METAV show will have special features

Various special events will allow METAV exhibitors to tap new areas of competence and customer groups. For example, the Institute of Machining Technology, from the Technical University in Dortmund, will be presenting its top level grinding seminar on 25 February 2010, accompanied by a special exhibition on 'Grinding Technology and Fine Machining'. A show entitled 'Metal meets Medical' will directly address the medical engineering target group. Operating from a joint stand, suppliers of cutting, laser, surface treatment, drive systems and measuring technologies, automation and control technology will be able to demonstrate their competence for this growth market. As part of the joint stand, Siemens, one of the largest METAV exhibitors, and a number of partner companies will present innovative solutions for the production of medical components throughout the entire process chain. On 25 and 26 February, METAV 2010 will break new ground, launching the first-ever Recruitment Day in co-operation with the newspaper 'VDI nachrichten'. This is an opportunity for exhibitors, parallel to their exhibition presence, to attract graduates and young professionals to their companies. A further special feature, targeting qualified and dedicated recruits for the machine construction sector, is the traditional special youth show, 'Mechanical Engineer – Job with Power', organised by the VDW trainee recruitment foundation. Key industrial clusters within North Rhine-Westphalia, including Automotive and ProduktionNRW, will also be participating in the METAV with their own information stands. They will address the issue of the effects that e-mobility has on manufacturing technology, demonstrating the potential inherent in cross-innovations, i.e., how networking individual competence can help boost innovation. The aim is to highlight the performance and potential of North Rhine-Westphalia as a high-tech region.