December 24, 2024 
Professional magazine and portal dedicated to electronics 
Organizers celebrate highly successful ninth edition of the trade fair for automation and smart, digital and flexible manufacturing.
Following the expansion both in the number of exhibitors and in the floorage of the exhibition area in Parma, the number of trade fair visitors has experienced double-digit growth.
41,528 visitors (+18%)
854 exhibitors (+6%)
Automation, digital technologies, robotics, mechatronics and vocational training were the salient themes of the successful displays and presentations put on by the 850-plus exhibitors operating out of the six pavilions of SPS Italia 2019. The fair, which took place in pavilions 4, 4.1 and 7 and in District 4.0, was dedicated to the question of how manufacturing skills and expertise can be productively combined and integrated with advanced manufacturing technology. Trade fair visitors were enthralled to see how robots can contribute to the manufacturing process, how industrial machines can be linked to work together and, generally, how digital technologies can enhance output and efficiency.
The trade fair won plaudits for its straightforward and thoughtful approach to complex themes, which were addressed by leading technology suppliers and experts, and were explored, with input from top academies and training institutes, in the course of discussions about the role of industrial expertise in the factories of tomorrow.
Looking forward to see you at the next edition, in Parma on 26-28 May 2020.
