International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance

“Maintenance is a priority for upper management: from reactive troubleshooting to a factor that creates value”

Gathering for International Trade Journalists on June 26, 2007

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International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance

MAINTAIN’s exhibition profileMAINTAIN’s exhibition profile

Europe’s leading trade fair forindustrial maintenance

Features comprehensive, innovativesolutions for inspecting, maintaining,repairing and improving machines,plants and technical infrastructures

The most important international business gathering for experts and decision-makers in the industrial maintenance sector

International maintenance industry established in Munich

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International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance

Profit from maintenance as a success factorProfit from maintenance as a success factor

Maintenance

Is increasing in importance

Is now a key competitive factor for companies

Increases plant availability

Ensures efficient resourcemanagement

Cuts overall plant/machinery costs

Is necessary to reach production objectives

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International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance

Rapidly growing maintenance marketRapidly growing maintenance market

Germany: German industry’s maintenance expenditures: EUR 268 billion¹

Czech Republic: Production in machine-manufacturing sector up by 13.3% and sales of EUR 6.5 billion; pillar of economic growth2

Hungary: Some 50-70 larger companies from the machine-manufacturing sector generate annual sales of some EUR 300 million2

Austria: Machine and plant manufacturing driving growth; sales increased by 13.8% to EUR 11.3 billion in 20062

1Source: Droege & Comp.

2 Source: Federal Agency for Foreign Trade, bfai

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International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance

Main exhibition sectors – i.e. maintenance services and maintenance management – have been expanded

215 exhibitors from eight countries

Net exhibition space increased to 5,400 square meters

Exhibitors in 2007Exhibitors in 2007

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International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance

Attractive overall package for trade visitorsAttractive overall package for trade visitors

MAINTAIN is a business and information platform for experts and decision-makers

Free admission when visitors register in advance online

Free catalog

Free Bavarian snack

Free admission to Exhibitor Forum

2007 Maintenance Summit

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International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance

Online JOB EXCHANGE for maintenance specialistsOnline JOB EXCHANGE for maintenance specialists

Maintenance experts can go to www.maintain-europe-jobs.de and gather information about job openings or post their own “position wanted” ads

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International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance

M,O,C, - The perfect exhibition venueM,O,C, - The perfect exhibition venue

Hall 3

3,900 m2

Hall 2

2,800 m2

Hall 1

3,000 m2

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International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance

M,O,C, - Easy to reachM,O,C, - Easy to reach

Easy to reach by car (via A9 motorway)

Only 20 min. from airport

Direct connections to public transportation (subway, bus)

Only 12 min. to downtown Munch

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International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance

Dates: October 16 – 18, 2007

Times: Tuesday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Venue: M,O,C, Lilienthalallee 40, 80939 München

Organizer: Munich International Trade Fairs

Service hotline: (+49 89) 9 49 - 5 53 68

E-mail: info@maintain-europe.com

Internet: www.maintain-europe.com

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