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The recent Assembly Technology Expo has been receiving rave reviews with exhibitors saying they were happy with the quantity and quality of the attendees. The event held September 27-29, 2005 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, was co-located with the biannual International Robots & Vision Show. With two of the world's leading manufacturing trade shows held side by side, the event brought together some 850 suppliers of automation technology including automated and manual assembly equipment, adhesives, robotics and machine vision equipment designed to help manufacturers improve product quality, reduce costs, and shorten time to market.
One exhibitor, David Upton, Regional Manager of Fluid Research Corporation, summed up the show by saying, "The show was awesome. It was the best show in four years. There was an enormous traffic increase with new prospects...