Organisers release first Tanning Tech details
28/07/2008
The organisers of the 2008 Tanning Tech fair, Italy’s national association of manufacturers of machinery for leather, tanning and footwear (Assomac) have announced the first details of the event.
It will take place from October 28–30 at Bologna’s exhibition centre at the same time as the Lineapelle exhibition for producers of leather, leathergoods, accessories and the Simac footwear components exhibition.
The total area of the exhibition occupied by Tanning Tech and Simac (judging by bookings received by mid-July) is 18,500 square-metres and together these two will occupy five pavilions, as follows:
Pavilion 31: Injection moulding machines;
Pavilion 32: Chemical products;
Pavilion 33: Machines for footwear and leather products;
Pavilion 34: Machines for footwear and leather products;
Pavilion 35: Machines for the tanning industry.
The organisers have said that the return of Tanning Tech in October also means the return of exhibitors from the leather chemical segment, while moving Simac to October has had no obvious negative repercussions. They point to two main reasons for the prominence of the exhibitions: at almost all the stands the machines being presented are actually running, so that it is easier to demonstrate their effectiveness and worth; also, the machinery and plant exhibited at Simac and Tanning Tech comply 100% with current safety standards and environmental requirements, reflecting extremely strict international laws.
One important point is that the duration of Simac and Tanning Tech has been reduced to three days. On the other hand, the opening hours have been extended by 30 minutes, from 09.00-18.30 every day. So far, exhibitors from 22 countries have applied, confirming the international dimension of the Bologna events.
Visitors have been selected by means of systematic, in-depth market research, Assomac says, and at the beginning of September, they will receive customised ID cards and a preliminary exhibitors’ catalogue.
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