Welcomes 40,000 Attendees from Smart Factory and Vision Sectors

Smart Factory + Automation World 2019:

Welcomes 40,000 Attendees from Smart Factory and Vision Sectors

Korea’s largest events center, Coex in Gangnam, transformed into three-day hub for global automation industry

April 16 ^th 2019, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Smart Factory + Automation World 2019 from March 27^th to 29^th 2019 at Coex in Seoul, saw three of South Korea’s leading industry trade shows together welcome 40,000 industry attendees.

This years’ Smart Factory + Automation World expo combined three massive events: Smart Factory Expo, aimex (Industrial Automation, Instrumentation & Measurement Exhibition), and the Korea Vision Show. The three expos - spanning more than 36,000 sqm of space - saw a total participation of 481 exhibiting companies and 1,735 booths. The 40,000 attendees represented a more than 30% increase in 2018.

A survey of those who attended Smart Factory + Automation World 2019 this year showed that almost half wanted to ‘collect new product and technical information’, while one-quarter aimed to identify new industry trends.

Concurrent events included the 4^th Industrial Revolution Robotics Conference, 3D Printer User Conference, Machine Vision Seminar, and Industrial Innovation Day.

The expo was jointly coordinated by the Korea Smart Factory Foundation, Coex, Chomdan Inc., the Korean Smart Manufacturing Industry Association, Korea Machine Vision Industry Association, Iomedia, and the Korean Sensors Society.

For more information on Smart Factory + Automation World, or participating in the 2020 expo, visit www.automationworldkorea.com or email nhj@coex.co.kr.

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