Micronora 2022 welcomed 824 direct and indirect exhibitors and over 11.000 visitors.
The organisers of Micronora expressed satisfaction for the success achieved by the trade fair. The event has brought together in a 25,000 m2 exhibition area all the professions dedicated to submillimetric technologies. The 2022 edition of Micronora welcomed a total of 824 companies – including 603 exhibitors and other 221 brands representatives – and 11.000 visitors who were able to discover a range of solutions offered by companies specialising in R&D, services, subcontracting, production technologies and industrial supplies.
As well as the continual progress in miniaturisation and the integration of ever more complex smart functions, the fair also showcased microtechnology components made from amorphous metal alloys and equipment for production machinery, machines for producing and assembling microtechnology, demonstrators and micro/nano systems reserved for laboratories.
For the first time, it has also joined forces with Grand Besançon Métropole to support the organisation of a recruitment campaign and worked with the UIMM to ensure the presence and accessibility to visitors as well as to secondary school pupils and students of a mobile training unit for integrated and innovative technologies.
In addition, Micronora 2022 hosted the Micron d’Or award and celebrated with the special jury prize AMADA MACHINERY EUROPE for its system for programming reproducible profile grinding operations with micron precision and DIXI POLYTOOL for its coolant system incorporated directly into cutting tools.
The Zoom
As always, Micronora also presented the exhibition The Zoom. The new edition, which attracted many specialists, has been focused on new microtechnology materials and processes.
The Grenoble-based startup Vulkam unveiled its know-how in the industrialisation of amorphous metal alloys. Its materials, named Vulkalloys, offer a unique combination of mechanical, electrical and magnetic properties. Sintermat presented its original process, flash sintering (also known as SPS), with several significant examples of parts made from zirconium or ceramics. The same innovative approach has been on display with IMI, Nanoe and Femto-ST, which were showing new solutions in ceramics and 3D printing.
However, other hard materials were also presented, including diamond (Diamfab) or crystal (Cristal Innov). Another field that attracted considerable attention was micromanufacturing processes, in particular the expertise of Femto-ST Institute in micromachining. CETIM also highlighted additive manufacturing with the Metal Binder Jetting process.
The statements of exhibitors and visitors
The exhibitors expressed satisfaction for the high quality of contacts and business opportunities generated during the event. For example, the head of Business Development for France at HARTER GmbH André Reisser declared: “For our first participation, it has been a resounding success. We will be back in 2024. Thank you to everyone.”
Ilhan Korbulak, the managing director of OTMK GmbH, is also satisfied with the success of the trade fair: “OTMK would like to thank all the visitors to Besançon Micronora in France. Many thanks for all the constructive visitors. We had some very exciting and interesting conversations and enquiries.”
“The Micronora fair was a new discovery for me. Well, honestly, it's a nugget that I discovered, as I met people with a passion for bar turning, micromachining and watchmaking! All the high technologies were represented in EDM machining, tools and toolmaking, coatings, control and metrology, materials! In short, a trade fair that has earned its special status in the heart of Franche-Comté. Well done,” has added Cyrille Filhol from Schnyder.
“8 years ago, I was in Besançon for an internship on wireless manipulation of an endoscopic capsule. Thanks to this, I discovered the fascinating world of microrobotics. Last week I got the chance to go back there to visit the Salon Micronora. We were able to connect with several people and researchers who are passionate about high technologies in the microworld,” has concluded Ali Oulmas, the head of MicroRobotics. “From microprinting and functionalisation of simple structures to complex and incredible assemblies! Electrical discharge micromachining, micromoulding of metal, etching, high accuracy assembling systems, metrology, biomaterials... and the list goes on. What a blast! We can’t wait to rediscover the fair and the innovations that will be displayed in 2024!”
The next edition of Micronora will take place from 24 to 27 September 2024.