EMO: The “Brainy” Machine Tool Show
EMO Hannover 2011 is Europe’s big “trade show for the metalworking sector,” but the event is billed as “more than machine tools.” Show sponsors say that exhibits will both reflect and support current research at the frontiers of production automation.
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