The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), which owns and runs the MACH exhibition on behalf of the industry, has taken the decision to reschedule MACH from April 2020 to January 2021.

The MTA says that, given the spread of the Corona-virus, it has decided that the event will now take place 25-28 January 2021 (at the NEC, in the same halls).

James Selka, MTA CEO, said: “We believe that this decision, which has not been taken lightly, is in the best interests of the industry and those who work in it.

Our first priority is, of course, the health and safety of the 30,000-plus people who will visit and work at MACH.

In addition, we believe that by moving the exhibition to January 2021, we are going to be able to offer a better experience for our visitors — and better value for our exhibitors — than by holding it in April under the conditions likely to be in place at that time.

“We are grateful to the NEC for working with us to identify an option that we believe will work for the vast majority of our exhibitors and will give our visitors a great chance to see the best of advanced manufacturing technology under one roof.”

The MTA says all exhibitors that had booked for MACH in April will be offered the same stand space at the rescheduled event.