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Vision Show and Conference in Boston


Ann Arbor, MI — The Vision Show, North America’s largest vision and imaging trade show and conference, will be held in Boston, MA at the Hynes Convention Center, May 8-10, 2012. AIA, the world’s largest trade association promoting vision and imaging industries, has been pre- senting The Vision Show since 1996. The show provides vis ion users,


system integrators, machine builders and OEMs with access to the latest vision and imaging technologies and applications from nearly 100 leading manufacturers, distributors and sup- pliers from around the world. Vision is used for tasks such as inspection, traceability, and process control in a broad range of industries including automotive, biotech, consumer goods, electronics, food and beverage, med- ical devices, medical imaging, phar- maceuticals, semiconductors, surveil- lance, solar and alternative energy. The accompanying conference


features in-depth tutorials and ses- sions on topics such as the funda- mentals of machine vision, lighting and optics, camera and image sensor technology, 3-D vision techniques,


designing vision systems, advances in color vision, metrology and 2-D calibration techniques, non-visible imaging and more. AIA’s Certified Vision Professional program classes and exams (both CVP-Basic and CVP-Advanced) will be available at the conference. Four special industry courses will be offered:


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Machine Vision for the Pharma - ceutical, Biotech, Biometrics & Lab Automation Industries.


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Free Technical Seminars at Wire Processing Expo


Hartland, WI — The nation’s largest dedicated wire processing event, the Electrical Wire Processing Technol - ogy Expo, will be held Wednesday, May 9 and Thursday, May 10 at the Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Celebrating 12 years of the event, the Expo fea- tures industry-specific seminars on new products, services and technolo- gy as well as future trends for the wire harness and electronic cable assembly industries. “The seminars are chosen by


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The show offers free admission, and the conference offers affordable,


flexible registration options. Contact: AIA, 900 Victors Way,


Suite 140, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 % 734-994-6088 fax: 734-994-3338 Web: www.visiononline.org


coolingZONE LED Conference in Berlin


Norwood, MA — The coolingZONE LED 2012 Conference is scheduled for May 29-31 at the Hilton Berlin, Berlin, Germany, sponsored by cooling ZONE, LLC and Innova tion Fab, B.V. The coolingZONE LED Conference is a combination of the technical and man- ufacturer presentations on thermal


management of LEDs, and includes a series of technical short courses dedi- cated to the proper cooling and charac-


terization of LEDs. Contact: John O’Day,


% 508-329-2021 E-mail: joday@coolingzone.com Web: www.coolingZONE.com


2012 ISSUE February March April EDITORIAL


Components & Distribution Electronics West/MDM (PP)


Assembly & Packaging APEX PP


Test & Measurements Assembly New England PP


May/June Components & Distribution EDS PP


AATE/MDM PP


EDITORIAL CALENDAR SHOW


DATE


DesignCon APEC


Elect. West/MDM APEX


WESTEC Design-2-Part


Assembly New England Design -2-Part Del Mar Electronics


SMT/HYBRID/PKG EDS Mfg4


Wire Processing Tech Atlantic Design/MDM AATE


July August


Assembly & Poduction Semicon West/Intersolar PP


Test & Measurements Autotestcon PP


September SMT & Poduction SMTAI PP


October


November/ December


Components & Distribution electronica PP


Test & Measurements Electronics West/MDM PP


PP= Product Preview


SEMICON West/Intersolar IPC Midwest


IMAPS


Autotestcon Design-2-Part


PCB West SMTAI


MDM MINN. Design-2-Part electronica


Electronics West/MDM


1/31 - 2/1 2/7 - 2/9 2/14 - 2/16


2/28 - 3/1 3/27 - 3/29 3/28 - 3/29


4/25 - 4/26 5/1 - 5/2 5/2 - 5/3


5/8 - 5/10 5/8 - 5/10 5/8 - 5/10 5/8 - 5/10 5/22 - 5/24 6/19 - 6/21


7/10 - 7/12 8/22 - 8/23


9/11 - 9/13 9/11 - 9/13 9/19 - 9/20


9/25 - 9/27 10/16 - 10/17


10/31 - 11/1 10/31 - 11/1 11/13 - 11/16


LOCATION


Santa Clara, CA Orlando, FL Anaheim, CA


San Diego, CA Los Angeles, CA Atlanta, GA


Boston, MA Schaumburg, IL San Diego, CA


Nuremberg, Germany Las Vegas, NV Hartford, CT Milwaukee, WI Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL


San Francisco, CA Schaumburg, IL


San Diego, CA Anaheim, CA Akron, OH


Santa Clara, CA Orlando, FL


Minneapolis, MN Marlborough, MA Munich, Germany


2/12 - 2/14, 2013 Anaheim, CA


the Show’s Exhibitor Advisory Committee and run by top industry experts to address the issues faced by manufacturing today,” says Jay Partington, Show Manager. The seminars are free with admission to the Expo and provide attendees with information that can positively affect their competitive edge. The seminars are sponsored by Wire & Cable


Technology International Magazine and are held in the seminar room on the 2nd floor of the Frontier Airlines Center.


Attendees of the Expo will have


the opportunity to meet more than 100 world-class suppliers and service companies in the wire and cable pro- cessing industry as well as network with their peers and discover best practice applications to solve wire- processing problems. New for 2012, the Electrical


Wire Processing Technology Expo will co-locate with the Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding Expo 2012 to run side-by-side events with cross-over admission for all atten- dees; one badge gets attendees into both shows. Contact: Jay Partington,


Expo Productions % 800-367-5520 or 262-367-5500 Web: www.ElectricalWireShow.com


Trade Show Calendar MORE SHOWS: www.topline.tv/tradeshows.cfm


May 1-2, Design-2-Part Show. *Schaumburg Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL. Contact: Design-2-Part Shows, P.O. Box 7193, Prospect, CT 06712 % 203-758-6663 Web: www.d2p.com


May 8-10, The Vision Show. *Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA. Contact: AIA, 900 Victors Way, Suite 140, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 % 734-994-6088 fax: 734-994-3338 Web: www.visiononline.org


May 8-10, SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING. *Nuremberg Trade Fair Center, Nuremberg, Germany. Contact: Kallman Associates, Inc., 20 Harrison Avenue, Waldwick, NJ 07463-1709 % 201-652-7070 fax: 201-652-3898 E-mail jerry@kallmanexpo.com Web: www.mesago.de/en/SMT


May 9-10, Electrical Wire Processing Technology Expo. *Frontier Airlines Center, Milwaukee, WI Contact: Jay Partington, Expo Productions % 800-367-5520 or 262-367-5500 Web: www.ElectricalWireShow.com


May 15-18, SMTA Conference on Soldering and Reliability. *Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Contact: SMTA, 5200 Willson Rd., Suite 215, Edina, MN 55424 952-920-7682 fax: 952-926-1819 Web: www.smta.org


May 22-23, Wire Expo. *Omni Dallas Hotel, Dallas, TX. Contact: The Wire Association Intl., Inc., P.O. Box 578, Guilford, CT 06437 % 203-453-2777 fax: 203-453- 8384 Web: www.wirenet.org


May 29-31, coolingZONE LED 2012 Conference. *Hilton Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Contact: John O’Day, % 508-329-2021 E-mail: joday@coolingzone.com Web: www.coolingZONE.com


June 13-14, Design-2-Part Show. *Saint Charles Convention Center, St. Charles, MO. Contact: Design-2-Part Shows, P.O. Box 7193, Prospect, CT 06712 % 203-758-6663 Web: www.d2p.com


June 13-15, 2012, Intersolar Europe. *Munich New Trade Fair Centre, Munich, Germany. Contact: Solar Promotion GmbH, P.O. Box 100 170, 75101 Pforzheim, Germany % +49 7231 58598-0 fax: +49 7231 58598-28 E-mail: info@intersolar.de Web: www.intersolar.de


June 19-21, Assembly Technology Expo, MD&M, Design & Manufacturing Midwest, PLASTEC Midwest, MidPack, AeroCon, Quality Expo, Green Manufacturing Expo. *McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Contact: UBM Canon, 11444 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90064-1549 % 310-445-4200 fax: 310-996-9499 Web: http//www.ubmcanon.com


June 26, Creative Storage Conference. *Doubletree Hotel, Culver City, CA. Contact: Entertainment Storage, 1665 Willomont Ave., San Jose, CA 95124 % 408-978-8184 Web: www.EntertainmentStorage.org


Aug. 19-23, 2012, IPC Midwest. *Schaumburg Renaissance, Schaumburg, IL. Contact: IPC % 877-472-4724 or 847-597-2860 Web: www.ipc.org


Sep. 10-15, Industrial Automation North America. *McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. Contact: Hannover Fairs USA, Inc., 212 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540. % 312-924-1688. E-mail: hannoverfair@hfusa.com Web: www.hfusa.com


Oct. 2-3, Design-2-Part Show. *Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA. Contact: Design-2-Part Shows, P.O. Box 7193, Prospect, CT 06712 % 203-758-6663 Web: www.d2p.com


April, 2012


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