The Reebok Stadium, with its superb motorway access, and plentiful free parking adjacent to the venue, has proved a winner with previous years' exhibitors and visitors alike. Now in its fourth year at Bolton, the show is the largest engineering event to be held in the North West. Last year a record number of visitors attended what has fast become the "must-attend" event for the region's top manufacturers.

Building on the successful formula from 2005, the 2006 'pavilion-in-thecar-park'will provide a climate controlled, pillar free structure under one roof that has catering facilities, toilets, seminar theatre, and most important of all, the required additional exhibition space.

The free seminars are organised into individual one hour-long prebookable sessions. Topics will cover:

product design, new product development, materials, manufacturing technology, quality control, management systems; marketing; and availability of funds and grants.

www.industry.co.uk/northwest

Dawson Precision Components Ltd, stand G48, is a family owned and run precision sub-contract engineering business with: CNC lathes producing components up to 70mm diameter from bar, or 150mm using chucks; Machining centres use twin pallet systems and 4th axis capabilities to produce accurate, complex parts; Multi-axis turning centres for turning, milling and drilling components up to 32mm diameter complete in one cycle.

www.dawson-precision.co.uk

Diametric Technical Ltd, stand F58, is an industrial logo and nameplate specialist providing innovative, high quality product badging solutions. At the company's own UK based manufacturing facilities a comprehensive range of commercial label, nameplate and fascia products are designed and produced for a wide variety of industries.

www. diametric. gb. com Camcoat Performance Coatings, stand F64, has particular expertise in the application of ceramic coatings for motorsport exhaust systems, pistons and brake callipers.

www.camcoat.u-net.com

CRDM Ltd, stand C34, offers a comprehensive range of rapid prototyping technologies, including the direct metal laser sintering of steel tooling-inserts and components.

www.crdm.co.uk

Ferranti Group, stand E75, has modern integrated facilities offering:

Design & build: Make to Print:

Part manufacture: Assemble only:

Assemble & test: Sub assemble and Re-manufacture.

www.ferranti-group.com

Laser Process Ltd, stand H31, is a laser cutting specialist.

www.laserprocess.co.uk

Wallwork/Tecvac Ltd, stand G49, operates a high quality, heat treatment and hard coating service throughout the UK. Aerospace approvals include Rolls Royce and BAE Systems. New this year is the addition of vacuum brazing and vacuum carburising to the heat treatment centres; and at the hard coatings division, two variations of DLC ultra hard coatings offer low friction with extreme high hardness.

www.wallworkht.com