Next in the EMO 2007

Thanks to the coordination of CECIMO, during the last edition of the EMO event, it was organized a conference on 21 September 2007, "How to exploit innovative technologies and business practices", related to the "Next Generation Production Systems Project", that was a successful event (link)

You can access to all the material of the conference in the Project Website (link)

166 500 visitors came to Hannover, Germany between the dates of 17 and 22 September to buy machines, place orders and find out about the latest developments in the world of metal-working.
This represented an increase of 4 percent over the previous event two years ago, when EMO still ran for a total of eight days. Even the number of exhibitors - 2,120 exhibitors from 42 different nations - was up five percent, and the amount of occupied floor space was also up by 12 percent, reaching a total volume of 180,158 net square meters.

Over 37 percent of trade visitors came from abroad Europe, from a total of 80 different nations. Commensurate with the high level of European demand for machine tools, the number of visitors from Western Europe was up sharply, particularly from Switzerland, France, Italy, Sweden and Austria. The biggest contingents of visitors from overseas were from India and the United States.

EMO Hannover 2007 gave the international machine tool sector an enormous shot in the arm. According to the official exhibitor survey, this year's EMO show generated an order volume of 4 billion euros. More than half of all exhibitors were anticipating a positive influence on subsequent German and European sales.

You can access to all the related information in the EMO Website

The next EMO will take place from 5 to 10 October 2009 in Milan, Italy.