EVENT REPORT on various exhibitor booths. This included lasercutters, folders, presses, waterjet and plasma cutters plus press brake demonstrations. For example, sheet metal specialist TRUMPF invited visitors to bend their own components and interact with its machinery on its stand.
ISMR was an international media partner at the event, with copies of its October issue handed out at the show entrances as well as on the trade press stand and its booth in Hall 1.
“ 2025 best Award” innovations
The Combilift stand.
The trade show’ s“ best Award” recognises technological excellence, innovative strength and team performance in the sheet metalworking and joining technology industries. First, second and third place prizes were awarded in five separate categories, corresponding to the thematic layout of the exhibition halls. The“ best Award’ winners were
Image: P E Schall.
2025‘ best Award’ winners.
honoured at an award ceremony on the afternoon of the first day of the trade show. The tradeshow promoter, with its media partner Vogel Communications Group( VCG), honoured the innovations and the teams that developed them at a festive ceremony.
The winners in the category for‘ sheetmetal, pipe and profile processing’ were Prima
Power, figure it and InspecVision Limited. Solutions from Nidec SYS, Meusburger Georg and REA Elektronik excelled in the‘ stamping technologies’ category. First, second and third place in the‘ cutting, joining and fastening technologies’ category went to Carl Cloos Schweißtechnik, CNC Europe BV-Lasermach and Rivit. The
The“ best Award’ winners were honoured winners in the‘ pressing and at an award ceremony on the afternoon forming technologies’ category were Dreistern, Genkinger of the first day of the trade show and Werner Schmid. SHL,
SurFunction and Kaltenbach Cutting Systems were honoured in the‘ steel and metal services and surface finishing technologies’ category.
“ Numerous companies submitted entries for the‘ 2025 best Award’ this year, presenting impressive further developments. I would like to thank all the companies, teams and developers for their effort. With your creative solutions, all of you provide the industry with valuable impetus for process efficiency, future viability and sustainability. This special commitment deserves the utmost recognition and sincere thanks,” commented Bettina Schall, managing director of trade show promoter, P. E. Schall, during the event.
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