On April 21, 2009, the electronics manufacturing & SMT trade mega event in Asia - the 19th NEPCON/EMT China 2009 kicks off at Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center. This year’s event has attracted more than 400 exhibitors from over 22 countries with displays covering the whole electronics manufacturing industry chain, including SMT, EMS, test and measurement equipments, components, PCBs, ESD and the latest "one-stop” high-tech innovative solutions. Unlike previous years’ editions, this year’s exhibition holds hands with virtual NEPCON product platform, opening the exhibition together. e-NEPCON is a 365-day online purchasing guide for electronics manufacturing industry in China. Visitors may explore the latest equipments, materials and services on e-NEPCON for visiting, understanding and experiencing NEPCON with targets. At NEPCON/EMT China 2009, the SMT Demo line which is jointly built by famous vendors including Yamaha, Heller, Henkel, Tyco and Autoveyor has been the focus on the opening day. As the first of its kind, the SMT Demo line has selected the most important steps of electronics manufacturing such as printing, mounting and welding, vividly demonstrating a practical production situation. Mr. Wan at cpe1 manufacturing engineering division, Guoji Electronics Co., Ltd. under Foxconn Technology Group said, the live demonstration is very attractive, since various aspects of operation processes can be viewed through the show, while equipment procurement evaluation can be made based on our demands, which is unavailable in factories as their limited equipments. In economic crisis, domestic electronics manufacturing is facing challenges. In a bid to help companies to address the negative impact of the crisis actively, the conjunction of NEPCON/EMT China has responded positively for their further development. In addition to SMT Demo line, the brand symposium - SMTA China East Conference will be co-launched focusing on the themes of "Electronics Manufacturing, Advanced Package and Lead-free Reliability”. On the 3G Day, many giants in communication sector worldwide including Apple iPhone, Nokia, Huawei and ZTE meet together to share the development trend of 3G communication optimized solutions in China, and bringing new market opportunities to the exhibitors and visitors. Furthermore, wonderful programs such as the annual "Selection of Electronics Manufacturing & SMT Engineers in China” and High Level Discussion have attracted more professional visitors to present and gain opportunities of networking and learning, as well as defining the direction of healthy developments for domestic SMT companies. In addition to the continuous participation of many leading vendors including Assembléon, Agilent, Siemens, Sony, Hitachi, Samsung, Panasonic, Fuji, SCAIME, Henkel and WKK, many new faces like Hexagon Metrology, Avantec Chemical, Worco Metal and Fuji Chemical debut in NEPCON. Ms. Josephine Lee, Vice President of Reed Exhibitions East China, the organizer of NEPCON/EMT China 2009, said: "Facing fierce challenges, companies need to improve the technology of their products, while build their own brands and increase their added value. In the long term, economic crisis is favorable to the transformation of the manufacturing industry. For electronics manufacturing projects, Reed Exhibitions builds a more effective and comprehensive trading platform, to meet customers’ requirements whenever possible, helping them land potential customers, orders and latest information on the market and industry, as well as strive to increase customers’ return on investment, thereby to help them achieve success and mutual win.” Industry insiders noted, as the government develops domestic demands and stimulation plans of electronics industry, mainland exporting companies, Taiwan-based companies, and Hong Kong-based companies are adjusting their operation strategies towards the mainland. NEPCON will also respond to the market demands and industry development, planning to hold the "Journey to the West of NEPCON 2009” in June, and inviting the group consisted of major west leading companies and users’ organizations together with Sichuan Institute of Electronics SMT Specialty Committee to discuss new opportunities and challenges faced by electronics manufacturing technology. To support China's largest, oldest and most comprehensive trade and procurement platform for the SMT industry visit www.nepconchina.com About Reed Exhibitions – The Electronics Event Expert in Asia Reed Exhibitions is the world’s leading events organiser. Today Reed Exhibitions’ events are held in 38 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, and organised by 39 fully staffed offices. Reed Exhibitions is committed to serve the electronics industry market for the long term. Reed Exhibitions delivers 12 quality electronics events in 8 countries in Asia. These events brought together over 5,800 exhibitors and 203,000 buyers. By organizing leading events in the region, such as InterNEPCON in Japan, NEPCON China in China, NEPCON India in India, NEPCON in Korea and GlobalTRONICS in Singapore, we are committed to the highest standards of quality and customer care and work with the very best domestic partners to deliver our events. Our exhibition specialists in 37 offices around the world are always pleased to share their skills and best practices for the benefit of our customers worldwide. So that, wherever you want to do business, you will experience the same quality events and high standards of service and professionalism. | 
