BNCS 79—an exhibition of NC equipment—is being held on 25–27 April 1979 in the Renold Building at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. It is being run by the British Numerical Control Society, the NC group of the IProdE, in conjunction with the BNCS 13th Annual Technical Conference at UMIST on 26 April. Entrance to the exhibition is free. We preview a selection from what's on show by the 40 or so exhibitors.