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Moulding Expo 2017
F
or many years now gen-
erative technologies have
been used in industry
in many areas, from the initial
design to the finished product.
But there are many more possi-
ble applications. Moulding Expo
2017 wants to demonstrate the
synergies between the new and
established processing meth-
ods. Representatives from the
classic industry and the new,
up-and-coming scene of additive
manufacturing and 3D printing
come together there – extensive
experience meets incredible in-
novation.
In addition to the general top-
ics relating to 3D technology and
additive manufacturing, Mould-
ing Expo offers enough space to
provide information about very
specific solutions in this area.
Florian Schmitz, Project Manager
of Moulding Expo: "The exhibiting
companies showcase all conceiv-
able applications, from classic
prototyping to the development
of close-contour cooling mould
inserts through to the produc-
tion of stamping and cutting tools
or rapid tooling." The 3D topic -
also including training - is por-
trayed extensively at Moulding
Expo.
The proximity to national and
international toolmaking is the
decisive factor for companies of
3D printing at Moulding Expo.
Jürgen Groß, Sales Manager at
alphacam GmbH, was also here
two years ago at the début event.
"We print plastic mould inserts
with which patterns and small
series can then be injected. This
is of course the innovative topic
per se for tool, pattern and mould
making, and for us Moulding Expo
is therefore the right place to pre-
sent these new high-tech appli-
cations", adds Groß. In addition,
alphacam wants to use the trade
fair to showcase the range of ser-
vices for its latest systems.
At Moulding Expo Visiotech GmbH
presents innovations in the area
of prototyping and rapid manu-
facturing. With a secret highlight
Visiotech wants to ensure an ele-
ment of surprise at the trade fair.
The company with 15 employees
wants to present cross-industry
complete concepts. President
Mike Fischer-Arens: "The core of
Moulding Expo is tool construc-
tion and mould making. Never-
theless we are assuming that,
similar to the première event in
2015, the automotive industry will
be strongly represented among
the visitors. And this is also of
course interesting for us, espe-
cially when it comes to pattern
making and rapid manufacturing.
We are already looking forward to
the trade fair."
Berthold Hermle AG is also on-
board for the second time at
Moulding Expo. "For us this trade
fair with its high number of pro-
fessional visitors is a must-attend
event in the trade fair calendar",
states Udo Hipp. "We immedi-
ately registered for the next event
following the première in 2015.
Moulding Expo has become a
premium exhibition for tool, pat-
tern and mould making and sur-
rounding fields", explains the
Hermle Marketing Manager. And
generative processes are also
becoming increasingly popular
at Moulding Expo.
Hermle made
a name for itself with high-quality
and differentiated machining cen-
tres, which will also take centre
stage at this year's trade fair.
Parallel to this the company also
developed a metal powder appli-
cation process for industry pur-
poses.
VMR GmbH & Co. KG will also be
at Moulding Expo for the second
time: "The contacts in 2015 were
excellent, because the trade fair
concept is clearly concentrated on
tool, pattern and mould making
and their peripheral industries
and is focussed on addressing
these topics", states VMR Presi-
dent Thomas Viebrans. "Moulding
Expo is ideal for us as a platform
with its proximity to tool making
and its high-end applications.
Here we can show what we can
do.
The MEX première brought
us some new customers and or-
ders." For Viebrans it is very im-
portant to overcome the fear held
among trade fair visitors with re-
gard to the topic of 3D and addi-
tive manufacturing, which, in his
view, is still sometimes intense.
Text & Image:
Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH
Messepiazza 1
D-70629 Stuttgart
Experience additive manufacturing
Moulding Expo 2017: Around 700 exhibitors expected from 30 countries /
3D can be found in all exhibition areas
30.05–02.06.2017