Under the Global Partners Program promoted by ISTMA, Oerlikon Balzers AG (www.oerlikon.com/balzers), the world leading company in coating technology based in Liechtenstein, had agreed to improve its cooperation and relationship within tooling industry.
The 2012 ISTMA World General Assembly will take place from April 18th to 20th in the city of Lyon, France. The Assembly will be organized in close combination with the ISTMA Europe Spring meeting to be held on the same period.
Organized by ISTMA-Europe in close co-operation with European Tooling Platform and VDMA (German National Association), Wiesbaden hosted the third edition of the European Tooling Forum on November 28th. With participants from several European Countries, this initiative was a milestone for promotion, visibility and recognition of Tooling Industry to official bodies, with a special focus on policy makers and the European Commission.
ISTMA and Uddeholm Tooling AB (www.uddeholm.com), based in Sweden had extended for two years its Global Partner Agreement giving opportunity to both entities improve cooperation between tooling industry and its global suppliers.
Hosted by VDMA – German Member Association, meeting was chaired by ISTMA Europe President, Janez Poje, which reviewed the ongoing activities of the branch and discussed with members new collective activities and initiatives.