Novelties include an area dedicated to finishing and non-competitive shows for castings and extrusions

Six months before the 2008 edition of Metef-Foundeq, to be staged at the Garda Exhibition Centre in Montichiari (Italy) from 9th to 12th April, almost all the 2006 exhibitiors have confirmed their presence. The traditional areas of diecasting, foundry and extrusion are gaining widereaching international consensus, to a greater extent than expected, due also to the special attention paid to the show by countries in Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean area, the Middle and Far East and South America.
A well diserved attention, if you consider that Italy is leader in Europe for per capita aluminium consumption and for production of recycled aluminium and castings.
It is also leader, with Germany, for production of extrusions, equipments and plants for diecasting, extrusion and foundry. Moreover, Italy is second in Europe for global consumption of primary aluminium, secondary alloys and aluminium semis.
This edition promises to be even richer in novelties and its contents in order to maintain the interest and meet the needs of exhibiting companies and the thousands of operators who visit the pavilions of the event every edition.

Finishing area
Great success is being achieved by the new initiatives launched by the organizers of Metef- Foundeq, like the upgrading of the area dedicated to finishing, developed in collaboration with Finitura & Oltre, a successful show dedicated to finishing and surface technologies promoted by UCIF and organised by Promexpo.

Castings and extrusions on display
One significant novelty of Metef-Foundeq is the greater attention to semis - castings and extrusions - to which ad hoc initiatives are dedicated within the event.
Mario Conserva, Managing Director of Edimet, explains: “as of 2008, Metef-Foundeq will extend the traditional offer which has been founded on machinery, plants, equipment and products for the transformation and machining of metal, to semis – castings and extrusions - to which the non-competitive Casting Show, Diecasting Show and Extrusion Show are dedicated. In this way, Metef-Foundeq closes the circle, meeting the compartment’s need to find technology and components brought together in a single event”.
The Shows aim to exploit the best of domestic and international production, with special attention to uses in transport, the mechanical engineering industry, furnishing and building, in terms of both performance and design.
Participants in the show will enjoy a high level of visibility thanks to the strong attraction exerted by Metef-Foundeq, bringing together every two years almost 20,000 visitors to the pavilions of the Garda Exhibition Centre.
Each company can take part in the shows with a maximum of:
- 4 diecastings in the Diecasting Show;
- 4 gravity castings (in all types of metal/ferrous and non ferrous alloys) in the Casting Show;
- 4 aluminium extrusions in the Extrusion Show.
The components will be assessed and selected by a Technical Commission.
The deadline for participation in the three non-competitive shows is 31st January 2008.

Updating on foundry technologies at HTDC conference
In 2008 the initiatives which, at each edition, accompany the exhibition side of Metef-Foundeq, will include the fourth edition of the International Conference HTDC–High Tech Die Casting - which over the years has become one of the most important events in the sector of light alloy foundry.
The conference, which will be held on 9th and 10th April, will cover all the topics relating to casting processes (gravity, low and high pressure) for aluminium and magnesium based alloys.
The event, organised by the Italian Metallurgical Association (AIM), will provide an overview of all the main scientific and technological innovations at international level, with contributions by qualified experts from both the academic and industrial worlds.


In close-up there are applications
The products, together with machinery and technology, will be the main players at Metef-Foundeq 2008: much more room and utmost visibility then to products, from semi finished such as gravity castings, die castings, extruded, laminate up to manufacture for transport, buildings, interior design, mechanics.
The reason why the technicians of the companies attend Metef- Foundeq is to understand how the world of technologies and of production equipment is moving, but other designers and technical designers, production managers visit the exhibition to find new ideas, new shapes, applicative solutions which are already consolidated or advanced; in this way the visitors could follow a complete path, from raw material to transformations and to finished component.
This aspect consolidates in the edition of 2008 through Casting Show, Die casting Show and Extrusion Show, dedicated to gravity castings in any kind of metal/alloy, high pressure die casting and to extrusions.