Automatica, the international expo for robotics and automation, will be held June 15 to 18, 2004, at the New Munich Trade Fair Center in Munich, Germany.

Sponsored by VDMA Robotik & Automation, the expo will host manufacturers involved in robotics, assembly and handling technology, and industrial image processing. Already 300 exhibitors have registered to take part.

"We are please with this interim figure for bookings," says Norbert Bargmann, managing director of Messe Munchen. "We will continue with our marketing strategy, firmly focused on Europe, with the aim of making Automatica 2004 as international as possible."

For more information about attending Automatica, or to view the list of exhibitors registered so far, visit www.automatica-muenchen.de

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