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Report from CEMCONEX 2008—Timisoara, Romania
Report from CEMCONEX
2008—Timisoara, Romania
Cemconex offered its two-day technical conference in Timisoara, Romania,
October 16 & 17, 2008 at the Hotel Club Senator/Expovest in Timisoara,
Romania. SMT consultant Peter Grundy shares his thoughts from the event.
The European electronics market seems The conference topics all related to
less keen on large-scale exhibitions than it each other in many ways, focusing on top-
did a few years ago. Education appears to ics such as reliability, lead-free and clean-
be one of the main drivers for attending ing. And while two speakers ostensibly
events of any kind. offered the same topic, they attacked the
Although there are still exhibitions subject—a novel solder development to suit
in most countries, it is difficult to find the automotive world—from complimen-
one that also has a good conference or tary aspects. There was therefore a good
educational programme. Productronica theme balance.
Romania is one of Europe’s fastest growing markets...
is Europe’s f
CEMC
avourite exhibit
ONEX, a
ion by far. Some 120 or so delegates from mainly
Holding one show every two years ensures Romanian or international indusWith membertry clearly ship to the EU and a geographical position
that it usually h
two da
as new th
y technical
ings to offer, made good use of the educational oppor
that facilitates easy and lo
tu-
w cost access to the rest of
but it is more exhibition than conference nity, and although their
Eur
natur
ope,
al t
Romania
endency is
has

become the
focused. SMT Nürnberg offers both a good to be somewhat reticent, they participated
conf
exhibition and a good conf
erence and
erence, but no
exhibiti
t because th
on
destination of choice for numerous
ey wished to learn.
everyone can travel to Nürnberg. The table-top exh
multinationals.
ibitors made good use
f
Th
or CEMs and OEMs
ere is, therefore, a definite need to of the break times and seemed t
Timisoara, located in North-
o be able
West
run educational conferences in locations to discuss a wide range of subj
Romania,
ects wit
is no
h
w
th
globally
e
recognised
to suit delegates who find it difficult to delegates.
travel. The f
is to be held in
ormat for these is usually to This format has merit
as a hot
for a wide v
-spot f
arie
or the electr
ty
onics
run a good programme with interesting but of locations and audiences, and th
manufacturing industry
ere will
. With a low cost, highly skilled
varied speak
Timisoar
ers or workshop leader
a, R
s and
omania
be many more in the futurworkfe.orce, many tier one and tier two manufacturers have
add table-top exhibits as well.
located to the region.
This is precisely what Cemconex was —Peter Grundy
all about.
on October CEMCONEX will feature a series of high standard technical papers
Held in Timisoara, Romania, it at- Visit www.cemconex.com
addr
to ac
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companies in this r
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egion.
from all over the world, while its audience
consisted almost entirely of local engineers
The technical conference
and process teams.
will be complemented by
K
ey topics will include:
a table-top exhibition area cuits
from ultra clean to ultra thin
that is limited to 30
innovation all along the line
•
Fle
xible Cir
exhibitors.
There will also be a series
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aceability
of practical and relevant
•
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eliability
workshops held during the
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day. At close there will be a •
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utomotiv
networking party for Applications
delegates and exhibitors.
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