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Hungary’s most significant industrial business event
The MACH-TECH and INDUSTRY DAYS joint exhibitions will be held at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center on 14-17 May 2019, presenting the movers and shakers in a variety of industry sectors, professional novelties, cost-effective industrial solutions and the latest “spread” of Industry 4.0.
Review (2017):
The 2017 event was the largest industrial event organised in Hungary in recent years, both in terms of exhibitors and visitor numbers.
425 exhibitors from 19 countries were present, 26 per cent of which were foreign companies.
Hungary’s largest industrial event was attended by all sectors playing a leading role in the expansion of industrial digitalisation, also known as Industry 4.0.
The operators of machine-tools and other industries, robot manufacturers, electronic companies, logistics suppliers and machine control providers were all present in large numbers at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center.
Compared to the 2015 event, several themes had been enhanced by 2017, in terms of exhibitor numbers and area covered, thus offering a wider range of choice for interested professionals:
• robotics (127 per cent area growth) • machine tool production (40 per cent growth in exhibitor number and area) • industrial logistics (100 per cent area growth) • software (90 per cent area growth) The exhibition was attended by 16,800 visitors from 39 countries, which is an 11.4 per cent growth compared to visitor numbers two years ago (14,700 visitors in 2015).
Visitors:
• 72 per cent are primary decision-makers or are involved in the decision-making process • 36 per cent of visitors have already made specific business decisions at the venue • according to their primary goals for visiting the exhibition (Top 3 – respondents could mark multiple choices): - 50 per cent interested in innovation, novelties - 47 per cent maintaining existing business relations - 45 per cent establishing new business contacts, concluding business deals
Forecast (2019)
Three months prior to the start of the event, it’s safe to say that there’s a huge deal of interest for the exhibitions, and application forms keep coming in, not just from regular exhibitors, but also numerous new companies have also informed the organisers of their participation. 420 companies from 19 countries have now reserved a spot at the Budapest Fair Center, including 100 individual 100 per cent foreign sector operators.
The success of the assortment of exhibitions is compounded by the fact that a new pavilion has been opened and so in 2019, exhibitors will occupy Pavilion D along with Pavilions A, G and F, providing visitors with a truly comprehensive overview of the current supply, opportunities and future developments of industrial sectors.
The exhibitors applying for the event will be presenting a number of novelties, in order to show the visitors of INDUSTRY DAYS – MACHTECH that there is no rest for them between the two exhibitions as they continuously develop their products and services. Demonstrations of new machines can be definitely expected from Alfleth Engineering AG (CH) and Sandviken Tools Kft., while KLÜBER Lubrication Austria GmbH will present its latest lubricants.
We have again announced our GRAND PRIX competition for exhibitors in 2019, which can be entered by companies offering products, services, procedures or technology featuring some innovation or innovative content in their respective industrial segments. Deadline for registrations is 22 March 2019
The submitted documents will be deliberated by a jury of professionals. The awards for the winners of the various categories will be presented at the exhibition’s opening ceremony. Additional planned events:
• Industry 4.0 Conference • Linde forklift competition • Budapest and Pest County Chamber of Engineers energetics training • Railway vehicle conference hosted by the Hungarian Association of Welding Technology and Material Testing, including a symposium and workshop • Occupational safety conference • Top-quality presentations and workshops (AdvanTec Mérnöki Zrt., Galika, IFKA, Robot-X, Varinex, Walter Austria) • Techtogether competition for student groups enrolled in technical higher education
Industry europe readers can register online in advance, allowing them to attend the event free of charge: www.iparnapjai.hu/industryeurope
More information: www.iparnapjai.hu/en
