Micro-machining event

Micromachining event MMLive 2008 will take place on October 21/22, 2008 at the Ricoh Arena and will co-locate alongside rapid product development and rapid manufacturing event TCT 2008.

SmalTec International, Rainford Precision Machines, Union Tool, and Kern Micro Feinwerktechnik are the show's inaugural headline sponsors. Also confirmed to exhibit are Rondol Technologies — micro-injection moulding equipment; Rofin-Baasel — micro-laser-cutting technologies; Nikon Industrial Instruments — inspection & measurement; MicroBridge — contract micro-manufacturing services; Laser Micro Machining — contract laser manufacturing services; Vision Engineering — inspection and measurement; and Spinner UK — micro cutting and grinding equipment. Also in attendance will be MINAM (The European Technology Platform for Micro- and NanoManufacturing), which has approximately 400 members from 27 countries in Europe and which acts as an exchange forum for the topics of industrial manufacturing, materials, equipment and components.