Good omens for the AMB 2006

On March 23 Messe Stuttgart presented the technical press at the showroom Portae in Barcelona, last details of the next edition of the most important fair in the South of Germany, the AMB, exposure of the machining of metals, where the main sectors are three: machine tools with start of swarf and swarf detachment and precision tools. Silvia Stoll, spokesman of the press ahead of the next edition will debut the new and spacious grounds of the fair of Stuttgart, the fair has the support of the VDMA (German Association for the construction of machinery and installations), that the agenda of the next edition includes technical conferencessymposia, forums, bag of used machines and even a service of advice to companies in the sector.

One of the most attractive factors of the fair is undoubtedly its location. The region of Baden-Württemberg is the lung of the machine-tool German industry. 45 Percent of the German machine tool manufacturers are headquartered in this region, and among them are many leaders in the international market. These companies, almost always referred to as middle class, exporting nearly double machine tools to the United States.UU., by what Baden-Württemberg is considered the key region of machine tool manufacturers.

But this is not all, buyers and the classic consumer sectors as the construction of vehicles, the construction of machines and installations, and electronic and mechanical industry, as well as the processing of metals and iron are also at home. Behind these sectors are hiding such household names as Daimler-Chrysler, Porsche, Bosch, SAP, Stihl, Fischer, Trumpf and many more. All this makes it a unique showcase for the proximity to the market consists of companies in the sector very focused on the export and, with the exception of China and United States.UU., in the supply to the European economic area.

Exhibitors can also benefit, as imports of machine tools of Germany increased in 2005 by 11 percent, according to the latest figures from the German Association of machine tool (VWD). Everyone has the possibility of expanding your business among the 15 best supplier countries. Spain, whose machine tool imports increased last year by 54 percent to 61 million euros, he has succeeded. As already mentioned, many of the buyers of these machines reside in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

German machine tool manufacture increased its production by the year 2005 and recorded, with an increase of 8 per cent, a turnover of 10.3 billion euros, including the provision of services and spare parts business. The business of the German industry of precision tools is also very positive: in 2004 recorded a total turnover of 8 billion euros, an increase of 4 per cent in comparison with the previous year. The figures for 2005 are not yet available, but once more, it is estimated an increase of 4 percent.

So far approximately 700 exhibitors have registered while the AMB will take place from 19 to 23 September. The halls of Stuttgart, which as always will be filled, they will come around 900 exhibitors and will be represented around 150 companies, one-fifth of them, and therefore the 20 per cent, from abroad. With the German exhibitors will be represented 19 other countries, mostly Europe, but also overseas (USA.)Republic of Korea, Japan, uu., Brazil, Taiwan). Most of the foreign exhibitors come from Switzerland, Italy and Austria. 14 Halls of the new Stuttgart trade fair centre will be complete, as always, and will be, therefore, 50,000 square meters of gross exhibition area.

The technique of forming of metals sector will not have representation. The majority of exhibitors will display products for machining removal of chips (36 percent), followed by the tools of precision (35 percent). Also cover techniques sectors C, flexible manufacturing, technical laser, measurement technique and assurance of quality, robots, technique of handling parts and tools, software, computer and peripheral systems, accessories and construction groups. Messe Stuttgart expected to about 50,000 professional visitors from a total of 60 countries attend the 2006 AMB... As every year, the leaders of the worldwide market, and also some known Spanish companies will be represented.

University of Stuttgart organizes its "Symposium on manufacturing technologies" in the framework of the WBA, in which experts in research and practice report on current trends in the manufacture of machine tools.

The Institute for management of production, technology and machine tool (PTW) of the Technical University of Darmstadt organizes a "forum for innovation on high-speed processing and high-performance chip startup" along with a special exhibition, that still can be exploited much more potential for rationalization of the processing of high-speed (HSC) and the high performance (HPC) chip startup.

The theme of dry machining is also the potential of saving. To this end, the Ministry of economy of Baden-Württemberg offers a day of advice and guided by the WBA.

"Occupational health and safety" is an initiative of the employer mutual in the metallurgical sector of Germany of the South, which will offer a series of lectures presented in a special area.

The technical magazine AVM organizes a "forum for innovation technique of tools", which presents current trends and solutions for consumers of all sectors of the machining and processing of metals.

Of second hand machine tools not will be showcased at the WBA for lack of space, but interested parties can obtain information on these machines, because the publishing house Vogel offers at its stand a "bag of used machines" that virtual.

The third edition of the "Turner of the year" competition, an initiative of publishing MI-Verlag and Messe Stuttgart, whose objective is to compensate for the lack of specialized technicians in this professional sector so important for the production is also celebrated. Each year, some manufacturer presents a contest; This year it will be Mori Seiki.

The VDMA also wanted to present something for qualified youth and organizes, once again, his "Think.Ing: initiative aimed at the younger generations", which aims to offer a quick overview of the professions of the metal to the students and encourage them to consider engineering.

The Chamber of crafts of Stuttgart organized for the second time the "B2Fair", a meeting of enterprises with bag of cooperation. Exhibitors and visitors who are interested can introduce before the fair your company profile and requirements in a matching software on the Internet and engage in relationship with business partners appropriate during the fair.

Finally the CAT.PRO, fair specialized in innovative development of products, data management and production, also will be held in parallel to the AMB, in the Congress of the B. Fair Centre You can visit both fairs, AMB and CAT.PRO, with a single entrance card.

The space limitations of the current site prevent the fair grow to meet the demand for exhibitors at the international level. In fact, the fair is obliged to decline nearly 150 proposals for participation of exhibitors. A problem to be solved for you next edition of the contest, which will already have the new Stuttgart trade fair site.

From the spring of 2007 will be available one of the most modern European exhibition centres located next to Stuttgart Airport, with ideal connections for all modes of transport. New fair Stuttgart will be almost twice as large as the previous and will have more than 100,000 square meters of surface of Pavilion, distributed in seven standard halls of 10,000 square meters, a multifunctional 25,000 square metre high Pavilion and a pavilion of 5,000 square meters. The Centre of congresses of Stuttgart (ICS), with a single space and variable and a total capacity of 9,300 seats concept, is also part of this new show. Parking at the fair in the form of a hand extended built on the A8 motorway, draws particular attention. With this new space of an approximate value of 806 million euros, the fairground Stuttgart, located in the Centre of the first exporting region of Europe, aims international dimensions.

The Spanish participation will be similar to that recorded in other editions. According to the fair, good economic progress and the good response from exhibitors at previous editions have led to a good response from exhibitors. "We have news of the recovery of the Spanish machine tool industry but we still do not benefit of this for lack of space, another two years that we have the new site," said the spokesman of the press.

The region of Stuttgart with 140,000 settled companies employs about 850,000 people, 17 percent of the employees, working in the sector of the construction of vehicles and machines, processing of metals and electrical engineering and, therefore, in the main sectors of consumption of the AMB. These sectors are among the leading sectors and growth of Germany, according to the "Zukunftsatlas 2006" of the renowned Institute for economic research and strategic advice Prognos.