Interview of EU Embassador to Thailand

 

H.E. Mr Pirkka TAPIOLA: The EU welcomes the development of Thailand 4.0. Supported by an appropriate regulatory framework that leads to an open and level-playing field economy, Thailand 4.0 can move the country toward an innovation-driven economy to lift up the country out of the middle-income trap.

 

H.E. Mr Pirkka TAPIOLA:The European Pavilion showcases a wide-range of different innovations in the machinery and metalworking sectors, aiming in particular to tackle sustainability issues and smart industrial automation.

 

Some examples include three exhibitors involved in coating technologies:

• CemeCon Scandinavia offers a range of state of the art coating services for the metal-working industry, including the coating being developed within the scope of the cleanMOULD;

• Plasmatrix Materials offer an innovation called Vibracoat, which is a revolutionary nano-structured coating material designed to absorb the shocks and the vibrations occurring during the manufacturing processes;

• Ray Techniques produces nanodiamonds by proprietary technology of laser synthesis and nanodiamonds additives for various applications, including coatings and antifriction lubricants.

 

Another two exhibitors focus on sheet metal and welding:

• Elettroystem has a technology called TWIMP, which is a precise fibre laser cutting/welding machine for metal parts without any filling material;

• Produtech produces machinery for coil metal-sheet processing. Its product, EffiCOIL, is supplied as a complete line for coil processing, ranging from raw material to finished workparts with automatic and continuous work cycles.

Yet other innovations include disruptive tool materials provided by Rovalma, in particular for high thermal conductivity, and machineries for non-ferrous metals recovery coming from industrial scrap manufactured by Guidetti SRL.

More information about the programme and the 14 European machinery and metal working companies present at

Metalex 2018 can be found on the OTF website.

 

H.E. Mr Pirkka TAPIOLA: The 14 small and medium-sized companies exhibiting on the European Pavilion at Metalex 2018 are looking to identify potential business partners during the trade fair. Potential partnerships cover the full spectrum from distributors and customers through to R&D partners, investors and suppliers.