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News Release from: Canon Communications | Subject: MTEC
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 December 2007
An extravaganza of manufacturing
excellence
The February Exhibitions: MEDTEC, MTEC, Machine Building, 3C, IPOT and Practical Vacuum at the NEC in February will create an 'Extravaganza of manufacturing excellence'
Mark Temple-Smith believes that UK manufacturers can continue to retain - and indeed, reinforce - their world-class status by harnessing technology to become ever-more effective in product design and production - especially of complex workpieces for niche market sectors As Events Director of Canon Communications, the exhibition-organising giant responsible for the series of six manufacturing-focused events being staged at the Birmingham NEC (13-14 February 2008), Temple-Smith is adamant that 'the world is an oyster' for UK manufacturing organisations if they continue to capitalise on the raft of innovative products and strategies that are freely available - and on offer again at the NEC in February
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 22 Feb 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Each of the exhibitions being staged simultaneously at the NEC - MEDTEC, MTEC, Machine Building Drives and Automation, 3C Contamination Control and Cleanroom Products, IPOT and Practical Vacuum and Semiconductor Processing - will in their own right present the latest tools and strategies for more effective and efficient manufacturing processes," he says: "But when viewed together the six exhibitions - embracing almost 500 exhibitors - are an extravaganza of excellence and really demonstrate that the 'whole is greater than the sum of the parts'.
The products on show and the knowledge being imparted at the complementary education programmes will offer exclusive insights into how technology can further enhance existing practices to enable companies of every size across the manufacturing spectrum to excel on the world stage.
The lure of low manufacturing costs in the Far East and Eastern Europe have certainly decimated our manufacturing base - particularly in terms of high-volume, relatively simple parts and products.
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But the gloss of (initially) low prices is gradually being dulled by, for example, quality issues and lack of control and communication with these 'remote' suppliers as well as steadily rising prices.
UK companies are fighting back, and will continue to do so, by using technology to work 'smarter' and cost-effectively produce high-quality products.
UK manufacturing is 'mean and lean' and I am in no doubt that if we continue to harness innovation we can continue to build on our undisputed world reputation for excellence".
And showcasing innovation is exactly the philosophy that underpins the manufacturing-focused shows being staged at the NEC on 13-14 February.
With dedicated technology areas for precision engineering, packaging, automation assembly and plastics technology, combined with a world-beating Conference programme, MEDTEC UK (formerly the MDT show) offers medical manufacturing professionals an unrivalled opportunity to see everything they need, in one place and at the same time.
From adhesives and joining to software, electronics and finished machined/moulded components, and from pumps, filters or membranes through to test equipment, workpiece finishing, wire/springs, micro/nano technology and speciality metals, MEDTEC will have it all.
While some of the biggest names in the medical supply industry will be presenting and announcing new product developments, the MEDTEC showfloor will also feature special technology areas dedicated to:.
* Precision Engineering - Precision Tec and Dental Tec - targeting special alloys, CNC machining and surface finish technologies required for the production of small orthopaedic parts.
* Packaging - Medical Packaging - raw materials, machinery and outsource technology.
* Automation Assembly.
* Plastics - Medical Plastics Technology - material suppliers and processing machinery, as well as sub-contractors.
Importantly, the accompanying Conference programme will showcase some of the best brains in the industry, who will discuss all the industry hot button issues concerning regulation, product development, validation and new and enabling technologies.
At MTEC, there's something for everyone involved in all aspects of sensors, measurement and instrumentation, and the accompanying education programme embraces an unmissable series of presentations from industry-leading bodies: The British Society of Strain Measurement, the AS-Interface Expert Alliance and the Profibus Group.
In addition to a crowd-pulling Robotics Demonstration Area supported by the British Automation and Robotics Association showing industrial robots in a 'live' working environment, the Machine Building Drives and Automation show promises to be the biggest and best showcase of industrial automation in the UK.
Focusing on drives, motion control system and compressed air technology, the exhibition showfloor will feature dozens of industry-leading suppliers all displaying the latest industrial automation aids.
At IPOT - the UK's only dedicated event for the optical, photonics, vision and displays industry - exhibitors will illustrate how the latest product developments can enhance quality procedures especially in volume production environments.
In addition, the show's complementary education programme will also demonstrate the problem-solving capabilities of vision, including optics and lighting as well as cameras and software.
The 3C Contamination Control and Cleanroom Products exhibition, the show everyone involved in the protection and prevention of particle protection to personnel, products or the environment, is collaborating with the Scottish Contamination Control Society to present exclusive workshops on cleanroom technology.
While at the Practical Vacuum and Semiconductor Processing show - a must-see event for all aspects of vacuum and semi-conductor technology - there will be a special series of seminars presenting, for instance, the latest trends in semi-conductor manufacturing.
Visit the website for further details of all the shows, including up-to-date exhibitor lists and Conference/education programmes, and to register for your free entry ticket as well gain as online links to all exhibition websites.
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