The positive development of the key figures reflects the efforts made by Kaigo in recent years to make the Taiwan Hardware Show more appealing. Thus, the not entirely risk-free relocation of the exhibition from the capital Taiwan to Taichung has paid off. Around 90 per cent of the Taiwanese hardware production is concentrated in this region. With this in mind, the organiser Kaigo, which belongs to the German Messe Dusseldorf, announced an extension of their commitments. The 16th edition of THS from 12 to 14 October will occupy additional halls in Taichung.
After all, a quarter of the visitors came from the important sales regions of Europe (18 per cent) and North America (7.5 per cent). The largest groups of visitors came, as expected, from Japan and Korea (together 21.4 per cent) and other Asian countries (37.7 per cent).