Manufacturing Technologies Association
Encyclopedia
The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA) is a UK trade association
representing the manufacturing technologies industry. The MTA sits at the core of the engineering
based manufacturing sector and as an association works tirelessly to ensure member companies are as commercially successful as possible.
The association's key activities include:
- Representing engineering based manufacturing and supporting the advanced engineering sector through lobbying, media contact and networking.
- Providing relevant and specific industry intelligence
- Encouraging talent through funding and support for workplace training and education initiatives in schools, colleges and universities.
- Delivering the UK's only major exhibition focused on manufacturing technologies – MACH (owned and organised by the MTA)
Membership of the MTA is open to companies involved with the manufacturing technologies sector and end users of such technology.
technology, innovation and quality.
The website contains a member & product directory by geographic position. It also provides information and statistics on the economic health of the British manufacturing markets.
MTA is the owner and organiser of the UK's premier manufacturing event - the MACH exhibition, a week-long event held biennially in April at the NEC
.
The types of manufacturing technologies covered by the organisation, and the exhibition, include:
s Trades Association (MTTA) was formed in 1919, becoming the Machine Tools Technologies Association. Since its formation the Association has evolved into a trade body with a global support network, promoting internationally competitive trade in manufacturing technologies.
, with close contact with the British Government through the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) (United Kingdom), CBI
and UK Trade & Investment
.
The association's offices are located on Bayswater Road (A402) next to Lancaster Gate tube station
.
The association also provides a secretariat service to the Federation of British Hand Tool Manufacturers (FBHTM), and the MTA Tooling Group, formerly the British Hard Metal and Engineers' Cutting Tools Association (BHECTA).
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
representing the manufacturing technologies industry. The MTA sits at the core of the engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
based manufacturing sector and as an association works tirelessly to ensure member companies are as commercially successful as possible.
The association's key activities include:
- Representing engineering based manufacturing and supporting the advanced engineering sector through lobbying, media contact and networking.
- Providing relevant and specific industry intelligence
- Encouraging talent through funding and support for workplace training and education initiatives in schools, colleges and universities.
- Delivering the UK's only major exhibition focused on manufacturing technologies – MACH (owned and organised by the MTA)
Membership of the MTA is open to companies involved with the manufacturing technologies sector and end users of such technology.
Function
The MTA represents UK companies, their associates and affiliates who drive UK manufacturingManufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
technology, innovation and quality.
The website contains a member & product directory by geographic position. It also provides information and statistics on the economic health of the British manufacturing markets.
MTA is the owner and organiser of the UK's premier manufacturing event - the MACH exhibition, a week-long event held biennially in April at the NEC
National Exhibition Centre
The National Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre in Birmingham, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It has 20 interconnected halls, set in grounds of 628 acres making it the...
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The types of manufacturing technologies covered by the organisation, and the exhibition, include:
- Metalcutting
- Metalforming
- Automation and robotics
- CAD/CAM
- Engineering lasers
- Measurement and inspection
- Tooling and workholding
- Welding and metal fabrication
- Rapid manufacturing and rapid prototyping
History
The original Machine ToolMachine tool
A machine tool is a machine, typically powered other than by human muscle , used to make manufactured parts in various ways that include cutting or certain other kinds of deformation...
s Trades Association (MTTA) was formed in 1919, becoming the Machine Tools Technologies Association. Since its formation the Association has evolved into a trade body with a global support network, promoting internationally competitive trade in manufacturing technologies.
Structure
The MTA is based in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, with close contact with the British Government through the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) (United Kingdom), CBI
Confederation of British Industry
The Confederation of British Industry is a British not for profit organisation incorporated by Royal charter which promotes the interests of its members, some 200,000 British businesses, a figure which includes some 80% of FTSE 100 companies and around 50% of FTSE 350 companies.-Role:The CBI works...
and UK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment is a UK Government department working with businesses based in the United Kingdom to ensure their success in international markets, and encourage the best overseas companies to look to the UK as their global partner of choice ....
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The association's offices are located on Bayswater Road (A402) next to Lancaster Gate tube station
Lancaster Gate tube station
Lancaster Gate is a London Underground station located on the Central Line near Lancaster Gate on Bayswater Road in Bayswater , to the north of Kensington Gardens. It is between Queensway and Marble Arch on the Central line and is in Travelcard Zone 1.-History:Lancaster Gate station was opened on...
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The association also provides a secretariat service to the Federation of British Hand Tool Manufacturers (FBHTM), and the MTA Tooling Group, formerly the British Hard Metal and Engineers' Cutting Tools Association (BHECTA).
See also
- Manufacturing in the United KingdomManufacturing in the United KingdomIn June 2010 British Manufacturing accounted for 8.2% of the workforce and 12% of the national output in June 2010. This was a continuation of the steady decline in the importance of Manufacturing to the Economy of the UK since the 1960s, although the sector was still important for overseas trade,...
- EMO (European trade show)
- MACH Exhibition (UK trade show)