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MACH 2018 Wins Exhibition of the Year at Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards

MACH 2018 has triumphed at the prestigious Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards and Dinner 2018.

Student’s Embrace New Manufacturing Technologies in TDI Challenge Final

The TDI Challenge final took place on Wednesday 4th July at Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) member company, Yamakazi Mazak’s European headquarters in Worcester.

TDI Challenge 2018 Finalists Announced

The Manufacturing Technologies Association’s (MTA) flagship competition for schools, the Technology, Design and Innovation (TDI) Challenge returns to Yamakazi Mazak’s European headquarters in Worcester, on 4th July for the finals day.

MACH 2018 – 5% growth in trade visitors

The Manufacturing Technologies Association, which owns and organises the MACH Exhibition, is pleased to announce that the number of trade visitors to MACH 2018 was up 5% on the equivalent figure for the Exhibition’s last edition in 2016.

New report reveals the ‘True Impact’ of manufacturing

Sector accounts for 23% of the UK’s GDP and 5 million more jobs than widely reported

Excitement builds as Olympic legend Sir Ben Ainslie prepares to officially open MACH 2018

With the opening of MACH 2018 just one week away. The exhibition will be officially opened (on 9th April) by the most successful sailor in Olympic history, Sir Ben Ainslie.

MACH 2018 inspiring the next generation of Engineers

With just three weeks to go before the UK’s premier manufacturing technologies showcase kicks off, the MACH 2018 team have announced their full plans for the Education and Development Zone.

MACH 2018 Seminar Programme Launches

MACH 2018 is much more than the technology on show, it is the place where the leading minds in UK advanced engineering come to share ideas that will help shape the future.

MTA Supports Charity Partner Engineers Without Borders UK

The Manufacturing Technologies Association Annual Dinner took place on Thursday 8 February 2018. While the evening was a celebration of the UK advanced engineering sector, the event also had a charitable side.

TDI Challenge 2018 – Entries Now Open

The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) is delighted to launch the 2018 edition of their flagship competition for D&T and engineering students, the Technology Design and Innovation (TDI) Challenge sponsored by Close Brothers.

MTA Annual Dinner

Thursday saw the 2018 Annual Dinner of the Manufacturing Technologies Association held at the Park Plaza Hotel in Westminster.

Sir Ben Ainslie set to open MACH 2018

The largest manufacturing and engineering exhibition in the UK, MACH 2018, is set to open in April at the NEC in Birmingham. This five-day celebration of UK manufacturing will be officially opened (on 9th April) by the most successful sailor in Olympic history, Sir Ben Ainslie.

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Expansion into new markets
CNC Robotics

Despite uncertainty around Brexit and trade tariffs, CNC Robotics are increasingly optimistic about international trade due to the rise in demand from overseas customers.
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Two world leaders of the briquetting industry join forces
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Taking effect on 1 July 2018, RUF Briquetting Systems, has taken over C.F. Nielsen A/S, Baelum (Denmark). This means that in future the complete spectrum of briquetting technology will be available from one source. 
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MecWash heads to Chicago for IMTS 2018

The continued expansion into key international markets by MecWash, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of industrial parts washing systems, will see it exhibiting at this September’s International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago, Illinois (10 – 15 September 2018).
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A centering vise with excellent repetition accuracy and no pre-clamping
Phase 3 CNC

Piranha-Clamp - 100% manufactured in Switzerland, offers numerous performance advantages for the user. Featuring specially hardened and coated twin cylindrical jaw guiding system, the Piranha-Clamp centering vice ensures high repetition accuracy and extreme clamping power.  
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