The French medical device market was evaluated at 20 billion euros in 2015. It is a fast growing market with growth of + 5% per year.In that positive context, Intermeditech is the only French professional event for suppliers and manufacturers of the medical device industry. The next edition will take place from the 16th to the 18th of May 2017 in Paris Expo, during the Paris Healthcare Week. Product categories exhibited: Adhesives, Cleanroom, Components, parts, modules, OEM, Plastics (…)

From every viewpoint the last GrindTec was the most successful ever. With 577 exhibitors, 17,950 visitors and 42,000 m² exhibition space it achieved three new records – very satisfactory for the GrindTec organisers AFAG. And at least equally successful for the exhibiting companies: In 2016 they assessed their participation as better than ever, as was shown by the representative survey carried out by the trade fair market researcher Gelsus, Dortmund. In 2018 the leading trade fair for (…)

Scarborough UTC’s brand new training facility was proudly opened in September 2016 with the aim of educating the engineers of tomorrow. To ensure the facility gives students the best possible introduction to industry, they sourced machine tools, almost in their entirety, from 600 UK. Scarborough UTC acquired Colchester Student centre lathes, a Harrison Alpha CNC combination lathe, Clausing turret milling machines, pedestal drills and bandsaws to fill the workshop, accompanied by a range (…)

The activity developed by Bilbao Exhibition Centre in 2016 generated an economic impact in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 91,976,392 Euros. This impact implied a collection of taxes of 11,338,741 Euros for the Basque Tax Office, and the generation of 1,937 jobs. Since its inauguration in 2004, BEC has had an accumulated impact on the GDP of 1,024 million Euros. During the past year, the BEC held a total of 188 events of different types (trade shows, congresses/conventions, (…)

BIG Kaiser, a global leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metalworking industries, announces the conclusion of a successful year in Italy, with sales tripling and considerable improvement in customer service. Revenues for 2016 soared by 200 percent, compared to the previous year, whilst BIG Kaiser added 250 new active customers. Italy is now the company’s fourth largest market in Europe, after Germany, Switzerland and France. This growth has been on the (…)

GOM GmbH, based in Braunschweig, Germany, is expanding its ATOS series by a new sensor for full-field digitizing and inspection of contoured part geometries. The fringe projection system is used for production quality assurance of small to medium-sized parts and excels by its high precision for fine details. ATOS Capsule is used, for example, for first article inspection of gears, turbine blades and wheels as well as medical parts. In addition to surface deviations from CAD, GD&T data (…)

In November 2016, Arburg delivered the tenth Allrounder to Continental for the production of aspherical mirrors for head-up displays (HUDs). The company has been cooperating with Arburg on an exclusive basis in this highly demanding segment since 2010, for which it solely uses specially equipped electric machines from the Alldrive series. Demand for head-up displays is growing steadily: annual production increased by 70 percent to around 600,000 parts between 2015 and 2016 alone. There is no (…)

Additive manufacturing is moving forward together with ADDIT3D, the only professional trade show in Spain for this sector. It will be held next year for the second time, from 6 to 8 June at Bilbao Exhibition Centre. After an initial stage of asking many questions about how to make the most of a revolutionary concept that offers great opportunities, companies are starting to get a clear view of the real possibilities for their production environments. In this context ADDIT3D will be an (…)

8 March 2017 is undoubtedly a red-letter day in the agendas of the Great Region and Luxembourg’s startups. It will be the D-day of the Startup World Cup, the first event of its kind ever held in Europe. But most importantly, this exceptional event organized by the famous event creator Farvest, will take place in Luxembourg. This is no coincidence due to the efforts made by the Government of Luxembourg to maintain its reputation as a startup nation and its rapidly developing ecosystem. (…)

Further enabling 3D printing to be more accurate and reliable, MachineWorks Ltd. today announced a new partnership with Stratasys Ltd. Core to the agreement, the company’s premier Polygonica software will now work seamlessly inside Stratasys GrabCAD Print. Designed to make 3D printing easier and more accurate, GrabCAD Print resides on the popular SaaS platform and is powered by a new “design-to-3D print” workflow application. Taking this solution further, it will now incorporate Polygonica (…)