ITM Poland 2009 - summary raport
ITM POLAND 2009: contracts despite crisis
15,273 persons explored the offer of exhibitors of ITM Poland, the largest fair of modern industry technologies in Central and Eastern Europe that took place in Poznań on 16-19 June 2009. Companies participating in the fair all agreed that fair visitors were professional and eager to gain insight into innovative products showcased at stands. According to exhibitors, this interest also had its tangible business dimension. Many companies concluded contracts, often worth millions PLN, already at the fair.
Prominent guests
The fair was held under the honorary auspices of the Minister of Economy and the Minister of Science and Higher Education. The grand opening was performed by Waldemar Pawlak, Deputy President of the Council of Ministers and the Minister of Economy. The Deputy Prime Minister visited the exhibitors' exposition, as well. Fair visitors also included Juliusz Engelhardt, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure, and Henk Vanhoutte, Secretary General of the European Safety Federation. The fair was also visited by a delegation of representatives of the CMTBA Chinese Association of Machine Tool Manufacturers, headed by its Secretary General Wu Bailin.
Innovative exposition
The fair was attended by 953 companies from 27 countries and territories (Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey and the Ukraine and the United States). Like in previous years, the fair exposition was divided into thematic exhibitions, namely the Work Safety in Industry Exhibition, HAPE Exhibition of Hydraulics, Pneumatics and Drives, MACH-TOOL Machine Tool Exhibition, METALFORUM Exhibition of Metallurgy, Foundry Engineering and Metal Industry, SURFEX Exhibition of Surface Treatment Technologies, WELDING Exhibition and TRANSPORTA Exhibition. The best science and research institutes and R&D units presented their offer at the Research for Industry Exhibition. The participation of representatives of the Polish science at the fair was sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
The exposition of ITM Poland, the „fair of tomorrow's technologies", was full of newly launched products that proved the most popular among visitors. This year, exhibitors showcased a few hundreds of new products, including the control system for CNC machine tools, a worldwide innovation, being an introduction to the research work on developing a prototype of an intelligent machine tool, a flying robot controlled by ground operator's head movement, the fastest wire cutting machine, a biometric terminal for hand vein pattern recognition for personal authentication, an intelligent pen for dyslexia diagnosis and therapy or systems for computer control by means of eyeball or lip movements ("mouth mouse").
Factory of the future
The advantage of ITM Poland is that you can see live machines at stands and often even try them out. What is more, the exposition also featured specially arranged demonstration areas, where you could test the latest technologies, machines and devices. The highlight of the SURFEX Exhibition was another edition of the Skills Boot Camp. Every day, at the special demonstration area there were shows of innovative solutions from leading manufacturers from the sector of surface processing technologies in coating and painting processes. And it was already the fifth time the Welding Exhibition featured the very popular Welding Academy, i.e. welding workshops where visitors had an opportunity to gain insight into cutting-edge products and technologies. Traditionally, the opening lecture was delivered by Professor Jan Pilarczyk, Head of the Welding Institute in Gliwice, the guru of Polish welding. This year's exposition of ITM Poland was enhanced by the FOUNDRY thematic park, organised in collaboration with the Polish Foundry Centre.
Experience sharing forum
An exceptionally rich programme of events prepared by Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie in collaboration with industry partners was a great attraction for ITM Poland visitors. The fair programme included a few dozens of specialist conferences, seminars, workshops, shows and business meetings. You can find a detailed fair programme at www.itm-polska.pl.
Awards for the best
Many awards were presented at the fair to winners of prestigious competitions. Gold Medals of Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie went to the best and particularly innovative products showcased at the fair. The competition jury comprised renowned scientific experts from industries represented at ITM Poland. It was already the third time Gold Medals were presented in the „transfer of scientific research results to the economic practice" category. Moreover, Acanthus Aureus awards were presented to best-designed exhibition stands implementing the exhibitor's corporate strategy.
Media at ITM Poland
ITM Poland media partners included „Nowy Przemysł" monthly, „Przegląd Techniczny" biweekly and www.wnp.pl Web portal. When organising particular exhibitions, Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie cooperated with dozens of magazines and industry portals. 190 journalists from Poland and abroad were accredited by the MTP Press Centre during ITM Poland. Daily press, as well as radio and TV stations, provided coverage from the fair.
Another event taking place during ITM Poland was the award ceremony of the 13th Polish Festival of Documentaries BAZAR. Presenting economy-focused TV programmes, the festival is organised to award journalists, authors of the most interesting public and commercial TV reports.
ITM Poland online
All year long, in-between editions, a virtual ITM Poland fair continues at the MTP website. You can find detailed information about companies participating in ITM Poland 2009 at www.itm-polska.pl in the „Exhibitors catalogue".
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ITM Poland is one of essential catalysts of the Polish industry modernisation process. Its mission is to promote state-of-the-art technologies and create a meeting platform for professionals and representatives of industry and applied sciences to share expertise and experiences. The next edition of ITM Poland is scheduled for 8-11 June 2010.
Products awarded with the MTP Gold Medal
1. LC-3015 F1 NT Laser Cutting Machine with a 3-Axis Linear Motor Drive
AMADA Co., LTD. Japan
Entered by: ABH Trześniewski, Warsaw
Pavilion 5, Stand 165
2. MAKINO D500 5-Axis Machining Centre
MAKINO MILLING MACHINE CO., LTD, Japan
Entered by: MAKINO s.r.o., Slovakia
Pavilion 3A, Stand 48
3. FLATMASTER 50/800 Leveller
ARKU MASCHINENBAU GMBH, Germany
Entered by: POL-WELT Maszyny - Narzędzia - Zaopatrzenie Przemysłu, Katowice
Pavilion 5, Stand 151
4. OCEAN Open Modular Control System for CNC Machine Tools
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin
Pavilion 3A, Stand 36
5. Adaptive Dual-Punch Head for Riveting Machines with Complex Punch Action
Institute of Mechanised Construction and Rock Mining, Warsaw
Pavilion 3A, Stand 64
6. Eckert COMBO Combined Plasma and Hydro Abrasive Cutting Machine
ECKERT Automatyka Spawalnicza Sp. z o.o., Legnica
Pavilion 5, Stand 185
7. "DYNAMIC" CNC Plasma Cutting Machine
STIGAL Marcin Stępień, Legnica
Pavilion 7A, Stand 18
8. TOX -TWIN Point Sheet Metal Joining System
TOX PRESSOTECHNIK GmbH, Germany
Entered by: TOX PRESSOTECHNIK Sp. z o.o., Wrocław
Pavilion 5, Stand 148A
9. Dual-Axis Rotary Tilting Table (Ø 450) for Precision 5-axis CNC Machining Centres
Fabryka Obrabiarek Precyzyjnych AVIA S.A., Warsaw
Pavilion 3, Stand 3
10. HYPER QUADREX 150 MSY Turning Centre
YAMAZAKI MAZAK CORPORATION, Japan
Entered by: YAMAZAKI MAZAK C.E. Sp. z o.o. Polish Branch, Wanaty
Pavilion 3, Stand 18
11. Line of Vertical Milling Centres DMC 635 V eco and DMC 1035 V eco
FAMOT PLESZEW S.A., Pleszew
Pavilion 3, Stand 2
12. NEF 400 5th Generation CNC Lathe
FAMOT PLESZEW S.A., Pleszew
Pavilion 3, Stand 2
13. Fd 250i Discreet Rotary Positioning System
Institute of Mechanical Technology, Poznań University of Technology
Pavilion 3A, Stand 63
14. LINEA Measuring Machines
Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Kraków
Pavilion 3, Stand 27
15. SVC Optical Inspection System for Controlling the Quality of Bearing Rollers
Institute for Sustainable Technologies - National Research Institute, Radom
Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław
Fabryka Łożysk Tocznych - Kraśnik S.A., Kraśnik
Entered by: Institute for Sustainable Technologies - National Research Institute, Radom
Pavilion 5, Stand 55
16. Cast Plough Shares for Reversible and Single-Sided Ploughs
Foundry Research Institute, Kraków
Industrial Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Poznań
MET-CHEM Metal-Chemical Works, Pilzno
Entered by: Foundry Research Institute, Kraków
Pavilion 5, Stand 89
17. ACCURA II Coordinate Measuring Machine
Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH, Germany
Entered by: Carl Zeiss Sp. z o.o. 2nd Branch in Warsaw, Warsaw
Pavilion 3a, Stand 37
18. XRF Portable Spectrometer
Szewalski Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdańsk
Pavilion 5, Stand 194A
19. TAWERS Robotised Welding System with a SPIRAL WEAVE Functionality for Aluminium Welding
PANASONIC, Japan
Entered by: Technika Spawalnicza Sp. z o.o., Poznań
Pavilion 7A, Stand 20
20. AC SERVO TORCH Robot Controlled Wire Feed System
OTC DEIHEN, Japan
Entered by: SAP - Spawalnictwo, Automatyka, Pomiary - Krzysztof Jaskulski, Poznań
Pavilion 7A, Stand 20
Laureates of the MTP Gold Medal in the category: "Transfer of research results to business practice"
1. Creotech Sp. z o.o., Warsaw and the University of Warsaw, Warsaw
for implementing K20/K30 camera solutions in Armputer and Armcamera systems
Pavilion 9, Stand 6
2. Institute of Precision Mechanics, Warsaw
for precise gas nitriding technology
Pavilion 6A, Stand 36
3. Metal Forming Institute, Poznań
for the technology of forming rings for flexible buffers
Pavilion 5, Stand 179
4. Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, Gliwice - Poznań Branch
Central Laboratory of Batteries and Cells
for the technology of manufacturing high quality lead-acid batteries
Pavilion 5, Stand 45
5. Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, Gliwice
for new, environmentally-friendly copper alloys
Pavilion 5, Stand 45
6. AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Department of Robotics and Mechatronics, Kraków
for a robot enabling in-cell manipulation
Pavilion 3A, Stand 69
7. Industrial Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Poznań
and the Poznań University of Technology, Institute of Technology and Chemical Engineering, Poznań
for a technology of manufacturing renewable fuel for diesel engines from vegetable oil
Pavilion 5, Stand 8
8. Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, Department of Multimedia Systems, Gdańsk
for MOUTH MOUSE - the multi-mode system enabling computer control with mouth and tongue movements
Pavilion 5, Stand 67
9. KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology, BOBRME KOMEL, Katowice and ENEL, Gliwice
for PMPg 250L drive system employing a brushless permanent magnet motor
Pavilion 5, Stand 4
Companies awarded with Acanthus Aureus statuettes
1. ECKERT AUTOMATYKA SPAWALNICZA Sp. z o.o.
Pavilion 5, Stand 185
2. YAMAZAKI MAZAK CENTRAL EUROPE Sp. z o.o. Polish Branch
Pavilion 3, Stand 18
3. WEIL ENGINEERING GmbH
Pavilion 8, Stand 21
4. GGB Slovakia sro. Exhibitor: FPM INBEAR Michalina Nędza
Pavilion 9, Stand 25
5. CANTONI GROUP - CANTONI MOTOR SA
Pavilion 5, Stand 72
6. High Technology Machines Sp. z o.o. Gliwice
Pavilion 3A, Stand 42
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