InterPlas 2013 Pre-show Report

Official website: http://www.interplasthailand.com/html/about_show.html
Date : 20 - 23 Jun. 2013
Venue : Bankok, Thailand

Get ready to visit Manufacturing Expo 2013 20-23 June, 2013 at BITEC, Bangkok, observe leading manufacturing technologies from 1,500 leading brands from 22 countries, innovative ideas galore for manufacturers, subcontractors and parts suppliers to prepare for the challenges of AEC.

Thailand has concentrated its energies into developing the automotive industry and the country is fast approaching the goal of becoming the world’s 8th largest auto makers when annual vehicle production reaches 2.5 million vehicles.  Auto production in 2013 is already predicted to reach 2.4 million vehicles, and major brands are expanding production,  to meet growing domestic and export demands. 

Various needs of Thailand’s and the region’s automotive industry be they metal, non-metal parts, rubber parts, plastics parts, assembly technologies, electronics and others, are met by Manufacturing Expo 2013.  This show, Thailand’s largest manufacturing and supporting industries event, brings at mid-year the latest technologies to visitors who are ASEAN’s leading manufacturers, and subcontractors of components and parts for automotive and electronics industries. 

Manufacturing Expo 2013 includes 4 UFI approved events:  InterPlas 2013, InterMold 2013, Automotive Manufacturing 2013 and Assembly Technology 2013. In addition 4 co-located shows:  Industrial Components & Subcontracting, sourcing hub for industrial parts, NEPCON Thailand 2013, on assembly, measurement, and testing technologies for electronic manufacturing, Surface & Coatings 2013, on surface treatment, paints, and coatings, and Furnitech 2013, for the furniture manufacturing industry provide the linkages among the various parts and supplies to enable industries to find all they will require within a single event.

This year the pavilions are larger, with more attractive displays. Leading is ‘Top of the Best’ Pavilion which showcases mold making technologies from 10 leading brands i.e. DMG Mori Seiki, GF Agie Charmilles, Hwacheon, Isper, Makino, Mazak, Mitsubishi Heavy, Okamoto, Roeders and Sodick.  Manufacturers will be able to see -- for the first time in ASEAN the latest technologies in High Speed Milling, Grinding, Wire Cutting, and Multi-Task Turning among others. Then there are 4 featured pavilions: Chemical&Raw Material Zone, organized for the first time, where global suppliers of chemical and raw materials in plastics production such as Mitsubishi Chemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Pacific Color Co., Ltd. and others will present materials for manufacturers to choose; Material Handling, on material handling technologies, equipment and accessories; Factory Automation, on factory automation, electrical & power transmission technology; Industry Energy Efficiency, on energy efficiency management technologies for manufacturing industry. 

Complimentary activities such as the Business Matchmaking Program, Manufacturing Gallery, Automotive Summit are designed to offer business visitors highly effective tools to expand their networks, and develop new businesses.