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More than 35,000 visitors pass through the latest edition of the biennial of machine tool

BIEMH 2010 defies the crisis and closed with a positive balance of the event

Drafting Interempresas22/06/2010

June 22, 2010

Thousands of professionals around the world have visited the 26th Edition of the Bienal Spanish of machine-tool, which was closed on Saturday, 5 June, "challenging and succeeding on the situation of widespread crisis", as noted at press conference José Miguel Corres, Managing Director of Bilbao Exhibition Centre.

In total participated in the contest 35.263 visitors coming from a set of 54 countries, many of them strategic markets and major consumers of machine tools such as Portugal, France, Germany, Turkey and Switzerland, in Europe, as well as India, Argentina, Russia, BrazilMaghreb, Chile, Israel, China and Mexico. At the national level, the geographic areas with greater representation were Catalonia, Madrid, Castilla-León and Navarre, as well as the own Basque Autonomous Community. "These visitors had reaffirmed the leadership and the quality of BIEMH, in correspondence with the commercial and economic effort carried out by the Organization of this industrial competition", in the words of its organizers.

Also, the presence of professionals from companies with great purchasing power has favoured the development of contacts and very significant business operations. Specifically, these visitors belonging to the categories of production, by 21%, leadership/management, 20%, heads of Department, by 17.6% and heads of purchase, a 16%.

BIEMH 2010 attracted big brands of the sectors of automobile, household appliances, aerospace, wind energy and railway, among others.

With better institutional support

The week began with the official opening, presided over by Prince Philip, who was accompanied by the Lehendakari Patxi López and other authorities, and over the days came to Bilbao Exhibition Centre the Minister of industry, trade and tourism of the Basque GovernmentBernabe Unda, generals members of Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, Jose Luis Bilbao and Markel Olano, the industry Committee of the Basque Parliament and a delegation from the Group Parliamentary Socialist of Cantabria, others of La Rioja, as well as makers of employers as Confebask associationsAdegi, as well as representatives of the ICEX and the Secretary General of innovation of the Ministry of science and innovation, Juan Tomas Hernani, among others.

More than 1,000 manufacturers international, importers and distributors showed the most advanced machinery and the latest developments in technology in the BEC

On the other hand, according to data provided by the Organization, the Biemh 2010 generated an economic impact in your environment nearest of more than 25 million euros. Note also that, in addition to the visitors of the fair, attended by more than 50 vocational schools from all Spain, standing out due to its distance from Almería, Granada, Madrid, A Coruña, etc.

The President of the Association of manufacturers of machine tools, Koldo Arandia, welcomed this 26th Edition of the Biemh exhibition level by both the public response, pointing out that "the fair offered a sample technologically very complete and high value-added services".

Koldo Arandia also pointed out that, at present, a "turning point statistical, that upward curve begins to show is" live. This contributed, among other things, the 'Plan Renove' announced at the beginning of the fair by the Minister of industry of the Basque Government, Bernabe Unda, who had a dynamic effect on the development of commercial operations throughout the sample. AFM President said, also, that between its partners present in the exhibition 75% rated this 26th Edition of the Biemh as 'positive'.

Manufacturers of machine tools businesses occupied 24 per cent of net exhibition area.

The sectors with the highest number of exhibiting companies have been those of machine tool by deformation, with 17% of the total number of signatures, and the machine tool by booting with a 16%. The rest of the sample is completed with other areas such as tools for machine tools, accessories, services to the workshop and the company, metrology and quality control, other machines and equipment, welding and flame cutting, handling and robotics, CAD/CAM/CAE, and hydraulic and pneumatic equipment.

Despite the economic situation and their own sector, companies have chosen again to the fair

The biennial was noted for the outstanding exhibition of stands that were able to meet the technological main trends, especially calling attention to machines for large applications of machining in which the Spanish sector holds the leadership of the market, and the solutions for sectors wind, rail or aviation. In addition, it was significant the contribution of technology centers on themes of automation, micro-machining, portable machines, machine vision, dimensional control, robotics and new applications.

Also note that since the Organization pointed that the expectations with which both organizers and exhibitors started the twenty sixth edition of the biennial have been largely overcome.

In addition, and despite the fact that the recruitment of the fair started in the worst moment of the economic crisis, they emphasize that "manufacturers of machine tool companies have shown their firm commitment to the event which have represented the most prominent group". In particular, they occupied 24 per cent of net exhibition area.