Picture review
Impressions from Automatica 2016
Automatica 2016 ended with a 30% increase in visitor numbers. 839 exhibitors from 47 countries presented their products in the Munich exhibition halls. The editors of Computer&AUTOMATION captured what there was to see on site in pictures.
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Automatica 2016 in pictures
The editors of Computer&AUTOMATION used their cameras to record what could be seen on site.
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