“New Business Concepts”: Machine tool users are increasingly demanding a full life cycle service from their suppliers. This Track will provide powerful new business models to support a full collaboration service between End Users and Machine Tool Builders characterised by:

- Innovative value propositions
- Organisational changes
- Payment and financing methods related to output and availability
- Customised machine system configurations

Companies aiming to improve significantly their global competitiveness will have available to them a set of customised tools and methods to develop and support their strategic business relationships.