Space Sales for Die & Mould India 2012 Are Open

The Tool and Gauge Manufacturers Association (TAGMA) of India can supply companies interested in exhibiting at Die & Mould India 2012 with information about space rental, available stand packages, payment parameters and the exhibition scope. The trade fair takes place March 8–11, 2012, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. Details

Run on Bookings for Fakuma 2011 as Industry Thinks Ahead

According to show organizer P.E. Schall GmbH, as soon as exhibitor registration forms became available for Fakuma 2011, the 21st international trade fair for plastics processing, exhibitor raced to reserve places at the show, which again will be held at the Friedrichshafen Exhibition Centre. The dates are October 18–22, 2011. Details

MAG Chairman Returns to Karlsruhe Technology Institute

The MAG group of companies has accepted Prof. Dr. Jürgen Fleischer’s request to resign his position as chairman of the executive board at MAG Industrial Automation Systems (IAS) as of September 30, 2010, and return to his position as professor of manufacturing and assembly technology at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Details

Mori Seiki Supports Engineering Regeneration at MACH

The machine tool manufacturer Mori Seiki, understanding the need to promote engineering as a career, supports the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), with which it sponsors the MANTRA truck that was on display at MACH 2010 in Birmingham, UK, in June. Mori Seiki’s president visited the exhibit. Details

Progressive Announces New UK Channel Partner

Progressive Components Europe has formed an alliance with Mouldshop, which is now the supplier’s primary contact for customers in the UK and Ireland. The new channel partner distributor, based in Daventry, Northamptonshire, stocks and sells Progressive’s core standard mould components and items from the Global Standards line. Details

Graphite Processing for Electrodes the Focus of Seminars

The latest in the series of seminars on graphite technology in mould making organized by Zecha Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrikation GmbH since 2009 took place recently at the Europa-Park theme park in Rust, Germany. Presenting a comprehensive and informative programme were, again, SGL Carbon and Men at Work, as well as Zecha. Details