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Machine tools more compact and multifunctional in Maquitec 2007

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More than 1,100 companies represented in more than 300 booths display their products of interest for transformers sectors and users of the metal as automotive components, household appliances, aerospace, construction, naval or metallurgical, among others. In the section of machine tools are more compact and multifunctional equipment enabling automation of processes with increased speed, improved productivity and accuracy of the machining.

A greater Maquitec . This will be the first impression that will be more than 20,000 professionals expected to attend this show to be held from 20 to 24 March in halls 0 and 1 of the Fira de Barcelona's Gran via venue. Maquitec 2007 exceeds the 19,000 square metres NET and brings together more than 300 booths, which are represented about 1,100 firms supplying metallurgical industrial sector. These numbers represent a growth of nearly 50 percent in busy area and a 21 per cent in number of direct exhibitors respectively, regarding the last edition held in October 2005.

In this sense, Maquitec is a reference of the 2007 fair for manufacturers and distributors who wish to get in touch with buyers from different industries in Spain. It should be recalled that 40 per cent of the demand is concentrated in the peninsular Northeast, where the main area of influence of Maquitec. Also, the industrial fair is also of interest to the markets of Portugal, South of France, Italy, the Mediterranean countries and the Eastern Europe.

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Flag 0 welcomes the offer of welding, surface treatment, robotics, engineering, CAD-CAM and measurement and control; While Hall 1 hosts sectors of machine tool by starting and deformation, cutting and subcontracting tools.

With more than 40 percent of the total number of exhibitors, machine tool by deformation both boot sector is that greater weight is in the range of the Hall, followed by welding (13 per cent of the participating companies), accessories (8 percent); measurement and control (6 percent) the specialties of automation, outsourcing, tools for cutting and CAD/CAM are undergoing further growth on other editions.In Maquitec offering, it is possible to find multiple news. In the section of machine tools are more compact and multifunctional equipment enabling automation of processes with increased speed, improved productivity and accuracy of the machining.

In welding, laser and hybrid processes allows more flexible applications. The presence of new technologies also increases in the industry, both in the creation of prototypes, and in the design of moulds and dies or in process control. Maquitec will show demos of rapid-prototyping and rapid manufacturing. Outsourcing of services is confirmed as a contribution to the process innovation and the application of engineering grows day by day.

This well received by the various sectors that make up the offer of Maquitec confirms the wisdom of moving this industrial fair to odd-numbered years so companies can plan their exhibition strategies with better results.

As for international participation, Maquitec 2007 has confirmed participation of a total of 45 foreign direct enterprises of Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, France, India, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal and Turkey. Italy, with 17 stands, is the country that brings greater representation to Maquitec

Premiere of the 0 flag

Maquitec is the first Hall of the Fira de Barcelona to hold the flag 0 of the Gran Vía venue that began to be built in the summer of 2005 and was completed at the end of the month of January.

Technical conferences and business meetings

With regard to the follow-up activities, Maquitec has an extensive programme of workshops aimed to involve the various sectors of industrial demand. Training in innovation, knowledge management and the opening to new markets at a time of industrial change are key to increasing the competitiveness of enterprises. Maquitec hours contributing content to improve

Welding will also feature educational spaces to measure. The AEM, in collaboration with Fremap, Abelló Linde and LPG companies, organizes on 22 March the day of court and Soldadura.Por his part, the Spanish Association of responsible of purchases and stocks (Aerce) gives a Conference addressed to companies purchasing of goods or industrial services and coordinate the agenda of the Forum of the recruitment. Completan interviews program Days of the session on surface treatment which promotes the AIAS partnership and the materials engineering group (Gemat) of the IQS and the seminar organized by the company infor business solutions on the optimization of the production in the industrial undertaking from the introduction of new technologies. Maquitec, on a biennial basis, is the show of reference for the industrial market in Spain in odd-numbered years and is organised by Fira de Barcelona