On March 22, 2019, productronica China 2019 closed after three successful days. Along with electronica China 2019, the exhibition recorded historical figures in both exhibition space and the number of exhibitors. The exhibition covered 90,000 square meters, 12.5% more than last year. A total of 1,586 exhibitors (2018: 1,374) from 24 countries and regions and 92,695 visitors (2018: 77,765) participated in the exhibition, up 15.4% and 19.2% respectively. The exhibition is an overall display of the rapid development of the electronics manufacturing industry driven by technological innovation and intelligent manufacturing.
The SMT Smart Factory Concept Area was again this year's highlight with an upgraded concept of demonstration. Leading SMT companies, such as ASM, ERSA,EUROPLACER, FUJI, MYCRONIC, OMRON, PANASONIC, REHM and YAMAHA constructed bigger booths to showcase their new products, technology and smart factory solutions. Moreover, the entire processes of an unmanned factory are displayed, from warehousing, surface mounting, component installation, automatic cable shaping, coating, and testing to real-time data collection and transfer. Various applications in the automobile, consumer goods, aviation and aerospace industries are also demonstrated.
Electronic products are becoming smaller and smarter, meanwhile labor costs are increasing rapidly, so automation in the electronics manufacturing equipment is a must in the future. It is expected that the compound annual growth rate of automation products will be around 21%.
productronica worldwide is part of Messe München International's network of trade fairs for the electronics industry. That network also includes the leading international trade fairs electronica and productronica in Munich, productronica India, Smart Cards Expo, electronicAsia as well as electronica China, electronica South China, electronica India and LOPEC.