ISTMA 2023 Introduction

All Africa Expo & ISTMA2023 > 6 – 10 NOV 2023 > CTICC – South Africa

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ISTMA 16th World Conference

The International Special Tooling and Machining Association (ISTMA), the world’s largest representative body for global tooling manufacturing, has announced that its next triennial World Conference and General Assembly will be hosted by South Africa in 2023. This is great news for the African tooling industry, as ISTMA is the hub of expertise and a key cooperation and knowledge sharing platform for the worldwide mould, die, special tooling and precision machining industry. The event will create invaluable exposure and networking opportunities for the local industry.

Representatives from global tooling houses and associated industries, industry leaders and business people from 22 countries and 23 ISTMA member associations (made up of more than 8000 companies) will attend the International Association’s 16th World Conference and General Assembly in Cape Town from 6 to 10 November 2023. The conference themes for the ISTMA 16th World Conference will be: Sustainable development, technical advances in tooling manufacturing and skills development.

All Africa Expo

The ISTMA 16th World Conference will coincide with the All Africa Expo and the events will be branded as the All Africa Expo and ISTMA 2023. The All Africa Expo will give African countries a platform to showcase their tooling manufacturing abilities and investment potential and will offer continental tooling producers exposure to the world’s foremost tooling technology, tooling houses and influential role-players. The All Africa Expo will be the first platform to boast Africa’s spirit of invention and pockets of manufacturing excellence and will offer unprecedented global networking opportunities to the continent. The All Africa Expo will also offer suppliers an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to African and global tooling markets in a cost-effective way by participating as sponsors and/or exhibitors.

All Africa Expo ISTMA 2023 offers:

High-end technical sessions to keep attendees up to date with the latest production trends and tooling technology, as well as other relevant topics such as international and regional trade, government regulations and international trading conditions;
A comprehensive industry expo featuring African manufacturing companies, African tooling systems manufacturers of moulds, dies, assembly systems and measuring equipment, importers of tooling, moulds and dies and machine tool manufacturers;
An African Investment Indaba Conference to expose potential investors to African investment opportunities and to solicit support and investment for the growth of manufacturing on the continent;
Plant tours to highlight tooling activities in the Western Cape.

In addition, a selection of tours for accompanying partners and pre and post-conference tours are available to enable delegates and visitors to further enhance networking opportunities, and to explore and experience this beautiful part of the world.

Who should attend?

Machine tooling business owners and senior management
Technical training institutions
Industrial design engineers
Production managers
Procurement managers
R & D personnel
Government trade and development agencies
Plant and equipment suppliers
Finance and investment companies