BANNOCKBURN, IL — Some 4,169 attendees from 39 countries attended last month's IPC Apex Expo trade show in San Diego, making it the largest electronics manufacturing event in North America.

The show floor included 449 exhibitors spread across 149,600 sq. ft. of the San Diego Convention Center the week of Feb. 13. The event attracted 8,446 total visitors including attendees and exhibitor personnel.

The numbers were considerably better than last year, when the show was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Attendance was up 20% year-over-year, and was 12% higher including booth personnel. The number of exhibitors rose by 15, or 3.5%.

Attendance was up 3.8% over 2015, the last time the event was held in San Diego. Including show personnel, attendance was down 6.4% from 2015. Booth space was up 4.3%, however.

It was the highest show attendee mark since 2014.

IPC Apex Expo will return to the San Diego Convention Center Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2018.

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