MACH 2018 @ NEC Birmingham UK

Access to the Hall 7 of MACH 2018 where was our customer's stand

MACH is the outstanding showcase for advances in the manufacturing industry brought to you by the Manufacturing Technologies Association, a UK based trade association dealing specifically with engineering based manufacturing.

Walking to reach the nec

MACH is a biennial exhibition which brings together all the best innovations and latest developments to come from the manufacturing technologies sectors under one roof.

This year MACH was poised to be With over 25,000 visitors across a 5 day period, a vibrant seminar programme and unrivalled networking opportunities MACH showcases the heart of UK advanced engineering.

Walking through the corridors of NEC, the space that hosted this great fair, in Birmingham, you can immediately breathe an air of excitement and great work.

The access corridor to the venue

Even Studiostand was in fact there!

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We carefully installed the stand, being there on the spot the weekend before the start and we took care of every detail to make our customer feel comfortable during the 5 days of the show.

The Mikron Tool booth that we built @ MACH2018

The graphics on the walls express the technicality Detail of the showcases with the tools on display

The ceiling creates an intimate corner in the stand The tower highlights the brand and makes it visible

and gives a futuristic impetus to the design

Mikron Tool is a Swiss company that deals with development and fabrication of carbide cutting tools for centering, drilling, milling, reaming, debarring and turning for steel, stainless steel, non ferrous metals and others. This is why it is very active in these sectors: automotive, medical, dental, aeronautic, hydraulic and pneumatic.

From Switzerland it is now a globally active tool supplier with main office in Switzerland (Agno Ticino), a branch office with sales and manufacturing in Germany as well as sales branches in the USA and China. It has 200 employees; a worldwide sales network with partner companies and the customer proximity everywhere.

For more information visit the Mikron Tool website : https://www.mikrontool.com/en

But that is not all! At MACH there were also many extremely interesting seminars and conferences!

The MACH 2018 at the BBC breakfast live

The Inauguration of the MACH 2018

The vibrant MACH seminar programme explored the issues of the day facing UK manufacturing with insightful discussions lead by top economists and well known entrepreneurs and thought leaders.

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We can conclude with a quote from the organizer:

"As anyone who was at the NEC last week would surely agree, the industry is buoyant.

There is a strong appetite to invest in the future of British manufacturing and we looking forward to further representing the industry and making 2020 even better"

James Selka – MTA, CEO

Sources: http://www.machexhibition.com/

http://www.thenec.co.uk/

https://www.mikrontool.com/en