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Metal Working China 2006 beat records of participation

18/10/2005

on October 18, 2005

seventh edition of the event for Metal Working China (MWC) to be held from 10 to October 13, 2006 in Shanghai. The event will offer to companies in the metalworking industry and processing from around the world the opportunity to appear before an international showcase in one of the most dynamic markets on the international scene. MWC will be based on the theme of clusters of machine tool, machine for sheet metal working machines for working wire, tubes, deformation, precision, and manufacturer s of molds and tooling.

The Republic of China, now the sixth largest economy in the world and the third country with more trade in the world, attracts investors and companies from around the world, thanks to a ratio of growth above 10 percent. The demand for capital goods equipment has grown thanks to the economic boom. China is now the largest machine tool market. Thanks to this development, Shanghai has become the main Chinese industrial city. The most important sectors such as engineering automotive, construction of ships, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering are growing in parallel with the Centre for economic development. MWC offers excellent access to this attractive market.

Since the launch of the MWC in 1994, the fair has continued its expansion into the point of most important meeting of the industry in the southeast of China today. It's the only fair of this economic segment that covers the entire spectrum of processing and the metal processing. In 2004, 377 exhibitors presented their innovations to a total of 50,000 visitors in an area of 21,000 square meters. A large number of major companies used the show MWC as a platform for growth. Between them they highlighted names such as Agie Charmilles, Bystronic, DMG, Emag, Gasparini, Imeas, Hankwang, Junker, Kennametal, Sandvik, Schleifring, Taegutec, Trumpf, Walter, Willemin-Macodel and many others.

In this Edition, 500 exhibitors will occupy an area of about 35,000 square metres of exhibition space. Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, France, Korea, United States, China and Taiwan will be represented in the pageant.

as top level industry associations will be present: China Automotive Industry Association, China Aviation Industry Corporation, and China National Machinery & Equipment Corporation. In addition, the most important international associations will be represented: the Association German for manufacturers of machine tools (VDW), the Spanish Association of manufacturers of machine tools (AFM), the Swiss Association Swiss Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Industries (SWISSMEM), and the Korean entity Korea Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (Komma).

MWC will be held in conjunction with other four halls: PTC Asia (energy, transmission, Control), CeMAT Asia (technology of materials-handling and logistic systems), Factory Automation/Interkama Asia (mechanical, electronic engineering and industry IT) and Energy (energy and environmental technology) Asia.

In addition, this event has an attractive addition and is that this year will take place in the new Congress Centre and international exhibitions of Shanghai Sniec, inaugurated in 2001 as a result of a ground-breaking joint venture established for the holding of trade fairs in Hanover companiesDüsseldorf and Munich and Chinese partners.

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