May 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Anne Meerboth-Maltz
Tel. (312)781-5185
Fax (312) 781-5188
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Messe Düsseldorf North America
150 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 2920
Chicago, IL 60601

GERMAN ENGINEERING FEDERATION (VDMA) SUPPORTS SOLARPEQ 2010

The recently expanded association platform Photovoltaic Equipment within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) will be represented at the solarpeq 2010 premiere with a group stand of German world market leaders in solar production equipment. Renowned companies such as centrotherm photovoltaics, Schiller Automation, Reis Robotics, Robert Bürkle and Meier Solar Solutions will display their products and solutions related to solar production engineering in this group exhibit. solarpeq 2010, International Trade Fair for Solar Production Equipment, will be held at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf, Germany from September 28 - October 1, 2010.

"Our association platform is a true reflection of the entire value chain in PV manufacturing from individual components to complete turn-key lines. solarpeq with its clear focus on solar production therefore perfectly matches this orientation", explained Dr. Peter Fath, Chief Technology Officer of centrotherm photovoltaics and Chairman of VDMA Photovoltaic Equipment.

"We are pleased that VDMA, which has already partnered with Messe Düsseldorf for numerous international No. 1 trade fairs in the investment goods sector, now also supports solarpeq. We are confident that machinery and equipment producers will particularly benefit from the unique synergies generated by the concurrently held glasstec, the global No. 1 trade fair for the glass sector," added Hans Werner Reinhard, Executive Director of Messe Düsseldorf, the organizer of solarpeq and glasstec 2010.

Every two, years glasstec attracts approximately 55,000 trade visitors from 90 countries, including a high number of decision-makers. Almost 25% of the attendees already showed an explicit interest in the solar segment at the last staging of glasstec in 2008. solarpeq will be held concurrently with glasstec, forming an integral part of the event. Furthermore, it will be enhanced by a high-level scientific PV conference entitled "Size Matters! - Producing Solar at Large Scale".

For further information on visiting or exhibiting at solarpeq 2010 or glasstec 2010, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America, 150 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2920, Chicago, IL 60601. Telephone: (312) 781-5180; Fax: (312) 781-5188; E-mail: info@mdna.com; Visit our web site http://www.mdna.com; Subscribe to our blog http://blog.mdna.com; Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/mdnachicago

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