THE BIG M 2015 Post Show Report

2015 POST SHOW REPORT

BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES. ADVANCING MANUFACTURING. THE BIG M connected the innovative leaders and technology experts to the solutions that are shaping the future of manufacturing. The exhibit floor allowed attendees to evaluate new technology by seeing it in person, touching it, and speaking directly to the people who design and manufacture it.

AUDIENCE PROFILE VERIFIED ATTENDANCE

2,055 181 21,750

EVENT ATTENDEES EXHIBITING COMPANIES SQUARE FOOTAGE

TOP ATTENDING COMPANIES “There are other shows that just don’t have ‘it’ anymore – they’re not really pushing the boundaries in terms of the technology in the marketplace bringing everyone together.

This show did a good job in that area. We had some good connections with people we weren’t already talking to that could be a good fit for our product.”

Bill Rodriquez Marketing Manager Plex Systems

American Axle & Manufacturing BAE Industries Inc. BorgWarner Continental Automotive Denso International America Dow Automotive Eaton Corporation Festo Corporation Ford Motor Company GE Global Research Georgia Pacific Gonzalez Design Group Grand Rapids Controls

Harman International Haworth IBM Incoe John Deere Kostal of America, Inc. Merrill Technologies Group MTS Seating Nexteer Corp Northrop Grumman Panasonic Parker Hannifin Plastipak Packaging

Pratt & Miller Engineering Robert Bosch Shinola Steelcase TARDEC TATA Technologies Tenneco The Boeing Company The Dow Chemical Company The Oakwood Group Tower International U.S. Manufacturing Valiant Corporation

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:

ATTENDANCE BY REGION NH

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS:

NY MN

WA

OR

WI

IA

ID

IL

MD DC

IN

VA NC

TN

UT

NJ

PA OH

KY

MO NV

MI

VT MA CT

SC GA

CA LA

FL

TX

78%

of THE BIG M attendees are from the Great Lakes states.

16% of attendees are from other states.

5% of attendees are from Canada.

1% of attendees are from outside North America.

BUYER BEHAVIOR “The people who visited the booth are definitely who we want to talk to. We’ve got OEM relationships we were able to dig a little deeper into as well.”

Mallory Beane Marketing Coordinator SigmaTEK Systems LLC

Joel Jones Business Manager Acra Cast

Don Licht Sales Manager RapidFit

Sales & Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33% Owner/Company Management/Corporate Executive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24% Manufacturing Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16% Product Design & R&D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12% Manufacturing Production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8% Control Engineering/Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3% Purchasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2% Quality Assurance & Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%

INDUSTRIES 38%

AUTOMOTIVE

ACADEMIC INSTITUTION GOVERNMENT/MILITARY FABRICATED METAL/STAMPINGS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CONSUMER GOODS ELECTRONICS/COMPUTERS PLASTIC PRODUCTS OTHER MANUFACTURING

17% 11%

34%

of THE BIG M audience had equipment, technology or services budgets that exceeded $200,000.

Up to $20,000

$500,001 - $1,000,000

$20,001 - $50,000

$1,000,001 - $5,000,000

$50,001 - $200,000

Over $5,000,000

$200,001 - $500,000

JOB FUNCTIONS

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE

11%

8% 7%

“We talked with the right engineers, the right executives.

They see the value and they’re helping drive our products into their organizations.”

INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL MACHINERY

38%

8%

“We got a lot of good leads – people who were looking for solutions.

We got a lot of people to follow up with.”

ENGINEERING/CONSULTING

BUDGET

13% 11% 7% 5% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 3% 4%

TECHNOLOGIES EVALUATED (Multiple responses allowed)

3D Imaging/Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32% Advanced Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22% Assembly Equipment & Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27% Automated Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33% CAD/CAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24% Composites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13% Engineered Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17% Engineering Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16% Flexible Manufacturing Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16% Lasers & Laser Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14% Lean Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24% Machine Tooling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24% Machining & Subtractive Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . 14% Manufacturing Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16% Manufacturing Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18% Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17% Measurement, Inspection & Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17% Metal Forming & Fabricating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18% Plastics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16% Process Design & Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20% Quality & Measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14% Rapid/Additive Manufactung. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16% Research & Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16% Reverse Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15% Robotics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23% Simulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12% Tooling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22% Welding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING

THE BIG M LIGHTS UP THE MANUFACTURING TWITTERSPHERE One Point Solutions

@onepointdata

Thanks, @bigMevent for helping us keep up w/the #mfg trends and letting us show #IoT #sensors and #bigdata #bigMevent Consumers Energy

@ConsumersEnergy

By partnering w/ @PureMIbiz , we’ve increased spending with #MI suppliers and contractors by $1 bil, creating 5,000+ jobs. #bigMevent Plex Systems

@PlexSystems

We’re having a great time at the #BigMEvent! gjprater is here talking about #manufacturing technology https://instagram.com/p/3e14kNnT9L/ Secure your preferred exhibition space and let SME work with you to create a sponsorship opportunity that meets your business objectives. For more information, please contact:

Cobo Center, Detroit

@cobocenter

The Big M is connecting manufacturing leaders and innovators who all have Big Ideas! #bigMevent #cobocenter PTC

Christine Longroy Event Manager 800.733.3976 ext. 3137 clongroysme.org Bruce Parker Sales Leader 800.733.3976 ext. 3125 bparkersme.org

MEET YOUR NEXT BIG CUSTOMER AT THE BIG M 2016!

@PTC

Great event - thrilled to take part today! #bigMevent @AutomationAlley R. Bennett Steury

@RachelBSAAM

Happy to see our #keepitmadeinusa buttons on the cover of the #bigmevent directory!

Plex Systems

@PlexSystems

Thanks - we’re meeting lots of great people at the #BigMEvent! RT @googleglass: @PlexSystems Have an awesome time at the event!

Kristi VW

@kveedub

Build a vehicle in a day? Sure! Teamwork yields innovation at the #bigMevent in Detroit.

Commercial Progression

@comprodrupal

Big M Event underway, so many manufacturing companies in one space! #bigmevent @bigmevent

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