Spielwarenmesse achieves new highs for internationality and quality

Opening its doors for the seventy-first time from 29 January to 2 February 2020, Spielwarenmesse clearly asserted its position as the world’s leading industry event. The international share of visitors and exhibitors reached the highest level ever – 63,500 independent retailers and buyers from 136 countries wended their way to Nuremberg’s Exhibition Center (2019: 66,876/132). The decline in the number of visitors was linked to fears surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Even so, the mood among the exhibitors was extremely upbeat as 2,843 companies from 70 countries provided a comprehensive overview of the market.

The exhibitors repaid the compliment, with 92 per cent of them saying they were very happy or happy with the outcome of the fair. Taking a closer look at the visitor numbers, 66 per cent travelled to the fair from abroad. In the country ranking, the United Kingdom and the United States posted the biggest increases. In addition, the level of demand at Spielwarenmesse remained stable.

Providing a good reflection of the current market, the three trends – “Toys for Future”, “Digital goes Physical” and “ Be You”– were well-received by trade visitors and exhibitors

alike. In addition to tolerance and inclusion, the focus was on connecting digital and traditional toys and on environmental awareness.

The majority of the exhibitors clearly shared this view, with 92 per cent already pledging to return to next year’s Spielwarenmesse, to be held from 27 to 31 January 2021.

Additional details about this event are available at www.spielwarenmesse.de. For more general information about Spielwarenmesse 2021 (i.e., entrance tickets, fair catalogues, travel facilities and local accommodation, visitor brochures or information about the exhibition city of Nuremberg) please contact GTCC’s official representative of Spielwarenmesse for Thailand, Ms. Chanikarn Ngarmchalee, at tel: +66 2 055 0642 or by e-mail at chanikarn@gtcc.org.

electronica 2020: Connecting everything – smart, safe and secure 10-13 November 2020, Munich

Whether it comes to PCBs, semiconductors, sensors, connectors or displays, electronica is where the world of electronics meets. In fact, electronica is the world’s leading trade fair and conference for electronic components, systems, applications, and solutions. It is an international industry meet-up, enthusiastically viewed by exhibitors and visitors alike as an excellent business platform, efficient networking event, technical product show and forum for the highest level of industry discussion.

The 2018 electronica trade show attracted 81,471 visitors from 101 countries (50 per cent international) and 3,124 exhibitors from 53 countries (70 per cent international). In 2020, electronica is continuing its growth course and will be expanded to 18 halls with a total of 190,000 square metres. The event showcases the complete range of technologies, products and solutions in the entire electronics industry, broken down into the following exhibition sectors: • Hybrid components • Test and measurement • Automotive • Micro- and nano-systems • Displays • Passive components • Electromechanics/system periphery • Sensors • Electronic design (ED/EDA) • Services • Embedded systems • Power supplies • EMS electronic manufacturing services • System components / assemblies and • Semiconductors subsystems • PCBs and other circuit carriers • Wireless

In fact, electronica is a display window for innovation and trends. It shapes the status quo and provides a glimpse into the future. Acting as a think-tank, it gives decision-makers, engineers and developers that all-important inspiration. In a separate hall, ‘electronica Experience’ brings electronics to life for students and young talent, and presents them in an application-oriented way.

More details on electronica are available at https://electronica.de/. For further information, please contact GTCC’s official representative for Messe München GmbH in Thailand, Ms. Patamaporn Wasuwat, by telephone at tel: +66 2 055 0641 or by e-mail at muenchen@gtcc.org.

EuroTier 2020: The world’s leading trade fair for animal production EnergyDecentral: The leading trade fair for innovative energy supply 17-20 November 2020, Hannover

EuroTier and EnergyDecentral will again be held concurrently at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds from 17 to 20 November 2020. Both trade fairs, organised by DLG (German Agricultural Society), provide the international platform on which farmers, companies and experts can successfully network, alongside an extensive exhibition and technical programme.

With 2,586 exhibitors from 61 countries and 154,948 visitors, including 46,742 from outside Germany, EuroTier 2018 impressively demonstrated its great appeal to livestock farmers and industry professionals from all over the world. As a result, the event underlined its position as the sector’s premier global trade fair. In 2020, EuroTier again intends to live up to its leading role as a driver of livestock production, with its extensive range of interesting exhibits, a comprehensive pecialist technical programme on current industry topics and attractive event services. Consumers increasingly want to know where the food they consume comes from. To meet this demand, transparency and traceability in the value chain are becoming even more important. Feed manufacturers and livestock farmers can thus prove that their processes are in perfect order. “Farming in the food chain”, the guiding theme of EuroTier 2020, classifies livestock farming – like agriculture as a whole – as an important link and responsible partner in the value chain for food. The world’s leading trade fair will show how

transparency and traceability can be implemented in agriculture, and how it can be integrated into digital solutions for the entire value chain.

The German-Thai Chamber of Commerce is organising an exclusive delegation trip to EuroTier from 14 to 22 November 2020. For additional information and other inquiries, please contact GTCC at tel: +66 2 055 0643 or by e-mail at services@gtcc.org.