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SPS IPC Drives is an institution in the industrial automation sector. No supplier in the field is missing the call that it offers automatons, dimmers, motors, sensors, or any other components and software for automation and motion control. The biggest manufacturers exhibit their equipment on often gigantic stands. Moreover, this German event, held every year in Nuremberg, is renowned for its high level of technicality. 93% of visitors come here to look for concrete solutions to automate their machines. The 2013 edition, which will take place from 26 to 28 November, will not deviate from the rule. The organizer plans to once again gather about 1,500 exhibitors (1,458 in 2012) and attract more than 56,000 visitors (56,874 in 2012).
Optimism is high because after the current development at the beginning of the year, companies in the automation sector are hoping for a slight rebound in the second half of the year. "The situation is more or less stable with slight variations depending on the product group. For the full year, we expect double-digit growth. Foreign markets are moving a little more strongly. The supply of raw materials such as rare earths is not critical, but their cost and energy costs are obstructing the results," says Johann Thoma, managing director of Mesago Messemanagement, the company organising the show.
Of course, the visitor to this event is essentially German. However, the share of international visitors is far from negligible (22%). Most of it comes from Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy and Switzerland, but the number of French people venturing into Nuremberg is growing slowly but surely. It almost tripled between 2009 from 193 visitors to 555. This is still small but the organizer believes the ability of his show, unparalleled in France, to seduce even more in the future. French exhibitors are also on the rise. Two months before the show, about 15 were already registered (including Schneider Electric via its German subsidiary) compared to ten in the previous edition. And according to the organizer: "Experience shows that other companies will join the French contingent before the opening of the show in November."
The number of halls occupied by the event also increased from 12 in 2012 to 13 in 2013. This will represent a net exhibition area of 110,000 square metres. In addition to the booths held by each exhibitor, collective booths offer visitors the opportunity to learn about a specific theme: "Sensory Centre and Measurement and Control Technology," "Wireless Automation" and "Industrial Image Processing." The latter is a novelty born at the request of some suppliers who wanted a showcase focused on this theme while the Vision exhibition that takes place every year in Stuttgart has just moved from an annual periodicity to biennial.
Find out more: https://www.mesago.de/en/SPS/For_visitors/Welcome/index.htm
