EXHIBITION REVIEW FEATURE SHOW 2016: A GREAT SUCCESS!
showed keen interest, asking relevant questions and paying great attention to what was being said.
Glenn Bell, marketing manager at the company, commented: “The F1 Simulator has been a hit. We work with
“We have never been asked for so many quotes at an exhibition. We’ll definitely be back next year!”
Lea Montague, general manager for PR electronics
On the second day I found Ian
Tognarelli from Emerson’s topic ‘Using instrument diagnostic information to reduce calibration costs, time and product wastage’ very interesting, as did those visitors who also took the time to attend. The subject, in fact, will be something that I’ll be covering in the December/January issue of Instrumentation.
lots of automotive and autosport organisations and we wanted to celebrate our connection with them by bringing it to the show.”
SO WHAT DID THE EXHIBITORS THINK OF THE SHOW? Great feedback is important for exhibitions and this year the exhibitor comments were as positive as always. Gauging the amount of interest visitors showed in their products, the number of leads they received during the event,
instrumentation and the end user, using all of our services from design through to connection, through to grid,” he explained. “We have had a very busy and successful event.” Pleased with the quality of those
visiting, Glenn Bell added: “It’s been a really good event, with a number of new customers and contacts coming our way. I’ve also seen lots of apprentices and trainees from big organisations which has been nice, it’s good to see them engaging with shows.”
“We had a fantastic lead from an application that we’ve never been involved in before which matches our portfolio perfectly”
Additional topics covered by the
seminars ranged from ‘How the gas sensor drives instrumentation development’; ‘Wireless sensor developments for the Industrial Internet of Things’; and ‘How will you be affected by changes to WEE compliance
and the application queries are important factors for those exhibiting; and Sensors & Instrumentation is always proud of the fact that its visitors are of the highest quality. One happy exhibitor was Yasin Frei,
application engineering manager for Keller, who described the show as ‘perfect’, adding: “We’ve got lots to follow up on when we get back.”
“It’s been a really good event, with a number of new customers and contacts coming our way”
Glenn Bell, marketing manager, Strainsense
in 2019?’; to ‘The role of sensor technology and systems in Industry 4.0, and Intelligent, connected sensors and the Internet of Things’. Proving highly popular, some of the seminars were full to the brim with attendees. Outside of the exhibition area and
seminars, another popular part of Sensors & Instrumentation 2016 turned out to be the Innovation Showcase area which displayed the latest products; while another feature which attracted a lot of interest was Strainsense’s F1 Simulator. The company has a wealth of experience in instrumentation for markets ranging from automotive to military and aerospace, subsea and rail.
Another positive statement came from Stuart James, sales manager at Hornbill Engineering, a provider of specialist services in the field of process control, instrumentation, hazardous area, low voltage, high voltage and training. “We are the missing link between the
Paul Burroughs, area sales manager, Bronkhorst UK Ian Tognarelli from Emerson said:
“We’ve had some good enquiries from new and existing customers which is very encouraging. We’ve also had people come to the show specifically to see us, which is great.” Meanwhile Paul Benson, strategic
business manager for Jauch Quartz UK, a specialist in timing and battery technology, added: “We are very experienced in the electronic component industry and the majority of people we have seen are not familiar to us. It has to be positive that we have had exposure to new potential customers and we are optimistic about the leads we have received.”
NEXT YEAR So moving on to next year, and exhibitors are already booking stands to attend. As Lea Montague, general manager for PR electronics, commented: “We have never been asked for so many quotes at an exhibition. We’ll definitely be back next year!” Updates on Sensors & Instrumentation 2017 (26-27 September) will be featuring in Instrumentation magazine throughout the coming year, but for more information please do visit the website.
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