Advanced Engineering

1-2 November 2023

Birmingham , UK www . advancedengineeringuk . com

Blechexpo 2023

7-10 November 2023

Stuttgart , Germany www . blechexpo-messe . de / en

Metalex 2023

22-25 November 2023

Bangkok , Thailand www . metalex . co . th / en-gb . html

iREX , International Robot Exhibition

29 November- 2 December 2023

Tokyo , Japan https :// ifr . org / event / irex-2023

Global Automotive Components and Suppliers Expo 2023

5-7 December 2023

Stuttgart , Germany www . globalautomotivecomponentsandsuppliersexpo . com / en /

SteelFab 2024

8-11 January 2024

Sharjah , UAE www . steelfabme . com

IMTEX Forming 2024

19-23 January 2024

Bangalore , India www . imtex . in /

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2024

6-8 February 2024

Farnborough , UK www . industrysouth . co . uk

STOM TOOL

19-23 March 2024

Targi Kielce , Poland www . targikielce . pl / en / industrial-spring / stom-tool

Global Industrie 2024

25-28 March 2024

Paris , France https :// global-industrie . com / en / home

TMTS 2024

27-31 March 2024

Taipei , Taiwan www . tmts . tw / en

MACH UK

15-19 April 2024

Birmingham , UK www . machexhibition . com

Tube and Wire

15-19 April 2024

Dusseldörf , Germany https :// www . tube-tradefair . com

Fastener Fair USA

22-23 May 2024

Cleveland ( OH ), USA www . fastenerfairusa . com / en-us . html

BIEMH 2024

3-7 June 2024

Bilbao , Spain https :// biemh . bilbaoexhibitioncentre . com / en /

ITM Industry Europe 2024

4-7 June 2024

Poznań , Poland https :// itm-europe . com / en /

IMTS 2024

9-14 September 2024

Chicago , USA www . imts . com / imts-plus / index . cfm

BI-MU 2024

9-12 October 2024

Milan , Italy www . bimu . it / en /

FABTECH

15-17 October 2024

Orlando , USA www . fabtechexpo . com

EuroBLECH 2024

22-25 October 2024 Hanover , Germany www . euroblech . com

Sara Waddington

Editor International Sheet Metal Review sara @ in2publishing . co . uk

We look forward to meeting you at this year ’ s Blechexpo / Schweisstec trade fair at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre , Germany ( 7-10 November 2023 )! The event encompasses nine halls and you can meet the ISMR team on booth 1400 ( Hall 1 ). ISMR is the show ’ s official international media partner and copies of this October issue of ISMR will be given out at the show entrances , press centre and our booth at the show . You can also read our show preview , as well as selected hall snapshots , in the September issue of ISMR on https :// joom . ag / asNd / p46

In this issue of ISMR , we outline the global growth of industrial robotics markets on page 26 , as well as growth patterns , technologies , trends and forecasts for global consumer electronics ’ markets ( page 30 ).

We also interview a host of international sheetmetalworking machine-tool manufacturers , throughout this issue , to gauge their views on worldwide industry and market trends as well as new processes , investments , strategic targets and latest acquisitions . Many of them will be launching new machines and technologies at Blechexpo .

We highlight opportunities in Asian markets on page 46 and uncover the five main aspects to consider when evaluating fibre laser technology on page 54 . We also report on the latest global machinetool exhibitions , as well as live demonstrations of networked machine data flows ( the umati connectivity initiative ) at EMO Hannover on page 64 .

This bumper issue of ISMR includes a selection of the latest press-brake technologies , processes and models ( in alphabetical order ) for sheet-metal bending on page 82 . Coil coating , surface finishing and welding also come under the spotlight in this issue .

We look forward to catching up with you at Blechexpo in Stuttgart ! Meet us there or email me at sara @ in2publishing . co . uk with your thoughts .