GENERAL NEWS
Success for LAMIERA 2023 in Milan
Extremely positive results were logged for the 22nd edition of LAMIERA , the international exhibition of sheet metal , tube and section cutting , forming and processing technologies which took place at fieramilano Rho , Milan ( Italy ), from 10-13 May 2023 .
“ Over a total floor space of 40,000 square metres , 400 exhibiting companies ( 27 % of which were from overseas ) represented 22 countries . Visits of professional operators registered during the four exhibition days totalled 19,000 . In addition , over 4,000 visitors from the Made in Steel trade show also expressed interest in visiting LAMIERA . The agreement signed with Made in Steel , ( which was held in the nearby halls ) included a free passage from one exhibition to the other ,” explained the show organiser .
Promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE ( the Italian machine tools , robots and automation systems manufacturers ’ association ) and organised by CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU , LAMIERA was unusually held just one year after the previous edition , which had been postponed for 12 months due to COVID-19 .
Barbara Colombo , President of UCIMU- SISTEMI PER PRODURRE , commented : “ We are very pleased with the results we obtained : even if the exhibition took place just twelve months after the previous one , it not only confirmed the outcome of the last show but , on some indicators , was even better .”
Out of the total number of visitors , 7.5 % were from overseas ( 67 countries ). The largest delegations came from Albania ; Austria ; China ; Croatia ; France ; Germany ; UK : Spain ; Netherlands ; Poland ; Portugal ; Czech Republic ; Romania ; Slovenia ; Switzerland ; Tunisia ; Turkey and Hungary .
“ In the aisles of the two exhibition halls 13 and 15 , among numerous visitors were also about fifty operators from Egypt ; India ; Morocco ; Mexico ; Czech Republic ; Turkey ; the United States ; Uzbekistan and Vietnam . They were invited as part of the delegation initiative organised by UCIMU , in cooperation with MAECI-Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the ICE-Italian Trade Agency . There was also an independent delegation of over 30 Turkish end users from Manisa . The ICE-Italian Trade Agency set up an area at the trade fair that was dedicated to start-up companies .
A programme of about 40 meetings was held at LAMIALAMIERA , the arena promoted by UCIMU FOUNDATION and developed with the Lombardy Region . Digitalisation and sustainability were among the most discussed topics during the conferences
arranged by the exhibitors and trade-show organisers .
“ Eight-hundred operators took part in the events hosted at the LAMIALAMIERA arena , in addition to 3,500 users that were remotely connected via live streaming ,” added UCIMU .
The trade show also hosted around onethousand students , invited as part of the UCIMU Academy initiative . Accompanied by their teachers , students participated in free visits and stand tours guided by tutors from the association .
The next edition of WATCH LAMIERA is scheduled to take place in Milan , Italy , from 7-10 May 2025 . n VIDEO
www . lamiera . net
BLM Group strengthens its presence in Mexico
BLM Group has reinforced its presence in Mexico , inaugurating its new office in Mexico City in the municipality of Cuautitlan Izcalli . The company has been present in the Central American state since 1992 .
The big Mexican-style celebration was attended by Emanuela Colombo , CEO of the Group . The new office , covering 1,200 square metres and staffed by 39 employees , is equipped with a large exhibition area showcasing examples of the company ’ s product portfolio from Lasertube to sheetmetal cutting machines and from tube benders to tube end-forming and wire benders for various production needs . “ We are very happy to inaugurate our new Mexican headquarters ,” said Alejandro Gómez , General Manager of BLM Group México , at the ribbon-cutting ceremony . “ In Cuautitlan Izcalli , we house the offices and the showroom area at one location , so that we can offer complete advice on our products and solutions . In our showroom , customers can see many types of machinery at work and evaluate the quality of different processes .”
The company has already installed over 500 units in Mexico , and is present throughout Mexico with sales consultants and a support service . It offers a range of tube and sheetmetal processing solutions and has its headquarters in Italy and a North American base at Novi , Michigan . n
www . blmgroup . com
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