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Article: Spain: accelerating to higher speeds. (includes related article on machine tool company Kondia)(Special Report: World Machine Tool Review)
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- Modern Machine Shop
- Article date:
- July 1, 1998
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At this year's biennial gathering of the Spanish machine tool industry, the atmosphere is upbeat and optimistic. Here's a report on what we saw in Bilbao. You can see many of the machines mentioned here at IMTS in September.
The Spanish machine tool industry, under sponsorship of its two major metalworking trade organizations, gathers every other year in the northern city of Bilbao, in the Basque region. The Spanish national machine tool show, though strong on home-grown builders, includes strong participation from the international community.
For an American attending this show, some of the customs and amenities are different than shows in the United States. ...