LAMIERA a great success 06 September 2017

Organisers of LAMIERA, the international biennial exhibition focused on the metal forming machine tool industry, reported that the show was a huge success with over 23,000 visitors.

Taking place at Rho Fiera Milano, Italy, from 17th – 20th May 2017, the LAMIERA exhibition was sold out and covered over 40,000m2 – having been increased by 21% compared to the 2016 edition. As far as exhibitors are concerned, over 480 exhibiting companies participated in LAMIERA, 25% more than in the previous edition. Among the attending companies 27% were from abroad, covering a wide range of products – sheet metal forming machines, bar-, tube-, section-working machines, presses, blanking and punching machines, lasers, robots, automation, Industry 4.0, moulds and dies, heat treatments, surface treatment and finishing, wires and metal carpentry.
Besides the traditional product offering, there were specific themed areas. Fastener Industry displayed screws, bolts, fastening and clamping systems, hosting over 30 companies; Ecocoatech, developed in cooperation with ANVER – Italian Association of Industrial Coaters, presented the product ranges of over 20 enterprises of the sector, and Blech Italy Service was centred on subcontracting and services.
The registered number of visitors attests to the growth of this exhibition, which considerably benefitted from its location and date change. The total number of visitors was 23,579 – 15% more than the previous edition. Visitors from abroad made up a 9% of total visitors, almost twice as many as those attending in 2016. Numerous visitors came from Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Russia, Japan, India and the UK.
In addition, there were 110 buyers belonging to 13 delegations of foreign operators coming from Algeria, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Iran, Morocco, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Serbia and Turkey – invited within the initiative promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Development and ICE-Italian Trade Agency, which resulted in more than 1,600 meetings at exhibitors’ stands.
The geographical distribution of the local Italian visitors – in comparison with the 2016 edition – was also interesting. A stable number of visitors came from central Italy and from the region Veneto. However, for 2017 there was more visitors from the Lombardy and Piedmont regions, as well from southern Italy – thanks to better infrastructural connection of the fieramilano Exhibition Centre with airports and motorways.
The next edition of LAMIERA will take place from 15th – 18th May 2019 at fieramilano Rho, Italy. Organisers confirmed that they will look to further increase the international character of the 2019 event and ensure a higher presence of innovations at the show.

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