Assembly Lines: ATExpo 2004 Points to Strong Future
ROSEMENT, IL-If a trade show is any indicator for an industry, the activity at the recent Assembly Technology Expo (ATExpo) should bode well for the country's manufacturing sector. Thousands of manufacturing and assembly professionals convened for the 25th anniversary of the nation's largest "all assembly" trade event. Organized by Reed Exhibitions (Norwalk, CT) and sponsored by ASSEMBLY Magazine, the show proved to be an active one, with new products and an estimated 11,000 industry professionals in attendance.
Nearly 600 companies organized booths at this year's expo, displaying a range of assembly technologies, from robotic systems to hand tools and adhesives to conveyors. Specific applications addressed by the exhibitors included those in automotive manufacture, electronics, industrial equipment, medical equipment, computers, household appliances, motors and generators, telecommunications, and aeronautics and aerospace.