METALEX 2011 ASEAN’s premier metalworking exhibition is working with world’s leading brands to bring high precision technology from 50 countries. Nano technology will be promoted for the first time in the ASEAN region in response to ASEAN’s opportunity to become the world’s production base for automobile and automotive parts. More than 55,000 industrialists and manufacturers are expected to visit the exhibition covering 50,000 sq. meters to be held 19-22 November, 2011 at BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand.

        A JETRO survey comparing ASEAN’s automotive parts industry with China and India found that ASEAN manufacturers need to reduce costs to remain competitive in the automotive industry. In addition they need to improve the efficiency of mould and die machinery and machine tools by upgrading to higher technologies and maintain their edge by using skilled labor. These changes will improve and strengthen their competitiveness and raise them above the Chinese and Indian manufacturers. As the Japanese Tier 2 and Tier 3 parts manufacturers move their production base out of Japan after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the demand for machinery at various levels have increased to meet demands for production for exports. This year, METALEX is showing automotive production machinery for medium to high level production in the areas of cutting, bending, stamping, metal forming, welding, grinding, including instruments for testing and measuring.

         Visitors will be able to see the latest series from leading brands in machinery that produce in nano sizes. TRUMPF is bringing the TruLaser 5030 Fiber the highly efficient thin sheet laser cutter, the world’s first machine that can cut metal to below 1mm without losing shape.

       From EUROMAC the CNC Punching Machine MTX FLEX 6 highly efficient punching machine for small size bores will be shown for the first time in Asia. From Okamoto the Precision Surface Grinder ACC-SA series performs surface grinding with high precision equal to nano technology used in medical equipment. From Mazak, their 2-D Laser Processing Machine SUPER TURBO-X 48 Champion offers uniform and high accuracy cutting performance with a unique ability to work non-stop on different materials and different thicknesses. Fukuzaan offers Cross Rail Bridge Type 5-Face Machining Center AWEA MVP 5032 with automatic multi-face cutting power and maximum working range. This is the first time this machine is shown in Thailand.

        Hankwang’s Laser Cutting Machine offers up to 115% additional power and a monitor to display results in graphic format for modeling the workpiece before cutting. Matec’s 30L Travelling Column Machining is their latest machining center with high speed and high accuracy, to be shown for the first time in Thailand.  OKUMA’s Vertical Machining Center uses innovative hybrid lubrication, mixing oil with air, for utmost economy. Yaskawa Motoman’s highly flexible 15-axis Dual-Arms Robot SDA10D is slim it occupies the same space as humans for assembly applications. Each arm can carry up to 10 kg payload.