2015 post show report

October 27-29, 2015Charlotte Convention Center | Charlotte, North Carolina

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JOB FUNCTIONS

20% Manufacturing Production Management/Department

19% Owner/Company Management/Corporate Executive

17% Manufacturing Engineering Management/Department

17% Sales & Marketing

4% Product Design and R&D

3% Design Engineer

3% Quality Assurance & Control

3% Educator/Instructor

3% Purchasing

1% Control Engineering/Automation

10% Other

VERIFIED ATTENDANCE

Total SOUTH-TEC Show Attendance: ...................... 5,531

Total Exhibiting Companies: ........................................... 435

Total Square Footage: ................................................ 71,700Meet a

Quality Audience“This show has been unique in the fact that the quality of the participants has been way, way

up. People are here on a specific mission looking to solve specific

problems and it’s been very, very good for us.”

Steve Burleson Tool & Gage

House

COMPANY SIZE SOUTH-TEC connects you with the smallest job shops to the largest

OEMs, giving you access to the entire Southeast supply chain.

34%Less than 20

employees

10%250-499 employees

18%20-49 employees

5% 500-999 employees

12%50-99 employees

3% 1,000-2,499 employees

16%100-249 employees

2% Over 2,500 employees

More Attendees!SOUTH-TEC 2015 attendance was up

over the prior event.

18%

ATTENDEES’ PRIMARY TYPE OF BUSINESSSOUTH-TEC attendees represent many diverse Southeast business sectors including automotive, aerospace, motorsports and commercial machinery.

Aircraft/AerospaceAutomotiveConsulting/EngineeringDefenseEducation/AcademicElectronics/ComputersIndustrial & Commercial MachineryMedical/SurgicalMotorsports

Other TransportationPetroleum/Renewable EnergyPlastic ProductsResearch & DevelopmentServices (Financial and Other)Other Manufacturing

TOP ATTENDING COMPANIES

ATTENDANCE BY REGION

Source for all statistics unless otherwise stated: SOUTH-TEC 2015 Registration Data

First Time Attendees

of SOUTH-TEC attendees were first time visitors to the event,

providing you access to thousands of new buyers

and purchase influencers.

61%

Connect With Current

Customers and New Prospects

“SOUTH-TEC is a great opportunity for us to reach new customers in an

environment where they have time to talk about projects and we have time to talkto

them about innovations. SOUTH-TEC provides a good chance to do that.”

Bill Greenleaf Greenleaf Corp.

Akebono Brake CorpBaldor ElectricBorgWarnerBosch RexrothCaterpillarClub CarContinental AutomotiveDaimler Trucks NADuke Energy

EatonFederal MogulGeneral ElectricGKN DrivelineGoodyear Tire & RubberHendrick MotorsportsHonda AircraftIngersoll RandJoe Gibbs Racing

Lockheed MartinMichelinNorthrop GrummanParker HannifinRBC AeroStructuresRichard Childress RacingRoush Yates RacingSiemensSMW Autoblok

Snap-on ToolsStanley Black & DeckerStarHagen AerospaceStewart Haas RacingTimkenTriad Racing TechnologiesVolvo Truck ...And many more!

2%

93%

3%1%

10%250-499 employees

5% 500-999 employees

1% of attendees came from countries outside of the U.S.

TECHNOLOGIES EVALUATED

SOUTH-TEC attendees indicated they came to the show to evaluate the following technologies (multiple responses):

ROLE IN BUYING

3D Imaging ......................................... 24%Additive Manufacturing/

3D Printing ...................................... 25%Advanced Materials ........................... 15%Assembly & Joining ............................ 14%Assembly Equipment ......................... 14%Automation ........................................ 28%Boring ................................................. 17%Ceramics ............................................... 8%Circuit Board Assemblies ..................... 4%CNC Controls & Accessories .............. 30%Composites .......................................... 7%Contract Manufacturing Services ....... 11%Controls, CAD/CAM Software ........... 25%Conveyors & Conveying Systems ....... 10%Design & Simulation ........................... 14%Digitizers .............................................. 4%EDM ................................................... 17%Electronics Manufacturing ................... 7%

Engineering Materials ........................ 13%Environmental Equipment

& Protection ...................................... 4%Forming & Fabricating ....................... 17%Fastening ............................................ 12%Finishing & Coatings .......................... 15%GD & T ................................................. 9%Grinding Machines ............................. 24%Imaging Technologies .......................... 8%Lasers & Related Equipment .............. 17%Liquid Coating ...................................... 6%Machine Vision ................................... 13%Machining ........................................... 54%Material Handling ............................... 17%Measurement Inspection & Analysis .. 22%Metrology Equipment ........................ 13%Micro Manufacturing ............................ 7%Milling ................................................. 39%Nano Technology ................................. 6%

NC, CNC & DNC ................................ 29%Nickel & Nickel Alloys .......................... 6%Parts Cleaning Equipment ................. 12%Product Data Management .................. 6%Quality & Testing ................................ 15%Reverse Engineering .......................... 10%Robotics ............................................. 20%Sensors ................................................. 9%Software/Simulation ........................... 11%Solar/Photovaltaic ................................ 4%Surface Coating Equipment ................. 8%Surface Treatment & Cleaning

Equipment ......................................... 7%Thermoplastics ..................................... 6%Titanium and its Alloys ......................... 7%Tooling ................................................ 42%Turning ............................................... 29%Waterjet Cutting ................................. 18%Welding .............................................. 20%

32%of the SOUTH-TEC audience has equipment budgets that

exceed $200,000. SOUTH-TEC attendees visit the event with specific, budgeted projects

in mind.

75% of attendees influence

equipment purchase decision in their companies. These

are qualified buyers who can accelerate the buying

process of your products.

2015 post show report

For questions regarding this report, contact:

Cathy Kowalewicz, Event Manager | 800.733.3976, ext. 3165 | ckowalewicz@sme.org

BUYER BEHAVIOR

31%

13%

24%

12%

9%

7%

4%

Up to $20,000

$20,001 - $50,000

$50,001 - $200,000

$200,001 - $500,000

$500,001 - $1,000,000

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

Over $5,000,000

Attendees across all management levels expressed

the same top three reasons to attend trade shows: shop, buy and learn

Source: Attendee Preferences by Job Title, Center for

Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR),

2014