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DIARY OF<br />
M-Tech Osaka<br />
24-26 September 2014<br />
Osaka, Japan<br />
www.reedexpo.com/en/<br />
Events/3696/M-Tech-Osaka<br />
Manufacturing<br />
Myanmar<br />
2-4 October 2014<br />
Yangon, Myanmar<br />
www.manufacturing<br />
myanmar.com/<br />
Metalex Vietnam<br />
9-11 October 2014<br />
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam<br />
www.reedexpo.com/en/<br />
Events/3723/METALEX-<br />
Vietnam<br />
EuroBLECH 2014<br />
21-25 October 2014<br />
Hannover, Germany<br />
Mack Brooks Exhibitions Ltd<br />
www.euroblech.com<br />
India Essen Welding<br />
and Cutt<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=1"> sheetmetalplus.com EuroBLECH Preview FIND U</a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=3"> DIARY OF M-Tech Osaka 24-26 September 2014 O</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=4"> SEPTEMBER 2014 CONTENTS Regulars 03 Welcome and D</a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=7"> GENERAL NEWS New investments from General Motor</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=8"> GENERAL NEWS Sheet metal showcase DON'T </a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=11"> GENERAL NEWS Hexagon acquires Vero Software </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=12"> GENERAL NEWS Chinese luxury car market purrs ah</a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=14"> PEOPLE WATCH Setting a new direction SURFACE TECH</a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=17"> INDUSTRY NEW Tata Steel's new shotblasting and </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=18"> INDUSTRY NEWS Trinity Industries, Inc. buys Mey</a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=20"> A CLEAR The Amada Solutions Centre at Isehara </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=21"> FACE TO FACE A strong focus “We have announced o</a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=23"> FACE TO FACE </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=24"> FACE TO FACE An eye on Europe Despite tough mark</a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=26"> REGIONAL REPORT USA POISED </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=27"> REGIONAL REPORT improving technology i</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=28"> ISMR SAYS: “The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft had a </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=29"> FOCUS ON GERMANY than 300 algorithms that coul</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=30"> FOCUS ON GERMANY “Very often, connections </a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=32"> PRESSING FOR </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=33"> At this year's EuroBLECH exhibition, visitors wil</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=34"> STAMPING AND PRESSING told ISMR. Komatsu also </a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=36"> Consumer electronics is one of the largest segmen</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=37"> INDUSTRY REPORT electronics market was expecte</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=38"> </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=39"> EuroBLECH 2014 Show Preview Yo</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=40"> PREVIEW EUROBLECH PREVIEW CON</a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=42"> A total of 1,550 exhibitors from 40 countries to </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=43"> www.euroblech.com “As the technological </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=44"> VISITOR GUIDE Don't miss this year's EuroBLECH e</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=45"> www.euroblech.com PREVIEW </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=46"> SNAPSHOTS HALL 11 AMB PICOT S.A.S. www.ambPICOT.c</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=47"> www.euroblech.com PREVIEW </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=48"> SNAPSHOTS HALL 11 HIGHYAG www.highyag.com HIGHY</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=49"> www.euroblech.com PREVIEW </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=50"> SNAPSHOTS HALL 12 ALMA w w w. a l m a c a m . c o</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=51"> www.euroblech.com PREVIEW </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=52"> SNAPSHOTS HALL 12 LVD COMPANY NV www.lvdgroup.com</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=53"> www.euroblech.com PREVIEW </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=54"> SNAPSHOTS HALL 13 AGTOS www.agtos.de AGTOS will</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=55"> www.euroblech.com PREVIEW </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=56"> SNAPSHOTS HALL 13 HEINZ SOYER BOLZENSCHWEIßTECHNI</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=57"> www.euroblech.com PREVIEW </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=58"> SNAPSHOTS HALLS 14&15 HALL 14 BAYKAL MAKINE SAN.</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=59"> www.euroblech.com PREVIEW H</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=60"> SNAPSHOTS HALLS 16&17 HALL 16 DILLINGER HÜTTE w </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=61"> www.euroblech.com PREVIEW </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=62"> SNAPSHOTS HALL 27 AIDA w w w. a i d a - g l o b a</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=63"> www.euroblech.com PREVIEW </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=64"> SNAPSHOTS HALL 27 DREISTERN w w w. d r e i s t e </a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=68"> THE FLAT UNIVERSE Ongoing progress in coil, s</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=69"> </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=70"> A view of the Hexagon DEA BRAVO horizontal, twin-</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=71"> INSPECTION, MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING Laser s</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=72"> RISE OF THE MACHINES In 2013, about 179,000 indus</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 73" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=73"> ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 74" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=74"> THE PUNCHING FACTOR Capital investment in punchin</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 75" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=75"> FOCUS ON PUNCH PRESSES The new TruPunch 30</a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 77" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=77"> PRODUCT REVIEWS ISMR REVIEWS THE LATEST INDUS</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 78" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=78"> PRODUCT REVIEWS Sawn metal sorting TO AUTOMATE t</a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 81" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=81"> PRODUCT REVIEWS Anything but standard BEHRINGER G</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 82" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=82"> PRODUCT REVIEWS Surface finishing in focus </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 83" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=83"> </a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 84" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=84"> PRODUCT REVIEWS Turkish delight </a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 87" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=87"> PRODUCT REVIEWS In the clinch NEW PEM® TYPE THFE™</a>
<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 88" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=88"> PRODUCT REVIEWS MC3 – a tube revolution A L</a>
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<a title="ISMR September 2014 page 90" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e8c5d46a?page=90"> PRODUCT REVIEWS The right QUALITY standards i</a>
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