AUTOMATICA 2010: Strong Stimuli for the Automation Industry
- About 31,000 trade visitors from 114 countries
- Foreign share of visitors increases by leaps and bounds
- Optimistic mood in the trade fair halls
- AUTOMATICA expands its leadership role
With approx. 31,000 visitors, AUTOMATICA 2010 provided important stimuli for the economic development of the automation industry. AUTOMATICA, International Trade Fair for Automation and Mechatronics, took place in Munich from 8 to 11 June 2010 and presented the world's largest range of products in robotics and automation. It expanded its leadership role and again attracted decision-makers and experts from the whole world.
High number of visitors from foreign countries
The good results were reflected in a very high number of trade fair visitors and an increase in the number of foreign guests. Overall, 34 percent of the visitors came from other countries, which represents a substantial increase of 26 percent compared to 2008. The visitors came from 114 countries. In addition to Germany, the highest number of visitors came from Austria, Italy, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, France, Slovenia, the USA, Spain, Great Britain and Denmark.
Top grades from visitors
The representative survey conducted by the independent institute TNS infratest clearly demonstrated visitor satisfaction: AUTOMATICA is a leading trade fair for 88 percent of the visitors. 94% of the exhibitors assessed AUTOMATICA 2010 as “excellent to good”. 92 percent of the visitors gave top grades for the completeness of the range of offers.
Dr. Michael Zürn, Senior Manager Process Engineering at Daimler AG, also confirmed this: "AUTOMATICA is extremely important for us as an innovation platform. It presents all automation technologies and state-of-the-art of developments. Very many of our employees are here to see what there is. AUTOMATICA is the trade fair for us."
All key players present again
The results among exhibitors underline the importance AUTOMATICA as a leading international trade fair of the automation industry. AUTOMATICA 2010 recorded 708 exhibitors. The trade fair took place in four completely filled halls on 44,000 sq. m. The share of foreign exhibitors was 32 percent. A total of 42 countries were represented. The satisfaction of the exhibitors is also reflected in the survey results. 96 percent praised the excellent mood in the halls and 77 percent the high quality of visitors.
VDMA Robotics and Automation and Messe München optimistic and very satisfied
The exhibitors summed up the results as positive and are looking optimistically to the future and the current year 2010, following the difficult year of 2009. For example, Thilo Brodtmann, Managing Director of the German VDMA Robotics + Automation remarked:
"Current two-figure growth in the number of orders received as well as stimuli, which are coming from the very successful AUTOMATICA 2010, makes us confident that our growth forecast in the amount of five percent for this year can be adjusted upward. The dynamics, which the market is currently demonstrating, should shorten the catch-up race to the best industry turnover figures of the years 2007/2008.
It was also shown during the trade fair that the initiative Green Automation appropriately describes one of the decisive growth fields for our industry. The challenges presented by energy and resource efficiency as well as economical production of "green" products can only be mastered by increased use of intelligent automation technology."
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IFAT China + EPTEE + CWS 2010:
Successful performance of the biggest trade fair for environmental technologies in China
- More than 22,000 visitors from 84 countries
- 839 exhibitors from 26 countries
This year’s IFAT CHINA + EPTEE + CWS, the first joint trade fair organized by Messe München International (MMI) and Shanghai ZM International Exhibition Co., Ltd., is proud to announce that it welcomed a high number of visitors and exhibitors. The International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse and Recycling attracted more than 22,000 trade visitors from 84 countries. The top five international visitor countries and regions were China, Korea, Japan, Germany and Taiwan.
"Due to IFAT CHINA's strong international profile and the significant position of EPTEE + CWS in China, a joint event has been created which is without doubt the largest and most important trade fair for environmental technologies in China," said Eugen Egetenmeir, Managing Director of Messe München International.
Jiang Gang, General Manager of Shanghai ZM International Exhibition Co., Ltd. also highlighted the first time’s joining hands: "The successful cooperation of IFAT CHINA and EPTEE & CWS has enabled the trade show to expand in exhibition space, exhibitor and visitor numbers, and in exhibition quality. It not only integrates the trade show resources, but also provides a broader platform for the industry. We are building jointly the biggest environmental technology trade show in China, and at the same time endeavoring to promote its international influence, especially in Asia."
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bauma 2010 marks a turnaround for the industry
- Visitor quality good despite fewer visitors from overseas as a result of the temporary closure of European airspace
- Record exhibition space and record number of exhibitors
- Over 415,000 visitors from more than 200 countries
"The mood in the industry shows that in Europe the bottom of the cycle is now behind us. Confidence has returned. Of course at the start of the fair the exhibitors felt the lack of many customers from Asia and America – but in the second half of bauma, this improved considerably. Messe München´s crisis management in the days impacted by volcanic ash was outstanding." This is how Ralf Wezel, Secretary-General of CECE, the Committee for European Construction Equipment, summed up this year´s bauma. In doing so, he confirmed the expectations of the sector as outlined by Dr Christof Kemmann, Chairman of the VDMA Construction Equipment and Building Materials Machinery Industry Association, at the Main Press Conference for bauma 2010 on the first day of the fair.
Although the ban on air travel in Europe prevented visitors and in the end around 50 exhibitors from overseas from coming to the fair, the mood at the venue among the approximately 3,150 registered exhibitors from 53 countries was good by the close of the fair. Already by the mid-way point of the fair a number of exhibitors were reporting more sales than they had expected. "The good old times are coming back: the figures for sales taken at the fair far exceed our expectations. We reckon we will be able to match the volume we took at the record bauma in 2007. This is a clear signal that at Zeppelin-Cat, too, business is moving forward again after the difficult year of 2009," confirmed Michael Heidemann, Managing Director of Zeppelin and CEO of Zeppelin Baumaschinen GmbH, Germany.
Michikazu Okada, Vice-President of Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane Co., Ltd., Japan: " We had a lot of new business opportunities some of which already resulted in unexpected conclusions of sale."
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Preliminary final report: Strong analytica reinforces leading position
Munich, March 26, 2010 – analytica 2010 closes its gates in Munich today with nearly 33,000 visitors from 120 countries. An audience of highly qualified visitors and an increase in the number of exhibitors to 1,038 companies from 37 countries created an atmosphere of optimism in the industry. Visitors gave the fair top marks: They confirmed analytica as the industry's leading trade fair and praised it for the presence of all key players. The scientific analytica Conference held in conjunction with the fair and the extensive program of related events saw an increase in attendance, and the audience of international professionals was convinced by both their content and their quality.
"This year's analytica has exceeded our expectations and once again has fulfilled its role as a leading international trade fair for this industry. An atmosphere of dynamic growth was clearly noticeable. Companies and industry associations are expecting an upswing already this year," said Norbert Bargmann, Deputy CEO of Messe München GmbH.
With 1,038 companies from 37 countries, analytica 2010 had more exhibitors than the latest time it was held in 2008. In a survey of visitors, industry representatives were very positive about the presence of all leading international manufacturers. That and the large share of international exhibitors (37.5 percent) underscored analytica's character as a leading exhibition.
Top marks from visitors
The number of visitors who attended this year's fair remained stable despite the difficult state of the economy over the past few months. Nearly 33,000 trade visitors from more than 120 countries came to Munich. The share of international visitors was also up considerably. In addition to Austria, Great Britain and the United States, the top ten visitor countries included Italy and France. Slovenia, Turkey and Malaysia saw remarkable increases in the number of visitors.
The fact that visitor interest was so high was also reflected in a survey of visitors at the 2010 fair, which was extremely positive. 97% gave analytica an overall rating of good to excellent, and 81% are definitely planning to attend again in 2012. 94% of visitors gave analytica top marks for its character as a leading exhibition, and 91% praised it for being so international (all information is based on a survey by the independent research institute tns infratest).
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Final report - Two-digit growth for inhorgenta europe 2010
- Circa 15% more visitors than in 2009
- International character increases
- Very positive atmosphere thanks to high ordering activity
With considerably more than 30,000 visiting industry professionals from 84 countries inhorgenta europe experienced a growth of close to 15%. Approximately one third of the visitors came from abroad, which represents an increase of about 2.5%. In addition to Germany, the countries with the largest visitor delegations were Austria, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, the Netherlands, as well as Great Britain and Ireland.
The atmosphere in the exposition halls was very positive, particularly due to high ordering activity thanks to considerably reduced stock levels among the jewellery and watch retailers at the end of 2009. Yet also the extensive, high quality product selection gained a lot of appreciative attention.
A total of 1,143 exhibitors from 38 countries presented their products on net exhibit space of 29,700 square meters, representing a 2.5% increase in exhibit space at inhorgenta europe 2010 compared to the prior year. Overall, inhorgenta europe covered 66,000 square meters in six exposition halls at the New Munich Trade Fair.
inhorgenta europe 2011 will be held from February 25th to 28th, 2011 at the New Munich Trade Fair.
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productronica confirms its position as the world's leading trade fair
productronica also the central meeting-point for the electronics production industry in 2009
Exhibitors sensed propensity to invest
November 2009
Electronics producers from all over the world met at productronica 2009 in Munich from November 10 to 13, 2009. In spite of the economic crisis, the trade fair attracted 1,150 exhibitors and additionally represented companies (2007: 1,477). productronica therefore suffered a much lower decrease than many companies in the industry. The exhibition area amounted to 75,000 square meters in seven halls. 39% of exhibitors came from abroad. The internationality of the trade fair therefore remained at the same high level from the previous event.
It was no surprise to see a drop in the number of visitors to 28,000 (2007: 40,514) as a result of the current economic recession and the travel restrictions existing in practically every company in the electronics production industry. The proportion of foreign visitors therefore also fell slightly to 42% (2007: 45%). However, there was a further increase in the expertise of visitors. The number of decision-makers rose from 88% in 2007 to 91% this year. The proportion of visitors from the top management level in their company increased from 15% in 2007 to 19% in 2009. productronica, the largest trade fair for electronics production, therefore confirmed its position as teh leading international event for the industry. Consequently, the majority of exhibitors are already intending to come back again to productronica in 2011.
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