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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 | [email protected]
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