Bridging the Gap between Supplier and Foundry

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Metal Casting Technologies Asia-Pacifi c magazine

Bridging the Gap between Supplier and Foundry RELIABILITY, CREDIBILITY, RESULTS

Metal Casting Technologies (MCT Asia-Pacifi c) is the only truly dedicated trade publication for the foundry and metal casting industries. It is recognised as the leader in providing worldwide equipment and supply companies with the reach into the Asia-Pacifi c marketplace.

The only magazine totally dedicated to the metal casting and foundry industry throughout the Asia-Pacifi c region, including specifi c distribution, readership and circulation to major foundries throughout: China, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and USA.

It reaches a totally niche foundry market and specifi c audience of more than 5,223 professionals including key decisions makers responsible for purchasing foundry equipment, consumables and supplies.

The magazine provides the most relevant, up-to-date and detailed content to educate its readers with foundry specifi c information including: technical features, country overviews, product news, case studies etc. Upcoming events, Back to the fl oor and Back to basics are published in Chinese Mandarin each issue. This high quality editorial content creates the ideal platform for advertisers to reach this expanding and competitive marketplace with their foundry products.

MCT - Asia-Pacifi c magazine is published in March, June, September and December each year, with the September edition now well established as the WHO’S WHO OF METALS and includes the ANNUAL BUYER’S GUIDE Directory in the same edition, all companies are alphabetically listed in this compre-hensive directory section.

It is the BIG ANNUAL Comprehensive Directory edition of foundry suppliers and illustrates WHO’S WHO with the major players in the foundry market-place – it is therefore an important and essential reference guide for the foundry industry worldwide.

Each of the four published editions of MCT - Asia-Pacifi c magazine are electronically duplicated on our Metals Website (See online digital edition). All contact details within each electronic advertisement including website and email addresses are hyperlinked to generate immediate response or enquiries from interested parties – you don’t have to do anything! And it’s absolutely free – a complimentary, value added service for all advertisers.

MCT – Asia-Pacifi c is affi liated with Foundry Associations throughout the Asia-Pacifi c region. It provides the latest current information available from highly respected editorial contributors from this region.

Asia-Pacifi c is the world’s number one foundry marketplace with found-ries and associated companies going high tech. They want to invest in new technologies, equipment, software, products and supplies to increase their productivity, create bigger markets and generate higher profi ts.

With the enormous Asia-Pacifi c growth MCT is there to bridge the gap be-tween supplier and foundry. MCT is an authority on this region and has been published for more than 56 years – You simply cannot afford to be seen here.

MCT – Asia-Pacifi c magazine ensures magazines are seen and distributed at the leading conferences and exhibitions, with participation as an Offi cial Pub-lication at Metal+Metallurgy China 2006 – Beijing China, 37th Australasian Foundry Conference 2006 held in New Zealand and distribution at GIFA 2007 + NEWCAST 2007, Düsseldorf Germany in June 2007.

Each country within the Asia-Pacifi c region have their own unique culture, political background, government standards, rules and guidelines to adhere to. Supply companies must endeavour to learn and understand each individually, to ultimately succeed, This can prove both extremely costly and time consuming.

Metal Casting Technologies – Asia-Pacifi c, has already done the groundwork for you over many years establishing a successful and highly respected reputation. It is the key facilitator - the vital link between supplier and foundry.

Metal + Metallurgy China 2006 and 2008

Metal Casting Technologies - Asia Pacifi c MagazineContact - Adam Cail adam@rala.com.au

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These are some of ouradvertiser’s comments...

“Metal Casting Technologies is currently the Biggest and Best Foundry publication in the World!The results speak for themselves. We highly recommend it and use it on a continuing basis as a marketing vehicle to extensively educateabout and promote our machinery and technology throughout the Asia Pacifi c foundry marketplace.” I recommend you do too!

Kevin Purdy, Hunter Automated Machinery Corporation.

“We fi nd Metal Casting Technologies Magazine to be the Premier Foundry Publication and machinery reference throughout Asia Pacifi c.It is a great medium to inform our foundry customers about our latest equipment developments with installation write ups. In order for our customers to become more effi cient and more profi table they need to know what is new and better

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MCT returns again as Sponsor to Metal+Metallurgy China 2008 in Shanghai.There was an outstanding response from both local Chinese and International attendees with

particular interest generated from the WHO’S WHO OF METALS edition. More than 2,000 copies of this comprehensive directory edition were distributed during M+M China over the four days. Adam Cail, manned the stand along with 2 Chinese translators - See a photo collage and M+M report in

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For more details about Metal Casting Technologies contact Adam CailMETAL CASTING TECHNOLOGIES – ASIA-PACIFIC MAGAZINE is published quarterly by:Rala Information Services Pty Ltd – PO Box 134, Balmain NSW 2041 Australia(All deliveries – Enter via Queens Place) Rear of 205 Darling Street, Balmain NSW 2041 AustraliaTel: +61 2 9555 1944 Fax: +61 2 9555 1496 Website: www.metals.rala.com.auEmail Advertising: adam@rala.com.au Email Subscriptions: melinda@rala.com.au

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Indian Foundry Congress– IFEX 2009

13-15 February 2009

The 10th China Guangzhou International Metal & Metallurgy

Exhibition23-26 June 2009

Aluminium Casthouse Technology (11th Australasian Conference

& Exhibition)13-16 September 2009

AFI National Conference & Expo– Breaking the Mould

27-30 September 2009

Korea Metal Week 2009 (International Metal Industry

Technology Exhibition)27 Oct0ber – 31 September 2009

4th International Light Metals

Technology Conference 200928 June-01 July 2009

China Casting International 2009The 7th Non-Ferrous & Special Casting

The 7th China International Non-Ferrous, Die Casting, Precision

& Lost Form Exhibition01-03 September 2009

Asia Metallurgy 2009SteelTech – Technology and

Product Trade Fair (Iron and steel)MetalTech – Technology and

Product Trade Fair (Non-Ferrous)11-13 June 2009

DSF 2009The 5th Dongguan International Exhibition on

Electro-plating, Surface Finishing and Coatings.

FDI 2009Dongguan International Exhibition on

Foundry and Diecasting14-16 May 2009

MCT is an Offi cial Partner and Sponsor for these following conferences and events during 2009

GIFA 2007Metec, Thermprocess, Newcast

Metal + Metallurgy China 2006

Metal + Metallurgy China 2008

MCT WAS ALSO AN OFFICIAL PARTNER AND SPONSOR FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:

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