EuroBLECH concluded the five-day event on October 29 with a record breaking 60,636 visitor attendance number.

Leading sheet metal systems processing firm Bystronic has joined hands with Lantek to bring software solutions to bear on optimized production of sheet metal, tube and profile parts.

Instead of the alphorn, the Swiss sheet metalworking machine tool producer has tooted the optimising horn at Euroblech. By Joson Ng

The 23rd edition of the international sheet metalworking technology exhibition has closed its doors in Hanover, Germany, after five successful exhibition days. A total of 59,600 trade visitors came to visit the show.

The organiser also reported a record number of 1,573 exhibitors from 38 countries. Together, they put a wide range of innovative solutions, cutting edge technology and an enormous amount of live machine demonstration on display, on a total net floor space of 86,500 sq m.

While the exhibitor numbers were up by five percent compared to the previous show, and the exhibition space increased by three percent, the visitor numbers remained basically the same. The results of the preliminary visitor survey showed a further shift towards highly qualified trade visitors.

We see how fibre laser cutting technology is a meaningful extension to existing CO2 laser cutting systems. By Oliver Hergt, editor corporate communications, Bystronic Group

Adding versatility and the ability to produce better parts to a fibre laser cutting machine have made it competent in cutting both thick and thin sheet metal while producing a level of quality that was difficult to achieve in the past. By Joson Ng