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<br /> sheetmetalplus.com<br /> VOLUME 18 – NO.4<br /> MAY 2016<br /> Robot sales<br /> hit new high<br /> FIND US<br /> ONLINE<br /> @ismrmagazine<br /> + New waterjet innovations<br /> + Global construction markets<br /> + Europe in focus<br /> PRINT | ONLINE | SOCIAL<br /> THE GLOBAL SHEET METAL FORMING AND FABRICATION JOURNAL<br /> <br /> MAY 2016<br /> WELCOME<br /> DIARY OF EVENTS<br /> Fastener Fair India<br /> 19-20 May 2016<br /> Mumbai, India<br /> www.fastenerfair.com/delhi<br /> /english/<br /> Metalloobrabotka<br /> 2016<br /> 23-27 May 2016<br /> Moscow, Russia<br /> www.metobr-expo.ru/en/<br /> MetalTech<br /> 25-28 May 2016<br /> Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<br /> www.metaltech.com.my<br /> Fastener Fair Mexico<br /> 1-2 June 2016<br /> Mexico City, Mexico<br /> www.fastenerfair.com.mx<br /> MACH TOOL 2016<br /> 7-10 June 2016<br /> Poznan, Poland<br /> www.machtool.mtp.pl/en/<br /> Sheet Metal<br /> Technology<a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=1"> sheetmetalplus.com VOLUME 18 – NO.4 MAY </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=2"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=3"> MAY 2016 WELCOME DIARY OF EVENTS Fastener Fai</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=4"> MAY 2016 CONTENTS </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=5"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=6"> GENERAL NEWS Two hydraulic 400-ton systems f</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=7"> GENERAL NEWS Don't miss EuroBLECH 2016 EUROBLE</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=8"> Racer3 steams ahead COMAU'S RACER3 won the "Produ</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=9"> Global changes determine business climate at wire</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=10"> PEOPLE WA Straightpoint recruits logistics expe</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=11"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=12"> INDUSTRY NEWS New announcements from Nissan NI</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=13"> INDUSTRY NEWS Schuler acquires AWEBA SCHULER A</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=14"> INDUSTRY NEWS 2016 world and regional champions o</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=15"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=16"> THE ROBOTICTOUCH ISMR “I n 2015, gl</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=17"> ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=18"> Congress, the White House underlines the central </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=19"> ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION O</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=20"> ISMR SAYS: “A major advantage of waterjet technol</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=21"> FOCUS ON WATERJET system solutions for manufa</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=22"> FOCUS ON WATERJET Lennart Svensson, CEO, Water</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=23"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=24"> FOCUS ON PLASMA THE POWER OF PLASMA The introdu</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=25"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=26"> REGIONAL REPORT ISMR SAYS: “Uncertainties regardi</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=27"> global growth's downgrades, especially in emergin</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=28"> AN EYE ON POLAND ISMR </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=29"> EVENT PREVIEW Construction in Poland After a slug</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=30"> EVENT PREVIEW Below: In the halls at ITM Poland</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=31"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=32"> BUILDING THE FUTURE We highlight key trends and f</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=33"> INDUSTRY REPORT residential and transport infra</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=34"> FOCUS ON CAD/CAM MAKING ITS MARK Robustness and T</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=35"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=36"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=37"> FOCUS ON CAD/CAM From theory to practice “Auto</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=38"> ISMR SAYS: “Bruderer UK made £3.5 million in sa</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=39"> FACE TO FACE Bruderer UK. The Sertec Group, whi</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=40"> FACE TO FACE of applications such as deep drawi</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=41"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=42"> The new Maneo Premium LCS press brake with Tool B</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=43"> innovation has also generated much interest with </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=44"> PRODUCT REVIEWS ISMR REVIEWS THE LATEST INDUS</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=45"> PRODUCT REVIEWS Bending from coil with mandrel </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=46"> PRODUCT REVIEWS Optics for high power lasers MA</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=47"> PRODUCT REVIEWS Powermax45 hits 100,000th unit </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=48"> PRODUCT REVIEWS Wedge-lock nut </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=49"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=50"> PRODUCT REVIEWS New features for Xpert 40 BYSTRO</a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=51"> </a> <a title="ISMR MAY 2016 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/d557c42b?page=52"> </a>