Czech Business & Trade 3/2018
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CZECH BUSINESS AND TRADE<br />
In 2017, for example, they participated<br />
in the CCMT exhibition in Shanghai, the<br />
Metalloobrabotka exhibition in Moscow<br />
and the EMO fair in Hannover. A very important<br />
event for all domestic manufacturers<br />
is the International Engineering Fair in<br />
Brno, which in even years goes under the<br />
name of IMT, the acronym for International<br />
Machine Tools exhibition. In <strong>2018</strong>, the most<br />
important international event will be IMTS<br />
Chicago, the largest and probably most important<br />
global exhibition within the sector.<br />
The <strong>Czech</strong> Republic will be represented<br />
there by several companies, including SST.<br />
SST Priorities<br />
The Association of Engineering Technology<br />
(SST) is a member of the European<br />
Association of the Machine Tool<br />
Industry (CECIMO). This Association represents<br />
about 36 % of the world’s machine<br />
tool and forming machine production.<br />
In <strong>2018</strong>, the aggregate output<br />
of its members is expected to be better<br />
than in 2017. Current calculations indicate<br />
that the total output will be at the<br />
2014 level. Considering the continuing<br />
high volume of production in the automotive<br />
industry and the generally<br />
favourable economic situation in the<br />
<strong>Czech</strong> Republic, the Association expects<br />
domestic demand to grow for machine<br />
tools in <strong>2018</strong>. As regards exports, sales<br />
to China are very likely to increase, and<br />
so are exports to Germany and other<br />
European countries. On the other hand,<br />
there are certain unfavourable factors,<br />
such as the effect of the trade restrictions<br />
imposed by the USA, Brexit, and<br />
the strengthening of the crown in relation<br />
to the euro.<br />
• STRONG TRENDS<br />
AND EXPECTATIONS<br />
The main trends are the continuing<br />
promotion of robotisation, automation,<br />
digitalisation and connectivity, referred<br />
to as Industry 4.0. New technologies,<br />
in particular additive production technology,<br />
which represents a new quality<br />
in the production of special parts and<br />
shape-complicated structures, are becoming<br />
increasingly important. The advances<br />
in electromobility and artificial intelligence<br />
are most likely to influence the<br />
further development of machine tools<br />
and forming machines. At the moment,<br />
these trends are being adversely affected<br />
by a lack of skilled labour.<br />
• INNOVATION IN THE MACHINE<br />
TOOL AND FORMING MACHINE<br />
SECTOR<br />
The high standard of <strong>Czech</strong> machine tools<br />
and forming machines is largely due to<br />
the innovative activities of most manufacturers,<br />
such as the companies TOS VARNS-<br />
DORF, KOVOSVIT MAS, TAJMAC – ZPS,<br />
TOSHULIN, TOS Kuřim, and FERMAT. The<br />
basis is their own construction and development<br />
facilities, supported by collaboration<br />
with higher-learning institutions, such<br />
Hi-tech CNC turning<br />
www.aturncnc.com<br />
• CNC turning<br />
• milling, grinding, thread rolling<br />
• <br />
ATURN cnc, s.r.o.<br />
J. A. Bati 5263, 760 01 Zlín, <strong>Czech</strong> Republic<br />
<br />
Managing Director<br />
Mobile phone: +420 606 222 095, jakub.kadlecik@aturncnc.cz<br />
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