• MAINTAIN 2008 takes place at the M,O,C in Munich from October 14 - 16 
• New event: Trend Forum on the topic of "Qualified personnel in the maintenance sector"
• Attractive program of related events for trade visitors  

 
MAINTAIN, the International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance, is being held at the M,O,C, in Munich for the fourth time from October 14 – 16, 2008. Since its premiere three years ago, MAINTAIN has permanently established itself as the leading trade fair for the industrial-maintenance sector in Europe. Some 250 companies from Germany, Austria, Canada, China, Great Britain, Switzerland and the United States have registered for this year's fair. Exhibitors at MAINTAIN 2008 will occupy some 6,200 square meters of gross exhibition space in Halls 1, 2, 3 and A3 at the M,O,C, Event Centre in Munich.
According Norbert Bargmann, Managing Director of Munich International Trade Fairs, "MAINTAIN 2008 is completely booked to capacity. Given the high demand among suppliers, we decided to add additional exhibition space on the first upper of Hall A3 of the M,O,C, to this year's MAINTAIN."
 
This year's fair will be rounded out by a program of related events that will give MAINTAIN's trade visitors well-founded information. They will deal with specific topics of interest to industry representatives.
 
The new Trend Forum on "Qualified personnel in the maintenance industry," which is being held at a special platform, promises to be a highlight of MAINTAIN 2008. The forum shows that MAINTAIN is taking the shortage of qualified personnel in the industrial-maintenance sector into account. The Trend Forum was developed together with a group of exhibitors that include Bosch Rexroth AG, Prüftechnik AG, MCE AG, SKF GmbH and ThyssenKrupp Industrieservice. "Forum Vision Instandhaltung" (FVI), the European Federation of National Maintenance Societies (EFNMS) and "verlag moderne industrie" support the Trend Forum at MAINTAIN 2008 both technically and with regard to content.
 
The Trend Forum in Hall 3, which takes place on all three days of the fair, features panel discussions, expert discussions, lectures, workshops and a maintenance parcourse on the topics of education and training, specialization, courses of education, motivation and information management. Exhibits (in one case, a model will be used to measure vibrations) will be used to demonstrate practical solutions and training concepts. The third day of the fair features a job and contact exchange where companies with job openings can present themselves to current and future maintenance specialists.
 
The program of related events at MAINTAIN 2008 also includes other opportunities to exchange information, communicate and discuss things with the industry's leading specialists. The Exhibitor Forum, which is being organized by "verlag moderne industrie," will feature an interesting series of scientific and industry-related lectures on all three days of the fair. After the successful premiere of the MAINTENANCE SUMMIT last year, "Management Circle AG" is holding the second annual conference for modern maintenance management on October 14 and 15, 2008. The 2008 MAINTENANCE SUMMIT is a gathering for board members, managing director, factory and plant managers and department heads in the sectors for maintenance, engineering, technical services, facility management and production. As in the past, guided tours at MAINTAIN 2008 will help to keep things transparent in the software jungle. Visits to the stands of approximately four suppliers with guides will demonstrate the various solution approaches and core competencies. The guided tours will be hosted by market observers and analysts from the Research Institute for Operations Management at RWTH Aachen University and Trovarit AG.
 

Additional information: www.maintain-europe.com
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About MAINTAIN 2008
When it celebrated its premiere in 2005, MAINTAIN, the international trade fair for industrial maintenance at the M,O,C, Event Centre (October 14 – 16, 2008) was an immediate success. It is a marketplace for momentum, strategies and service concepts in industrial maintenance and informs experts and decision-makers in the manufacturing and processing sectors about modern solutions for the inspection, repair and maintenance of industrial plants and machinery. The fair focuses on industrial maintenance as a factor of business success and is rounded out by forums and an up-to-date Internet platform.
 
About the M,O,C, Event Center
The M,O,C, is Munich International Trade Fairs’ successful event center. It features showrooms, exhibition halls and conference rooms on a total of 30,000 square meters of space. The competent and professional M,O,C, team satisfies any special exhibition requests that exhibitors may have. Approximately 200 events, from conferences and conventions to specialty events for select groups of trade representatives and large-scale exhibitions for the general public are held at the M,O,C, every year.

About Messe München International (MMI)
Messe München International (MMI, Munich Fairs International Group) is one of the world´s leading trade-fair companies. It organises around 40 trade fairs for capital and consumer goods, and key high-tech industries. Each year over 30,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries, and over two million visitors from around 180 countries take part in the events in Munich. In addition, MMI organises trade fairs in Asia, the Middle East and in South America. With five subsidiaries abroad and 75 foreign representatives, looking after 97 countries, MMI has a truly global network.
 
 
 
Contact Project Management:
Bettina Albrecht
Phone: (+49 89) 323 53 163, Fax: (+49 89) 3235 119
Email: bettina.albrecht@messe-muenchen.de, Internet: www.maintain-europe.com
 
Contact for journalists:
Sonja Kreitmeier, Project Communication
Phone (+49 89) 949 20714, Fax: (+49 89) 949 97 20714
Email: sonja.kreitmeier@messe-muenchen.de, Internet: www.maintain-europe.com