In response to feedback from the sector, the Fira de Barcelona has decided to transfer Maquitec to 2013. Organizations such as the Association of Machine Tool Importers (AIMHE) and most of the exhibitors are looking to hold the show at a time when the metallurgy market and other industrial sectors are getting underway again and showing signs of solid growth.


The difficult economic situation, weak internal demand and the drop in growth forecasts in EU countries, our main trading partners, make it advisable to wait for a more favourable climate for companies to take part in the trade show.

Maquitec will continue to liaise constantly and work in conjunction with the companies and professional associations involved in the metallurgy industry in order to design a 2013 show that features all the innovation, ideas and opportunities that the industrial sector will need to boost business.