It will feature lathes, milling, drilling, grinding, EDMs, work centers, tool room machinery, high-precision machine tools, machining centers and affiliated machine tools. CNC cutting systems with plasma, oxy-fuel and Waterjet will also be a major attraction.
MIDDLE EAST – EMERGING MARKET FOR METAL CUTTING MACHINE TOOLS |
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Cheaper energy (Gas) driving the emergence of heavy industry in the GCC in the past few years – Steel Plants, Cement Plants, Glass Manufacturing, etc |
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Oil Sector investing heavily in downstream projects & value added derivatives – new refineries, petrochemical plants, Fertilizer Plants, Polymers, Sulphur, etc |
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GCC states are keen to diversify to Non-Oil sectors - increase in industrial manufacturing catering to the construction & infrastructure boom |
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Big investment houses, high petro-dollar availability driving industrial investment in domestic projects |
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Repair & service sector is on increase as evidenced in ship repair /Building and auto repair & manufacturing industry. |
With all factors set to continue in the long term, the region has decreased dependence on imports for machined products.
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Machine Tool requirement has increased for metal cutting in the last few years |
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Machine Shops, Job shops increasing in the region |
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More end users/buyers of metal-cutting machinery in evidence |
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Manufacturing lines necessitate integration of metal cutting machinery. |
The 2011 edition of SteelFab will endeavor to cater to this growing requirement and will accordingly continue the special focus on metal cutting machine tools.
MACHINE TOOLS MIDDLES EAST – A SURE SUCCESS AT STEELFAB. |
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SteelFab is the regional show for metal-working |
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Already visited by Machine Shops, Job Shops & Steel Fabricators |
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Already has participation from regional traders, representing international metal cutting machinery. |
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Special focus at Steelfab 2009 was a good success with most metal cutting dealers having generated substantial enquiries. |
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Dedicated visitor promotion focusing on traders, machine shops and end-users(industry) for metal cutting machinery . |
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Direct marketing to target visitor group from Oil & Gas, marine repair, auto service, heavy Industry and contracting sectors in the Middle East. |
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