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Excitement levels are building as April approaches and the doors open on MACH 2016, the UK’s premier manufacturing technologies event. The NEC, Birmingham will host the exhibition from 11th – 15th April and hopes are high that the 2016 show will surpass the double award winning 2014 exhibition.
Space sales have now concluded and the show is sold out, with both Halls 4 and 5 fully occupied. With over 600 exhibitors, of which 130 will be completely new to MACH, the event is shaping up to be a pivotal point in the UK manufacturing calendar for 2016.
MACH is unique in the sense that it showcases live working machinery and brings together the industry’s finest manufacturers across a range of technologies including; milling, turning, metrology, additive manufacturing and tooling, to name but a few. With live demonstrations and a packed seminar programme, MACH is the place to get business done.
The seminar programme will be supported by two dedicated theatres and will feature compelling talks by some of the industry’s best known OEM’s and institutions including; Airbus, Messier-Dowty, McLaren, Cranfield University and HS2. On Wednesday (13 April), the seminar programme will take an in-depth look at Industry 4.0 and on Thursday (14 April) attention will turn to Additive Manufacturing - with a particular focus on the 3D printing revolution.
James Selka, CEO of the Manufacturing Technologies Association, said “MACH 2016 has all the hallmarks of being a fantastic showcase for the UK’s advanced manufacturing technologies sectors. With working demonstrations of machinery, a compelling seminar programme and some of the finest names in manufacturing all under one roof, visitors to MACH will need more than one day to experience everything the show has to offer.”
Tony Dale, Technical Director of Mills CNC Ltd, said “We are delighted to be returning to MACH in 2016. As one the largest, longest standing exhibitors, MACH is an unmissable exhibition for the UK manufacturing technologies sector.”
For the third consecutive show Lloyds Banking Group are headline sponsors of the exhibition. David Atkinson, Head of Manufacturing, SME Commercial Banking, said “Manufacturing is a hugely important sector to Lloyds, as it is to the UK economy as a whole. It is natural therefore that the Bank is so supportive of MACH 2016. MACH is the biggest event of its kind in the UK and the hub for the nation’s advanced manufacturing sector, providing Lloyds a platform to interact with a huge number of key players in the sector as well as thousands of manufacturing businesses.”
As well as showcasing new technologies and the latest products, MACH will welcome the next generation of talent to the exhibition. A dedicated Learning and Development Zone, sponsored by Sandvik Coromant, will act as a base for student visitors as well as housing some key exhibits and a showcase of MTA Members' apprentices and graduates at work. James Fudge MTA’s Head of Events, said “The MTA is always looking at new ways to encourage young talent into the industry and the Learning and Development Zone at MACH 2016 will do just that.”
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