Show-floor notes from the machine tool and metalworking exhibitions we visit — what is worth seeing, what the trends mean, and how buyers should read them. We attend as visitors, not exhibitors.
SEMICON Taiwan 2026 runs 2-4 September in Taipei. For a machining or tooling supplier the value is not in the main halls but in four specific zones – and we are going there to find machining solutions for silicon carbide substrates.
Robots dominated the conversation at Intelligent Asia 2026 in Taipei. Seen from the metal cutting side, the more useful signal sits upstream: demand is shifting from high-volume standard parts toward low-volume, high-difficulty ones.
AMB 2026 runs 15-19 September in Stuttgart. A hall-by-hall guide to what is worth seeing, the three themes running through the show, the new Defence & Security format, and the questions sourcing buyers should be asking on the floor.
The 14th China CNC Machine Tool Fair (CCMT 2026) concluded successfully from April 21 to 25, 2026, at the Shanghai
From April 13 to 17, 2026, the Seoul International Manufacturing Technology Show (SIMTOS) returns to KINTEX in Goyang, South Korea,
From March 25 to 28, 2026, the Taiwan International Machine Tool Show (TMTS 2026) was held at the Taichung International
