From 9 to 12 October 2024, fieramilano Rho will be the stage for the 34th edition of BI-MU, the most important Italian exhibition dedicated to the manufacturing industry of metal cutting and metal forming machine tools, robots, automation systems, digital and additive manufacturing, auxiliary and enabling technologies.
The only trade fair for the sector in Italy with a truly international scope, the first one to open up to the world of connectivity for industry, BI-MU will present its proposal, by highlighting All faces of innovation.
Besides machine tools and production systems, there will be 8 exhibition themes: Robots, Additive, Digital, Metrology, Power Transmission Systems, Heat and Surface Treatments, Composites and Consulting.
The exhibition offer will be complemented by a cultural thematic in-depth analysis and discussion, as usual developed through a rich programme of meetings, arranged by organisers and exhibitors and hosted in the BI-MUpiù arena.
In addition, a special project will be dedicated to education, with the aim of bringing, even during the event, the world of education closer to enterprises, which strongly need to rely on skilled, motivated young people trained to operate in the factories of the future.
Promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers’ association, and organised by EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE MACCHINE, 34.BI-MU is a sustainable event, managed and organised according to the principles of environmental, economic and social sustainability, with ICIM ISO 20121 certification.
With EMO MILANO 2021, the world manufacturing industry of machine tools, robots and automation systems launches the new post-pandemic era
EMO MILANO 2021, the world trade show dedicated to the metalworking sector held at the Exhibition Centre of fieramilano Rho, closed last Saturday, 9 October.
Promoted by CECIMO, the European Association of Machine Tool Industries, and organised by the operational structures of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems Manufacturers’ Association, EMO MILANO 2021 registered more than 60,000 visitors coming from 91 countries.
Luigi Galdabini, General Commissioner of EMO MILANO 2021, stated: “The exhibition data confirm the value of the event, considered as the appointment of reference for the worldwide manufacturing industry of machine tools, robots and automation systems”.
“In such a complicated, historic moment, where the public health emergency is not yet completely over – continued Luigi Galdabini – EMO showed its importance, drawing all those operators to Milan, who could have the green light to move from their countries of origin. Moreover, the participation of the operators, coming not only from Europe, also proves the attractiveness of Italy, regarded as one of the most interesting and promising markets, as well as a leading manufacturing country in the sector”.
Alfredo Mariotti, Director of the Exhibition, pointed out: “A very large number of exhibitors have expressed their full satisfaction with the results achieved over these six exhibition days. “Qualified and very motivated visitors”, “A duly organised trade show in all its details and not least those related to safety”: these are the most common expressions of appreciation received both from habitual exhibitors of the world metalworking trade show and from companies who did not have particular, previous participation experiences”.
“The work carried out by the EMOteam – concluded Director Alfredo Mariotti – has been appreciated by Italian and foreign operators, who also expressed their satisfaction on the social media, thus supporting the climate of trust that characterises the sector and regarded EMO MILANO 2021 as the event launching the post-pandemic era”.
Despite the mobility restrictions still in force, EMO MILANO confirmed its international character even on this occasion. Foreign exhibitors accounted for 60% of the total, whereas foreign visitors made up30% of the overall number.
An absolute attraction for the operators of the world manufacturing industry was the wide product offering on show, representing all the segments of the sector, expression of the production proposal of over 700 enterprises, exhibited within 6 halls completely set up for the event and covering 100,000 square meters of overall exhibition area.
Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain, Austria, Slovenia, Turkey, Poland, Russia and Denmark were the most represented countries at the trade show, which was also attended by numerous operators from Finland, Croatia, Estonia, Lithuania, Hungary, Czech Republic, USA, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, South Korea, Ireland and Egypt.
Among the foreign visitors, there were also over 30 qualified foreign operators participating in the business missions organised by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE in cooperation with MAECI and ICE-Italian Trade Agency, as well as 30 members of an autonomous delegation from Turkey. The matching activity organised by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE has materialised into 1,200 meetings arranged at the stands of the Exhibitors that took part in the initiative.
Besides registering the users’ interest, EMO MILANO 2021 attracted the attention of the international press: about 400 accredited journalists, of whom 40% were from abroad.
Students also confirmed their interest for the event. Young visitors were 1,300, including students from Technical High Schools, Universities and ITS-Higher Technical Schools, who visited the exhibition accompanied by their teachers. Among them, 450 were escorted on guided tours by tutors of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE.
Beside the technology offering, EMO MILANO 2021 featured numerous side initiatives, such as EMO Digital, the exhibition area focused on digital technologies; EMO Additive Manufacturing, dedicated to one of the most promising fields of the manufacturing production; EMO Start-Up, which offered an overlook of new enterprises working on the development of products and projects related to the world of production systems and metalworking.
A novelty of EMO MILANO 2021 was the Speakers Corner, the arena set up in Hall 5, which proposed over 80 speeches and in-depth analyses and discussions by exhibitors and organisers. In addition, 20 meetings were hosted within the EMO ADDITIVE area, arranged by AITA-ITALIAN ASSOCIATION OF ADDITIVE TECHNOLOGIES. Over 2,000 attendees registered for the meetings, in addition to about 3,000 remotely connected users (for an average of 500 users per day), who, over the six exhibition days, were able to follow the events held at the trade show thanks to the live streaming service.
The interest in the exhibition is highlighted also by the consultation statistics of the exhibition website. Over 800,000views were recorded on emo-milano.com: from Italy, Germany and Switzerland, followed by the USA, France, Spain and Japan.
These figures are added to the 600,000 views registered on the Smart Catalog, the official catalogue of the exhibition, viewed mainly by mobile phones.
The social community of EMO MILANO reported a remarkable growth, from 2,770 users in 2015 to 9,440 followers recorded on 10 October 2021.
Among all Exhibition profiles – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn – LinkedIn had the highest activity. In the period 13 September 2021 – 10 October 2021, there were over 23,000 page views (+809%), about 7,500 single users for 330,000 views of the posts published on the official profile of the trade show.
The next edition of EMO MILANO will take place in October 2027.
SIMAC TANNING TECH 2019 ended against the prevailing trend of the current international economic context. The large visitor turnout matched the record levels of February 2018, before the signs of the slowdown that characterized the second half of last year started to appear. And all had very clear ideas on the machinery and technology they wanted to see.
Indeed, the high standard of the operators who came to Milan is demonstrated by figures showing a surge in online accreditation procedures, with more than 5500 applications from all over the world, much more than those completed at the exhibition. This proves that the visits to SIMAC TANNING TECH were not improvised but planned well in advance.
“The exhibitors’ efforts to present well-performing, safe and eco-friendly systems and technology and to respond to all production demands were rewarded. This is an approach– says SIMAC TANNING TECH President Gabriella Marchioni Bocca– that Italian industry, which represents approximately 50% of global exports in the sector, has launched and intends to pursue with firm commitment. It is no coincidence that ASSOMAC, the Association representing manufacturers of technology for the footwear, leather-goods and tanning industries, has developed the “Supplier of Sustainable Technologies” project, of which the Green Label is its most tangible feature; it is voluntary and offers third-party certification of the CFP (carbon footprint) impact of machinery manufactured by a company.”
There was also great satisfaction on the part of the 160 operators in the foreign delegations invited to visit the event as a result of a partnership with the Italian Trade Agency. On Friday 22, its President Carlo Ferro visited the exhibition. The operators – from Bosnia Herzegovina, China, Egypt, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Iran, Morocco, Mexico, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, South Africa, Tunisia, Uzbekistan and Vietnam – were all impressed by the high standard of the machinery and technology exhibited on the stands.
In our country– said a footwear entrepreneur in the Chinese delegation significantly – we have realized that the way to remain competitive, partly in response to rising costs in general, is to adopt ever better performing production systems. And we can only find the most innovative solutions here in Milan, at SIMAC TANNING TECH.”
The positive comments by operators from Uzbekistan where large investments are being made in the tanning and footwear sector, partly thanks to public funding, were also very interesting.
Vietnam is the world’s second largest footwear exporter after China and the Vietnamese delegation included two officials from the Ministry of Industry, come to Italy to “study the opportunities offered by the new Industry 4.0 technology.” It is also about to introduce ad hoc measures to facilitate the importation of innovative technology.
Now, we must await the follow-up results. Will the great interest shown at the exhibition in Milan translate into actual contracts in the near future?
Much will depend on the international economic situation: the financial, currency and geopolitical “tumult”; the “trade war” between Beijing and Washington, which fortunately seems to be dying down; and the durability of key countries such as India and Indonesia where general elections are being held this year.
See you at 2020
Opening Times
From 19 to 20 February from 9.00 to 18.30
February 21 from 9:00 to 17:00
Products on show
Footwear and leather-goods machinery/technology and accessories; CAD-CAM; die machines; die/continuous cutting machines; sewing machines; last-making machinery; upper/sole lasting machines; footwear-component machines; shoe repairing machinery; moulds and chemical products. Tanning machinery; accessories; chemical products; waste-water depuration plants; lab testing equipment; and engineering.
Simac Tanning Tech is held once a year at Fiera Milano Rho Simac Tanning Tech is the reference point for the international mechanical, a key event for the leather industry since 1973. The event is held in Milan and offers a great international visibility to sector companies and a wide accessibility to visitors from all over of the world.
Simac Tanning Tech promotes the sector, thanks to the concomitance with Lineapelle, to ensure operators and professionals a confrontation in which trace the future scenarios for footwear, leather goods and tanning economy. Do not miss the opportunity to be involved in a business opportunity so strategic for the sector.
PLAST, held in Milan every three years, is one of the most important exhibitions for the plastics and rubber industry worldwide.
The whole range of products is represented in PLAST exhibits areas:
Injection moulding, extrusion, blow moulding, thermoforming and welding machines
Machines for foam, reactive and reinforced resins
Molds and dies, laboratory control and test equipment, ancillary equipment for plastics and rubber processing, additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, synthesizing, modelling softwares
Machines for secondary processing, finishing, decorating, marking and plastics packaging, as downstream equipment
Machines and equipment for the plastics and rubber recovery and recycling
Raw materials, acrylics, polyamides, polyolefinics, styrenes, vinylics, thermoplastic polyesters, thermosets, fluoropolymers, elastomers, pigments, colourants, masterbatches, fillers, reinforcements, additives, process auxiliaries and other plastics
Secondary and regenerated raw materials, R PET R PE, R PP, ABS R, R PVC, regenerated elastomers, composites, plastic and rubber alloys and other materials
Semi-finished and finished products, household, electrical, electronic, industrial and agricultural applications and other plastics and rubber applications and processes
Product design, manufacturing and reconstruction services and other services for the plastics and rubber industry.
Why should exhibit/visit?
The seventeenth edition of PLAST, took place in six Halls of the Rho-Fiera Milano
fairgrounds from the 5th to the 9th of May, 2015.
Overall, 1,584 exhibitors took part at PLAST 2015 (+5% compared to 2012), 884
Italian, 700 foreign; 1,107 direct, 477 through representatives.
The number of visitors reached 50,087 (versus 50,593 in 2012); 32,056 coming from
Italy (32,431 three years ago) and 18,031 from 115 foreign countries (compared to
18,162 in 2012). It is recorded a very slight decrease in the attendance, mainly from
Italian visitors. On the other hand, concerning visitors from abroad, it is evident the
increase of European attendance instead of other origins and, as expected from this
viewpoint, the huge concentration of international trade shows in our sector during
this period was certainly not helping.
The first 15 countries of origin of the foreign visitors were: Germany (8,3%), France
(7,0%), Switzerland (6,1%), Spain (5,8%), Turkey (5,4%), Poland (4,7%), Slovenia
(4,2%), Greece (3,5%), United Kingdom (2,8%), Hungary (2,7%), Portugal (2,6%),
Rumania (2,5%), Russian Federation (2,4%), Serbia (2,3%), Czech Republic (2,1%).
PLAST will host three satellite-shows, devoted to as many supply-chain of excellence in the industry: RUBBER (at its third edition in a row), 3D PLAST (at its second stage) and PLAST-MAT, at is very debut.
PLAST will be held in Milan, from May 29 to June 1.
Venue –
More information, just contact ORGANIZER: Promaplast srl
As a world leading industrial solutions provider. Multiplas offers versatile moulding solutions, innovative design and manufacture for the production systems. Through years efforts, Multiplas has established an excellent reputation in the globel marketplace for the dependability of their plastics machinery.
Based on the extremely long experience, Multiplas creates innovative solutions for plastics, rubber, ceramic, and metallic etc. raw materials under either vertical or horizontal configuration.
A multitasking trade show that combines creativity, and business with training and in-depth knowledge. An essential marketing and communications tool aimed at all businesses in the visual communication industry. A truly cosmopolitan city that integrates technologies with materials applied to textile and design industries, retail trade and industrial production.
Milan, 15th March 2017 – To meet the whole supply chain, deep dive into the current trends and grasp the future trends, be surprised by new innovative pathways and amazed by the image culture, and satisfy all its players’ requests, it is enough to cross the threshold of the new city of visual communication that will be hosted in Hall 8/12 at Fieramilano, from 12th to 14th October 2017.
Viscom Italia – the leading trade show in Europe for visual communications – welcomes its 29th edition with a brand new look, full of energy, creativity, and business, which reflects the DNA of the exhibition.
The 2017 promotional campaign intends to highlight the countless opportunities that the visual communication industry offers, to catch not only the attention of its key counterparts but also of new professionals exploring the market; a crucial tool that shapes up to better meet their needs and expectations, becoming more effective and relevant to the changing market too. Every building will be a new efficient means for conveying all facets of visual communication and its strong ties developed with the industries in sectors such as interior design, fashion, retail trade and industrial production.
«Viscom Italia is a unique experience that’s hard to describe. To explore and discover the endless possibilities Viscom Italia has to offer, visitors should delve into a fully first-person experience», stated Paola Sarco Exhibition Manager of Viscom Italia. «This year edition is an unmissable appointment for all visual communication professionals eager to learn and be in touch with the latest trends, materials, styles, ground-breaking applications and new features in store. A three-day format with an innovative layout set to wow our visitors that will enjoy a 360-degree immersive viewing experience of creativity, and that’s not all ».
The October event will prove to be a great success with over 70% of exhibition space rebooked by the leading players in the market that will premiere the excellence in visual communications for Large format digital printing – Sign – Sign making – Screen printing – Pad printing – Textile promotion – Embroidery – Engraving – Milling – Laser – Packaging – Labelling – Trophies and Awards – Digital Signage – POS.
Visual communication tells stories, enhances innovative techniques, and develops advanced applications and graphic forms that open up creative huge possibilities. Indeed, it will conquer new markets. The initiatives in store for this year’s edition will focus on these key themes.
The Viscom Talks programme will tell the evolution of visual languages turning into a new era manifesto to draw future scenarios. An information platform rich in targeted contents, where participants will meet, interact, share know-how, present case studies, make some valuable connections, be inspired by new projects while dialoguing on visual communication with leading opinion makers.
Capturing your imagination using the seduction of the visual image, it’s like looking through a lens that widens your perspective. This is the aim of Viscom Live, with a new compelling concept! What is your destination? The visual communication city, obviously! A true creative site where the main protagonists will be the diverse visual communication sectors: a polyfunctional idea factory aimed at bringing out creativity and promoting expertise and technical skills in eye-catching applications across the three vibrant days of the show.
Viscom Italia will put a spotlight on solutions, materials, products, technologies, all “dynamic” elements that communicate energy to the audience: from sign/sign making to promotional graphics and for POS, interior design and digital printing onto furniture, from fabric and on-trend items printing to digital signage solutions and interactive multimedia services. This appointment is to generate new ideas, put on display innovative products, able to increase consumer spending, and drive consumption.
The event could not do without the prize-winning competition to reward the best shop displays that may offer a unique customer shopping experience at the point of sale. In line with the evolution of the concept store, Viscom Italia continues to promote the flow of new ideas, for a high impact sales strategy in the large-scale distribution and retail trade, with the international contest DIVA Display Italia Viscom Awards. The competition will focus on the importance of design and materials innovations, product display and customer interaction. The jury including trendsetters and marketing experts will assign the DIVA 2017 award to the best display solutions.
Elementaria will be back again this year. The event is at highlighting new and emerging business models for raw materials, shop fitting, and brand communication. Elementaria will showcase a variety of prototype projects delivered by talented designers who have worked side by side with companies specialized in turning raw materials to create something quite extraordinary and unexpected.
VISUAL SOCIAL! The audience’s needs have always mattered to Viscom Italia, so it has built a social media presence to inform, engage, and interact directly with its fans/users. After having reached 8,810 likes on Facebook in six years, Viscom Italia intends to expand its online presence via LinkedIn and Instagram where users will have the chance to know what happens live at the show. We will find new ways to create a cultural engagement for our wide and heterogeneous community that revolves around our industry through those three social media channels.
The seventeenth edition of PLAST, took place in six Halls of the Rho-Fiera Milano
European Trade Shows, Fairs & Exhibitions 