Electronics manufacturing professionals convened at the 14^th annual NEPCON Shanghai/EMT China electronics manufacturing exhibition and conference in Shanghai from April 26-29. According to the joint organizers Reed Exhibitions and the CCPIT - Electronics Sub-Council, the show attracted 13,528 industry professionals, an increase of 10% from last year show.

In an exhibiting area of 32,000 sq. meters, 650 companies exhibited their latest electronics production technologies. The show attracted surface-mount technology equipment and materials, test and measurement, electronics components and other sub assembly suppliers. Industry groups from 21 countries and regions participated, including China, Japan, Germany, Singapore, Taiwan, the UK and U.S.

According to organizers, 80% of the industry suppliers were represented at the show, including Agilent Technologies, American Tec, Assembleon, DEK, Electronic Scientific Engineering, FlexLink, Fuji, Gelec, Kasion, Hitachi Hi-Tech, Leeport, Mydata, Nutek, Omron, Siemens Dematic, Sun East, Teradyne, Universal Instruments and Yamazen. Nearly 40% of exhibitors have rebooked their space for next year's show 2005.

George Yang, China Marketing Manager of Siemens Dematic China Ltd said, "China is playing an important part of Siemens' global growth. We see Shanghai as a fast-developing business hub. The fair was excellent for us, both the number and the quality of the visitors. It was better than last year and definitely exceeded our expectations."

"Compared to last year, this show was bigger and there were a higher number of visitors, said Nithia Devan, Marketing Communications Manager of Assembleon, Asia Pacific. "We had several qualified visitors plus important customers asking questions and attending demos on our machines...[W]e feel that by attending this show, we are letting the market know that we are here to offer solutions."  

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