Trade Show · Milan · 14–17 March 2028

SBKJ Group at MCE 2028 — HVAC Ductwork Machinery Live Demonstrations

Meet the SBKJ engineering team at Mostra Convegno Expocomfort 2028 at Fiera Milano Rho, 14–17 March 2028 — the largest HVAC, plumbing and renewable energy trade show in continental Europe. Three live CE-marked, EN 1505/1506-compliant machines on the stand, 30-minute private engineering consultations across the four show days, and indicative EUR landed-cost worksheets on the show floor.

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Why visit the SBKJ stand at MCE 2028

MCE Mostra Convegno Expocomfort is the largest HVAC and refrigeration trade show in continental Europe with 130,000+ visitors and 1,800+ exhibitors across four days. For German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Nordic and Eastern European fabricators evaluating new duct production equipment, MCE is the rare four-day window where the engineering team that designs the machines is on the floor running real coil through real machines — CE-marked, EN-compliant, 400V/50Hz European-spec demo units, not American 480V/60Hz units that don’t deploy in Europe without rewiring.

If you are evaluating a new SBAL-V auto duct line for a German Energiewende retrofit project, scoping a stainless tubeformer for a Dutch pharmaceutical fitout, or planning a TDF flange upgrade to meet EN 1507 Class D leakage on a Frankfurt data centre package, four days at MCE is the most efficient engineering due diligence you can buy.

What’s on the stand

SBKJ runs three live demonstrations on a rolling 30-minute cycle across the four show days. All machines are CE marked under Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, wired for 400V three-phase 50Hz European power, fitted with IP54 enclosures and Siemens or Schneider Electric panel components familiar to European maintenance teams.

1. SBTF series spiral tubeformer (live operation)

  • Diameter range: Phi 100 mm to Phi 800 mm (covering most EN 1506 commercial HVAC supply, return and exhaust specifications).
  • Coil: 137 mm slit galvanized steel coil, 0.5–1.0 mm thickness range. Live coil change demonstration twice daily.
  • Cutting: Flying-shear cutting on the demo unit — cleanest cut quality available without saw-blade tooling cost.
  • Seam: Standard mandrel-formed lockseam meeting EN 1506 dimensional tolerance and EN 12237 leakage class C.
  • Output: Up to 30 m/min depending on diameter and gauge. Single operator.

2. SBAL-V auto duct production line (sectional demo)

  • Configuration: Coil-to-finished-rectangular-section in one continuous flow — decoiler, sheet feed, notch and corner punch, lockformer, fold station, TDF flange integration.
  • Section size: Up to 1,500 mm wide, 0.6–1.5 mm gauge.
  • Cycle time: Standard rectangular section in approximately 3 minutes from coil to crated finished duct.
  • Control: Siemens S7-1500 PLC with HMI in Italian, German, French, Spanish or English. Cut list import from Revit MEP, MagiCAD and CAMduct supported — bring a sample fab file and we will run it on the stand.
  • Pressure class: Outputs EN 1507 leakage class A, B, C and D ductwork.

3. TDF flange former (table demo)

  • What it does: Roll-forms a TDF flange directly into the rectangular duct edge — eliminates the welded angle iron flange that adds 8–12 kg per joint.
  • Standards: EN 1507 Class C/D leakage compliant when paired with the matched corner clip and gasket.
  • Demo: Live forming on 30 cm samples; visitors take home a flanged offcut.

Private engineering consultations

SBKJ runs 30-minute private consultations on the stand throughout the four show days. Consultations are led by an SBKJ engineer with a structured agenda specifically tailored for European buyers:

  1. Project brief (5 min) — coil specification in mm gauge, throughput target in m2/shift, EN pressure and leakage class, project type.
  2. Machine match (10 min) — specific SBKJ model recommendation, footprint in metres, electrical load (400V/50Hz amps), compressed air requirement.
  3. Indicative landed cost (10 min) — machine price EUR, ocean freight from Port Melbourne to your nominated EU port (Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Genoa, Le Havre, Felixstowe), marine insurance, EU customs entry estimate, import VAT.
  4. Next steps (5 min) — FAT timeline, factory visit options, contract milestones, EU installation supervision (Schengen visitor entry for Australian engineers).

Consultations are free and non-binding. Book a slot in advance — weekday morning slots fill first.

About MCE 2028

Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (MCE) is the largest HVAC and refrigeration trade show in continental Europe, run biennially by Reed Exhibitions Italia at Fiera Milano Rho. MCE 2028 is held from Tuesday March 14 to Friday March 17, 2028. Registration is via mcexpocomfort.it. The show typically draws 130,000+ industry professionals from contracting, building services consulting, plumbing, renewable energy, refrigeration and equipment manufacturing across the EU, MENA and CIS markets. Co-located with MCE is the InCE Innovation and Comfort Exhibition focused on smart building and HVAC IoT, and a comprehensive technical conference programme with CPD-accredited sessions in Italian and English.

Practical information for visitors

  • Venue: Fiera Milano Rho, Strada Statale 33 del Sempione, 20017 Rho MI, Italy.
  • Closest train: Rho Fiera Milano station (M1 metro line, direct from Milan Centrale).
  • Closest airport: Milan Malpensa (15 km, direct shuttle); Linate (35 km).
  • Hotels: Crowne Plaza Milan Linate, NH Milano Fiera, AC Hotel Milano (all walking distance to Rho Fiera).
  • Show times: 09:30–18:00 Tuesday through Thursday, 09:30–17:00 Friday.
  • Registration: Free for trade visitors via mcexpocomfort.it; bring a printed badge or QR code on your phone.

Pre-show factory tours at Box Hill North

For European buyers visiting Australia ahead of MCE 2028, SBKJ offers private factory tours at the Box Hill North, VIC facility through November 2027 to mid-February 2028. Tours include a 90-minute production floor walkthrough, live machine operation against your nominated coil spec, and a private engineering consultation. Email sales@sbkjduct.com with your preferred date and we will respond within one business day.

Book your private booth meeting

Booth meeting slots are 30 minutes, run on the half hour from 09:30 to 17:30 across the four show days, and are limited to two parties per slot. Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning slots fill first; Thursday afternoon and Friday slots typically remain available within 2 weeks of the show.

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