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23rd Edition of the International Exhibition for Equipment, Instruments and Tools for the Metalworking Industry
Metalloobrabotka is Russia's largest and most established show for machine tool construction and metalworking. It is one of the top ten international industrial trade shows.
Metalloobrabotka 2022 was fully in keeping with its status as the industry's key event, where leading Russian and foreign companies demonstrated advanced developments, equipment, and tools for the metalworking industry. The show once again became the main platform for the signing of major contracts, contributing to the development of the industry, including international cooperation and exports.
Dates: 23–27 May 2022
Venue: EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia
Organised by EXPOCENTRE AO
Supported by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly, the Russian Engineering Union
Under auspices of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Floor space: 24,881 sq m
Attendance: 36,259 visitors
Exhibitors: 604 companies, 507 of them were Russian (exhibitors included 3D Control, Balt-System, Weber Comechanics, Vektor Group, Durma Russia, Intehnika, IRE-Polus, KAMI, Laser Center, Lassard, Leadermash Stanki, Microbor Composite, Mossklad, Perytone Engineering, Gazpromneft – Engine Oil, Pumori, Rosmark-Steel, Sasta, Solver, Sonatec, STAN, Stanko, YG 1 Rus, Horn Rus, Finval Group, Skolkovo Foundation, CAD (Rostec), Severstal, ESAB, Baykal, etc.)
Countries: 20
National pavilion: Belarus
Russian regional pavilions: Belgorod, Chelyabinsk, Irkutsk, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Moscow, Penza, Pskov and Tver Oblasts, Krasnodar and Krasnoyarsk Krais
Sergey Katyrin, President at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
“Today it is really not just a trade show, but a large project. In spite of all the sanctions, more than half the representatives of those countries that have announced them are taking part in it. All of them want to stay in the Russian market. They hope that they will be able to come back here and work fully not only at trade shows. Of course, the machine tool industry is the most important backbone industry. Our production volume has grown two and a half times in the last 15 years, but it's not enough so far. So we will rely on ourselves and on those who have not announced sanctions, who work and intend to keep working.”
The official opening ceremony was attended by President at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sergey Katyrin, Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Mikhail Ivanov, Deputy Chair at the Russian Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy Konstantin Dolgov, Deputy Chair at the Russian State Duma Committee on Science and Higher Education Vladimir Kononov, member of the Board of the Russian Military Industrial Commission Vyacheslav Shport, Director at the Industrial Development Fund Roman Petrutsa, Director at the Department of Strategic Development and Innovations of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development Rustam Tikhonov, Rector at the Stankin Moscow State Technical University Vladimir Serebrenny, Rector at the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University (SPbSMTU) Gleb Turichin, President at the Russian Association of Machine Tool Manufacturers Georgy Samodurov, and Director General of EXPOCENTRE AO Alexey Vyalkin.
Metalloobrabotka 2022 was attended by Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov. He made a tour around the show and took part in the signing of agreements on cooperation and strategic partnership between a number of Russian and Belarusian companies.
Denis Manturov, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade
“Metalloobrabotka has become more compact due to the withdrawal of some foreign companies from the market. But this niche has been filled by Russian manufacturers. This fact is confirmed by the large number of visitors; during the first two days of the exhibition there were 15% more than last year. Consequently, there are all the prerequisites for manufacturers to increase the volume of orders.”
The show was attended by Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation Pavan Kapoor. He drew attention to the fact that today's Indian machines combine high quality with a competitive price, and there should be more Indian machinery on display.
A cooperation agreement was signed in the presence of Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov between Modern Foundry Technologies, an investor, and the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation. A new enterprise for the production of machine tools will be established in the Far East.
Show Highlights
Alexey Vyalkin, Director General at EXPOCENTRE AO
“The show is huge. It demonstrates the great potential for the development of the metalworking industry in our country. Leading manufacturers and suppliers of equipment showcase their cutting-edge developments and offer effective solutions for import substitution, which is particularly relevant today. The show is popular because, first and foremost, it has high commercial effectiveness. It is confirmed by the feedback of entrepreneurs, representatives of the scientific community and numerous industries associated with machine tool construction and metalworking.”
The Krasnodar Krai stand was organised by the regional Department of Industrial Policy and the Industrial Development Fund of Krasndar Krai. It showcased five regional industrial enterprises: Abinsk Electric Steel Works, KZDM, Elektrosevkavmontazhindustriya, the Southern Heavy Machine Tool Plant, and Robals.
The Penza oblast display was organised by the Penza Region Cluster Development Centre. It showcased advanced developments in machine tool production and presented eight member enterprises of the instrument-making cluster: Lazer Pro, AMY, PKTBA, StankoMashStroy, Industrial RTC, Pride-Automatics, Arcon CVM, and Pobedit SKB.
The Pskov oblast was represented by two enterprises: Poliplast and Technosvar KS.
IZMT-Engineering, Miken, and Importozameshchenie from Irkutsk showed equipment manufactured at their facilities and a wide range of services for metalworking.
The Tver oblast presented ALUMICA, Stark-Profi, Techmontazhsystem, AvtoStroyMekhanika, INTech, MetalWorks, Metall X, and StankoMachComplex.
The participation of regional companies in the show certainly contributes to the localisation of Russian companies in the machine tool industry in the regions and the search for supply channels for companies.
Metalloobrabotka 2022 showcased various devices and tools for the metalworking industry. One could see all everything related to metalworking and machine tool building: automatic lines, metalworking machines, the latest generation of intelligent machine tool systems, innovative design developments, state-of-the-art software, and much more.
Industry professionals shared their experience in products sectors, which are now the most relevant for the Russian industry: Additive Manufacturing. Industrial 3D Printing, Industry 4.0, Welding and Related Technologies, Surface Treatment Equipment and Technology. They brought together leaders in the digital transformation of the metalworking industry, technical universities, promising young start-ups, specialists and experts.
A specialised section devoted to Science and Vocational Education was presented by Russia’s leading universities. Saint Petersbug State Marine Technical University (SMTU) showed its additive manufacturing developments, including the new serial laser growing unit ILIST-M, as well as import substitution parts for a 65 MW power turbine, created as part of joint work between SMTU and Power Machines.
EXPOCENTRE also organised a Subcontract Exchange, with support of the Yaroslavl Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and jointly with the National Partnership for Subcontracting Development. Ten customers and more than 30 contractors came from 30 regions of Russia. They held around 150 talks. They highlighted the importance of subcontracting.
Alexey Vyalkin, Director General at EXPOCENTRE AO
“We are glad to see the Subcontract Exchange at EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds within the Metalloobrabotka 2022 conference programme. It is important because such formats of work are particularly in demand in the mechanical engineering and metalworking sectors.”
The exhibitors and visitors got the most out of the event and praised its effectiveness. You can read their feedback here.
The organisers of Metalloobrabotka 2022 would like to extend special gratitude to the show’s sponsor and partner:
Conference programme
The conference programme offered every opportunity to learn the views of experts, representatives of business, science and relevant ministries, who presented their views on what the metalworking industry should look like in today's realities.
The programme was opened with the two-day Forum on the Potential and Prospects for the Machine Tool Industry in the New Economic Environment. It was organised by EXPOCENTRE AO and the Industry Project Management Centre, with participation of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade.
At the plenary session, Yury Kuznetsov, Deputy Director at the Department of Machine Tool Building and Heavy Engineering of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, spoke about import substitution in the machine tool industry in the new economic environment and about state support measures to strengthen the establishment of the industry. Vasily Dedkov, Head at the Project Implementation Directorate of the Defence Industry Financial Recovery Department at Promsvyazbank, spoke about the measures being taken to safeguard the financial interests of customers while maintaining an acceptable level of risk for the bank. Fayaz Shabayev, First Deputy Director General at Mehanics AO, part of Rostec State Corporation, said that the departure of foreign manufacturers from the Russian market had forced a fundamental reconsideration of all previously practiced approaches in commercial production relations.
The forum included the Conference on Synchronising the Supply and Demand between Metalworking Equipment Manufacturers and Major Government Customers, and five panels on the Priority Areas for the Development of the Tool Industry, the Localisation of the Machine Tool Industry and Problems Arising from the Confirmation of Production on the Territory of the Russian Federation, the Technological Sovereignty: Critical Technologies and Growth Points, and the Technological Sovereignty: Staffing the Defense Industry.
One more important event at Metalloobrabotka 2022 was the hybrid INDUSTRY3D: the International Forum on Additive Technologies and 3D Solutions. Over five days its participants talked about the industry's performance under sanctions, challenges, opportunities, and state support measures.
The forum began with the Strategic Session on Additive Technologies as an Important Factor in the Country's Technological Sovereignty. The session’s moderator Vladimir Kononov, Deputy Chair at the State Duma Committee on Science and Higher Education, reminded that five years ago the NTI Expo (Research, Technology, Innovations Expo) platform had been created to promote the achievements of the Russian industry and innovative technologies, including additive technologies.
Alexander Lvov, Deputy Director at the Department of Machine Tooling and Heavy Engineering of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, spoke about the measures implemented by the Ministry to stimulate import substitution in the field of additive technologies.
According to Sergey Selivanov, First Deputy Director General at EXPOCENTRE AO, EXPOCENTRE pays special attention to additive technologies, which are presented not only at Metalloobrabotka but also at other trade shows.
Additive technologies are the tool with which our industry can resolve import substitution issues very quickly, said Mikhail Rodin, CEO at i3D. In his speech, he elaborated on the forum's programme. The participants talked about how the equipment, which had already been installed and was included in the sanctions lists, would be maintained, how the government would support Russian producers, and how expedient it would be to work with China.
"Additive technologies are included in higher education groups of specialities and training areas such as construction, photonics, instrumentation, optical and biotechnical systems and technologies, mechanical engineering, chemical technology, material technology, aviation and rocket and space technology, management in technical systems," said Pavel Forsh, Director at the Department of State Research and Science and Technology Policy of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.
Other reports were made by First Vice-Rector at NUST MISIS Sergey Salikhov, Head at the Association for the Development of Additive Technologies Olga Ospenikova, and other experts.
The 6th International Conference on Industrial Lubricants and Fluids in Metallurgy, Metal Processing and Machine Building was a platform to discuss prospects for developers and suppliers of industrial oils and cutting fluids with end-user representatives from metallurgy, metalworking and machine building. Reports were made by Head at the Technical Support and Product Implementation Department of Rosneft-Lubricants Vyacheslav Nechaev, CEO at B2X Consulting Olga Poltavskaya, Technical Advisor for Cutting Lubricants at MITs GSM Aleksandr Klepikov, Deputy Director for Research at Reprom Aleksey Galkin, Head at the Production Department of Elektrogorsk Institute of Refining (ElINP) Viktor Kirillov, Head Specialist at the Central Dispatcher Office of the Fuel and Energy Sector – the Russian Energy Agency of the Russian Ministry of Energy Natalia Ostreiko, Professor at the E4 Department (refrigeration, cryogenics, air conditioning and life support systems) of Bauman Moscow State Technical University Mikhail Galkin, and member of the Department of Chemistry, Technology of Lubricants and Chemotology of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas Vladimir Anisimov.
The Conferenceon Metalloobrabotka 2022 as a Mirror of the Year of Science and Technology 2021 summed up the last year’s results and showed innovative Russian developments. New technologies and promising ideas were shared by Lead Designer at the Vladimir Machine Tool Plant Alexander Tyurin, Deputy Director at Balt-Systems Andrey Kostenko, and heads of machine tool plants and enterprises such as Stankoservice, Ryazan Machine Tool Union, STP-SASTA, Stankozavod TBS, StankoMashStroy, Blum-Novotest, Lipetsk Machine-Tool Company, Baruffaldi Spa (Italy), and Chelyabinsk Research and Design Institute for Control and Measurement in Mechanical Engineering.
The Russian Association of Robotics (RAR), with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, held the Conference on Industrial Robotics. The conference was attended by representatives of federal-level organisations and agencies, foundations and government support institutions, robot manufacturers, integrators, owners and senior and middle managers from large, medium and small businesses. Key topics for discussion were measures to support innovative industries and industrial enterprises from the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, national programmes for the modernisation and development of industrial enterprises, including robotisation, preferential lending and preferential leasing for high-tech SMEs, the types of robotic solutions most in demand by industrial enterprises today, and others.
The Conferenceon the Digital Transformation of the Metalworking Industry attracted a lot of attention among industry professionals. During the conference, organised by EXPOCENTRE AO and the National Union of Suppliers of Equipment and Tools for Metalworking, notable experts presented digital solutions in metalworking production, shared implementation knowledge and experience. Reports were made by Director of MDC Products at Zyfra Group Vitaly Tuyev, Director General at Industrial Academy OOO Ilya Tonkikh, Acting Rector of the Institute for Development of Professional Education of the Russian Federation (IRPO) Natalya Zolotareva, and engineer, head practitioner, expert in production preparation and full-cycle fabrication of metal structures Gleb Miklashevsky. The speeches devoted to the new conditions of digitalisation of production, predictive analytics for machine tools, IT solutions for tools and tooling at Russian enterprises, business support in the new realities and other highly relevant subjects generated great interest in the professional audience.
One of the show’s important events was a presentation of Russian manufacturers of rolled metal products and metalworking equipment for Chinese companies. It was organised by EXPOCENTRE AO and the Russian Trade Representation in China. The event was attended by Alexey Dakhnovsky, Russian Trade Representative in China, Zhang Libo, President at the China Foundry Association, and Gao Wei, Executive Vice President at the China Foundry Association, as well as representatives of Russian enterprises exhibiting at the Moscow Region group stand. Russian companies presented their technologies and equipment and confirmed their readiness not only to export their products to the Chinese market, but also to cooperate with Chinese suppliers of a range of rolled metal products and components.
IPG IRE-Polus organised the Conferenceon Advanced Laser Technology. The industry specialists presented their new developments and promising laser cutting technologies. The conference participants included Deputy Head at the Sales Department of IPG IRE-Polus Sergey Shmelev, Head at the Laser Cutting and Marking Department of IPG IRE-Polus Kirill Sokolov, and Head at the Laser Welding and Cladding Department of IPG IRE-Polus Nikolay Grezev. Representatives of Laser Centre, UNIMACH and Severstal talked about the competitive advantages of laser, how laser cutting steel enables to increase productivity and product quality, the main aspects when choosing a laser metal cutting machine, peculiarities of proper operation of laser cutting complexes and the latest cutting steel.
Metalloobrabotka 2022 summarised the results of the OEE Award, designed to recognise best practices in digitalisation of production in Russia. This year, the award received over 50 applications from 18 Russian regions and Belarus. The winners were selected in eight categories. Winning statuettes were awarded to 16 enterprises whose digital projects were highly commended by a jury consisting of leading experts in the field of digitalisation, as well as representatives of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media. Atomenergomash won the grand prize for its project to implement the Dispatcher production equipment monitoring system.
We are looking forward to seeing you at Metalloobrabotka 2023 at EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds on 22–26 May 2023.
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