Find Qualified Leads at the Midwest’s ONLY Show Focused on Electronics Assembly and Boards
If you’re a supplier to the electronic interconnect industry, the 2008 IPC Midwest Conference & Exhibition is a must-attend event. Reserve your space now!
In 2007, its inaugural year, IPC Midwest welcomed qualified decision makers OEMs, EMS providers and manufacturers in the electronics industry. Plan now to exhibit at this focused, cost-effective Midwest event — where the attendees are interested in, and looking for, what you’re offering.
Get Right to the Audience Most Likely to Buy from You
This event is produced by and for suppliers like you who are interested in seeing the right buyers at the right event. Be sure to exhibit at the only show in the Midwest that covers all aspects of the industry — board design and manufacture; electronics assembly, manufacture and test.
Why Exhibit in the Midwest?
The Midwest represents 42% of industrial manufacturing in the United States, and electronics is growing in importance in all sectors. Automotive, medical, telecommunications and industrial equipment are all strong segments for Midwest electronics manufacturers.
Over the last year, IPC has added almost 400 new U. S. members. Of those, nearly 25% are companies and facilities located in the Midwest and include OEMs, EMS providers and manufacturers in our industry.
Who Attended in 2007?
- 38% were engineers
- 19% were technical, manufacturing and quality managers
- 18% were senior company executives
Industry-specific events are the #1 way business decision-makers find out about new products and services — and they rely on these events to validate purchase decisions (source: “Business Decision Maker and Marketer Study,” Forrester Research, Inc., 2007).
Why Did They Attend in 2007?
- 47% went to see new products
- 45% went to network with industry colleagues
- 33% went to find new suppliers or visit existing ones
Plus, the majority of attendees surveyed after last year’s show said they would recommend that a colleague attend in 2008.
What Are Attendees Looking to Buy at IPC Midwest?
Equipment, systems and supplies in all major product categories for printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly and test.
- Adhesives, Coatings, Chemicals, and Materials
- Assembly Systems, Tools, and Fixtures — Automatic, Semi-Automatic, Manual
- Cleaning Equipment and Supplies — Aqueous, Ultrasonic
- Components — Active, Passive, SMT and Flip Chip
- Connectors, Sockets & Backplanes
- Drilling, Routing & Tooling
- EOS/ESD Packaging and Supplies
- Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS)/Contract Manufacturing
- Enclosures/Cabinets
- Material Handling Systems and Conveyors
- Pick and Place Equipment — Automatic, Semi-Automatic
- Printed Circuit Boards — Boards, Chemicals, Materials
- Production Hand Tools and Supplies
- Rework and Repair Tools and Kits
- Semiconductor Packaging Equipment
- Screen and Stencil Printing
- Services — Consulting and Training
- Solder Cream/Paste/Powder and Fluxes
- Soldering Equipment — Reflow, Wave, Infrared Tape and Reel Equipment and Supplies
- Test, Inspection and Measurement Equipment and Services
Last year, 122 exhibitors participated in IPC Midwest’s inaugural year. In a follow-up survey, nine out of ten of respondents said they would recommend exhibiting at IPC Midwest. Here’s what some had to say about the quality of the audience there:
“I was very surprised by the volume and quality of the leads we generated compared to a competing show attended in the region the previous year. IPC Midwest is the best focused electronics show for the Midwest region for our company.”
—Tim Nolte, Director of Global Marketing, BPM Microsystems |
“The attendees at the IPC Midwest Show were knowledgeable and focused with active projects and had true interest in our exhibits.”
—Matthew Conway, Product Manager,
Tyco Electronics, Global Application Tooling Division |
“The IPC Midwest show provided solid show traffic from the six- or seven-state region and gave us the opportunity to demonstrate our equipment to customers who could drive to the show instead of flying to our facility ...”
—Steve Hall, President,
Ekra |
You're invited to take a look around — browse through the "become an exhibitor" pages (from the left menu). We know you'll agree that the IPC Midwest Conference and Exhibition is where you need to be.
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