METALTECH 2016 ends with innovative business matching programs

Continuing strongly in spite of the economic downturn and a weakened Ringgit, METALTECH, Malaysia’s premier exhibition for the metalworking and machine tool industries, has announced an exciting new approach for its 22nd edition this year.

The exhibition was held from 25 to 28 of May at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC). It featured over 400 exhibitors, 1,800 technologies from a total of 38 countries worldwide within a grand 35,000sqm space, with over 27,000 local and international visitors expected throughout the 4 day event.

To provide value to those in attendance, organiser Trade Link ITE Sdn. Bhd. has announced the debut of a new business matching programme which premiered during the exhibition. The service has profiled attending companies and pre-arrange meetings with exhibitors who supply technology in fields relevant to their immediate and medium term needs.

Said Dato’ Albert Lai, Chairman of Trade Link ITE: “Malaysian manufacturers are more discerning than ever. They have greater access to suppliers from across the globe and when they come to an exhibition they want to make sure that they can meet companies who can help them on their path to growth.”

“Helping to build these connections is our core purpose as the provider of the METALTECH platform and our new business matching programme is just the newest way that we are achieving this objective”.

Aside from the new service, METALTECH 2016 has continued to operate a calendar of networking events bringing together suppliers, buyers and influential government officials, and will also be the site for various new product launches, on which specific information will be disclosed at a later date.

The exhibition has also seen the debut of targeted industrial talks lead by experts in sub-fields of metalworking, where attendees may extend their knowledge of the latest trends and technological developments in their field of interest.

With a particularly strong presence expected from ASEAN countries, trade buyers at METALTECH saw technology catering to a multitude of industries including aerospace, automotive, marine/offshore, metalworking, energy, electrical and electronics, and medical, amongst others.

Also featured during METALTECH was the 9th Automation Technology Exhibition (AUTOMEX), which covers all aspects of automotive technology from complete systems to integrated automation solutions.

METALTECH Malaysia 2016 was organised by TradeLink ITE Sdn. Bhd. and is the 22nd ASEAN International metalworking, machine tool, CAD/CAM, metrology, mould & die, surface & heat treatment, sub-contracting, foundry, industrial automation, robotics, precision engineering and welding technology exhibition.

Incorporated into METALTECH 2016 are the Welding Technology Exhibition 2016 (Weldtek 2016), the 16th Malaysian International Exhibition on Welding Equipments & Technology, Welding Services & Welding Competition; and the Malaysia International Robotics and Automation Technology Exhibition (IATECH 2016).

Running concurrent to METALTECH 2016 for the 9th year is the Automation Technology Exhibition & Conference (AUTOMEX), the Malaysian event for all automation professionals with a comprehensive showcase of automation technologies focused on specific industry and commercial applications.