The European association of machine tool builders Cecimo has announced it will work with two Asian companies to create a biennial exhibition of member products in Shanghai.

In a statement, Cecimo said the European Machine Tool (EMTE)-Eastpo Exhibition has been scheduled for 14-17 July, 2014, and Shanghai-based Eastpo Culture Development and MP International, Singapore, will serve as organisational partners.

Cecimo Director General Filip Geerts said, “Our purpose is to meet the need of European machine tool builders to have another machine tool exhibition at the right place – Shanghai – and time.” The show, to be held in even years, “will be the only Cecimo-backed exhibition in Shanghai”, he said. In odd years, Cecimo hosts the Emo machine tool show in Europe, and the Chinese partner has been holding Eastpo fairs those same years.

According to Cecimo, the global machine tool market is marked by an enormous shift towards Asia and specifically China, which makes it a prime location for European machine tool builders.