
MACH 2026 | Where The UK Manufacturing Community Comes Together
/MACH 2026, the UK’s premier manufacturing and engineering exhibition, has already secured more than 65% of its floorplan, 16 months ahead of the event. Organised by The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) and owned by the industry it serves, MACH brings together the entire UK manufacturing supply chain to celebrate innovation, showcase capabilities, and address the […]
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MACH 2026 Secures Prime Position as the UK’s Leading Manufacturing Event
/The ballots for MACH 2026 have concluded, and the floorplan is rapidly filling up.With strong onsite sales, MACH 2026 is already well over 50% occupied, and all stands are now available for booking. As the premier UK event for the manufacturing sector, MACH 2026 is the place to showcase cutting-edge technologies, connect with industry leaders, […]
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MACH 2024 is hailed a roaring success
/MACH 2024, the UK’s national event for inspiring, innovating, and connecting manufacturing, has once again been hailed as a triumph, with thousands of visitors filling the five halls at the NEC in Birmingham over the weeklong show in April. The 2024 edition of the exhibition saw a 6% increase in the number of visitors meaning […]
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Report reveals ‘True Impact’ of manufacturing is nearly a quarter of UK GDP
/Manufacturing is having a far greater impact on the UK economy than first thought according to a major new report released today. ‘The True Impact of UK Manufacturing’, which will be unveiled at MACH 2024 in Birmingham later, shows industry is worth £518billion and supports 7.3million UK jobs directly and across the supply chains/communities it […]
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Visit the MMMA Metalworking Village in Hall 6 at MACH 2024
/Established in 1949, the Metalforming Machinery Makers Association (MMMA) is the only trade body solely dedicated to the sheet metalforming industry representing companies specialising in sheet metal, metalforming and fabrication. MMMA will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary at MACH 2024 which takes place between 15-19 April at the NEC Birmingham. MMMA is very excited to […]
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Walking the floor: A starting point for sustainability
/New for MACH 2024, Lloyds Bank is hosting a Sustainability Solutions Hub at Stand 18-650 in partnership with the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC). For manufacturers looking to understand where to begin on their journey to Net Zero or what support is available, we are on hand to help. Here, David Atkinson, UK Head of Manufacturing […]
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New Knowledge Hubs initiative at MACH 2024
/Reversing UK manufacturing’s poor record for adopting new technology will be tackled head on at MACH 2024 as The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) launches its new Knowledge Hubs initiative, showcasing how to adopt new technology to improve productivity and efficiency in manufacturing.
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Changing times: Manufacturers’ unprecedented opportunity
/We’re looking forward to meeting manufacturers from across the country at MACH 2024, to hear about their strategies for the year ahead and discuss how we can support.
Here David Atkinson, UK Head of Manufacturing SME & Mid Corporates, Lloyds Bank, and James Selka, CEO of Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) discuss their ambitions for the sector in 2024.

Sandvik Coromant announced as headline sponsor of the MACH 2024 Education & Development Zone
/The Education and Development (E&D) Zone at MACH 2024 is once again being sponsored by global metalcutting specialist, Sandvik Coromant.
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Knowledge Hub initiative to be core theme of MACH 2024
/Reversing UK manufacturing’s poor record for adopting new technology will be tackled head on at MACH 2024. The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) has made it its mission to spearhead growth by using its flagship event to launch its new Knowledge Hubs initiative. The programme showcases the latest technology to exhibitors, helping manufacturers learn more about […]
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SigmaNEST 24 Suite Connects CAD/CAM, Shop Floor and Business Systems
SigmaNEST, a leading innovator in CAD/CAM, shop floor, and business software for the fabrication industry, is pleased to announce version 24 of the software suite. The new release gives fabricators the tools to reach higher productivity throughout the shop, while being easy and intuitive to use. SigmaNEST 24 suite helps users in three ways: Deeper […]
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MACH 2024 – MMMA Metalworking Village – Hall 6
The MMMA will be celebrating their 75th Anniversary at MACH 2024, are very excited to announce that there will be over 500 square metres within the Metalworking Village for MACH 2024. Featuring over 20 member companies, we encourage visitors to make their way to Hall 6 entrance to spend time with members. Visitors to the […]
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European casting and forging industry is backing CastForge
High international participation indicates the relevance of the trade fair / International trade associations fully supporting CastForge CastForge is not just an important purchasing platform, it has also become well-established as a meeting point for the casting and forging industry. Increase in the number of exhibitors from abroad Ever since it was first held, the […]
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More exhibitors, greater internationality, more product diversity…
GrindingHub is set to open its doors for the second time to grinding experts from all over the world from 14 to 17 May 2024. Over 460 exhibitors from 31 countries will be presenting their latest grinding technology solutions in Stuttgart – now in four exhibitions halls for the first time The event will be […]
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Trade fair grounds fully occupied with 10 Halls
Hall planning for 2024 has been completed The heart of metal working will beat in Stuttgart in 2024 when the who’s who in the industry will meet at AMB from 10 to 14 September 2024. After the end of the registration phase in October 2023, the project team is now starting to plan the layout […]
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Concept Metal and Markforged: Innovation in sheet metal tooling
Established in 1975, Concept Metal Products Ltd. is a forward-thinking company comprising experienced metalworkers. They use a variety of shearing, bending, punching, and laser cutting equipment to fabricate sheet metal into custom shapes that meet the specific needs of their customers. Although the Concept Metal team was well-versed in CAD, they had virtually no experience […]
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“We Cannot Praise Firetrace Enough”
Following activation of their Automatic Fire Suppression System after a fire on the lathe of their CNC machine, Senior Development Engineer of Armeg Limited contacted Firetrace Limited to resolve as soon as possible. THE SOLUTION AND OUTCOME “After experiencing our sliding head lathe rapidly become engulfed with flames, I can only imagine the damage […]
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“Without the Firetrace unit installed this would have been a devastating incident”
Find out about how Firetrace UK’s automatic fire suppression system prevented damage to a cnc machine after a catching fire. WHY FIRETRACE WERE CONTACTED Nottinghamshire based cnc sliding head specialists contacted Firetrace Limited following activation of their Firetrace automatic fire suppression system. THE SOLUTION AND OUTCOME Installed with a 9kg Indirect Carbon Dioxide Firetrace automatic […]
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A Potential Catastrophe
On January 31st 2020, Safelok Components contacted Firetrace Ltd due to their CNC machine catching fire after an unexpected drill failure. Ian Mullen – Director at Safelok Components Ltd was so impressed with the Firetrace automatic fire suppression system he took time out of his busy schedule to write a testimonial for our success which […]
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Manufacturing Company Disaster Averted Due to Firetrace Fire Suppression System
On November 4th 2019, Firetrace Ltd were contacted by a client after their CNC machine caught fire after an unexpected tool failure. Fortunately, they were very relieved and grateful to have had a Firetrace System installed on their machine which suppressed the fire efficiently. WHY FIRETRACE WERE CONTACTED Coker Engineering – a precision engineering company based […]
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