MACH gathers momentum

With Hall 5 almost sold out and stand bookings for Hall 4 coming in thick and fast, four months before MACH 2012 opens on April 16th, exhibition space sales are already 23% higher than they were for MACH 2010, according to show organiser, the MTA.

MACH 2012 will unveil three new technology zones: the Welding Village; the Abrasives and Grinding Zone and the Engineering and Laser zone. Also, the Metalforming Machinery Makers' Association Pavilion has doubled in size in comparison to 2010. MACH 2012 pavilions enhance the visitor experience and provide an excellent opportunity for companies across a range of diverse sectors to display their products.

Dr Martin Sharp, President of The Association of Laser Users (AILU) said: “The AILU have, for the first time, taken a pavilion area at MACH2012, showing our confidence in the future growth of UK manufacturing and the role of laser materials processing in this future.”

Adrian Hawkins, National Chairman of the Association of Welding Distribution (AWD) added: “As our country now recognises the necessity to expand the UK Manufacturing industry to supplement the ailing Financial Services sector, AWD is delighted to support MACH 2012 with the inclusion of the AWD ‘Welding World Village' where many of our members will present current process and gas technology in support of an expanding UK industry.”

For many companies, MACH represents the premier show for UK manufacturers. Tony Saunders, UK sales director at Yamazaki Mazak commented: "At MACH 2012 Mazak will be displaying a selection of our latest CNC lathes, machining centres and multi-tasking machines, from over 200 models across our range, several of which will be making their UK debuts. All of our machines will be in live metalcutting action, demonstrating new techniques and capabilities in machining, programming and factory management."

Paul Rhodes, chairman of the Engineering Technology Group concurred: “I look forward to MACH and the chance to show Britain's manufacturing engineers what we can offer them in terms of expertise, experience and equipment.”

The event is an ideal platform for the high technology, high productivity solutions we offer. At the show we will have the latest generation multi-tasking turning centre from Nakamura-Tome, the first 5-axis vertical machining centre from Feeler and Handtmann's HBZ Compact Cell, a high productivity horizontal machining system for the aerospace industry and many more.”

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