Metallindustrie

Subcontracting Trade Fair and AlihankintaHEAT to be postponed to December 2020

The top industrial trade fairs, Subcontracting 2020 and AlihankintaHEAT will be postponed from September to December. The new event dates are 8–10 December 2020. The grounds for this change were the ongoing situation as well as a survey for the trade fair visitors, which was in favour of postponing the events. Annually, 20,000 visitors from around 30 different countries and 1,000 exhibitors from...

The Next Hundred Years All Clear: Carbon Sink Will Offset the Emissions of Subcontracting Trade Fair

The strong belief in the future of the Subcontracting Trade Fair materialized when the event got its own forest on Friday. With the help of the Subcontracting Forest carbon sink planted in Lempäälä, Tampere Trade Fairs offsets part of the carbon dioxide emissions generated by organizing the Subcontracting and AlihankintaHEAT events. The carbon sink is part of Tampere Trade Fair’s efforts towards...

Alihankinta believes in the future – Business from Data as the trade fair theme

The Alihankinta 2020 Subcontracting Trade Fair and networking event AlihankintaHEAT are scheduled to be held at Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre on 22.9.–24.9.2020. Preparations for Finland's leading industry trade fair are proceeding as planned, while the fair organisers at Tampere await new government policies on how the coronavirus pandemic will affect public events in the autumn. This...

Subcontracting fair: the number-one industrial fair grew in popularity in Finland

17 731 visitors and more than 1 100 exhibitors gathered at the international industrial subcontracting fair. The number of visitors is the second highest in the history of the event (2016: 18 422). The objective of the Subcontracting Fair and the AlihankintaHEAT start-up event, held at the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre, is to achieve strong internationalization in the coming years. New...

Subcontracting Trade Fair 2019: “Sustainability is not a zero sum game”

The second largest subcontracting industry trade fair in Europe, Subcontracting Trade Fair 2019 (Alihankinta 2019) and start-up event AlihankintaHEAT, kicked off today in Tampere.  All five halls of the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre will be filled until Thursday, 26 September, by over 1000 exhibitors who have come to Tampere from approximately twenty different countries. The theme of the...

Subcontracting: Finland's clean industry brings competitiveness and investors

According to a survey by the Industrial Union, Finnish industry is one of the cleanest in the world and manufacturing in Finland a pro-environment act. In addition to being an eco-production superhero, Finland is also set to be a pioneer in innovation in sustainable manufacturing and export. This topic will be discussed in September at the international industry subcontracting trade fair,...

Polar Bear Pitching redefines pitching competitions from 12th to 13th of March in Oulu, Finland

The most extreme business event in the world will take place again next March in Oulu, Finland. The theme of the event is Business Unusual, which means that Polar Bear Pitching changes participants and business, challenges everything you hold true and thus, redefines the whole future. Arctic circumstances have always forced people to come up with innovative solutions and this is what Polar Bear...

Subcontracting Trade Fair: Ultimate Industrial Meeting Place Already for 30 Years

The international Subcontracting Trade Fair brought 17 188 fair visitors to Tampere, Finland. The annual industrial Subcontracting Trade Fair featured one thousand exhibitors from 20 different countries. The event showcased the smart industry of the future in diverse ways, and its program generated considerable interest. The event celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. The next Subcontracting...

Subcontracting: Chief Economist of Nordea: “Productivity Growth Will Return”

The international industrial Subcontracting Trade Fair 2018 kicked off today in Tampere. All five halls of the Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre will be filled until Thursday, 27 September, by more than 1 000 exhibitors who have come to Tampere from more than 20 different countries. The theme of the 2018 event is productivity. The fair was opened by Robit Plc Harri Sjöholm and the keynote...

Maston Oy revolutioniert das Lackieren!

Mit der neuen Produktreihe Car-Rep Professional 2K setzt Maston Oy neue Maßstäbe im Bereich des Lackierens. Jetzt wird 2-Komponenten-Lackieren so einfach und leicht wie das Lackieren mit einer herkömmlichen Sprühdose.  Bei der Anwendung herkömmlicher 2-Komponenten-Lacke muss vor der Anwendung das Bindemittel mit dem Härter vermischt werden. Damit beginnt der Härtungsprozess und dem Anwender...

Future players in industry will meet in Tampere, Finland in September

Where is the solution for the challenges of productivity in the Finnish manufacturing industry? There is a shortage of skilled workforce and many of the players in the sector face problems with growth: Domestic subcontractors are unable to meet the individual needs and quality requirements of the clients in the required timeframe. Are the solutions to be found in new automation, intelligent...

Subcontracting: Finnish specialist expertise is a competitive edge in global markets

The international trade fair for industrial subcontracting brings leading companies and decision-makers in the country together on 25–27 September 2018 in Tampere. The more than 1000 exhibitors at the Subcontracting Trade Fair offer comprehensive insight into the respected Finnish industrial know-how, as well as excellent networking opportunities for companies in the industry. The goal of the...

Subcontracting 30.0: Industry’s productivity must be improved

Finnish industry will meet at the Subcontracting Trade Fair held in Tampere from 25 to 27 September 2018. Every year, there are 1,000 exhibitors from over 20 countries and 20,000 visitors attending the trade fair of industrial subcontracting, which is an event of worldwide renown. The Subcontracting Trade Fair celebrates its 30th anniversary, and the theme of the event is productivity. Startups...

Pitching from an ice hole - a perfect example of Finnish innovation

What is the scariest stage you have been on? This is a question Finns are giving an easy answer to once again this February. Polar Bear Pitching is a unique pitching event in that there is no time limit for your speech, but you have to do it while standing waist deep in a hole carved to the frozen Baltic Sea. Finns like to describe their attitude towards life with one word, sisu. Sisu stands for...

SKS Automaatio approaches the industrial IoT through high-quality measurement and data collection

Data collected from processes and machinery can only be as accurate as the measurements and sensors used. As a result, SKS Automaatio approaches the industrial IoT particularly from the perspective of measuring technology. Using the SKS Automaatio IoTKey® system, reliable sensor technology is connected wirelessly with data systems. The system consists of a transmitter that can be linked to...