Instead of keeping a low profile, Chinese equipment vendors stuck out their necks at the Munich megashow by upping their exhibit footprint by a factor of seven, for a total of 13,200 sq meters, since the last triennial event was held in 2004. Bauma show officials did not make any attempt to restrain them.
Show officials say they prescreened suppliers’ machines for authenticity before allowing them to roll onto the show floor. “Originals are welcome here,” said Manfred Wutzlhofer, chairman and chief executive of Bauma owner Messe München GmbH.