SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou will make its debut during March 2010 in Guangzhou, China. It is organised by (alphabetical order) China Foreign Trade Guangzhou Exhibition Corporation, Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Co Ltd, Guangzhou Overseas Trade Fairs Ltd and Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH.
Sponsored by China Foreign Trade Centre (Group) and Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, the four-day SPS - Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou will be held at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou on 8 – 11 March 2010. This new event will replace the China (Guangzhou) International Factory Automation and Instrument Exhibition currently run by China Foreign Trade Guangzhou Exhibition Corporation and Guangzhou Overseas Trade Fairs Ltd, and it aims to become one of the world’s leading trade platforms for the automation sectors.
Mr Chen Chaoren, Vice General Manager of China Foreign Trade Centr (Group) said: “By combining our past experience and strong support from local associations and industry, with our international partners, the new show is set to become the prime-sourcing platform in China for manufacturers wanting industrial automation and intelligent motion solutions.”
Mr Stephan Buurma, Managing Director from Messe Frankfurt Asia Holding Ltd said that each partner brings a different strength to SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou. “We now operate 25 events in mainland China and Hong Kong. In Guangzhou, we organise four very successful shows in home textile, electrical building, lighting and mold-making sectors. So our professional show expertise and resources combined with our sister company, Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH, and our the Chinese partners will cement the new show’s position as a leading trade and sourcing platform in the manufacturing sectors covering not only China but neighbouring markets as well.”
Aiming for the expansion of the SPS fair and the strengthening of its presence in China, Mr Joseph Rath, President of Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH is extremely positive about the new partnership. “SPS has been successfully held for more than 20 years in Germany. The 2008 fair welcomed 1,386 exhibitors and 40,105 visitors in a gross exhibition area of 94,700 sqm, making it the number one automation event in Europe and an important international show for the industrial automation sectors. In fact, we aim to make SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou, powered by SPS, one of the top trade events in the world catering to the manufacturing sectors.”
To meet exhibitor and buyer expectations, SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou will offer a comprehensive product category that includes drive systems and components, electrical and mechanical components and peripheral equipment, low voltage switching devices, sensor and control technology, and assembly and dismantling equipment.
The show will be of particular interest to exhibitors whose business is related to the equipment / devices and automation system software sectors as well to consultants, trainers, engineers and trade associations. It is an ideal market place for those in these user sectors: paper and printing; environmental and waste management; plastic, rubber and asbestos processing, chemical industry, energy producing industry, plant engineering, automobile engineering; computers and networks; electric measurement and controls; factory automation; mechanical engineering; electric drives and controls; electrical engineering; import and export; procurement officials and government agencies; research institutes; and technicians and engineers.
China is one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing automation markets in the world
China is recognised as the manufacturing centre of the world creating demand for automation products. For example:
Sensors: China has of 10 major categories of sensors plus 42 subcategories and over 6,000 varieties of sensor products. In 2007, demand for sensors increased by 21.12% to 39 million (including photoelectric switch, proximity switch and travel switch).
Control System & Drives: In 2008, the programmable logic controller (PLC) market was worth a record RMB 5 billion and by 2012, the Chinese motor drives market is expected to surpass the Western European market to become the largest in the world.
For further information about SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou, please visit www.messefrankfurt.com.hk, or email sps@china.messefrankfurt.com.
