The XX Machining Meeting was presented in a two-day format with the support of AIDIMME Technological Institute, FEMEVAL and Mitsubishi Materials. Call for machining tractor companies and SMEs with a common objective: to increase the competitiveness of the machining subcontracting network. Machining companies visited the factory of the future with the on-site demonstration of the VARIAXIS j 5-axis Machining Center, among others.

The XIX Machining Meeting presented a new format lasting three days that coincided with the FITMAQ fair in Bilbao, in which tractor companies and small and medium machining companies were called to develop new keys to increase the competitiveness of machining companies. machined through the latest generation technologies of Industry 4.0.

The emblematic building of La Pedrera was the setting chosen by the organizers of the XVIII edition of the Machining Meetings to bring together again machining companies and tractor companies to debate for the first time on the new Industry 4.0, or fourth industrial revolution, and the technologies that comprise it.

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At this meeting, the Machining Platform was launched, a free space for machining companies through which to contact potential customers, both inside and outside of Spain. In addition, various presentations were made that focused on improving the competitiveness of small and medium-sized machining companies.

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This edition featured interesting presentations by GKN Driveline Zumaia, IMH or the Realice cooperative, who tried to give the keys to improving the competitiveness of this industrial sector, which involves innovation, training and the promotion of talent from the companies. machining companies to increase the profitability of their machining shops.

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The fifteenth edition of the Meetings, held in the olive city, made known first-hand the new Galician Metallurgical Cluster, the witness of Galician machining companies or a Portuguese reference in mold manufacturing, during various presentations that promoted the investment in R + D + I and specialization of the services offered by companies.

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A meeting where the speakers explained the recipes to enhance alliances and the transfer of knowledge between machining companies. For this, constant innovation, the best organization, discipline, flexibility, continuous improvement and the involvement of the entire company in this improvement must be the relevant criteria to be competitive.

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Machining for the aeronautical industry was the central theme of the conference, where it was committed to a strategic industry for Spain due to its activity in the development of high added value products, the situation of the aeronautical sector and the challenges and opportunities for subcontractors, as well as the evolution of machining in the aeronautical sector and the need for specialization.

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At this event, the ‘Competitiveness Circuit’ was launched which, under the leitmotiv of the motor world and Formula 1, was organized into ten ministands corresponding to the nine sponsors of ASPROMEC plus the tractor company Gestamp; each one of them identified with an F1 circuit, and the attendees were divided into groups that rotated through all the stands.

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Machining SMEs, tractor companies and institutions such as the Asturian metal employer Femetal or the confederation of which it is a part, Confemetal were once again the protagonists of the day, whose leitmotif was to detect formulas to improve the competitiveness of the Spanish subcontracting network .

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Held within the framework of the BIEMH, this meeting carried out an in-depth analysis of the Study of Competitiveness of the Industrial Machining Sector (AVIVA Project), carried out by ASPROMEC and Confemetal, insisting on the added value of offering its own and unique service by machining companies.

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At this meeting, a new debate format was launched focused on the critical points that the association revealed in the Aviva Project, such as the need for cooperation and training of entrepreneurs and workers, as well as a change of profile and strategic planning, a focus on the international market, innovation, quality and quantity of the tractor effect in machining companies.

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The common link to all interventions and the objective of the ninth machining meeting was to show the real business opportunities to machining companies, giving different keys on how large companies value SMEs to choose their most suitable supplier .

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The meeting in Zaragoza revolved around the premise of competitiveness in the machining sector. Factors such as process improvement, team improvement, cooperation, improvement in the management of people are usually determinants of competitiveness applied to companies in general and to machining SMEs in particular, and keys were given at the meeting to get them.

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Companies from the Galician machining sector met at this meeting to seek solutions that would improve the situation of the industry in northern Spain, with cooperation, competitiveness, internationalization and the search for professional talent being some of the most valued responses.

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With innovation as the main theme of this event, machining companies learned of the great importance of investing in R & D & I and working together with technological institutes to improve their competitiveness thanks to high-performance technologies for machining, with special emphasis on additive manufacturing as one of the most revolutionary innovations in the industry.

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A good strategic plan, being competitive through innovation, cooperation and the correct selection of materials and machines; The detailed analysis of the digital workshop, adequately managing customer needs and seeking a global approach to outsourcing were the strong points highlighted in this meeting to combat the crisis.

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The fourth edition of the Machining Meetings was held after the official constitution of ASPROMEC, with the financial crisis and the metalworking industry as the main focus, and the need to innovate and cooperate between machining companies to seek competitive solutions and make a difference in the globalized market.

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This meeting established the space as a palpable demonstration that spaces for greater collaboration between small and medium-sized machining companies can be created from the sector itself, with presentations aimed at the auxiliary industry, where issues such as financing difficulties and the importance of using multitasking machines in the machine shop.

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Already with the name of ‘Meetings of the Mechanized’ in this second appointment more than 100 machining companies met to learn how to improve their competitiveness based on the values of innovation, cooperation, contacts and opening to new markets.

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