Russian Federation's Bearing 2003 Exhibition Set for Moscow This Week

The Russian Federation's second-annual bearing industry trade show and exposition is taking place this week, November 3 - 6, at Moscow's Expocenter. The show formally opens the morning of November 4th. Bearing 2003 is sponsored by the Ministry of Industry, Science & Technology of the Russian Federation, the All-Russia Bearing Industry Research Institute, and the Bearing Manufacturers Association of the Russian Federation. The aims of the Exhibition, according to the organizers are threefold: • demonstrate the capabilities and accomplishments of the Russian Federation's bearing industry, including new applications developed through cooperation with businesses outside the bearing industry • create opportunities for Russia's bearing manufacturers to build business relationships among themselves, with foreign bearing manufacturers, and businesses from other sectors • demonstrate the manufacturing capabilities of Russian Federation bearing manufacturers, showing their ability offer high quality, price-competitive products into the world market The Exhibition includes a conference track, "New Technologies and Designs in the Bearing Sector", a meeting of the Bearing Manufacturers Association of the Russian Federation, trade seminars, and manufacturer presentations. During the conference, twelve different seminars will focus on everything from choosing the proper bearing lubricants, to developments in machine tool technologies and their application to bearing manufacturing, to discussions of new techniques for grinding and heat-treating. Promoters also hope to make the Exhibition a venue where Russia's senior bearing company executives will meet with officials of the federal state agencies and authorities of Russia, interested banks, and private investment companies. In that way, exhibition promoters hope to help the participants gain access to capital and determine the best ways to modernize and expand their production facilities with an eye toward competing more effectively in the world market.