Southern Manufacturing set to return

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics will make a welcome return to Farnborough on 8-10 February 2022. The show’s organisers report a healthy uptake in stand bookings from firms eager to recommence face-to-face business. Many of the show’s regular participants have already confirmed for 2022, bringing with them a wide range of products and services, extending from machine tools and automation, through electronic components and production equipment, to additive manufacturing and subcontract services.

Nearly 9000 visitors attended the pre-pandemic event, making it one of the biggest annual engineering shows in the UK. Together with the exhibition and demonstration areas, the free seminar programme will also return for 2022 in a socially-distanced format. Subjects discussed include energy reduction, new technology, innovation, supply chains and business strategy, and an overview of current industrial law and post-Brexit regulations.

For further information www.industrysouth.co.uk

Advanced Engineering set for return

The 12th edition of Advanced Engineering will open this week (3-4 November), providing a platform for the reunion of the supply chain and a launch pad for the future of manufacturing and engineering. Advanced Engineering offers a great opportunity for the whole UK manufacturing supply chain to source innovation and technology spanning multiple sectors, including but not limited to, aerospace, automotive, rail, marine, space, medical and renewables. At the last show in 2019, over 10,000 professionals from the manufacturing sector attended.

Advanced Engineering is the go-to show for anyone wanting to meet the world’s leading engineering and manufacturing companies, plus the UK’s most innovative start-ups, thanks to the return of the show’s ‘Enabling Innovation’ zone, supported by Innovate UK. Here, 10 chosen start-ups will have the opportunity to showcase their ground-breaking product or technology, before presenting it to a panel of esteemed judges to be crowned the Advanced Engineering innovator of 2021.

For further information
www.advancedengineeringuk.com

Over 60,000 attend EMO 2021

Promoted by CECIMO and organised by UCIMU, the recent EMO Milano 2021 exhibition registered more than 60,000 visitors from 91 countries. Luigi Galdabini, general commissioner of EMO Milano 2021, states: “The exhibition data sets confirm the value of EMO, which is considered a reference point for the worldwide industry of machine tools, robots and automation systems. In such a complicated, historic moment, where the public health emergency is not yet completely over, EMO showed its importance.”

Alfredo Mariotti, director of the exhibition, adds: “A very large number of exhibitors have expressed their full satisfaction with the results achieved over the six exhibition days. ‘Qualified and very motivated visitors’, ‘a duly organised trade show in all its details and not least those related to safety’: these are the most common expressions of appreciation received both from habitual exhibitors at the show and from companies that have not participated previously.”

For further information www.emo-milano.com

Successful EMO exhibition

EMO Milano 2021 drew to a close on 9 October with organisers, exhibitors and visitors all agreeing that the show was a resounding success. Over 700 exhibitors from 34 countries participated, around 60% from outside Italy. Six halls covering 100,000 sq m hosted over 3500 machines, representing a value exceeding half a billion euros.

Among the exhibitors was MTI magazine, which handed out print copies of its MTI show issue to EMO visitors. Heading up the MTI team at EMO was sales director Giovanni Cerrinaferoni, a native Italian speaker who welcomed a continuous stream of interested visitors to the stand, all looking to discover more about the industry’s most effective way of buying and selling machine tools. A big thank you to everyone who called by the MTI stand for a chat. The photo shows Gio with Laurent Müller, an MTI client based in Switzerland.

For further information www.mtimagazine.com

GM CNC expands network in Scotland

To further enhance its presence in Scotland, GM CNC has appointed the services of CNC Services (Scotland) Ltd, which will provide sales, service and maintenance support of the Victor brand of machine tools, as well as customer support and services for the company’s used machine division.

Lee Mezzetti, director of CNC Services (Scotland), says: “Scotland is renowned for its oil, gas and offshore industries that place heavy demands on machine tools. Having a diverse range of machines built for longevity with in-stock availability will be the perfect solution for manufacturers north of the border. Furthermore, GM is a leader in used machine tools. The facility to provide manufacturers with the best prices and service for their used machines in part exchange for new Victor machines will certainly aid companies in getting the best possible solution for their requirements.”

For further information
www.gm-cnc.com