MUNICH – Productronica boasted 44,000 visitors from 96 countries this week. The trade show also had 1,500 exhibitors from 44 countries.

In addition to Germany, the top visiting countries in order were Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France, Russia, Great Britain and the Czech Republic.

The trade fair covered trends such as the smart factory and smart maintenance, and also looked at how to attract more young professionals and specialists. In addition to Accelerating Talents — a platform for students and young professionals — visitors to special shows such as the 3-D AOI Arena and the Smart Maintenance Pavilion were given insights into the automation of electronics production.

“We’re delighted to have increased the number of exhibitors and the exhibition space yet again this year,” said Falk Senger, managing director of Messe München. “Productronica has once again proven it is the most important trade fair for electronics production.”

“The large number of international visitors shows the esteem in which Productronica is held in the various electronics production markets,” said Rainer Kurtz, chairman of Productronica’s advisory board and chairman of Kurtz Holding. “Given the numerous promising discussions, we’re optimistic the sector will achieve growth in the long term.”

According to a Gelszus market research survey, 98% rated the event as excellent to good. In addition, 97% of the visitors surveyed said Productronica had lived up to their expectations with regard to innovations.

Out of some 80 entries, the following companies won Productronica Innovation Awards:

Limata in the PCB and EMS cluster, Seho Systems in the SMT cluster, ASM Amicra in the Semiconductor cluster, Zoller + Fröhlich in the Cables, Coils & Hybrids cluster, F&S Bondtec in the Future Markets cluster and Vision Engineering in the Inspection and Quality cluster.

The next Productronica will be held Nov. 16-19, 2021.

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