UBM Canon, part of UBM plc, has announced enhancements to its portfolio of products that facilitate business transactions within the automation component of advanced manufacturing. On the media side, the company is launching Automation Technology Digest, a bi-weekly digital newsletter for the industry's most actively engaged decision-makers. In addition, UBM Canon's long-standing Assembly & Automation Technology Expo will in 2013 serve as the core component of an expanded trade show in Chicago branded Automation Technology Expo (ATX) Midwest.
Automation Technology Digest will be delivered by email twice per month to an audience of more than 275,000 industry professionals. Special editions of Automation Technology Digest will also highlight each of the six UBM Canon Automation Technology Expo (ATX) shows throughout the year. Coverage will include emerging automation news and trends, in-depth application stories, and details of the latest product releases by show exhibitors. Content will be drawn from reliable UBM brands – such as Design News, Packaging Digest, EE Times and others – as well as from specialised industry experts and suppliers who are shaping automation's future.
Automation Technology Expo (ATX) Midwest will be the latest addition to UBM Canon's family of automation shows, which were launched June 2005 in New York and have grown to six shows this year in North America. ATX Midwest will be vastly different from the assembly-only show whose origin dates back to 1980, when Reed Exhibitions launched Assembly Technology Expo.
