Exhibitor statements productronica 2011 (Video)

Heinz Dommel, General Manager, Hitachi, Germany
“It is gratifying to see that after a modest 2009, the importance of the productronica 2011 trade fair has picked up again. We have been visited especially by automotive customers, which is attributable to the current economic climate. The overall picture for electronics production has changed insofar as a number of market sectors such as cell phones for example are no longer represented in Germany.”
 
Ulrich Eckenberger, Sales Manager Southern Germany, General Manager Test&Measurement Europe, Rohde & Schwarz, Germany
“productronica offers Rohde & Schwarz a good opportunity to cultivate international contacts and generate new leads. We are therefore seizing this opportunity to showcase our latest product highlights at this leading trade fair and doing so – as a Munich company – virtually on our doorstep. After the first two days of the trade fair this year we had already posted approximately a 30 per cent increase in visitor numbers compared with the last productronica.”
 
Dr. Farhat Farassat (GM) Board of Directors, Senior Sales and Marketing Management F&K Delvotec, semiconductors, Austria
“2011 was a good to very good exhibition for us with slightly more international visitors than 2009. The quality of the contacts was roughly at the same level as 2009.”
 
Peter Haan, Industry Sector, Siemens AG, Germany
“The “Automation Systems” business area of the Siemens Industry sector took part in the ‘battery production’ special exhibition. We see the automation of battery or battery cell production as an important topic for the future. The special exhibition gave visitors the opportunity to be able to observe production and the automation it requires as almost all the important process steps were demonstrated by representatives of the appropriate engineering companies. It was possible to conduct numerous technical discussions and establish or build on relationships. All in all our assessment of the special exhibition is positive.”

Dr. Klaus Hecker, Managing Director, OE-A (Organic and Printed Electronics Association), a working group within the VDMA, Germany
“The oe-a is extremely satisfied with its participation in productronica 2011. So far we have been successful in establishing numerous good contacts. For us the event is a very important platform for providing industry and users with in-depth information about the subject of Organic and Printed Electronics. In the process, the special exhibition space initiated by the Munich International Trade Fair offers companies from the various organic and printed electronics subsectors a higher profile. productronica was the ideal starting signal for situating the established LOPE-C event within the Munich International Trade Fairs’ global electronics trade fair network. We are already looking forward to a successful collaboration in June 2012.”
 
Dr.-Ing. Stefan Jakschik, Product Manager, ULT, Germany
“The ‘Battery production and power electronics’ special exhibition was heavily promoted in advance the event. We were able to establish good contacts at the trade fair itself. The exhibitors in the special exhibition area represented a very potent concentration of know-how.”
 
Christian Kolbe, Head of Global Account Group, Panasonic, Germany
“For us, productronica remains the electronics production trade fair. Despite all the changes in the market, we see productronica as the leading trade fair for the European and international market.”
 
Rainer Kurtz, Managing Partner at ERSA, Germany
“In 2011, productronica is again the critical platform for helping to put the current economic situation back on course for growth. The trade fair is regarded as the marketplace for the industry: Any self-respecting person has to be here. The quality of the visitors is outstanding, which is especially apparent in the numerous concrete questions discussed at productronica.”
 
Günter Lauber, CEO ASM Assembly Systems, Germany
“productronica is the most important trade fair for us. It is the world’s leading trade fair for electronics production. We had a very large number of visitors on our stand and are very satisfied with the way the meetings have gone. We were able to talk at length about new products, new developments and innovations and thereby draw our customers’ attention to new solutions enabling to retain future competitive edge.”
 
Rachel Lichten, Business Communication Manager, Plastic Logic, Germany
“A very well organised and interesting event which has opened the door for us to numerous interested business partners.”
 
Joachim Ludwig, CEO COLANDIS, Germany
“We have been regular exhibitors at productronica since 1997 and have always enjoyed the necessary support from the trade fair. This year is the first in which we have joined with our partners in the clean room area to present a mobile clean room for hire. productronica 2011 was a real trade fair highlight of the year. Large numbers of visitors, qualified contacts and once again a significant increase in international participation are an excellent position from which to develop over the next few years.”
 
Dr. Eric Maiser, Managing Director, VDMA Productronic, Germany
“Full halls, an excellent mood among exhibitors and visitors – productronica 2011 is really fun. Our highlight themes in the innovation Forum enjoyed a very strong response and the battery production special exhibition in particular was a big hit! We are very satisfied.”
 
Henk Van Der Meij, Acting General Manager, Kuttler Germany
“This year in particular, productronica provided the ideal platform for demonstrating the successful relaunch of the Kuttler company, both to our long-standing and new customers alike.”
 
Thomas Metz, Manager Operations, YAMAHA Motor IM Europe, Japan
“This is the first time that Yamaha has been represented at a trade fair in Europe. We are positively surprised to encounter such an international trade public at productronica. productronica is the most important trade fair for us for introducing the global premium brand Yamaha in Europe. We will definitely be back in 2013.” 
 
Helmut Müller, Sales Manager Marking Lasers at TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik, Germany
We are very satisfied with the quality of the meetings at this year’s productronica. Customers were very well prepared for the trade fair and extremely interested in our technical laser solutions for electronics production. It was good to pick up on the prevailing trend around the theme of electromobility. productronica 2011 has demonstrated the right nose for market trends by making electromobility and battery production highlight themes.
 
Bernhard Rindt, Member of the Board of Directors of SRI Radio Systemy, Germany
“Each year we exhibit at three trade fairs, productronica being one of them. You can see from this that we attach great importance to the trade fair. What I can say on day one is that this I was impressed by the visitor numbers and quality of the meetings. I think that the right way forward is to develop the focus on EMS electronics production (electronics service providers) that was begun this year and take it to the next level. That is why I am looking forward to how productronica develops over the next few years.”
 
Kristi Schilloff, Trade Show Manager, Universal Instruments Corporation, USA
“The productronica show was an excellent venue for Universal to showcase our newest product line introductions. The show was also an ideal forum for us to share our knowledge on both the traditional and emerging electronics industry markets.”
 
Daniel Schmidt, Global Marketing Manager, Atotech Deutschland GmbH, Germany
“productronica 2011 offers good visitor footfall and an interesting supporting programme. Fellow exhibitors and trade fair visitors generate interesting discussions and offer an insight into new technology and process solutions. That means that productronica provides a good platform: on the one hand for cultivating existing contacts but also for acquiring new customers.”
 
Tony Schröer, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Digatron, Germany
“This year was our first time at productronica and we were able to make contacts that we had not previously achieved at battery-specific trade fairs. Mainly plant manufacturers and integrators. As the world’s market leader for the formation and testing of energy storage systems we would like to take part again in the next productronica. The organisation and support on the VDMA joint stand was excellent. Many thanks!”
 
Matthias Schulthess, Vice President Marketing, Member of General Management, Komax AG, Switzerland
“productronica in Munich is for us the leading trade fair in Europe. It offers the optimal platform for showcasing our innovations and establishing and developing business relationships.”
 
Dr. Marc Schweizer, CEO Schweizer Electronic, Germany
“An important key for the future of industrial production in Europe is networking the entire value chain from the plant supplier to the producer and through to customers. productronica makes an important contribution to this. Especially because there is an opportunity here to share approaches and ideas in different discussions within a network environment. I very much welcome the additional forum activities which further enhance the attractiveness.”
 
Christoph Stoppok, CEO of the PCB and Electronic Systems Trade Association within the ZVEI, Germany
We particularly liked the Speakers’ Corner at the new PCB and EMS marketplace. An attractive innovation for which we congratulate the trade fair. The high-quality membership of the CEO round table on the theme ‘The future of industrial production in Germany and Europe’ in the productronica forum offered visitors an interesting perspective on developments, opportunities and risks that we can expect in future.”
 
Johann Weber, CEO Zollner Elektronik AG, Germany
“productronica is critical for the electronics industry here in Germany, Europe but also worldwide. Its importance is in finding out where technological trends are headed looking five years out.
Many members of the audience rate the CEO round table as outstanding as it focuses both on the German economy as well as looking ahead to the future. Forums such as these are critical and important. Audience members receive an enormous amount of information that you won’t find in any trade journal.”
 
Klaus Weßing, Vice President Gigaset Communications, Germany
“productronica is one of the leading trade fairs for the electronic process and it is therefore a must for technologists and managers alike to be here and to pick up on new market trends accordingly. productronica is seriously important for the electronics industry and the concepts from the world’s leading trade fair and from suppliers as well find their way of course into use in companies.”