2008 Taipei CNC Machine Tool & Manufacturing Technology Show （MT duo 2008） POST SHOW REPORT   ORGANIZERS：Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI) VENUE：Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibition Hall SHOW DATES：May 1 ~ 5, 2008 SHOW HOURS：9 a.m. ~ 6 p.m. EXHIBITORS：255 NUMBER OF BOOTHS：850 GROSS EXHIBIT SPACE：17,850 Square Meters   General visitor's analysis Date 5/1 5/2 5/3 5/4 5/5 Total Overseas Visitors 310 166 169 179 84 908 Local Visitors 2,976 2,189 2,242 2,068 1,854 11,329 Total 3,286 2,355 2,237 2,247 1,928 12,237   Overseas buyers by area Area Buyers Percentage Asia 536 62.2% Europe 129 15% North America 94 10.9% Middle East 27 3.1% South America 25 2.9% Africa 23 2.7% Oceania 16 1.9% Central America 12 1.4%   Top 10 overseas buyers by country Country Buyers Japan 142 China 91 United States 83 Korea 65 Philippines 41 Malaysia 36 India 35 Indonesia 31 Hong Kong 30 Thailand 27   International Visitors Survey 　 Q1.Purpose of your visit? Total % 1 Purchasing 313 37.49% 2 Market Survey   270 32.34% 3 Sourcing Int’l Distribution Rights 98 11.74% 4 Other, please specify: 32 3.83% 5 Seeking International Distribution Rights 8 0.96% 6 Other 4 0.48%   　 Q2.Indicate your business type: Total % 1 Importing 217 25.99% 2 Manufacturing 324 38.80% 3 Wholesaling 63 7.54% 4 Retailing 37 4.43% 5 Agency 71 8.50% 6 Consultancy 29 3.47% 7 Other, please specify: 22 2.63% 8 Other 2 0.24%   　 Q3.Indicate your current position: Total % 1 Management 344 41.20% 2 Purchasing 106 12.69% 3 PM 16 1.92% 4 R & D 45 5.39% 5 Production 47 5.63% 6 Marketing / Sales  111 13.29% 7 Other, please specify: 22 2.63% 8 R&D 2 0.24% 9 Other 2 0.24%   　 Q4.How did you learn about this show? Total % 1 Direct mail 119 14.25% 2 Website 167 20.00% 3 E-direct mail 39 4.67% 4 Advertisement 91 10.90% 5 Other 123 14.73%   　 Q5.Please tick item(s) of interest: (MT Duo) Total % 1 Design Automation Software 117 14.01% 2 Design Automation Hardware 81 9.70% 3 CNC Metal Cutting Machine Tools 327 39.16% 4 Metal Forming Machinery 121 14.49% 5 Foundry, Forging, Welding and Cutting Equipment 99 11.86% 6 Surface Treatment Equipment 43 5.15% 7 Inspecting, Measuring and Testing Equipment  114 13.65% 8 Industrial Machinery and Automatic Special Purpose Machine 151 18.08% 9 Molds 149 17.84% 10 Die Spotting Press 48 5.75% 11 Mold Making Machines 102 12.22% 12 Subcontractors for Components and Parts 49 5.87% 13 Mechanical Components 62 7.43% 14 Electrical Components and Controls 101 12.10% 15 Tools, Cutters, Fixtures 118 14.13% 16 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Components  101 12.10% 17 Parts, Components and Accessory for Specific Machinery 88 10.54% 18 Non-Metal Material 17 2.04% 19 Automatic Loading and Unloading System 86 10.30% 20 Logistic, Material Handing System and Related Equipment 46 5.51% 21 Automatic Storage System and Related Equipment 52 6.23% 22 Software and Hardware for ERP 19 2.28% 23 Air Conditioners 31 3.71% 24 Other Equipment for Factory 31 3.71% 25 Robots 20 2.40%