day run.A total of 15,651 unique visitors attended METALTECH 2017, and were privy to showcases of the most cutting-edge and modern technology across various industries related to metalworking, machining, robotics and manufacturing.Having inducted a new rebooking programme for exhibitors this year, organisers Tradelink ITE Sdn Bhd have been thrilled by the overwhelming response, with over half of all exhibitors signing agreements to participate in next year’s METALTECH.“Every year, we try to make METALTECH bigger, better and more effective towards meeting the needs of our exhibitors, buyers and visitors. It is a great validation of our efforts that so many exhibitors have enjoyed successful outings this year and are excited to return. We have already sold close to 55% of our target exhibition space for next year’s event”, said Chairman of Trade Link ITE, Dato’ Zainal Abidin Haji Ahmad.Having promised to focus on high-tech manufacturing this year, METALTECH more than lived up to expectations with an enthralling series of seminars focusing on the latest and most futuristic technologies, including topics such as Industry 4.0, the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) and Smart Factories.Meanwhile, the highly successful business matching service that premiered in 2016 was another highly successful aspect of METALTECH 2017, while the launch of a new VIP Buyers Club this year also added to the overall appeal of the event, which pulled in an impressive visitor profile that included many influential decision-makers in the private and government sectors alike.Next year’s METALTECH will be held from the 23rd to the 26th of May at Putra World Trade Centre and organisers are looking forward to once again adding more value to the region’s leading exhibition of its kind.“As Asian markets continue to grow more competitive and innovative compared to their Western counterparts, we expect that METALTECH will have the opportunity to not only be a gateway to the latest technologies in Asia, but also to become a globally recognized leading exhibition within the metalworking industry,” added Dato’ Zainal.Source: Tradelink ITE