Machine Tool Indonesia opens this week

Machine Tool Indonesia will open its doors later this week (6-9 December) at the Jakarta International Expo Centre and look to build on the success of last year’s show.The 2022 exhibition edition saw more than 840 exhibiting companies from 33 countries take part. Alongside a variety of onsite activities, including business matchmaking, ‘Tech-Talk’ sessions, live demonstrations and product presentations, last year’s event attracted over 25,300 trade attendees from more than 10 countries. Some 44% were first-time visitors.

Co-located with three other industries events, including Manufacturing Indonesia, Tools & Hardware Indonesia, and Industrial Automation & Logistics Indonesia, the exhibitions have become the largest manufacturing trade show for machinery, supplies and equipment exhibitions in Indonesia – all under one roofspanning 17,800 sq m.Some 78% of visitors at the 2022 show said they would return this year.
For further information www.machinetoolindonesia.com

Billions in funding for British manufacturers

The Government is announcing £4.5bn in funding for British manufacturing to increase investment in eight sectors across the UK. Funding will be available from 2025 for five years, providing industry with longer term certainty about investments. The Government is earmarking over £2bn for the automotive industry and £975m for aerospace, supporting the manufacturing, supply chain and development of zero emission vehicles, and investment in energy efficient and zero-carbon aircraft equipment.

Alongside this pledge, the government has committed to £960m for a ‘Green Industries Growth Accelerator’ to support clean energy manufacturing, and £520m for life sciences manufacturing to build resilience for future health emergencies and capitalise on the UK’s world-leading research and development. The announcement arrives ahead of the second Global Investment Summit taking place this week.
For further information www.gov.uk

95,000 expected at METALEX 2023

The 37th edition of METALEX 2023, the ASEAN region’sleadingmachine tool and metalworking technologies event, will take place inhalls 98-104 at BITEC (Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre) on 22-25 November. The event will see a 10% expansion on the previous show, featuringcirca 2500 brands of machine tools and metalworking technologies from 50 countries.

The organiser RX Tradex (formerly Reed Tradex) says it has tens of thousands of industrialistsfrom more than 40 countries pre-registered to visit the exhibition, which this year takes place under the theme of ‘The Innovators’. In total, the organiser expects around 95,000 visitors to attend and estimates the event will generate no less than THB7bn in trade value. In addition to the exhibition, the event will host 35 informative seminars.
For further information www.metalex.co.th

MACH 2024 to feature knowledge hubs

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) will use its flagship event, MACH 2024 (15-19 April, Birmingham NEC), to launch a new initiative that aims to help UK manufacturers become more competitive while improving efficiency and sustainability.A series of knowledge hubs will feature at the exhibition to encourage UK engineering-based manufacturers to adopt new technology and techniques that enable them to compete globally in a sustainable manner.

The MTA’s knowledge hubs at MACH 2024 will focus on educating users in when and how to adopt new technologies such as:automation and robotics, data and artificial intelligence for manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing towards net zero; and the use of additive manufacturing techniques.The MTA is part of a united front by UK manufacturing organisations, along with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) and MACH 2024 headline sponsor Lloyds Bank, to increase the uptake of new technologies.
For further information www.machexhibition.com

FANUC lands global robot deal with Volvo

FANUC has signed a contract with Volvo Cars to supply industrial robots to the automotive manufacturer’s plants across the globe, including its new battery production facilities in Europe, Asia and America.The first phase of the deal will see FANUC supply more than 700 robots to a planned new manufacturing site in Kosice, Slovakia, where Volvo Cars expects the first vehicles to roll off the production line in 2026. During the same phase, FANUC will supply robots to sites in Ghent, Belgium, and Daqing, China.

Volvo Cars plans to produce only electric vehicles from 2030 and achieve CO2 neutrality by 2040. Its new carbon-neutral Slovakian manufacturing facility will be the company’s first site to exclusively manufacture electric vehicles. Ralf Völlinger, general manager of the Robot Business Division at FANUC Europe, says: “The fact that our robots consume little energy, are extremely durable and enjoy unlimited maintenance makes us an attractive partner for companies that want to operate sustainably.”
For further information www.fanuc.eu