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EVENT PREVIEW

Above and right : In the halls at TIMTOS x TMTS 2022 in Taiwan .
Around 600 exhibitor companies ( 3,350 booths ) are expected to set up over an expected area of 60,480 square metres
to attend TMTS 2024 . The trade show is supported by The International Trade Administration , Economic Ministry , Taiwan . A further 13 associations and industry alliances in Taiwan have also lent their support to the event . Visitors can register on the TMTS website or through the TMTS app for free entry .
“ The German Trade Office Taipei and TACEA has organised more than 1,800 square metres of booth space for their exhibitors . In addition , the Taichung Intelligent Transmission Automation Association ( TITAA ), the 3D-Print Association ( USA ) and [ the country of ] Switzerland have also organised pavilions to participate in the show . Twenty domestic and foreign associations have been invited to be co-organisers . This important event for the Taiwanese machine tool industry will , once again , draw the attention of professional buyers ( both domestic and overseas ),” the show organiser , Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders ' Association ( TMBA ), told ISMR .
Echoing the digital transformation of the exhibition theme , TMBA will provide a mobile app tour function for visitors who will be identified through the mobile app to enter the exhibition . In 2018 , TMTS attracted over 700 exhibitors , over 4000 exhibitors and more than 86,000 visitors .
Germany and Europe ) to launch an UMATI special showcase section . This will highlight and present the solutions it offers for building more streamlined communication . TMTS ’ s UMATI section will be on stand Q0603 .
UMATI , the Universal Machine Technology Interface , is one of the growing OPC UA ( open platform communication unified architecture ) standards for machine industries . First initiated by the VDW and the VDMA , it is designed specifically to be fitted as machinery ’ s OPC UA . It aims to be one of the global unified standards for all kinds of manufacturing industries and to assist in realizing a crossplatform automated process .
Event :
Taiwan International Machine Tool Show
Date : 27-31 March 2024
Venue : Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre ( TaiNEX ) Halls 1 and 2
Times : 27-30 March 2024 ( Wed-Sat ) 10:00-18:00
31 March 2024 ( Sun ) 10:00-17:00
Contact : Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders ' Association ( TMBA )
Email : tmts2024 @ tmba . org . tw
Strong presence at EMO Hannover
Taiwan Machine Tool and Accessory Builder ’ s Association ( TMBA ) and its 144 members travelled to Hannover , Germany , from 18-23 September 2023 to participate in EMO Hannover 2023 . This biennial machine tool event attracts nearly 2,000 exhibitors from
Digital transformation
One of the main themes being promoted by this year ’ s TMTS show is Digital Transformation , which is a unified communication standard crucial to link all automation processes . Therefore , the TMTS 2024 show will be partnering with both the VDW ( the German Machine Tool Builders Association ) and the VDMA ( network organisation for the machinery and equipment manufacturing industry in
Techman Robot at the 2022 TIMTOS x TMTS exhibition in Taiwan .
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