CWIEME, the premier exhibition series for coil winding, electric motor and transformer manufacturing technologies will be held on 2-4 november 2017. Keep reading our interview to know more about this ideal platform for companies to highlight their industry products.
How can CWIEME Istanbul help to you carry a business into expanding markets?
CWIEME Istanbul is the perfect place to network within the industry and make new contacts. Regular participants take the opportunity to arrange supplier and client meetings, review the products and discuss the latest developments within the region. Visiting the show can provide many more quality contacts and ideas than weeks of desk-based research.
When it comes to important purchasing decisions, there is no substitute for live product demonstrations and meetings with sales agents and engineers face-to-face.
Attending CWIEME Istanbul is also a simple and cost-effective way to improve industry knowledge. The free-to-attend seminar program is packed with educational content, delivered by experts in their fields. Sometimes participants attend supplier presentations or demonstrations that address particular technical issues and discover solutions of which they previously had no knowledge.
Moreover, conversations with other visitors and exhibitors can lead to surprise discoveries, such as vendors who plan to restructure or who are in financial difficulties, competitors whose companies are about to diversify their product range, expand into new sales territories or who have lost valuable customers. Such valuable information is sure to be well received when reporting back to the office.
You have launched the show in four different locations across the world, why did you choose these Countries?
Germany is one of the largest exporters of electrical machinery and components in the world, and Berlin, with its location in the heart of Europe, offers an ideal meeting place for members of the international coil winding, transformer and electric motor manufacturing community.
Chicago, likewise, has traditionally been an important centre for the manufacture of electric motors, with many US visitors and exhibitors still based locally.
Shanghai’s strong transport links within China and internationally have enabled CWIEME Shanghai to become the key industry platform for the large Asian market, presenting cutting-edge technology and equipment and premium services.
Straddling East and West, Turkey has developed into one of the global electrical manufacturing industry’s fastest growing markets of late. In recent years, it has become a major international hub for transformer manufacturing. Meanwhile, demand for electricity in the country is expected to grow at 7% per annum until 2023, matching the government’s economic and infrastructure ambitions for the future. CWIEME Istanbul is ideally located to help visitors and exhibitors take advantage of these opportunities.
What is the participant profile?
Exhibitors at CWIEME Istanbul are manufacturers of transformer components and accessories, coil winding and inductive components and equipment, electric motor components and accessories, electronic and electrical components, as well as suppliers of insulation, shielding materials, adhesives, resins and coatings.
Job functions represented among visitors at CWIEME Istanbul include production/manufacturing, design engineering/product design, research and development, and procurement.
This event is the leading exhibition for coil winding, electric motor and transformer manufacturing technologies, what’s the secret of its success?
CWIEME Istanbul is the region’s only event dedicated to coil winding, electric motor and transformer manufacturing technologies. The event brings all the major players in the industry together under one roof, offering unparalleled networking opportunities. Meanwhile, the CWIEME seminar programme rivals many paid-for conferences in quality, allowing participants to keep-up-to-date with all the latest industry trends and developments.
Could you highlight some conference or activity for the exhibitors?
CWIEME Istanbul includes a free-to-attend seminar programme for all participants. The theme of this year’s programme is ‘new pathways to optimization and efficiency’ and will explore the many areas of electrical industries on the brink of disruption. Key topics will include the growing impact of Industry 4.0; transformer design requirements for smarter, more responsive grid infrastructures; and e-mobility, which will be given special attention. From traction motor design to global e-automotive market analysis, attendees will be able to find out why this is the biggest area of change in a century of electrical machine production.
Lastly, can you give us some participation results from the last edition?
CWIEME Istanbul 2016 attracted leading manufacturers from 46 countries across the Middle East, CIS, North Africa and Europe. 83% of visitors were Turkish and 17% were international.