Established in 1919, the MTA has been at the core of the UK’s engineering-based manufacturing economy for more than a century.
Key aspects of manufacturing technology include machine tools, cutting tools, metrology (measuring) equipment, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), surface finishing, robotics and computer-aided design and manufacturing products (CAD/CAM). In addition, there is the technology enabling the digitalisation of manufacturing – known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. These aspects combine to make the complete systems - increasingly automated and adaptive – deployed by manufacturers to make the sector fundamental to the prosperity, health and defence of the nation.
The MTA cluster includes the Engineering Industries Association who supply products and services used in the supply chain and Additive Manufacturing UK.
The MTA organise the MACH exhibition https://www.machexhibition.com, the national exhibition for inspiring, innovating and connecting engineering-based manufacturing, and is one of the most important shows of its kind staged in the UK and the Engineering Supply Chain show https://engineeringsupplychain.co.uk/

Products and services

machine tools, cutting tools, metrology, Additive Manufacturing, 3D Printing, finishing, robotics, CAD/CAM, manufacturing, engineering

Industry

Aerospace, Advanced manufacturing, Automotive, Marine, Mechanical electrical and process engineering, Metallurgical process plant, Metals, minerals and materials, Software and computer services