The Electronics Design and Assembly Expo, Electronex, returns to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from May 7-8, 2025.
First held in 2010 and alternating between Melbourne and Sydney, Electronex is Australia’s major exhibition for companies using electronics in design, assembly, manufacture and service in Australia. The SMCBA Electronics Design and Manufacture Conference will also be held featuring technical workshops from international and local experts.
Electronex will also be co-located with Australian Manufacturing Week with trade visitors able to visit both events on the Wednesday and Thursday.
“Following the success of the co-location in 2023 we are delighted to again be holding Electronex alongside Australia’s premier manufacturing event with more than 27,000 sqm of space being used at the MCEC,” said managing director of Electronex, organiser AEE, Noel Gray.
“Hundreds of exhibitors will be meeting face to face with thousands of trade visitors creating the largest event for the manufacturing sector in Australia.
“Electronex focuses on the hi-tech end of manufacturing and visitors will now be able to see the entire spectrum of the latest products, technology and turnkey solutions for the electronics and manufacturing industries at the one venue.”
Visitors will need to register separately for each event either prior to the show online or at the entrance to the Expos.
Electronex features a range of electronic components, surface mount and inspection equipment, test and measurement and other ancillary products and services.
Companies can also discuss their specific requirements with contract manufacturers that can design and produce turnkey solutions for their products. Many companies will be launching and demonstrating new products and technology at the event and more than 100 local and international companies will be represented.
The show attracts designers, engineers, managers, and other decision makers who are involved in designing or manufacturing products that utilise electronics.
In a post-show survey at the last Expo in Melbourne in 2023, 98 per cent of attendees said that a dedicated exhibition such as Electronex was beneficial for their industry. With many Australian manufacturers now focussing on niche products and hi-tech applications, the event provides an important focal point for the industry in Australia.
co-located with Australian Manufacturing Week in 2025.
Free seminars
A series of free seminars will also be held on the show floor with visitors able to attend on the day with no pre-booking required. These sessions will provide an overview of some of the hot topics and key issues for the industry.
Topics include:
• Reliability in programmable power supplies.
• Affordable yet versatile multifunction 12-in-1 test and measurements.
• Devices successful product development.
• Handling complexity in PCB manufacturing and assembly.
• Compliance and regulatory approval to sell products in AU & globally.
• Microchip’s AI-centric 64-Bit processors.
• Cmart AI in conformal coating and dispensing.
• Software-defined test: A more efficient way to automate and validate.
• High mix SMT manufacturing.
• Leveraging strategic partnerships to transform traditional products into smart innovations.
• Advancing edge computing with AMD.
• Technology and process capabilities for SMT PCB assembly in Australia.
• Building a product test system the right way.
Visit the show website for times and session details.
SMCBA Conference
Australia’s most anticipated electronics design and manufacturing conference is back. The three-day event brings together industry professionals, engineers, innovators, and manufacturers to explore the latest advancements, trends, and challenges in the ever-evolving electronics landscape.
Tuesday 6 May: The future
of advanced manufacturing
Following opening addresses from Nadia Court, CEO of Semiconductor Support Service Bureau, and Ben Kitcher, executive director of Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility on Australian advanced manufacturing, Jasbir Bath of Bath Consultancy LLC, will share an in-depth review of the most recent INEMI Board Assembly Chapter Roadmap.
He will detail some challenges the electronics assembly industry will face in the next 10 years and discuss potential solutions to those challenges including component developments like larger BGAs and CPU sockets, press-fit technology, SMT printing, reflow and rework/repair of electronic assemblies, and the developments needed for the assembly materials used.
Wednesday 7 May:
Feeding the hungry Lion
Designs for high power consumption devices require careful consideration of thermal management, power integrity and signal integrity.
Chuck Corley, of Speeding Edge, will provide a course focused on the practical knowledge and design techniques needed for a power delivery system that supports the demands of modern power-hungry ICs; covering types of power system components and their extremely undesirable system side effects if incorrectly selected.
Thursday 8 May: Invisible terminations
Bottom Termination Components present a unique set of challenges in modern electronics manufacturing. Dave Hillman, of Hillman Electronic Assembly Solutions LLC, will provide a workshop focused on the evolution and introduction of BTC and LGA components into the electronics industry.
The component package design attributes and manufacturing aspects from land patterns, solder paste and stencilling through to cleaning, will all be discussed. Solder joint reliability, for both Sn/Pb and Pb-free soldering processes, is covered in terms of thermal cycling, vibration and drop shock under IPC Class 2/3 high-performance product testing. The impact of voids in terms of solder joint integrity and thermal attributes will be covered in depth.
Access free expo registration at www.electronex.com.au, and the
SMCBA Conference program at www.smcba.asn.au/conference