SHENZHEN - The HKPCA and IPC Show drew over 13,000 visitors on its opening day, organizers said. Organizers anticipate 35,000 visitors will attend the trade show over its three days.
The show, dubbed the 2007 International Printed Circuit and Electronics Assembly Fair, moved this year from Dongguan to the new Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center. The move, according to show organizers, provided room to handle the expanding number of exhibitors, up some 98% since the show's 2002 launch. The location also provides a more central location for the south China region.
 
While the show’s official title might suggest participation of PCB fabrication and assembly companies, this is really not the case. Less than 5% of the exhibits were categorized as assembly. When asked about plans to expand the show’s range to include more assembly representation, Dennis McGuirk of IPC pointed to the established assembly show in the region, Nepcon South China. McGuirk indicated that visitors might not support a second annual EMS event.
 
The 435 exhibitors were sorted by category: PCB materials, PCB equipment and PCB fabricators from the region. Represented are many of the top 100 PCB companies including Topsearch, Merix, Viasystems, Elek and Eltek, Techwise, and Meadville. 

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