Manufacturing gets a chance to show its wares

Australia's showcase exhibition on manufacturing and technology, Manufacturing Technology InFocus, will open its doors at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from 23 to 26 July.

The event willl show off not only the latest products and services but also illustrate the know-how and vision necessary to grow Australian manufacturing business in a global context.

Keeping in touch with the latest technology has never been easy. This exhibition makes it easier as it brings buyers and sellers face to face in one place during the three-day event.

The exhibition will highlight the electronics, electrical, automation and process industries by incorporating Austronics, Electrix and Automate.

More than 150 exhibitors from industry including electronics and electrical, robotics, automation, instrumentation and control, computers in manufacturing, hydraulics and pneumatics, will show their products and services.

There is a series of free, half-hour, wide-ranging seminars whose highlights include:

Seminar highlights

R&D, Innovation and Australia's Manufacturing Future

• Presenter: Dr John Blakemore, Principal Consultant International, Blakemore Consulting International
• When: Tuesday 24 July 2007, 11.00 am-12.00 pm

The Focus & Future of the Australian Telematics Industry

• Panel:
  • Angus M Robinson, Chief Executive, AEEMA
  • Chris Seymour, MD, Automated Positioning Systems
  • George Germanos, CEO, MD Smart Car Technologies
  • Prof Reg Coutts, Coutts Communications
• When: Tuesday 24 July 2007, 2.00-3.00 pm

Gain a share of $160 billion in Business Opportunities in USA

• Presenter: Phillip Sellers, CEO/Executive Director - Industry Capability Network and Rudi Miklosvary, Senior Export Adviser - Austrade
• When: Wednesday 25 July, 11.00 am-12.00 pm

Workers Compensation Presentation

• Presenter: Penny Nicholson, Manager - Education & Return to Work, Workcover NSW
• When: Wednesday 25 July, 1.00-2.00 pm

Workcover NSW Presentation

• Presenter: Greg Maddaford, Business Assistance Officer, Workcover NSW
• When: Wednesday 25 July 2007, 2.00-3.00 pm

Embedded Systems

• Presenter: Nick Fondas, Managing Director, Itech Corporation Pty Ltd
• When: Thursday 26 July 2007, 2.00-3.00 pm

Innovation - What is it? How do you do it?

• Presenter: Roger la Salle, Director, Innovation Centre of Victoria
• When: Thursday 26 July 2007, 10.30 am-12.30 pm
• This is a two-hour workshop that costs $249 + GST. Participants will also receive two of his publications free.

Surface Mount 2007 conference

Surface Mount 2007 will be held in conjunction with Manufacturing Technology InFocus. For further information, contact the SMCBA on (03) 9568 0599 or visit www.smcba.asn.au.