The event recorded an attendance of 12,626 participants from some 24 countries. Singapore Exhibition Services, Deputy Chief, Vietnam Representative Office, B T Tee said: “We had some fantastic technical seminars and an OEM vendor quality information sharing session which saw an impressive industry turn out.”
Platform Into Market
Making their debut into the Vietnamese market were DMG Mori Vietnam’s ecoMill 800V Vertical machining center; Trumpf’s TruMark 1000 Laser marking machine; GF Machining Solutions’ AgieCharmilles FORM 200 EDM machine; Guhring’s RT 100 Trigon drills; Awea Mechantronic’s FCV-620 5 Axis machining center; and Optical Gaging’s Flash 200 measurement system, amongst the many others.
Vietnamese exhibitors including cutting tools and tooling system YG-1, found the event helpful as a platform to tap into the country’s manufacturing market. Its director, Lee Joon Ho said: “It also helps us connect with plenty of potential customers as well as gain more crucial insight about our competitors.”
The presence of big brand names and variety of machinery was a draw to many, resulting in successful sales and deals. “Sold @ MTA” signs were displayed on equipment like the Quick Turn Primos 150S from Yamazaki Mazak, Vertical Machining Center PS65 and Wire EDMs from Makino, AgieCharmilles FORM 200 from GF Machining Solutions, Section Bending Machine RCMI130 from Taiwan Combitech.
Local exhibitors like ASADA Vietnam were also proudly displaying the “sold” signs across its pipe threading machine and pipe cutting machine. Other inked deals included CNC Machining Center from HAAS (Bao Son Tech), Welding/ Cutting Equipment from Weldtec, Cutting Machines Seibo M50B and Accutex from Vietnam Precision Industrial Company.
Workshops Galore
The four-day trade event also offered educational programmes organised by local and international associations. The six technical workshops were attended by more than 520 delegates. Highlights of the workshops included: Development cooperation in the integration process, Computerised production control systems for industrial manufacturing, and Material requirement planning in operations management.
Additionally, Samsung Electronics was on-board with a technical sharing session that was jointly co-ordinated by the Korea International Trade Association and the event organisers, Singapore Exhibition Services and VCCI Exhibition Service.
The next edition of MTA VIETNAM will be held from July 4 to 7, 2017 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
APMEN Sept 2016, Exhibition News
