"The combination of two expos will create an all-under-one roof meeting center for the manufacturing community. Buyers and sellers would meet, exchange knowledge and ideas, discover technologies and develop business networks," said Nattha Chaowawanich, deputy managing director of Thailand Reed Tradex Company.

The exhibitions will be held in HCM City from October 7-9, at the Sai Gon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7.

Metalex Viet Nam 2010 will bring together 500 well-known brands from 25 countries and territories, displaying new machinery and technologies in welding, factory automation, molds, wire and tube technology, control measurement, tools and tooling and many other areas, she said.

Around 7,000 visitors are expected to attend the three-day event. — VNS