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MTA2005-MetalAsia, an established metalworking and precision engineering exhibition, will provide an ideal sourcing platform for the latest technologies and equipment to further boost Thailand’s manufacturing industry. Over 1200 international players from 40 countries/regions will be at MTA-MetalAsia taking place from 10-14 May 2005 at the Singapore Expo.
Government statistics showed that Thailand's exports were a record US$98 billion in 2004. According to Central Bank statistics, exports in the fourth quarter of last year grew 21 percent from a year earlier. Overseas sales of vehicles and parts in that quarter increased by 47 percent, shipments of televisions and other electrical appliances by 27 percent and exports of computer parts by 17 percent.
Thailand’s automotive industry is ranked second in terms of export revenue and accounts for 12 percent of the country’s gross domestic product producing 900,000 vehicles and exported 1.7 billion baht worth of car parts in 2004. Under the Thai Automotive Institute’s development plan, these figures could become 1.8 million cars and four million baht of car parts by 2010.
“Despite the recent happenings such as high global oil prices and drought conditions in Thailand, the manufacturing sector is still holding strong. MTA2005-MetalAsia, with its wide range of top notch manufacturing technologies, will provide Thailand’s manufacturers with the tools to become even more competitive in the face of global competition,” comments Mr Stephen Tan, chief executive of organizer Singapore Exhibition Services (SES).
A wide range of manufacturing technologies
Precision machine tool manufacturers like Makino, Yamazaki Mazak, Agie Charmilles, Mori Seiki, Mitsubishi Electric, Okamoto, Okuma, Sodick, DMG and Citizen are oiling up to impress buyers with their new launches of EDMs, milling machines, machining centres, lathes, grinding machines and integrated solutions in metalworking technology.
TRUMPF, Finn-Power, Rofin-Baasel, Bruderer as well as Turkish companies, Baykal, Ermaksan and Akyapak will also be on hand to display their sheetmetal/metalforming machining technologies.
MTA2005-MetalAsia will also focus on the specialized areas of metrology as well as outsource and contract manufacturing. A wide range of precision measurement and testing equipment from the industry’s finest manufacturers such as Mitutoyo, Nikon, Optical Gaging, Carl Zeiss, Hexagon Metrology, MicroVu, BLUM, Minolta and Marposs can be found at MetrologyAsia2005.
OutSource&SubCon2005 will provide a platform for Asian contract manufacturers and subcontractors to meet outsourcing global procurers as well as decision makers from multi-national corporations and original equipment manufacturers. Companies looking for such opportunities include Ka Shin, Meiban, Exim, Wanco, Kian Soon, FH Technical, Mc-Cast, Dynacast, Crafts Precision, Long Tech and Vigor Precision Engineering.
The Thai-German Institute will be bringing a group of Thai mould and die manufacturers to MTA2005-MetalAsia. “MTA2005 is a good platform for us to showcase the capabilities of Thai manufacturers to quality buyers from all over Asia. We are recruiting companies currently and hope to bring more than five companies to join the Thai pavilion at MTA,” said Mr. Narong Varongkriengkrai, Thai Director of industrial service and SME's development center, Thai-German Institute.
The event will also host groups from Germany, Singapore, Korea, India, Japan, Spain and UK looking to reach the Asian market with their products and services.
Events at MTA2005-MetalAsia
In conjunction with MTA2005-MetalAsia are exciting events for the regional industry to network, exchange ideas and keep abreast of industry developments.
Together with the Singapore Precision Engineering Tool Association (SPETA), SES will present an Industry Dialogue that gathers regional industry associations. The session will prove to be a fruitful exchange of information and a pertinent platform for the discussion of trends, challenges and future directions in the automotive, electronics and mould & die industries.
The Symposium on Precision Engineering - Improving Competitiveness through Sustainable Manufacturing — will explore how sustainable manufacturing methods can be applied to drive down cost and increase profits, particularly in the aerospace, automotive and precision engineering industries. The symposium is jointly organised with the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology.
The Industry Dialogue takes place on May 11 and the symposium from 11-12 May 2005 at the Singapore Expo.
Visit www.mta-asia.com for more information.
About Singapore Exhibition Services
Incorporated in 1975, Singapore Exhibition Services (SES) is Asia’s leading trade fair organiser, with a wide portfolio of exhibitions and conferences. One of the pioneers in this vibrant and growing industry, the events organised by SES cover a myriad of sectors including telecommunications, IT and broadcasting, food and hospitality, environmental and water management technology, franchising, retail, machine tools, woodworking and furniture making machinery, chemical engineering, instrumentation and analytical laboratory technology, manufacturing, and oil & gas and petrochemicals. SES events consistently attract a high level of overseas participation, with foreign exhibitors accounting for more than 70 percent of the show floor. For more information, visit www.sesallworld.com.
For further information, please contact:
Kankamol Suriyasak
Tel: 0-2253-6809-12
Fax: 0-2253-6805 End.