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The Association is approximately 500 m² of exhibition space

AMT, with the BIEMH 2010

Drafting Interempresas14/05/2010

May 14, 2010

AMT, the Spanish Association of exporters of cutting for machine tools, components and accessories is present in this edition of the BIEMH occupying an area of approximately 500 meters square, concentrated in Hall 3, where the participating undertakings are the developments over the past two years.

Participation in this edition has been diminished by the economic crisis that seriously affect the sector in 2009 and the signs of recovery are still very fragile.

Components and accessories

Also, if the absence of the large manufacturers of tools is one of the news in this edition of the BIEMH, notably the participation of 15 Spanish companies manufacturers of accessories, components and cutting tools, belonging to the AMT Association.

Sector	No. companies	%
Accessories	6	40
Components and equipment	4	27
Cutting tools	5	33

According to data from the Association of 2009 data reflect a drop in the turnover of the sector of 30 per cent, a decline in the employment of an 11.4% and the export of an 11.4%. This means that external markets have behaved better than the internal and that has earned three points in the export billing.

If we compare the data with previous years, we see that the growth of the export on the domestic market has been a 13 per cent indicating a clear trend towards the internationalization of the sector.

BIEMH 2010 AMT exhibiting companies by geographical areas:

Province	No. companies	%
Gipuzkoa	8	53
Bizkaia	4	27
Catalunya	2	13
It araba	1	7

In comparison with previous years, the data points to the growth of the export on the domestic market has been a 13 per cent, indicating the trend to internationalization.

Showcase of the new features of the sector

Exhibiting companies presented in BIEMH developments of product that they have done in these two years, with the aim of providing solutions to users: machining, mooring, movement, etc. These developments have also allowed to be extended sectors fate of companies that make up the sector for cutting tools, components and accessories.

Some of these products are the result of the sector in r & d investments, which have been very important in recent years. By way of example, in 2009 were 13 projects of innovation to the CDTI with a value that represents the 8.23% of the turnover of the companies. Also, in the past two years there have been requests to 10 patents developed by AMT businesses.

Interest in the contest

In addition to active participation as exhibitors at the 26TH BIEMH, practically the other companies of the Association is expected to visit the fair, to keep abreast of the trends in the sector, visit customers and suppliers, study the competition, in the final analysis, have a first hand knowledge of the situation facing the machine tool.

Apart from active participation as exhibitors from 15 companies of the AMT, virtually the rest of the companies of the Association is expected to visit the fair.

Sectoral plan 2010

This year the AMT plans to participate, in addition to the current edition of the BIEMH, the AMB in Stuttgart (Germany) from September 28 to October 2. Remember that also participated in the fair CCMT in Nanjing (China), between 12 and 16 of the last month of April.

Also, also it plans to make direct trade missions to countries such as: