National Electronics Week is coming to Durban
29 April 2015
News
Now in its sixth year, National Electronics Week South Africa once again ventures outside Gauteng, this time to the heart of KwaZulu-Natal. In partnership with the newly formed industry association AREI (successor to ADEC) the one-day show will take place at Moses Mabhida Stadium on 20 May.
Covering the cross-section of hardware and software solutions, test and production equipment, and ancillary services to the electronics industry, the exhibition will feature display stands and presentations by leading companies in the South African industry.
Commenting on the impending event, UK organisers NEW Events state, “We look forward to the industry’s strong support for this local event. All the exhibitors showcasing at this one-day event offer a wide range of products, services and solutions spanning the whole of the electronics industry, from design to final distribution. We hope that by taking the time out to meet with the exhibitors, visitors will discover a variety of solutions for their manufacturing processes.”
Below is highlighted, alphabetically by company name, some of the products, presentations and competitions that will be running at the show.
Allan McKinnon & Associates
Asic Design Services
Avnet South Africa
Cirtech EDA 
Concilium Technologies 
EDA Technologies 
MyKay Tronics
Hamamatsu Photonics
National Instruments
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
Phoenix Contact
Proactive Marketing Sales
Quamba Technologies
RF Design
Techmet
TRX Electronics
	
 
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