Digitisation in sheet metal presented at EuroBLECH 2016

This year, 54% of the exhibitors at EuroBLECH come from outside Germany. The percentage of international exhibiting companies has thus increased by a further 2%. Biggest exhibitor countries are Germany, Italy, Turkey, China, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Denmark and the US.

In the focus of this year’s EuroBLECH are the digitisation of production processes and increasing automation. Flexible manufacturing systems become ever more important to meet the demand for individualised products. Simulation and innovative process control systems reduce waste and increase cost efficiency. The automotive industry with its focus on lightweight construction remains the major driver for innovations in sheet metal working.

‘The New Generation of Sheet Metal Working’ is the overall theme of EuroBLECH 2016. The organisers of the exhibition, Mack Brooks Exhibitions, have chosen this motto to reflect the prevailing change in industry production initiated by the internet of things or industry 4.0. But the motto is also directed at the younger generation as the sheet metal working industry, a high-tech sector, is in high demand for qualified junior employees. In the Social Media Lounge (hall 16, stand J52), exhibitors at EuroBLECH announce a large number of vacancies within the industry sector.

Visitors to EuroBLECH include design engineers, production managers, quality managers, buyers, manufacturers, technical directors and experts from associations and R&D.