12 Industry News Expo Silesia Expects Toolex 2011 to Be Another Successful Metal-Processing Fair In Sosnowiec, Pol<strong>and</strong>, preparations are in full swing for Toolex 2011, the International Machine Tools, Tools <strong>and</strong> Processing Technology Fair, which is scheduled to take place October 5–7 at the Expo Silesia Exhibition Centre. This prestigious event for the metal-processing industry attracts more <strong>and</strong> more industry experts every year. In 2010, more than 6,000 professional <strong>and</strong> expert show visitors were very satisfied by what they found at the 167 exhibition st<strong>and</strong>s showcasing over 350 companies from more than two dozen countries around the world. Toolex always offers a comprehensive presentation of machine tools, specialized tools, technological equipment, software <strong>and</strong> measuring <strong>and</strong> control instruments, including world premieres of many machines <strong>and</strong> tools. Last year, in an exhibition area extending over more than 4,000 m 2 , 181 metal-processing machine tools on display were in full operation. The venue is equipped to allow exhibitors to display large <strong>and</strong> complex operating machines, including entire assembly lines. The exhibition facility in Sosno wiec is situated in the heart of Pol<strong>and</strong>’s most industrial region, which is also an important scientific centre. The area of Silesia <strong>and</strong> Zaglebie is home to a range of fast-growing industrial sectors, such as the automotive, aviation <strong>and</strong> mechanical engineering industries, among others. Also, the Czech Republic <strong>and</strong> Slovakia are nearby. Transportation access to the venue is well developed. » Toolex 2011 Sosnowiec, Pol<strong>and</strong> www.toolex.pl Swisstech Fair Henceforward in H<strong>and</strong>s of MCH Messe Basel Subsidiary Exhibit & More MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd. has h<strong>and</strong>ed over the organization <strong>and</strong> operation of Swisstech, Europe’s Central Fair for the Subcontracting Industries, to its wholly owned subsidiary Exhibit & More AG. The latter company now is in charge of Swisstech 2012, scheduled for November 20–23, 2012, in Basel. Exhibit & More, headquartered near Zürich, has been organizing specialist industrial fairs for more than 30 years. Swisstech is a key meeting point every two years for the subcontracting industry companies operating in the fields of procurement, manufacturing <strong>and</strong> production technology. MCH—also known as MCH Messe Basel—has used Swisstech to highlight the synergies that exist between the mechanical engineering industry <strong>and</strong> the world of specialist suppliers. It has also organized Prodex, the specialist exhibition for machine tools, tools <strong>and</strong> production measurement, in parallel with Swisstech since 2004. The MCH Group assumed full control of Exhibit & More at the beginning of 2010. The managers of both trade fair organizing entities are convinced that the merger of their forces will make it possible to position Swisstech <strong>and</strong> Prodex in the market more efficiently <strong>and</strong> to steer a course toward a successful future. » Exhibit & More AG Fäll<strong>and</strong>en-Zürich, Switzerl<strong>and</strong> www.exhibit<strong>and</strong>more.ch European Tool & <strong>Mould</strong> Making | May 2011 | www.etmm-online.com
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