TEMP 2026

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Industry trends

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Glossary

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CNC machining centre

A computer-controlled milling or turning machine that cuts metal from a blank using programmed tool paths. At TEMP these are the largest exhibits, usually shown running a demo part to demonstrate spindle speed, rigidity and changeover time.

2

Tooling

The cutting tools, holders, inserts, drills, taps and clamping systems that go into a machine. For a plant, tooling choice often changes cycle time and cost per part more than the machine itself, which is why tooling suppliers exhibit next to the machine builders.

3

EDM (electrical discharge machining)

Machining that removes metal with controlled electrical sparks rather than a cutting edge. Wire EDM and sinker EDM handle hardened steels and complex cavities that milling cannot reach economically.

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Laser cutting

Sheet and tube cutting with a focused laser beam, judged on cut edge quality, kerf width and thickness range. Fibre laser systems are the standard exhibit category at metalworking fairs.

5

Heat treatment

Controlled heating and cooling - hardening, tempering, annealing, case hardening - used to reach the hardness and toughness a drawing specifies. Furnace, induction and vacuum equipment suppliers serve this section of the hall.

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Powder metallurgy

Making parts by pressing and sintering metal powder, used for high-volume small components such as gears and bushings with little or no machining afterwards.

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Additive manufacturing (metal 3D printing)

Building a metal part layer by layer, typically by laser powder bed fusion or directed energy deposition. Relevant at TEMP mainly for complex cooling channels, repair of expensive components and small-series parts.

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Metrology / CMM

Measurement technology, including coordinate measuring machines, optical scanners, roughness testers and gauges, that proves a machined part matches its tolerance band. Buyers usually walk from a machine tool stand straight to the metrology stands.

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Hardfacing and surfacing

Welding or spraying a wear-resistant layer onto a cheaper base part, common in repair shops and in tooling for mining, oil and gas and agricultural machinery.

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Import substitution

The shift by Russian manufacturers towards domestic or non-Western suppliers of machines, CNC systems, bearings, tooling and software. It shapes the exhibitor list at TEMP and the questions buyers ask about spare parts, service response and warranty support.

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Machine acceptance and geometric accuracy

The test routine a machine must pass before payment - positioning accuracy, repeatability, spindle runout and cutting trials on a test part. Buyers at the show ask for a witness test at the factory or on site before acceptance.

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Galvanic and surface coating

Electroplating, anodising, phosphating and painting processes that protect or finish a metal part. Coating lines and chemistry suppliers appear in the surface treatment section of metalworking exhibitions.