Under the theme of “New Smart Technologies,” METALEX responds to the direction of Thailand’s national strategy to drive industries by highlighting high-precision technologies for every manufacturing process; for example, 56 technologies that make their Asia and ASEAN debuts under the label of “Only @ METALEX 4.0;” special focuses on Smart Wire and Tube, Smart Sensor, and Smart Materials; as well as robotics and automation technologies and SI in ROBOT X Hall (Hall 106). All these contents and more make METALEX the industry platform that will propel developments of a vast range of sectors including modern automotive, aerospace, and medical devices and  ready to be a mechanic that drives the developments of the 10 target industries under the National strategy goal.

 

 

Mr. Suttisak Wilanan, Deputy Managing Director of Reed Tradex Co., Ltd., elaborated, “The 33rd edition of METALEX is being honored by Germany participating in the event as the first Partner Country of the event. The technologies in ‘German High Tech in Metal Working Pavilion’ are very special and can directly provide answers to our industrialists’ needs.

 

Mr. Thomas Bareiss, Parliamentary State Secretary, from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) will inaugurate the partner country participation of Germany.

 

Imports of machinery for the metalworking industry from January to September 2019 reached 39 billion baht. From Germany alone, the value was 1.9 billion for the first three quarters of 2018 and grew to 3.1 billion baht during the same period of 2019.  This represented a growth of 63%, revealing the need for high precision machinery that Germany is one of the leading suppliers and has expertise that is needed in Thailand.

 

 

 

The German participants in METALEX 2019 have a great deal to offer. 48 leading German companies from the metalworking and machine tool industries are exhibiting under the theme of "German High Tech in Metal Working." Visitors will experience German cutting-edge technologies as well as the revelation of “umati” or universal machine tool interface, a new standard that will be discussed in a forum. On an exhibition area of around 1,200 square meters, companies such as Alfred H. Schütte GmbH & Co. KG, Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Gühring KG, MAPAL Fabrik für Präzisionswerkzeuge Dr. Kress KG and Siemens AG will present their products in Hall 99 at BITEC, Bangkok, from 20 to 23 November 2019. The Pavilion was initiated by the German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW) and is being staged by the German Federal Ministry for Economics and Energy (BMWi) and the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) in cooperation with Messe Stuttgart.

 

 

The German Pavilion shows everything the industry has to offer with German innovations from 48 exhibitors, including such globally renowned brands as Siemens, Chiron, Emuge Franken, Gühring, Schütte, FFG, Zoller, Index Traub, Mapal and Grob. The 48 companies will display the entire range of machine tools and accessories, tools and tool handling, sheet metal forming, mold and die, precision measuring and testing to controller and computer systems. Highlights include Multi-Spindle Automatics, SG18 40-01, from Alfred H. Schuette Gmbh & Co. KG, that is extremely fast cam-controlled for turned part production up to a diameter of 20 mm. and a machine center from Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik GmbH who display a 5-axis machining center, HF 3500, that provides high stability for 5-sided machining with positioned rotary axes and dynamics with simultaneous 5-axis machining. 

 

In addition to the machine tools, the unifying element of all displays is Industry 4.0 and digital solutions to lead the industry in the next decade. With digital and software solutions it is ensured that speed and precision will deliver successes to customers.

 

 

 

Another highlight of the German participation will be a special forum discussing umati (universal machine tool interface) which will be presented for the first time in Asia. umati can integrate machine tools and factories’ IT and ecosystem safely, seamlessly and effortlessly. This standard is not only intended for Germany, but can be utilized by users all over the world. Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Managing Director of the VDW, said: "We are delighted that Germany is the partner country of METALEX and that so many renowned German manufacturers are taking part in the industry exhibition. It is an ideal platform for our companies to demonstrate their efficiency to business partners in the ASEAN region. The VDW will also use this forum to present the standardized interface umati for communication between machine tools and higher-level IT systems. The interface should really gather momentum straightaway and be distributed internationally as a standard via the OPC UA Foundation."

 

 

The special show umati@METALEX will demonstrate how umati ensures the simple and easy flow of data between machine tools and software systems. Three machines will be integrated in the special show for a live demonstration of production. Visitors will be able to see a DMG Mori DMU 50, a Trumpf marking laser and a Heller Profitrainer. Just like at the most recent umati showcase at EMO in Hanover in 2019, machines not on the trade fair grounds in Thailand will be connected, e.g. from the Swiss machine tool manufacturer Tornos. In its capacity as a strategic partner from the IT industry, SAP will also show how umati helps to the improve the company's services. The data are collected at a neutral dashboard via a central data hub hosted by T-Systems and can also be directly read out using the umati app.

 

During the associated umati@METALEX Forum, experts from the participating companies and institutions (DMG Mori, Heller, ISW, SAP, Trumpf, VDW) will provide an insight into concepts, ideas and applications of umati to the benefit of different customer industries throughout the show days of the event.

 

 

Germany will be the partner country of METALEX in Bangkok, the number-one machine tools and metalworking exhibition serving ASEAN. On the initiative of the German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW)), the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) and the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) are staging an industry event within the framework of Germany's participation as the partner country from 20 to 23 November 2019. Under the motto "German High Tech in Metal Working", German machine tool manufacturers and companies from the metal working industry will present their products to Asian trade visitors on an exhibition area of around 1200 square meters. In addition to the German pavilion, the industry event will also feature a special show with machine demonstrations and a presentation forum.

 

The current exhibitor list can be found here:

www.metalex.german-pavilion.com/en/home 

 

All the information relating to the industry exhibition and contact details of the organizer Messe Stuttgart can be found here: www.messe-stuttgart.de/metalex